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Group: rec.music.progressive · Group Profile
Author: clueidiotaclueidiota Date: Aug 11, 2006 07:19
Anthony wrote:
> No Miles Davis?
> Hardly any sort of list at all then, is it?
Miles Davis is jazz
>
> yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1154405572.884026.278390@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> 50 YEARS OF ROCK N ROLL - THE TOP 101 ALLTIME ROCK ALBUMS
>
> In 2004 , the city of Memphis in Tennessee USA declared 1954 the date
> of birth of rock n roll. That 's the year when Elvis Presley recorded
> "That's allright Mama" for the Sun label . So rock n roll and it's
> offshoot rock are 50 years old. This event was celebrated by radio
> stations all over the world , including Radio 101. Through it's
> programmes "Fuzzbox" and "Rockfile2" , Radio 101 asked listeners to
> vote for the Top 20 Alltime Rock Albums.A panel of experts which
> included TV personalities Lou Bondi and Kevin Drake and Radio 101
> Broadcasters Nigel Camilleri , William Cauchi , George Galea and Eric
> Montfort were invited to submit lists of the Top 101 Alltime Rock
> Albums. Radio 101 boss Noel Mallia was entrusted with adding up all the
> votes and compiling the final list of 101 albums. A competition that
> awarded two tickets to a Mark Knopfler concert at the Royal Albert Hall
> plus flights and accomodation ( kindly donated by Eurotours) was won by
> listener Alex Cutajar from Attard.
>
> In 1996, The Jimi Hendrix Experience topped the poll with "Are you
> experienced'. This time around the Fab Four notched up the most points
> and finished in first place with their 1967 groundbreaking album "Sgt
> Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The Beatles also placed third and
> fifth with "Revolver" and "The Beatles" (aka as the White Album).
>
> A special edition of Rockfile 2 featuring tracks from all 101 albums on
> the final list will be broadcast on Saturday 24th September from 12.30
> hours onwards. Hosted by Noel Mallia and Nigel Camilleri with guests
> George Galea and William Cauchi.
>
> This is the final list.
>
> 1 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
> 2 Dark side of the moon Pink Floyd
> 3 Revolver The Beatles
> 4 Pet Sounds The Beach Boys
> 5 The Beatles The Beatles
> 6 London Calling The Clash
> 7 Blonde on blonde Bob Dylan
> 8 Highway 61 revisited Bob Dylan
> 9 IV Led Zeppelin
> 10 Music from Big Pink The Band
> 11 Beggar's Banquet The Rolling Stones
> 12 Exile on main street The Rolling Stones
> 13 Who's Next The Who
> 14 The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust David Bowie
> 15 Are you experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience
> 16 Electric Ladyland The Jimi Hendrix Experience
> 17 All things must pass George Harrison
> 18 Layla & other assorted love songs Derek & the Dominos
> 19 Blood on the tracks Bob Dylan
> 20 Abbey Road The Beatles
> 21 Forever changes Love
> 22 Astral weeks Van Morrison
> 23 The Doors The Doors
> 24 After the goldrush Neil Young
> 25 OK Computer Radiohead
> 26 The Wall Pink Floyd
> 27 The Band The Band
> 28 Nevermind Nirvana
> 29 Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground & Nico
> 30 Nevermind the bollocks The Sex Pistols
> 31 3 Led Zeppelin
> 32 Let it bleed The Rolling Stones
> 33 Closer Joy Division
> 34 In the court of the Crimson King King Crimson
> 35 Blind Faith Blind Faith
> 36 Tapestry Carole King
> 37 Selling England by the Pound Genesis
> 38 2 Led Zeppelin
> 39 Moondance Van Morrison
> 40 Sticky fingers The Rolling Stones
> 41 Born to run Bruce Springsteen
> 42 The River Bruce Springsteen
> 43 Rumours Fleetwood Mac
> 44 Joshua Tree U2
> 45 Paranoid Black Sabbath
> 46 Blue Joni Mitchell
> 47 Piper at the gates of dawn Pink Floyd
> 48 Automatic for the people REM
> 49 Live at the Fillmore East The Allman Bros band
> 50 Aqualung Jethro Tull
> 51 A night at the opera Queen
> 52 What's going on Marvin Gaye
> 53 Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
> 54 Bryter Later Nick Drake
> 55 Hunky Dory David Bowie
> 56 Time out of mind Bob Dylan
> 57 Machine head Deep Purple
> 58 Stranded Roxy Music
> 59 Achtung baby U2
> 60 Rubber soul The Beatles
> 61 Grand Hotel Procol Harum
> 62 John Barleycorn must die Traffic
> 63 3 Peter Gabriel
> 64 Disraeli Gears Cream
> 65 What we did on our holidays Fairport Convention
> 66 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley
> 67 The gilded palace of sin Flying Burrito Bros
> 68 Abraxas Santana
> 69 Dire Straits Dire Straits
> 70 Band on the run Paul Mc'Cartney & Wings
> 71 Marquee Moon Television
> 72 Rush of blood to the head Coldplay
> 73 Graceland Paul Simon
> 74 Harvest Neil Young
> 75 Hotel California The Eagles
> 76 Transformer Lou Reed
> 77 Grace Jeff Buckley
> 78 Tommy Who
> 79 Close to the edge Yes
> 80 Pretzel logic Steely Dan
> 81 Breakfast in america Supertramp
> 82 Sweetheart of the rodeo Byrds
> 83 Wish you were here Pink Floyd
> 84 In search of the lost chord The Moody Blues
> 85 Mr Fantasy Traffic
> 86 Bridge over troubled water Simon & Garfunkel
> 87 Physical Graffitti Led Zeppelin
> 88 The Yes Album Yes
> 89 Made in Japan Deep Purple
> 90 Sun sessions Elvis Presley
> 91 Metal box PIL
> 92 Otis Blue Otis Redding
> 93 Mc'Donald & Giles Mc'Donald & Giles
> 94 Unknown pleasures Joy Division
> 95 Child is father to the man Blood Sweat & Tears
> 96 Days of future passed The Moody Blues
> 97 Songs for a tailor Jack Bruce
> 98 Cosmo's factory Creedence Clearwater Revival
> 99 Imagine John Lennon
> 100 New York Tendaberry Laura Nyro
> 101 The Village Green Preservation SocietyÃ, Kinks
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