I saw the "Cool" edition of RS Mag at the bookstore and the cover was "50 Coolest Albums of All Time" so I pick it up and thumb through the mindnumbing dribble and adds and find the article. Guess what I found a list of albums that in it did not have the album that defined the word "COOL" but also gave us the word "Foxy" and currently seels more today than when it was released in 1967.




Here is the list so you do not have to waste your time reading RS893 or going to the website.

50.Madonna, You Can Dance 1987
49.The Strokes, This Is it, 2001
48.Aphex Twin,Classics,1995
47.Blue Oyster Cult, Secret Treaties,1974
46.Issac Hayes, Hot Buttered Soul,1969
45.Serge Gaimsbourg, Comic Strip, 1997
44.Quick Silver Messenger, Happy Trails, 1969
43.Roxanne Shante, Bad Sister,1989
42.Merle Haggard, Songs I always Sing, 1976
41.Smoky Robinson,Anthology,1974
40.Bikini Kill, Reject All American, 1996
39.Cheap Trick,Heaven Tonight, 1978
38.Alexander Spence, Oar, 1969
37.Jungle Bros., Done by Forces,1989
36.Joan Jett, Bad Reputation,1981
35.Various Artist, Super Bad is Back,1973
34.The Wite Stripes, De Stijl,2000
33.Howlin Wolf, Howlin Wolf,1962
32.Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole,1997
31.Michael Jackson, Off The Wall, 1979
30.Roxy Music, For Your pleasure,1973
29.Miles Davis, In A Silent Way, 1969
28.The Ronettes, The Best of the Ronettes,1992
27.Beck,Odelay,1996
26.Brides of Frankenstien, Never Buy Texas,1979
25.Culture, Two Sevens Clash,1977
24.Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures,1979
23.Frank Sinatra, Songs for Swingin' Lovers!,1956
22.Jorge Ben, Africa Brasil,1976
21.David Bowie, Station to Station,1976
20.Chic, Real People, 1980
19.Eric B and Rakim,Paid in Full,1987
18.Otis Redding, Dictionary of Soul,1966
17. Various Artist, Heavyweight Sound,1995
16.Bjork, Vespertine,2001
15.Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding,1967
14.Prince,1999,1982
13.Stelly Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy,1973
12.Pavement,WoweeZowee,1995
11.Sly and the Family Stone, Fresh,1973
10.Beatles,Revolver,1966
9. Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis,1969
8.Massive Attack,Protection,1994
7.Arethea Franklin, Spirit In The Dark, 1970
6.Blondie,Blondie,1978
5.Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique,1986
4.Chuck Berry, The Great 28,1982
3.James Brown, Live at the Apollo,1968
2.Rolling Stones, Aftermath,1966
1.Velvet Underground, White Light,1968

and what about this one. Talk about "Cool"...


This just proves one thing that is VERY UN-COOL is "rolling stone"

Cool (heh), I have 4 of the top 5 - missing only the Stones.

After that, however, my collection is apparently not so cool - as I have only Revolver, 1999, Odelay and Howlin' Wolf.

As soul goes (coming from a white guy anyway) it doesn't get any better than Otis Redding for my money, however James Browns "Live at The Apollo" is as good as any album ever made....I defy anyone to listen to that album and not "groove" to the music.....just awesome.
As for the list.....yeah yeah whatever....any list that includes "The Strokes" (especially a "cool" list) automatically negates itself. I've got some of those albums but I wouldn't shell out one red cent for some of the others....

Section 423, The Zone.....where vocal cords go to die!

BRING BACK THE LSU SERIES!!

Otis Redding is the man

some more uncool bands:









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"Jealous Again," the first single from Shake Your Money Maker, was a moderate hit but it was the band's cover of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle" that made the group a multi-platinum success. "Hard to Handle" climbed its way into the Top 40, propelling the album into the Top Ten.

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I have none of those.

But I have this


Trump

Ok, I know this is a totally subjective category, and I will always have disagreements, but...

This list is freaking awful.

Tool I agree. Anytime you list two "K-Tel type" Various Artist albums you know there is agenda.

Maybe the two clowns that came up with this list own K-Tel stock.

One other thing I love a lot of the artist on the list, especally Otis Redding. But I do not own a single one of the albums either.

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yeah but they're still cool in my book, Otis

Just giving my namesake his due propers.

Also wrote Respect, Aretha (best R&B voice ever) made it a hit.

my favorite is still "Dock of the Bay".

I did see Otis Day & the Knights once, good show.

Dock of the Bay was recorded shortly before REdding died in a plance crash. Was not released until after the crash.

Maybe "cool" is defined by age?

I find many of these choices to be great, but I'm older than 23.

The Strokes and Bjork???

That right there takes away any credibility.

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It's like, how much more black could this album be? And the answer is none, none more black.

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What about Morris Day and the Time. Jungle of love is the greatest song ever.

No, "Dark Side of the Moon"???

What's cooler than that? One of the few albums every generation agrees is supercool!

I understand this list isn't the best albums, but c'mon... if those are the albums RS dubs as "cool", then RS is not "cool" in my opinion.

This is the coolest music I have ever heard: Miles Davis, In A Silent Way, 1969. IT'S #29! Outrageous.

It's amazing this one didn't make the list:

oops. sorry about the porno, staff. please, don't ban me!

It's cool, I've posted this one before and they didn't do anything:

RS hasn't been cool in a very, very long time. Frankly I'm suprised there were no appearances by Creed, Backstreet, N'Suck or Britney in their list.

They are Tiger Beat without the pull out posters of today's "hottest" teen stars.

Wow, I have none of those. And I wish I had only three or four of them. At least I'm cool with Sinatra, the Beatles, Blondie and Joy Division.

This list is completely invalid. No AC/DC Back in Black. Eat SH*T AND DIE Rolling Stone p*ssies.

How the hell could they not put Nirvana on that list? Or instead of putting Thriller from Michael Jackson on the list they put, Off the Wall.

And what the hell is with the Stokes? The suck.

No Jimi Hendrix, No Elvis Pressly, no Pearl Jam.

Rolling Stone, loses all credibility in my mind with that list.

No Blak Jak Balla?








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