Winston-Salem, NC -- I'm trying to throw in some music flavor to the blog in anticipation for my trip to Nash Vegas. My favorite radio station, WZGC 92.9 FM - "Dave FM" in Atlanta (My uncle, Dave, who lives in Atlanta, thinks that the radio station was named after him.), whom I listen to on a daily basis via internet at work, had a recent poll (from its listeners) of the top 30 albums of the last 30 years -- "Top 30 of the Last 30." One day at a time, they countdown the album that received the highest number of votes. All of the tracks, even if they weren't singles, from the featured album are sprinkled throughout the broadcast on its particular day. Some highlights and interviews from the artist are played over the airwaves as well. I will give you albums 11-30 today, and sometime next week, I'll showcase the top 10.
30. Alanis Morissette - "Jagged Little Pill"
29. Counting Crows - "August and Everthing After"
28. Rush - "Moving Pictures"
27. Talking Heads - "Speaking in Tongues"
26. Duran Duran - "Rio"
25. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet"
24. Paul Simon - "Graceland"
23. John Mellencamp - "Scarecrow"
22. Inxs - "Kick"
21. DMB - "Under the Table and Dreaming"
20. Van Halen - "1984"
19. Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
18. Prince - "Purple Rain"
17. Black Crowes - "Shake Your Money Maker"
16. Bob Marley - "Legend"
15. AC/DC - "Back in Black"
14. Tom Petty - "Full Moon Fever"
13. Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours"
12. Rolling Stones - "Tattoo You"
11. Pearl Jam - "Ten"
Why is "Legend" on there when that is a compilation of hits? I'm a sucker for good 90's music, so I like Pearl Jam's "10" up there. I think that album has Evenflow, Jeremy, Alive, and Black if I'm not mistaken. Tom Petty, solid pick at 14. I was kind of surprised to see Counting Crows in the list. They are an extremely underrated band -- Omaha, Mr. Jones, Rain King, Raining in Baltimore, and Round Here comprise that album. I'm glad to see the listeners select that one. Alanis Morissette has the type of songs that get stuck in your head; #30 or higher is a fair ranking. Where did Inxs and Duran Duran come from? The very talented and underrated band, Rush, finally received some much deserved recognition. I think Rush is the most neglected band in the history of rock n' roll. Why they are not in the rock n' roll HOF is a travesty. DMB's first big album, "Under the Table and Dreaming" is a staple in everyone's CD collection. While The Black Crowes received the hometown discount by actually making an appearance in this countdown, I was shocked to see them this high. Fleetwood Mac? Stevie Nicks wasn't a top 15 singer in the 80's. I'm hoping that the top 10 smooths this countdown out.
With an overwhelming amount of feedback from yesterday's "Bad Lyrics," I figure that this will spark some debate. Do you agree with the countdown so far? Disagree? How about any comments?
7 comments:
Brian, God bless you for saying that about Rush. You know I agree wholeheartedly :-) Cheers!
I don't see Rammstein anywhere on your list. But, the top 10 is still to come.
Same goes for X.
It's not my list, it's Dave FM's. The top 10 will be out on Friday.
Faris, do you still listen to X? What was their top song?
I hope that the album "Women in Technology" from Whitetown makes the top ten. Oh what a splendid album!
Ironically, I just downloanded and added White Town's "Your Woman" to my ipod last week. One Hit Wonder for sure. A future blog topic -- best One Hit Wonder songs!
(-.-) 10-15 min. -Chinese Man
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