University of Pennsylvania's radio station (88.5, WXPN) asked their listeners to vote on their 10 favorite albums in an effort to rank the 885 greatest albums of all time. Throughout the countdown, they played 2 or 3 songs from each album and they played the top 25 albums in their entirety. Four PJ albums made the cut. Here is where they ranked with the songs the station played in parenthesis:
771 - No Code (Smile, In my Tree)
668 - Yield (Faithfull, No Way)
377 - Vs. (Daughter, Glorified G, Small Town)
34 - Ten (Black, Even Flow, Jeremy)
The absence of Vitalogy is a bit odd, but I only voted for Ten. Anyone in the Philadelphia area who is unfamiliar with this station should really consider giving it a listen because it is hands down the best in the region. Anyone who gives a crap, here was my top 10 list that I submitted, though I forget how I ranked them exactly:
Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers (Unranked)
The Who - By Numbers (598)
U2 - War (129)
Beck - Odelay (118)
Jethro Tull - Agualung (100)
Led Zeppelin 1 (63)
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (24)
Radiohead - OK COmputer (15)
Beatles - Revolver (9)
The Clash - London Calling (8.)
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im not surprised, philly loves pearl jam. i dont think im able to get this station at my house though.
its a pretty interesting list. there's some obvious albums that you know are gonna be on there, like every beatles album, but it was a fun read. thanks
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Too much beatles in the top 10.
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88.5 is a great station. dont agree with the albums and order though. replace ten and vs. with binaural and riot act and move up yield and no code.
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Cal Varnsen wrote:
88.5 is a great station. dont agree with the albums and order though. replace ten and vs. with binaural and riot act and move up yield and no code.
You like binaural and riot act more than vitalogy?
Are we listening to the same band?
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stip wrote:
Cal Varnsen wrote:
88.5 is a great station. dont agree with the albums and order though. replace ten and vs. with binaural and riot act and move up yield and no code.
You like binaural and riot act more than vitalogy?
Are we listening to the same band?
yup.
Yield>No Code>Binaural>Riot Act>Vitalogy>Vs.>Ten
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EbolaMonkey wrote:
Cal Varnsen wrote:
Yield>No Code>Vitalogy>Binaural>Vs.>Riot Act>Ten
*fixed
why does everybody shit on Riot Act? i think it was a solid album..
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I cant believe Vitalogy wasnt on there. That, to me, is THE quintessential PJ record and the best representative of a non-Nirvana grunge record. It is not my personal favorite or anything, but to me what that record represents is the best of that entire era for mood, tone and musicianship.
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chris2414 wrote:
I cant believe Vitalogy wasnt on there. That, to me, is THE quintessential PJ record and the best representative of a non-Nirvana grunge record. It is not my personal favorite or anything, but to me what that record represents is the best of that entire era for mood, tone and musicianship.
Agreed--except it is also my favorite
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flavdave wrote:
Cal Varnsen wrote:
EbolaMonkey wrote:
Cal Varnsen wrote:
Yield>No Code>Vitalogy>Binaural>Vs.>Riot Act>Ten
*fixed
why does everybody shit on Riot Act? i think it was a solid album..
Because Riot Act blows large amounts of ass.
Riot Act doesn't blow anyone's ass. It's a good album--just not as good as much of thier other stuff.
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