Gothamist: Gabba Gabba Eight

James Rankin

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 05:13:11 -0500

I remember seeing the Ramones way back in the 80's, and they were as static as I was.

steve

Thu, 16 Oct 2003 05:30:26 -0500

Everyone is missing the big picture. Rod Stewart came in 9th...and by only 3 points!!!!!!

zod

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 17:17:26 -0500

My vote is also for "Innervisions".

Mase

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:30:38 -0500

As good as "Songs in the Key of Life" is, methinks "Innervisions" is an even better album as it contains two of my all-time favorite songs of Stevie's -- "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and "He's Misstra Know It All" (not to mentions "Higher Ground", "Living for the City" and "Too High"). "Songs ..." is still way up there, though.

LoneDeveloper

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:13:58 -0500

I figured someone would've made mention of the fact that this is the Voice we're talking about. VV of the mid-70's was just slightly out of the hippie era, and not quite representative of what I would call 'NY rock critics.' Lester Bangs had yet to write for it, Holstrom and McNeil were already printing Punk, better/hipper music writing was in the East Village Other and Soho Weekly News, and NY Rocker was just around the corner.....

Jen

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:38:40 -0500

I will not be embarrassed for liking Ryan Adams' "It's Harder Now That It's Over" but Parker Posey will be for dating him.

Coolfer

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:22:41 -0500

Check the Dean's List, which I assume is Christgau's personal list of top albums. Ramones was #8 on that as well, and again topped by the McGarrigle sisters. Like I said, hingsight is a wonderful luxury for commentators like Coolfer. I guess you had to be there, in 1976, getting swept up in McGarrigle fever, living amidst a swell of acclaim for Graham Parker, and actually believing Bob Segar's Night Moves is a pretty hot little album. Who would have guessed in '76 that the Ramones would get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the first ballot? In 20 years, we'll all feel a little differently about the last Radiohead album, and will probably be a little embarassed about getting so damn hot and bothered by Ryan Adams.

Candicissima

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:30:38 -0500

Songs In The Key of Life is an awesome album. It still holds up almost 30 years later. And it went on to be the Album of The Year at the Grammys that year.