Music: Best Albums Ever

[Ben Grimm]

This is not based on the age of the albums. It's based on older and newer Rolling Stone rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time. The rankings are copyrighted and were provided by Rolling Stone.

Older Rankings
1. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Revolver
Bob Dylan - Hwy 61 Revisited
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Clash - London Calling
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
10. The Beatles - The White Album

Newer Rankings
1. Joni Mitchell - Blue
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Nirvana - Nevermind
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Prince - Purple Rain
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson - Thriller
10. Aretha Franklin - I never loved a man the way I love you.

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[Mike C]

abbey road and blood on the tracks are more old school than the other new school entries


old school for me all day every day in most of not every aspect of life

 

[montreal]

I consider myself old school but I am confused since I would listen to just about every album listed, though the Beatles are the only ones that I consistently listen to and I couldn't pick between SPB, White, Rubber, Abbey Road, all are imo among the greatest albums of all time.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Old school.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Old school

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Old school. Classic vinyl on XM is my go to. Also Fleetwood mac is old school as well

 

[Hippasus]

This is not based on the age of the albums. It's based on their quality. I'm firmly in the "New School" camp. The rankings are copyrighted and were provided by Rolling Stone.

Old School
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Revolver
Bob Dylan - Hwy 61 Revisited
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Clash - London Calling
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
The Beatles - The White Album

New School
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Nirvana - Nevermind
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Prince - Purple Rain
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Aretha Franklin - I never loved a man the way I love you.

Not sure I understand this distinction with the bands and artists you mentioned here. Would you explain just a little? This is like a rock or R&B thing?

 

[Stylizer1]

I'm an old school Leader of the New School.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

I'm an old school Leader of the New School.

Hi Charlie B

 

[Stylizer1]

Hi Charlie B

 

[TheAngryHank]

I quit school cause of recess, I don't play.

 

[Good in Osgoode]

Not sure I understand this distinction with the bands and artists you mentioned here. Would you explain just a little? This is like a rock or R&B thing?

Yeah, this is not at all what I was expecting with the subject line but I came in thinking "old school" so I will stick with that.

 

[kihei]

What goes where seems arbitrary as hell. I largely prefer the old school albums to the new school albums, but to me the distinctions are too fuzzy to make any sense at all. All of the albums except for Nirvana's Nevermind seem old school to me. "New school" should contain something distinctly different, like grunge, hiphop, rap, electronic and dance music, and so on. That would make at least a little more sense.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Not sure I understand this distinction with the bands and artists you mentioned here. Would you explain just a little? This is like a rock or R&B thing?

It's based on older and newer RS rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time. The explanation in the OP has been updated.

 

[Hippasus]

It's based on older and newer RS rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time.

Oh, I see. You have some unique thread ideas. I think I'd consider myself old school in terms of death metal, black metal, thrash metal, UK82 punk, hardcore, and grindcore. As for your your OP albums, I think I'd lean slightly towards new school as well.

 

[Jumptheshark]

This is not based on the age of the albums. It's based on their quality. I'm firmly in the "New School" camp. The rankings are copyrighted and were provided by Rolling Stone.

Old School
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Revolver
Bob Dylan - Hwy 61 Revisited
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Clash - London Calling
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
The Beatles - The White Album

New School
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Nirvana - Nevermind
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Prince - Purple Rain
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Aretha Franklin - I never loved a man the way I love you.

Old school everything prior to 1989 new school everything after 1990

It's based on older and newer RS rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time.

Is RS Rolling stone mag? Are they still a thing?

It's based on older and newer RS rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time.

Is RS Rolling stone mag? Are they still a thing?

 

[Ben Grimm]

... Is RS Rolling stone mag? ...

Yes, there's a link to them in the OP.

 

[kihei]

It's based on older and newer RS rankings of the top 10-13 albums of all time.

Okay, but I think there are still problems in terms of arbitrariness. Why is The Clash "old school" and Joni Mitchell "new school", for instance? If you had switched them around, would anybody have objected or even noticed? I really doubt it.

Now with the clarification, though, I think "old school" beats the living hell out of "new school." Not even remotely close,

 

[Ben Grimm]

Things that go bump in the night.

 

[frisco]

I like the second list. The Beatles did NOT have four of the top ten albums ever made. That's just ludicrous.

My Best-Carey

 

[Shareefruck]

I wonder why they changed it, after years of it being the same thing over and over again.

 

[Hippasus]

I wonder why they changed it, after years of it being the same thing over and over again.

Because Deacon Blues re-framed the question and the staff agreed on the change. You're all Nirvana fans. The whole lot of ye!

 

[Shareefruck]

Because Deacon Blues re-framed the question and the staff agreed on the change. You're all Nirvana fans. The whole lot of ye!

What does that mean? I have no familiarity with Rolling Stones magazine.

 

[Hippasus]

What does that mean? I have no familiarity with Rolling Stones magazine.

I was mostly just joking, but there's a "true" side to it. Deacon Blues changes thread title. Posters get miffed because their words are suddenly out of context for the historical record. Rinse and repeat. People in his threads also seem to question his connection with Rolling Stone magazine, but maybe that's just a rumor or coincidence? To be honest, I don't mind that much about the changing thread titles. I wouldn't do the same, but it's an opportunity to talk about music and hear others' perspectives on the history of music, preferences, etc.

 

[Shareefruck]

I was mostly just joking, but there's a "true" side to it. Deacon Blues changes thread title. Posters get miffed because their words are suddenly out of context for the historical record. Rinse and repeat. People in his threads also seem to question his connection with Rolling Stone magazine, but maybe that's just a rumor or coincidence? To be honest, I don't mind that much about the changing thread titles. I wouldn't do the same, but it's an opportunity to talk about music and hear others' perspectives on the history of music, preferences, etc.

Interesting. There's discussion about his connection with the magazine?

I thought you just meant Rolling Stones editors decided to change their criteria and reframe the list or something.

So nobody knows why the magazine's go-to rankings changed?