AMG says: New Order continued to surprise with "Love Vigilantes," from Low-life (1985). Devastated by the suicide of their lead singer and songwriter, Ian Curtis, the three remaining members of Joy Division -- Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Morris -- added keyboardist Gillian Gilbert and renamed the band. After a debut LP that did not do much to establish the new group as a wholly separate project, they released Power, Corruption & Lies in 1983, a powerful statement of purpose with a new sound that married the poetic and introspective brand of punk rock of the old group with the new accent on melodicism, focused musicianship, and experimental fusions of dance and modern rock music. And just as that album began with an insistent pop song with a twangy guitar lick, an artistic leap from the dark oeuvre of Joy Division, two years later their next LP, Low-life, launched itself with a distinctly twangy sound -- gleaned from American country and folk music -- on the leadoff track "Love Vigilantes."
If old fans were surprised by "Age of Consent" as a poppy beginning, they were doubly thrown by "Love Vigilantes." And yet, few complained; the song is an undeniable pop number, with multiple hooks: an opening melodica theme, an acoustic-guitar riff that peppers the arrangement, and the infectious verse and chorus melodies. The lyrical narrative is a compelling tale of a lonely soldier who comes home, surprising his wife who has been given the erroneous report of his death. It is a post-modern folk song; without all the electric instruments and modern production, it is at its core a campfire singalong. "Love Vigilantes" only uses three chords, which is actually a bold leap forward for New Order, who spent much of Power, Corruption & Lies exploring the seemingly endless possibilities of two-chord progressions. Sumner's youthful voice is an expressive tool for the lyric's story; he could easily pass as a young soldier. It begins like an anthem with "Oh I've just come/From the land of the sun/From a war that must be won/In the name of truth/With our soldiers so brave/your freedom we will save/With our rifles and grenades/And some help from God." But Sumner's voice softens to the intimate almost whisper of the chorus: "I want to see/My family/My wife and child/Waiting for me/I've got to go home/I've been so alone you see." The lyric is structured like an old country song, with the premise/setup followed by the payoff/punch line final verse: "When I walked through the door/My wife she lay upon the floor/And with tears her eyes were sore/I did not know why/Then I looked into her hand/And I saw the telegram/That said that I was a brave, brave man/But that I was dead." It is the sort of formula found in classic songs like "Green Green Grass of Home." "Love Vigilantes" is a far more traditional track than any that New Order offered to this point. For all intents and purposes, it was a straight pop song, as welcoming and lucid as their older songs were enigmatic and oblique. It was a new openness reflected in the band's album packaging, which included photos of the musicians for the first time.
Full Version: SOMB Top 250 Singles of '85 - '94
It's defintely toilet.
Amiright?
Amiright?
"Bastards Of Young" probably has the best lyrics ever.
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[size=5][b]"'What... what's going on...? How come they don't just, like, play that cool part through the whole song?'"
"Well, Beavis, if they didn't have, like, a part of the song that sucked, then, it's like, the other part wouldn't be as cool.'"
SHUNKA!... SHUNKA!
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Countdown to Aggy posting lyrics to "Picnic" on Tuesday.
???
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For the love of cock. You guys are fucking retarded.
What, specifically, is this song supposed to be guilty of?
Poll how many listers here got laid with this, that should be the answer.
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[size=5][b]7h & 15d
or 21600 minutes.
Let the choir sing
#25.
Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
(854 Points, 12 Votes, Two #1 Votes)
Year: 1989
US Chart Position: #1
UK Chart Position: #1
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #11 (year), #102 (decade), #620 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: Would've been #621
Ranked Highest By: Ben and Scarymuppet (#1)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Like a Prayer
#25.
Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
(854 Points, 12 Votes, Two #1 Votes)
Year: 1989
US Chart Position: #1
UK Chart Position: #1
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #11 (year), #102 (decade), #620 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: Would've been #621
Ranked Highest By: Ben and Scarymuppet (#1)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Like a Prayer
yes...more pix of Madonna...love those eyebrows!
Easily her hottest look.
very true, though I got a thing for her "Lucky Star" getup too.
She looks like Elaine.
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She looks like Elaine.
Boosler?
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yes...more pix of Madonna...love those eyebrows!
Pixs are fine, as is the video, but the song, not so much. Easily the weakest song we've had in a while.
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yes...more pix of Madonna...love those eyebrows!
Eyebrows are nothing. Remember those pits!
http://www.madonnashots.net/fr2.jpg
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Ya think?
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Ya think?
I have a thing for the True Blue Madonna, the shot, gelled-up hair, etc. Very 80's.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Sep 5 2006, 12:45 PM) [snapback]186379[/snapback]
very true, though I got a thing for her "Lucky Star" getup too.
Commence circle jerk...
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#29.
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Weak! This song is nowhere near as wonderful as "It's Only Natural."
I hear my needle hit the groove
#24.
The Stone Roses - "She Bangs the Drums" / "Mersey Paradise" / "Standing Here"
(858 Points, 11 Votes)
Year: 1989
US Chart Position: #9 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #36 / #34 in '90
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #21 (year), #209 (decade), #1186 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #203
Ranked Highest By: Bobandbob (#3) (also ranked #5 by No Magnets & The Luscious Phil)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Stone Roses
#24.
The Stone Roses - "She Bangs the Drums" / "Mersey Paradise" / "Standing Here"
(858 Points, 11 Votes)
Year: 1989
US Chart Position: #9 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #36 / #34 in '90
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #21 (year), #209 (decade), #1186 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #203
Ranked Highest By: Bobandbob (#3) (also ranked #5 by No Magnets & The Luscious Phil)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Stone Roses
"Fools Gold" obviously making up for it's poor showing in the all-time poll then.
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"Fools Gold" obviously making up for it's poor showing in the all-time poll then.
Already placed, at #30.
{Tears up list of remaning singles}
By the look in your face
I can see
It's not too late
#23.
My Bloody Valentine - Glider EP / "Soon"
(867 Points, 13 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #41
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #15 (year), #104 (decade), #772 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #89
AMG Says: "The Glider EP finds My Bloody Valentine exploring the different harmonics in their dissonances and distortion, creating floating layers of sound that are hypnotic in their ebb and flow. The first song, "Soon," is one of the group's greatest sound paintings, filled with evocative textures and eerie, disembodied rhythms, while the title track is nearly as fascinating, making Glider an essential addition to a My Bloody Valentine library."
Ranked Highest By: Undo (#1)
Amazon Link
I can see
It's not too late
#23.
My Bloody Valentine - Glider EP / "Soon"
(867 Points, 13 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #41
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #15 (year), #104 (decade), #772 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #89
AMG Says: "The Glider EP finds My Bloody Valentine exploring the different harmonics in their dissonances and distortion, creating floating layers of sound that are hypnotic in their ebb and flow. The first song, "Soon," is one of the group's greatest sound paintings, filled with evocative textures and eerie, disembodied rhythms, while the title track is nearly as fascinating, making Glider an essential addition to a My Bloody Valentine library."
Ranked Highest By: Undo (#1)
Amazon Link
What about The Breeders "Cannonball", did I miss it? still to come? not on the list?
[mitchells43] Have we had Glider EP yet?
Coarsing through my veins
#22.
The La's - "There She Goes"
(878 Points, 14 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: #49 / #2 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #13 / #65 in '99
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #4 (year), #32 (decade), #292 (all-time)
AMG Says: "One of rock's simplest yet most evocative love songs, the La's "There She Goes" predated Brit-pop by four years, yet it alluded to Britain's golden era of pop with less irony and considerably more melody and heart. Chiming, jangly guitars, heart-tugging major-minor chord changes, yearning vocals, and poignant lyrics like "She calls my name/Pulls my chain/No one else can feel my pain" result in timeless, seemingly effortless pop magic that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Nevertheless, upon its first release as a single in 1988, "There She Goes" missed out on chart success, though its reissue two years later -- around the time of the release of their debut album -- made the U.K. Top 20 and the Top 50 in the U.S. Just a few years later, the song was already appearing on British hits collections; even more significantly, cover versions began to pop up as soon as 1993, with the Boo Radleys reworking it on the So I Married An Axe Murderer soundtrack. Though their version focused on the song's sunny side, adding cheery handclaps and harmonies, it added to the song's reputation as an emerging pop standard. Five years later, the folk-pop/ CCM trio Sixpence None the Richer covered it on their self-titled third album, giving it a sweet, Innocence Mission/ Sundays-like veneer. This version of "There She Goes" also made its way onto the soundtrack to the kids' film Snow Day, poised to captivate another generation of music fans. Though the La's remained frustratingly silent more than a decade after they released "There She Goes," their disappearance only added to the song's aura of once-in-a-lifetime brilliance."
Ranked Highest By: Tracy Jacks (#1) (also ranked #2 by Citizen, #4 by Rob Gordon and #5 by Dano)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The La's
#22.
The La's - "There She Goes"
(878 Points, 14 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: #49 / #2 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #13 / #65 in '99
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #4 (year), #32 (decade), #292 (all-time)
AMG Says: "One of rock's simplest yet most evocative love songs, the La's "There She Goes" predated Brit-pop by four years, yet it alluded to Britain's golden era of pop with less irony and considerably more melody and heart. Chiming, jangly guitars, heart-tugging major-minor chord changes, yearning vocals, and poignant lyrics like "She calls my name/Pulls my chain/No one else can feel my pain" result in timeless, seemingly effortless pop magic that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Nevertheless, upon its first release as a single in 1988, "There She Goes" missed out on chart success, though its reissue two years later -- around the time of the release of their debut album -- made the U.K. Top 20 and the Top 50 in the U.S. Just a few years later, the song was already appearing on British hits collections; even more significantly, cover versions began to pop up as soon as 1993, with the Boo Radleys reworking it on the So I Married An Axe Murderer soundtrack. Though their version focused on the song's sunny side, adding cheery handclaps and harmonies, it added to the song's reputation as an emerging pop standard. Five years later, the folk-pop/ CCM trio Sixpence None the Richer covered it on their self-titled third album, giving it a sweet, Innocence Mission/ Sundays-like veneer. This version of "There She Goes" also made its way onto the soundtrack to the kids' film Snow Day, poised to captivate another generation of music fans. Though the La's remained frustratingly silent more than a decade after they released "There She Goes," their disappearance only added to the song's aura of once-in-a-lifetime brilliance."
Ranked Highest By: Tracy Jacks (#1) (also ranked #2 by Citizen, #4 by Rob Gordon and #5 by Dano)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The La's
Our love turns to rust
#21.
U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" / "Silver and Gold" / "The Sweetest Thing"
(887 Points, 12 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1987
US Chart Position: #13 / #11 Mainstream Rock
UK Chart Position: #4
Acclaimed Musci Ranking: #20 (year), #127 (decade), #768 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #177
AMG Says: ""Where the Streets Have No Name" failed to equal the dominance of its two chart-topping predecessors ( "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For") from U2's 1987 blockbuster The Joshua Tree, just missing the Top Ten on the singles chart. However, its insistent, propulsive rhythmic drive and anthemic chorus eventually earned the song its status as part of the uppermost echelon of the band's repertoire, and an enduring fan favorite. With the slow build of its arrangement toward a climactic peak, "Where the Streets Have No Name" was a perfect album-opener, fading in first with atmospheric synths that gave no indication of the song's tempo. The Edge then entered with an up-tempo, chiming guitar arpeggio, run through a delay effect (in which each note rang out twice) to make it sound even busier. While bassist Adam Clayton maintained a steadily driving pulse, Larry Mullen Jr.'s drums kept time in 16th notes for much of the song, and the percussive guitar effects picked up the slack when he dropped into a looser, less demanding pattern. This perpetual forward momentum lent greater force to the song's lyrics, which pleaded for a utopian sort of freedom vaguely linked with natural imagery and an escape from urbanization. Bono's delivery was passionate and grandiose, his commitment to the material unshakable. That, coupled with the sonic power of the rest of the band, was what gave pre- Achtung Baby U2 its tremendous force -- and "Where the Streets Have No Name" was a perfect example."
Ranked Highest By: Turd Ferguson (#1) (also ranked #2 by Bobandbob and #5 by Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Joshua Tree
#21.
U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" / "Silver and Gold" / "The Sweetest Thing"
(887 Points, 12 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1987
US Chart Position: #13 / #11 Mainstream Rock
UK Chart Position: #4
Acclaimed Musci Ranking: #20 (year), #127 (decade), #768 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #177
AMG Says: ""Where the Streets Have No Name" failed to equal the dominance of its two chart-topping predecessors ( "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For") from U2's 1987 blockbuster The Joshua Tree, just missing the Top Ten on the singles chart. However, its insistent, propulsive rhythmic drive and anthemic chorus eventually earned the song its status as part of the uppermost echelon of the band's repertoire, and an enduring fan favorite. With the slow build of its arrangement toward a climactic peak, "Where the Streets Have No Name" was a perfect album-opener, fading in first with atmospheric synths that gave no indication of the song's tempo. The Edge then entered with an up-tempo, chiming guitar arpeggio, run through a delay effect (in which each note rang out twice) to make it sound even busier. While bassist Adam Clayton maintained a steadily driving pulse, Larry Mullen Jr.'s drums kept time in 16th notes for much of the song, and the percussive guitar effects picked up the slack when he dropped into a looser, less demanding pattern. This perpetual forward momentum lent greater force to the song's lyrics, which pleaded for a utopian sort of freedom vaguely linked with natural imagery and an escape from urbanization. Bono's delivery was passionate and grandiose, his commitment to the material unshakable. That, coupled with the sonic power of the rest of the band, was what gave pre- Achtung Baby U2 its tremendous force -- and "Where the Streets Have No Name" was a perfect example."
Ranked Highest By: Turd Ferguson (#1) (also ranked #2 by Bobandbob and #5 by Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Joshua Tree
fuck this band
glad that was their highest charter, in any event
recap and guessing games?
QUOTE
U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" / "Silver and Gold" / "The Sweetest Thing"
Dude, those are some damn fine B-sides...
250 Smashing Pumpkins Disarm / Landslide 211 4
249 Portishead Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me) 211 4
248 Cure Friday I'm in Love 211 4
247 Rage Against the Machine Killing in the Name Of 212 5
246 Green Day Basket Case 212 4
245 U2 Stay (Faraway, So Close) 212 3
244 Nirvana Sliver / Dive 213 4
243 LL Cool J Goin' Back to Cali / Jack the Ripper 214 5
242 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge 215 4 1
241 Napalm Death You Suffer 215 2 1
240 Frank Black Speedy Marie 215 2
239 Soul Asylum Somebody to Shove 216 5
238 Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al / Gumbots 217 4
237 Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 217 4
236 Smiths Girlfriend in a Coma / Work is a Four-Letter Word / I Keep Mine Hidden 219 3
235 Beastie Boys (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) 220 4
234 Chris Isaak Wicked Game 220 3
233 Moby Go 221 5
232 Traveling Wilburys Handle With Care / Margarita 221 4
231 Ice Cube It Was a Good Day 222 5
230 Tricky Aftermath 223 3
229 Cure A Letter to Elise 223 3
228 Lisa Loeb Stay (I Missed You) 225 6
227 Megadeth Symphony of Destruction 225 4
226 Love and Rockets So Alive 225 3
225 Paul Simon Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes / All Around the World 227 4
224 Tom Waits Downtown Train 227 3
223 Soul II Soul Keep on Movin' 231 4
222 My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realize EP 232 3
221 Dinosaur Jr. Start Choppin' 233 4
220 Cranberries Linger 234 4
219 Nirvana In Bloom 236 4
218 A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? 236 3
217 Counting Crows Mr. Jones 237 5
216 Iron Maiden Wasted Years 237 3
215 Soundgarden Rusty Cage 241 4 1
214 Smithereens Blood and Roses / Mr. Eliminator / Beauty and Sadness (Live) 242 4
213 Steve Earle Copperhead Road 243 4
212 Primitives Crash 243 4
211 Dinosaur Jr. Little Fury Things 243 4
210 Morrissey The Last of the International Playboys 245 3
209 Nine Inch Nails Head Like a Hole 247 5
208 KLF Last Train to Trancentral 247 3
207 Sugarcubes Birthday 248 5
206 Sonic Youth Sugar Kane 251 3
205 U2 Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 253 4
204 Paul Simon Graceland 254 5
203 Wu-Tang Clan Can It Be All So Simple / Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' to Fuck Wit 254 3
202 KLF 3 A.M. Eternal 255 5
201 Elastica Stutter 255 4
200 Pearl Jam Jeremy / Footsteps / Yellow Ledbetter 256 5
199 Jeff Buckley Lover, You Should've Come Over 256 3
198 Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas 257 4
197 Stereolab Jenny Ondioline / French Disko 260 4
196 Disco Inferno Summer's Last Sound / Love Stepping Out 260 4
195 LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out 261 7
194 Liz Phair Never Said 261 5
193 Soul Asylum Runaway Train 262 4
192 Smithereens A Girl Like You 263 5
191 Notorious B.I.G. Big Poppa 265 6
190 Rhythim is Rhythim Strings of Life 265 4
189 Prince Sign O the Times 267 7
188 Talking Heads And She Was 269 5
187 Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing 271 5
186 Talking Heads Road to Nowhere 272 5
185 De La Soul The Magic Number / Buddy 273 4
184 Nirvana All Apologies / Rape Me 274 4
183 Tone Loc Wild Thing 276 5
182 Madonna Live to Tell 278 5
181 World Party Ship of Fools (Save Me from Tomorrow) 278 4
180 Erasure A Little Respect 279 5
179 Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers 280 5
178 Geto Boys Mind Playing Tricks on Me 280 4
177 Prince U Got the Look / Housequake 281 6
176 Charlatans UK The Only One I Know / Everything Changes 283 6
175 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) 284 5
174 U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 285 5 1
173 Smiths Shoplifters of the World Tonight / London / Half a Person 286 5
172 Depeche Mode Policy of Truth / Kaleid 286 5
171 Public Enemy Don't Believe the Hype / Prophets of Rage 288 4
170 Ride Vapour Trail 289 4
169 Bruce Springsteen Brilliant Disguise 290 4
168 Oasis Whatever EP 293 5
167 R.E.M. Pop Song '89 294 5
166 Cure Love Song / 2 Late 295 4
165 Bob Mould See a Little Light 296 4
164 Meat Puppets Backwater 297 4
163 R.E.M. The One I Love 301 7
162 Bangles Manic Monday 302 6
161 Bjork Big Time Sensuality 304 6
160 Public Image Ltd. Rise 305 7
159 R.E.M. Drive 306 4
158 Metallica Enter Sandman 317 5
157 Alice in Chains Would? 319 5
156 Green Day Longview 324 9
155 Indigo Girls Closer to Fine 324 5
154 Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock 325 6
153 Sugar If I Can't Change Your Mind 328 5
152 Happy Mondays Kinky Afro 328 5
151 Guided By Voices I Am a Scientist 329 5
150 Suede Animal Nitrate 331 6
149 U2 Mysterious Ways 331 5
148 N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 333 7
147 Afghan Whigs Gentlemen 334 7
146 Blur Parklife 337 7
145 Tracy Chapman Fast Car / For You 338 8
144 Metallica One 343 5 1
143 Stone Temple Pilots Plush 344 6
142 Orb Little Fluffy Clouds 345 7
141 Tears for Fears Shout / The Big Chair 345 4 1
140 N.W.A. Express Yourself 348 6
139 Underworld Rez / Cowgirl 350 6
138 Primal Scream Come Together 351 6
137 Flaming Lips She Don't Use Jelly 353 7
136 Big Audio Dynamite E = MC2 353 5
135 Veruca Salt Seether 359 6
134 Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy 360 7
133 Eric B. and Rakim Follow the Leader 360 6
132 Nirvana Lithium 361 7
131 Primal Scream Higher Than the Sun 362 4
130 Cure Close to Me / Stop Dead 363 7
129 Replacements Left of the Dial / Swingin' Party 363 6
128 Housemartins Happy Hour / The Mighty Ship 364 7
127 Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down Again / Pleasure Little Treasure 366 8
126 Nas The World is Yours 369 6 1
125 Teenage Fanclub The Concept 378 7
124 Pavement Cut Your Hair 382 8
123 Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene 384 6
122 Beastie Boys Shake Your Rump / Hey Ladies 386 8
121 Wu-Tang Clan Protect Ya Neck / Method Man 388 5
120 Happy Mondays Step On 392 7
119 Danzig Mother 393 6
118 Waterboys The Whole of the Moon 394 8 1
117 Beastie Boys Sabotage / Get It Together 397 11
116 Michael Penn No Myth 400 6 1
115 Husker Du Could You Be the One? / Everytime 400 5
114 Guns n Roses Sweet Child O Mine 405 9
113 Pixies Alec Eiffel / Motorway to Roswell 405 5
112 New Order Regret 407 8
111 Warren G. Regulate (f/ Nate Dogg) 409 7
110 James Laid 416 6
109 Ministry Jesus Built My Hotrod 417 8
108 Pulp Do You Remember the First Time? / Street Lies 417 6
107 Sugar Helpless 419 6
106 Green Day When I Come Around 419 6
105 Rob Base & DJ EZ-Rock It Takes Two 424 8
104 Eric B. and Rakim I Know You Got Soul 429 5 1
103 Weezer Buddy Holly 433 8
102 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love 434 7
101 Nirvana Come As You Are 436 6
100 Metallica Master of Puppets / Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 438 5
99 Pavement Trigger Cut 442 7
98 They Might Be Giants Don't Let's Start 447 7
97 Simple Minds (Don't You) Forget About Me 448 8
96 Orbital Chime 449 6
95 They Might Be Giants Ana Ng / Snowball in Hell 454 8
94 Nirvana Heart-Shaped Box / Milk It / Marigold 457 8
93 Faith No More Epic 468 8
92 Smiths The Boy With a Thorn in His Side / Rubber Ring / Asleep 468 7
91 Dinosaur Jr. Freak Scene 471 9
90 Wu-Tang Clan C.R.E.A.M. 473 8
89 Husker Du Makes No Sense At All / Love is All Around 474 7
88 Elastica Connection / See That Animal / Blue (Demo) / Spastica 474 6
87 M/A/R/R/S Pump Up the Volume / Anita (The First Time I See She Dance) 475 10
86 Disco Inferno The Last Dance / DI Go Pop 478 7
85 Church Under the Milky Way 479 8
84 Snoop Doggy Dogg Gin and Juice 484 9
83 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer 484 7
82 Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday 486 8
81 Sundays Here's Where the Story Ends 494 9
80 Replacements Can't Hardly Wait 496 6
79 Nine Inch Nails Closer 499 11
78 XTC The Mayor of Simpleton / One of the Millions 500 10
77 Primal Scream Loaded 500 9
76 Pulp Babies / Sisters EP 500 7
75 Saint Etienne Like a Motorway 509 6 1
74 INXS Need You Tonight 510 8
73 Blur For Tomorrow 511 9
72 Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again / Money Changes Everything / Unlovable 513 8
71 Matthew Sweet Girlfriend 515 9 1
70 Archers of Loaf Web in Front 515 7
69 R.E.M. Nightswimming 521 8 1
68 Slayer Angel of Death 522 7
67 Radiohead Creep 524 11
66 Deee-Lite Groove is in the Heart / What is Love? 527 13
65 R.E.M. Fall on Me 532 9
64 Notorious B.I.G. Juicy / Unbelievable 533 8
63 Public Enemy Welcome to the Terrordome 539 8 2
62 U2 One / Lady With the Spinning Head / Satellite of Love / Night and Day (Steel String Mix) 539 7
61 Pavement Watery, Domestic EP 542 7
60 De La Soul Me, Myself & I 553 9
59 Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World 560 11
58 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Free Fallin' 573 11
57 R.E.M. Man on the Moon 581 10
56 Guns n Roses Welcome to the Jungle / Mr. Brownstone 583 10
55 Smiths Panic 585 7
54 Pixies Gigantic / River Euphrates 599 8
53 They Might Be Giants Birdhouse in Your Soul 600 11
52 Public Enemy Bring the Noise 622 10
51 A-Ha Take on Me 629 12
50 Jesus and Mary Chain Head On 636 11 1
49 Peter Gabriel In Your Eyes 650 11 1
48 Cure In Between Days / The Exploding Boy 659 10
47 U2 With or Without You 662 11
46 Sinnead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U / Jump in the River 662 11
45 Madonna Into the Groove 665 11
44 Smiths There is a Light That Never Goes Out 683 9
43 Depeche Mode Personal Jesus / Dangerous 687 12
42 New Order True Faith / 1963 690 12
41 Weezer Undone (The Sweater Song) / Holiday 691 12
40 Replacements Bastards of Young 707 11
39 Prince I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man 716 9
38 R.E.M. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 743 12
37 Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored / Where Angels Play 746 12
36 XTC Dear God / Grass 753 12 1
35 Pixies Monkey Gone to Heaven 754 13
34 Pogues Fairytale of New York 761 11
33 Tears for Fears Head Over Heels 777 14
32 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rockin' in the Free World 792 9
31 Kate Bush Running Up That Hill / Under the Ivy 793 12 1
30 Stone Roses Fools Gold / What the World is Waiting For 808 13
29 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 819 12
28 Pavement Gold Soundz 821 11
27 New Order The Perfect Kiss 823 12 1
26 Jesus and Mary Chain Just Like Honey 833 14
25 Madonna Like a Prayer 852 14 2
24 Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums / Mersey Paradise / Standing Here 858 11
23 My Bloody Valentine Soon / Glider EP 867 13 1
22 La's There She Goes 878 14 1
21 U2 Where the Streets Have No Name / Silver and Gold / The Sweetest Thing 887 12 1
249 Portishead Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me) 211 4
248 Cure Friday I'm in Love 211 4
247 Rage Against the Machine Killing in the Name Of 212 5
246 Green Day Basket Case 212 4
245 U2 Stay (Faraway, So Close) 212 3
244 Nirvana Sliver / Dive 213 4
243 LL Cool J Goin' Back to Cali / Jack the Ripper 214 5
242 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under the Bridge 215 4 1
241 Napalm Death You Suffer 215 2 1
240 Frank Black Speedy Marie 215 2
239 Soul Asylum Somebody to Shove 216 5
238 Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al / Gumbots 217 4
237 Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 217 4
236 Smiths Girlfriend in a Coma / Work is a Four-Letter Word / I Keep Mine Hidden 219 3
235 Beastie Boys (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) 220 4
234 Chris Isaak Wicked Game 220 3
233 Moby Go 221 5
232 Traveling Wilburys Handle With Care / Margarita 221 4
231 Ice Cube It Was a Good Day 222 5
230 Tricky Aftermath 223 3
229 Cure A Letter to Elise 223 3
228 Lisa Loeb Stay (I Missed You) 225 6
227 Megadeth Symphony of Destruction 225 4
226 Love and Rockets So Alive 225 3
225 Paul Simon Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes / All Around the World 227 4
224 Tom Waits Downtown Train 227 3
223 Soul II Soul Keep on Movin' 231 4
222 My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realize EP 232 3
221 Dinosaur Jr. Start Choppin' 233 4
220 Cranberries Linger 234 4
219 Nirvana In Bloom 236 4
218 A Tribe Called Quest Can I Kick It? 236 3
217 Counting Crows Mr. Jones 237 5
216 Iron Maiden Wasted Years 237 3
215 Soundgarden Rusty Cage 241 4 1
214 Smithereens Blood and Roses / Mr. Eliminator / Beauty and Sadness (Live) 242 4
213 Steve Earle Copperhead Road 243 4
212 Primitives Crash 243 4
211 Dinosaur Jr. Little Fury Things 243 4
210 Morrissey The Last of the International Playboys 245 3
209 Nine Inch Nails Head Like a Hole 247 5
208 KLF Last Train to Trancentral 247 3
207 Sugarcubes Birthday 248 5
206 Sonic Youth Sugar Kane 251 3
205 U2 Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 253 4
204 Paul Simon Graceland 254 5
203 Wu-Tang Clan Can It Be All So Simple / Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' to Fuck Wit 254 3
202 KLF 3 A.M. Eternal 255 5
201 Elastica Stutter 255 4
200 Pearl Jam Jeremy / Footsteps / Yellow Ledbetter 256 5
199 Jeff Buckley Lover, You Should've Come Over 256 3
198 Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas 257 4
197 Stereolab Jenny Ondioline / French Disko 260 4
196 Disco Inferno Summer's Last Sound / Love Stepping Out 260 4
195 LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out 261 7
194 Liz Phair Never Said 261 5
193 Soul Asylum Runaway Train 262 4
192 Smithereens A Girl Like You 263 5
191 Notorious B.I.G. Big Poppa 265 6
190 Rhythim is Rhythim Strings of Life 265 4
189 Prince Sign O the Times 267 7
188 Talking Heads And She Was 269 5
187 Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing 271 5
186 Talking Heads Road to Nowhere 272 5
185 De La Soul The Magic Number / Buddy 273 4
184 Nirvana All Apologies / Rape Me 274 4
183 Tone Loc Wild Thing 276 5
182 Madonna Live to Tell 278 5
181 World Party Ship of Fools (Save Me from Tomorrow) 278 4
180 Erasure A Little Respect 279 5
179 Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers 280 5
178 Geto Boys Mind Playing Tricks on Me 280 4
177 Prince U Got the Look / Housequake 281 6
176 Charlatans UK The Only One I Know / Everything Changes 283 6
175 Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You) 284 5
174 U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 285 5 1
173 Smiths Shoplifters of the World Tonight / London / Half a Person 286 5
172 Depeche Mode Policy of Truth / Kaleid 286 5
171 Public Enemy Don't Believe the Hype / Prophets of Rage 288 4
170 Ride Vapour Trail 289 4
169 Bruce Springsteen Brilliant Disguise 290 4
168 Oasis Whatever EP 293 5
167 R.E.M. Pop Song '89 294 5
166 Cure Love Song / 2 Late 295 4
165 Bob Mould See a Little Light 296 4
164 Meat Puppets Backwater 297 4
163 R.E.M. The One I Love 301 7
162 Bangles Manic Monday 302 6
161 Bjork Big Time Sensuality 304 6
160 Public Image Ltd. Rise 305 7
159 R.E.M. Drive 306 4
158 Metallica Enter Sandman 317 5
157 Alice in Chains Would? 319 5
156 Green Day Longview 324 9
155 Indigo Girls Closer to Fine 324 5
154 Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock 325 6
153 Sugar If I Can't Change Your Mind 328 5
152 Happy Mondays Kinky Afro 328 5
151 Guided By Voices I Am a Scientist 329 5
150 Suede Animal Nitrate 331 6
149 U2 Mysterious Ways 331 5
148 N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 333 7
147 Afghan Whigs Gentlemen 334 7
146 Blur Parklife 337 7
145 Tracy Chapman Fast Car / For You 338 8
144 Metallica One 343 5 1
143 Stone Temple Pilots Plush 344 6
142 Orb Little Fluffy Clouds 345 7
141 Tears for Fears Shout / The Big Chair 345 4 1
140 N.W.A. Express Yourself 348 6
139 Underworld Rez / Cowgirl 350 6
138 Primal Scream Come Together 351 6
137 Flaming Lips She Don't Use Jelly 353 7
136 Big Audio Dynamite E = MC2 353 5
135 Veruca Salt Seether 359 6
134 Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy 360 7
133 Eric B. and Rakim Follow the Leader 360 6
132 Nirvana Lithium 361 7
131 Primal Scream Higher Than the Sun 362 4
130 Cure Close to Me / Stop Dead 363 7
129 Replacements Left of the Dial / Swingin' Party 363 6
128 Housemartins Happy Hour / The Mighty Ship 364 7
127 Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down Again / Pleasure Little Treasure 366 8
126 Nas The World is Yours 369 6 1
125 Teenage Fanclub The Concept 378 7
124 Pavement Cut Your Hair 382 8
123 Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene 384 6
122 Beastie Boys Shake Your Rump / Hey Ladies 386 8
121 Wu-Tang Clan Protect Ya Neck / Method Man 388 5
120 Happy Mondays Step On 392 7
119 Danzig Mother 393 6
118 Waterboys The Whole of the Moon 394 8 1
117 Beastie Boys Sabotage / Get It Together 397 11
116 Michael Penn No Myth 400 6 1
115 Husker Du Could You Be the One? / Everytime 400 5
114 Guns n Roses Sweet Child O Mine 405 9
113 Pixies Alec Eiffel / Motorway to Roswell 405 5
112 New Order Regret 407 8
111 Warren G. Regulate (f/ Nate Dogg) 409 7
110 James Laid 416 6
109 Ministry Jesus Built My Hotrod 417 8
108 Pulp Do You Remember the First Time? / Street Lies 417 6
107 Sugar Helpless 419 6
106 Green Day When I Come Around 419 6
105 Rob Base & DJ EZ-Rock It Takes Two 424 8
104 Eric B. and Rakim I Know You Got Soul 429 5 1
103 Weezer Buddy Holly 433 8
102 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love 434 7
101 Nirvana Come As You Are 436 6
100 Metallica Master of Puppets / Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 438 5
99 Pavement Trigger Cut 442 7
98 They Might Be Giants Don't Let's Start 447 7
97 Simple Minds (Don't You) Forget About Me 448 8
96 Orbital Chime 449 6
95 They Might Be Giants Ana Ng / Snowball in Hell 454 8
94 Nirvana Heart-Shaped Box / Milk It / Marigold 457 8
93 Faith No More Epic 468 8
92 Smiths The Boy With a Thorn in His Side / Rubber Ring / Asleep 468 7
91 Dinosaur Jr. Freak Scene 471 9
90 Wu-Tang Clan C.R.E.A.M. 473 8
89 Husker Du Makes No Sense At All / Love is All Around 474 7
88 Elastica Connection / See That Animal / Blue (Demo) / Spastica 474 6
87 M/A/R/R/S Pump Up the Volume / Anita (The First Time I See She Dance) 475 10
86 Disco Inferno The Last Dance / DI Go Pop 478 7
85 Church Under the Milky Way 479 8
84 Snoop Doggy Dogg Gin and Juice 484 9
83 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer 484 7
82 Morrissey Everyday Is Like Sunday 486 8
81 Sundays Here's Where the Story Ends 494 9
80 Replacements Can't Hardly Wait 496 6
79 Nine Inch Nails Closer 499 11
78 XTC The Mayor of Simpleton / One of the Millions 500 10
77 Primal Scream Loaded 500 9
76 Pulp Babies / Sisters EP 500 7
75 Saint Etienne Like a Motorway 509 6 1
74 INXS Need You Tonight 510 8
73 Blur For Tomorrow 511 9
72 Smiths Bigmouth Strikes Again / Money Changes Everything / Unlovable 513 8
71 Matthew Sweet Girlfriend 515 9 1
70 Archers of Loaf Web in Front 515 7
69 R.E.M. Nightswimming 521 8 1
68 Slayer Angel of Death 522 7
67 Radiohead Creep 524 11
66 Deee-Lite Groove is in the Heart / What is Love? 527 13
65 R.E.M. Fall on Me 532 9
64 Notorious B.I.G. Juicy / Unbelievable 533 8
63 Public Enemy Welcome to the Terrordome 539 8 2
62 U2 One / Lady With the Spinning Head / Satellite of Love / Night and Day (Steel String Mix) 539 7
61 Pavement Watery, Domestic EP 542 7
60 De La Soul Me, Myself & I 553 9
59 Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World 560 11
58 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Free Fallin' 573 11
57 R.E.M. Man on the Moon 581 10
56 Guns n Roses Welcome to the Jungle / Mr. Brownstone 583 10
55 Smiths Panic 585 7
54 Pixies Gigantic / River Euphrates 599 8
53 They Might Be Giants Birdhouse in Your Soul 600 11
52 Public Enemy Bring the Noise 622 10
51 A-Ha Take on Me 629 12
50 Jesus and Mary Chain Head On 636 11 1
49 Peter Gabriel In Your Eyes 650 11 1
48 Cure In Between Days / The Exploding Boy 659 10
47 U2 With or Without You 662 11
46 Sinnead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U / Jump in the River 662 11
45 Madonna Into the Groove 665 11
44 Smiths There is a Light That Never Goes Out 683 9
43 Depeche Mode Personal Jesus / Dangerous 687 12
42 New Order True Faith / 1963 690 12
41 Weezer Undone (The Sweater Song) / Holiday 691 12
40 Replacements Bastards of Young 707 11
39 Prince I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man 716 9
38 R.E.M. It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 743 12
37 Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored / Where Angels Play 746 12
36 XTC Dear God / Grass 753 12 1
35 Pixies Monkey Gone to Heaven 754 13
34 Pogues Fairytale of New York 761 11
33 Tears for Fears Head Over Heels 777 14
32 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rockin' in the Free World 792 9
31 Kate Bush Running Up That Hill / Under the Ivy 793 12 1
30 Stone Roses Fools Gold / What the World is Waiting For 808 13
29 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 819 12
28 Pavement Gold Soundz 821 11
27 New Order The Perfect Kiss 823 12 1
26 Jesus and Mary Chain Just Like Honey 833 14
25 Madonna Like a Prayer 852 14 2
24 Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums / Mersey Paradise / Standing Here 858 11
23 My Bloody Valentine Soon / Glider EP 867 13 1
22 La's There She Goes 878 14 1
21 U2 Where the Streets Have No Name / Silver and Gold / The Sweetest Thing 887 12 1
was that U2's last contribution to this countdown?
Not in order but stuck on these 18
How Soon Is Now?
Girls and Boys
Live Forever
Smells Like Teen Spirt
Raspberry Beret
Bizzare Love Triangle
Kiss
Teenage Riot
Cannonball
Loser
Summer Babe
Losing My Religon
Fight The Power
West End Girls
Nuthin But a G Thang
Just Like Heaven
Enjoy the Silence
Pictures of You
QUOTE
How Soon Is Now?
Girls and Boys
Live Forever
Smells Like Teen Spirt
Raspberry Beret
Bizzare Love Triangle
Kiss
Teenage Riot
Cannonball
Loser
Summer Babe
Losing My Religon
Fight The Power
West End Girls
Nuthin But a G Thang
Just Like Heaven
Enjoy the Silence
Pictures of You
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Sep 6 2006, 04:41 PM) [snapback]187646[/snapback]
glad that was their highest charter, in any event
I agree with this statement.
Awesome to see Glider high. "Off Your Face," anyone? Shit.
QUOTE(MitchellStirling @ Sep 6 2006, 05:41 PM) [snapback]187727[/snapback]
Not in order but stuck on these 18
+ Alex Chilton?
QUOTE(Tracy Jacks @ Sep 6 2006, 07:30 PM) [snapback]187811[/snapback]
QUOTE(MitchellStirling @ Sep 6 2006, 05:41 PM) [snapback]187727[/snapback]
Not in order but stuck on these 18
+ Alex Chilton?
can't believe mitchell of all people forgot that one
what about strafe's set it off?
(sadly, I kid)
I had heat exhaustion last night. I blame that. One too find then.
It's not Suedehead or Some Candy Talking.
It's not Suedehead or Some Candy Talking.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Sep 6 2006, 05:23 PM) [snapback]187623[/snapback]
[size=5]Coarsing through my veins
#22.
[b]Ranked Highest By: Tracy Jacks (#1) (also ranked #2 by Citizen, #4 by Rob Gordon and #5 by Dano)
Keeping good company!
i'd love to see "Enjoy the Silence" in the top ten
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Sep 6 2006, 04:23 PM) [snapback]187623[/snapback]
[size=5][b]Coarsing through my veins
exactly.
cool that my no 1 and 2 singles from this era "Just Like Heaven" and "Enjoy The Silence" haven't placed yet.
any chance i can add my votes for them so they're as high as possible.
any chance i can add my votes for them so they're as high as possible.
The relative lack of Smiths (or low placing at least) is disgraceful.
Also, what is what the R.E.M obsession on this board? I notice people had to resort to voting through aliases when they were getting their ass handed to them by Ok Computer.
Also, what is what the R.E.M obsession on this board? I notice people had to resort to voting through aliases when they were getting their ass handed to them by Ok Computer.
I like you.
QUOTE(helios @ Sep 7 2006, 03:59 PM) [snapback]188326[/snapback]
The relative lack of Smiths (or low placing at least) is disgraceful.
Also, what is what the R.E.M obsession on this board? I notice people had to resort to voting through aliases when they were getting their ass handed to them by Ok Computer.
You don't make much sense. Sure...big REM fixation with many of us. No...The Smiths did fairly well on the singles countdown. And OK Computer...not even eligable until next decades...being voted on now. And what's this talk of aliases....?
QUOTE(MitchellStirling @ Sep 7 2006, 03:01 PM) [snapback]188330[/snapback]
I like you.
It's funny--when I read his post, I thought it was you.
QUOTE(Rob Gordon @ Sep 7 2006, 09:01 PM) [snapback]188331[/snapback]
You don't make much sense. Sure...big REM fixation with many of us. No...The Smiths did fairly well on the singles countdown. And OK Computer...not even eligable until next decades...being voted on now. And what's this talk of aliases....?
Thank you, I'm aware that Ok Computer was not made before 1995. The example was to highlight the REM obsession here.
On both the semi-final & final, REM experienced a "late surge" of votes when it was trailing badly.... rather suspicious to me.
I've no idea what the singles countdown is, but they aren't doing too great on this one.
QUOTE(MitchellStirling @ Sep 7 2006, 09:01 PM) [snapback]188330[/snapback]
I like you.
Likewise.
QUOTE(helios @ Sep 7 2006, 03:59 PM) [snapback]188326[/snapback]
The relative lack of Smiths (or low placing at least) is disgraceful.
four (and one Moz solo) in the top hundred with possibly more to come...disgraceful is definitely the word for it all right.
QUOTE(helios @ Sep 7 2006, 04:08 PM) [snapback]188335[/snapback]
QUOTE(Rob Gordon @ Sep 7 2006, 09:01 PM) [snapback]188331[/snapback]
You don't make much sense. Sure...big REM fixation with many of us. No...The Smiths did fairly well on the singles countdown. And OK Computer...not even eligable until next decades...being voted on now. And what's this talk of aliases....?
Thank you, I'm aware that Ok Computer was not made before 1995. The example was to highlight the REM obsession here.
On both the semi-final & final, REM experienced a "late surge" of votes when it was trailing badly.... rather suspicious to me.
Conspiracy nut....really...I highly doubt there were alias list submissions. Fact is REM is very well received here. Just look at other related threads.
And GDB's right....4 in the top 100 is very respectable. I'm a huge fan and...sure would like to see more but so it goes.
Realer than Real Deal Holyfield
#20.
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
(909 Points, 16 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1993
US Chart Position: #2 / #1 R&B / #1 Rap
UK Chart Position: #31
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #2 (year), #13 (decade), #138 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #255
AMG Says: "Dr. Dre had introduced his protégé, Snoop Doggy Dogg, to the world on the 1992 soundtrack single "Deep Cover," but it was "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," the first single from Dre's smash album The Chronic, that really put him in the public eye. Although more chilled-out than the deeply funky follow-up, "Dre Day" (borrowing a sample from Leon Haywood's "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"), "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" was perhaps the archetypal G-funk single. It blended Parliament/ Funkadelic beats with a stop-start bass line, gently wah-wahed guitar, nasal-sounding synthesizers playing high-pitched melodies, samples of a sighing woman, and lyrics that celebrated life on the streets and the amoral toughness it took to survive there. While most MCs would have approached that subject matter with shows of force, Snoop took exactly the opposite tack: his flow was laconic and relaxed, massively confident and capable of rapid-fire tongue-twisters, but coolly laid-back and almost effortless at the same time. Coupled with his inventive rhymes, Snoop's distinctive style made him a superstar before he'd even released a recording of his own. Dre's rhymes weren't quite as intricate, but his booming baritone provided a nice counterpoint, supplying oft-quoted catch phrases like "put the smack down." The sound, style, and performances of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" were like nothing else on the early-'90s hip-hop scene, and its impact was tremendous, with mainstream hip-hop trying to imitate it and the rest of The Chronic for at least four years afterwards. An edited version of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" was released as a single and climbed all the way to number two on the pop charts in the spring of 1993 on its way to platinum-level sales, giving Dre his biggest hit ever and sending The Chronic on its way to sales of over eight million copies."
Ranked Highest By: Falling and Laughing
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Chronic
#20.
Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
(909 Points, 16 Votes, One #1 Vote)
Year: 1993
US Chart Position: #2 / #1 R&B / #1 Rap
UK Chart Position: #31
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #2 (year), #13 (decade), #138 (all-time)
Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: #255
AMG Says: "Dr. Dre had introduced his protégé, Snoop Doggy Dogg, to the world on the 1992 soundtrack single "Deep Cover," but it was "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," the first single from Dre's smash album The Chronic, that really put him in the public eye. Although more chilled-out than the deeply funky follow-up, "Dre Day" (borrowing a sample from Leon Haywood's "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"), "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" was perhaps the archetypal G-funk single. It blended Parliament/ Funkadelic beats with a stop-start bass line, gently wah-wahed guitar, nasal-sounding synthesizers playing high-pitched melodies, samples of a sighing woman, and lyrics that celebrated life on the streets and the amoral toughness it took to survive there. While most MCs would have approached that subject matter with shows of force, Snoop took exactly the opposite tack: his flow was laconic and relaxed, massively confident and capable of rapid-fire tongue-twisters, but coolly laid-back and almost effortless at the same time. Coupled with his inventive rhymes, Snoop's distinctive style made him a superstar before he'd even released a recording of his own. Dre's rhymes weren't quite as intricate, but his booming baritone provided a nice counterpoint, supplying oft-quoted catch phrases like "put the smack down." The sound, style, and performances of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" were like nothing else on the early-'90s hip-hop scene, and its impact was tremendous, with mainstream hip-hop trying to imitate it and the rest of The Chronic for at least four years afterwards. An edited version of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" was released as a single and climbed all the way to number two on the pop charts in the spring of 1993 on its way to platinum-level sales, giving Dre his biggest hit ever and sending The Chronic on its way to sales of over eight million copies."
Ranked Highest By: Falling and Laughing
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Chronic
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Sep 7 2006, 05:56 PM) [snapback]188464[/snapback]
QUOTE(helios @ Sep 7 2006, 03:59 PM) [snapback]188326[/snapback]
The relative lack of Smiths (or low placing at least) is disgraceful.
four (and one Moz solo) in the top hundred with possibly more to come...disgraceful is definitely the word for it all right.
Way to put the rap down, put the mack down, and when the bitches talk shit, you had to put the smack down.
Words are meaningless
And forgettable
#19.
Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" / "Mephisto"
(918 Points, 13 Votes)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: #8 / #2 Dance / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #6 / #7 in '04
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #25 (year), #152 (decade), #1115 (all-time)
AMG Says: "Longtime underground favorites for their pioneering use of synthesizers in alternative rock, Depeche Mode finally scored their first (and only) Top Ten single in the U.S. with "Enjoy the Silence," the second single from their 1990 best-seller Violator. "Enjoy the Silence" begins with a melancholy ballad feel in spite of the busy bass lines underneath; a clean-toned guitar plays a haunting melody over synthesizers mimicking a gothic choir. The electronic beats begin to kick in with greater prominence during the first chorus, and immediately afterwards there is a funky percussion break which alerts the listener to the song's rhythmic underpinning. When the rest of the instrumentation returns, it's suddenly just as danceable as it is gloomy. The lyrical subject matter of "Enjoy the Silence" is typical Depeche Mode bleakness, in this case with a more personal slant. Its main point is that the more people talk, the more likely they are to hurt each other, and so a sense of doom hangs over the romance alluded to in the chorus ("All I ever wanted, all I ever needed is here in my arms/Words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm"). On a deeper level, "Enjoy the Silence" suggests that getting to know someone more intimately destroys any romantic illusions about them, and the singer seems to prize those illusions as a form of perfection that doesn't exist in the outside world. It's a little solipsistic and all very dramatic, but the music supports those ambitions with a chilly sadness and an austere grandeur that perfectly expresses the sentiments of the lyrics."
Ranked Highest By: BobtheSquid (#2) (also ranked #3 b Mad Clown and Musicgurl)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Violator
And forgettable
#19.
Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" / "Mephisto"
(918 Points, 13 Votes)
Year: 1990
US Chart Position: #8 / #2 Dance / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #6 / #7 in '04
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #25 (year), #152 (decade), #1115 (all-time)
AMG Says: "Longtime underground favorites for their pioneering use of synthesizers in alternative rock, Depeche Mode finally scored their first (and only) Top Ten single in the U.S. with "Enjoy the Silence," the second single from their 1990 best-seller Violator. "Enjoy the Silence" begins with a melancholy ballad feel in spite of the busy bass lines underneath; a clean-toned guitar plays a haunting melody over synthesizers mimicking a gothic choir. The electronic beats begin to kick in with greater prominence during the first chorus, and immediately afterwards there is a funky percussion break which alerts the listener to the song's rhythmic underpinning. When the rest of the instrumentation returns, it's suddenly just as danceable as it is gloomy. The lyrical subject matter of "Enjoy the Silence" is typical Depeche Mode bleakness, in this case with a more personal slant. Its main point is that the more people talk, the more likely they are to hurt each other, and so a sense of doom hangs over the romance alluded to in the chorus ("All I ever wanted, all I ever needed is here in my arms/Words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm"). On a deeper level, "Enjoy the Silence" suggests that getting to know someone more intimately destroys any romantic illusions about them, and the singer seems to prize those illusions as a form of perfection that doesn't exist in the outside world. It's a little solipsistic and all very dramatic, but the music supports those ambitions with a chilly sadness and an austere grandeur that perfectly expresses the sentiments of the lyrics."
Ranked Highest By: BobtheSquid (#2) (also ranked #3 b Mad Clown and Musicgurl)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Violator
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