tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post4638712078002673077..comments2023-03-20T11:50:48.184-04:00Comments on Lightning Jukebox: 100 (Allegedly) Influential AlbumsLightning Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16850898615417918067noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-23340226720204515072017-09-07T18:05:22.653-04:002017-09-07T18:05:22.653-04:00Okay, so i missed the Public Enemy & Dylan rec...Okay, so i missed the Public Enemy & Dylan records when i first scanned that list, but what i said above still stands.<br />And only 4 black acts in a list of 100 records?<br />How very suburban of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-64128161842939949182017-09-07T17:59:13.168-04:002017-09-07T17:59:13.168-04:00What a strange list.
Many big-selling-but-not-necc...What a strange list.<br />Many big-selling-but-not-neccessarily-influential records & plenty for which the opposite is true. Many strange omissions, (Zappa, Dylan, Sabbath, The Doors etc.), and it's all very caucasian in it's nature too. No James Brown? Prince? Public Enemy?<br />Seems more like 'a list of records which people who write lists of records think are influential because they've read that in other lists of records that are supposed to be influential'.<br />Blinkered & short-sighted.<br />The blind leading the cross-eyed into a revisionist ditch.<br />What was it fz said?<br />Something like, 'Writing about music is like dancing about architecture'.<br />He was a smart one was Frank, i miss him.<br />Put more crudely, opinions are like arseholes. Everyone has one & most of 'em stink.<br />On a more upbeat note, there's some really interesting music on your blog, many thanks to you for the sterling work you're doing here.<br />BFKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-75827986004773241822013-04-18T18:12:01.605-04:002013-04-18T18:12:01.605-04:00Sadly, Bert passed away on Oct. 5, 2011. On a rela...Sadly, Bert passed away on Oct. 5, 2011. On a related note, when I get this blog thing going again, I have a Bert rarity to post.Lightning Baltimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505090339258010741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-4358222680692231702013-04-18T07:31:05.771-04:002013-04-18T07:31:05.771-04:00Long time no comment...
Hey...I saw Bert Jansch ...Long time no comment...<br /> <br />Hey...I saw Bert Jansch a few years ago...he's still pretty darn good!<br /> <br />:-)<br /> <br />-AndyWARPedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060430370218799951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-38414731213085695252013-02-07T19:53:25.409-05:002013-02-07T19:53:25.409-05:00sorry i was logged into my other account, otaku is...sorry i was logged into my other account, otaku is me, yeah?Biki Honkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731335682679434307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-64792360617564553412013-02-07T19:51:35.312-05:002013-02-07T19:51:35.312-05:00I was surprised at the lack of Jerry Lee Lewis, Bu...I was surprised at the lack of Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, and dare I say it, Elvis. Rag time really changed the face of American music, and not one of them are listed, no Scott Joplin, no Jelly Roll Morton..... <br /><br />As per usual, I was massively disappointed with this list of 100. However, honestly how can one truly quantify what is influential? Does one gage it by a monetary yardstick? Or the influence counted by the rush of "copy cats" that soon to follow? Could it be that after a while the artist is seen as an artist in their medium and not just another faceless musician? As much as I dislike rap there are several influential rappers missing from that list as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Gilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852208437200788511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-54501274767123988772013-02-01T00:16:26.728-05:002013-02-01T00:16:26.728-05:00Weird. Seems like this list was put on the interne...Weird. Seems like this list was put on the internet originally as a sneaky ad for some music streaming service or something. Definitely unclear WHAT these are all influential on, and especially if the ranking means anything at all.horroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885881612576463470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547178431054410758.post-37803253508024956142013-01-27T17:39:30.297-05:002013-01-27T17:39:30.297-05:00Even a hundred albums full is a small net to cast ...Even a hundred albums full is a small net to cast over such a large category (which, yeah, mysteriously includes one jazz record--tho' Time Out, popularizing time signatures other than 3 and 4/4, does make a splash). Ultimately, any such is the reflection of someone's taste. Many if not all of the bolds--likewise. Interesting that Hejira's on here. An old favorite but didn't know it was "influential". Now I do . . .K. R. Sewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859206555983206335noreply@blogger.com