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Post by webm@ster on Apr 17, 2005 13:14:46 GMT -5
Radiohead's Album OK Computer has knocked The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band off the top spot to be voted the greatest of all time.
Around 400,000 people voted in a Channel 4 poll for its programme 100 Greatest Albums.
In a similar poll five years ago, the Fab Four's Sgt Pepper won the accolade but this time it slipped to number seven.
Also in the top ten were U2's The Joshua Tree, Nirvana's Nevermind, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, Definitely Maybe by Oasis, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Like A Prayer by Madonna and Appetite For Destruction by Guns N'Roses.
While many of Channel 4's older viewers may never have heard of OK Computer the 1997 album attracted plaudits from stars.
REM singer Michael Stipe said: "OK Computer is Radiohead really stretching and pushing the boundaries of what they think they're capable of doing and what their audience think they're capable of doing and it is a classic, brilliant record."
And Johnny Marr from The Smiths said: "OK Computer is pretty much a landmark record. As time goes on and we get away from when it was released, more and more it would be seen as the important record it is."
Despite losing the top spot, The Beatles are the only band to claim two albums in the top ten - Revolver also was made the cut.
Michael Jackson, who faces child abuse charges in the US, showed he was still popular with Thriller reaching number four.
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was typically immodest about Definitely Maybe's success.
He said: "To me, that album is about what it means to other people and other people have said it was a benchmark for British guitar rock and roll. It must be pretty good.
"I'm only realising now how special Definitely Maybe is - I thought I'd go on writing albums like that forever." He also praised U2's Joshua Tree.
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Post by DixonHill on Apr 17, 2005 13:15:46 GMT -5
MG is number 15.
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Post by DixonHill on Apr 17, 2005 13:16:50 GMT -5
"I'm only realising now how special Definitely Maybe is - I thought I'd go on writing albums like that forever." |
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Post by Dominic on Apr 17, 2005 13:18:59 GMT -5
ok computer is not even radioheads best album thats a joke, fckin joke
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Post by StepOut on Apr 17, 2005 13:24:09 GMT -5
ok computer is not even radioheads best album thats a joke, fckin joke Their best album is the Bends |
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Post by iamthewalrus on Apr 17, 2005 15:33:02 GMT -5
Their best album is the Bends I would def agree...but as far as importance goes ok computer was more influential and all that BS...still the best album ever??!?! no fucking way! |
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Post by daysleeper on Apr 17, 2005 15:48:58 GMT -5
surprising moments so far:
-finding out shaun ryder is now orange
-revelation that David Gilmour discovered kate bush
-channel 4 using the program to spout left wing political views over the iraq war (WTF?)
(btw webby i dont think this poll has anything to do with the daily mail- i assume they just featured an article on it)
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Post by StepOut on Apr 17, 2005 15:52:09 GMT -5
I would def agree...but as far as importance goes ok computer was more influential and all that BS...still the best album ever??!?! no fucking way! OK Computer is good, but it's not the best. I think it's a bit overrated. |
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Post by webm@ster on Apr 17, 2005 15:53:44 GMT -5
yey your sig is the bomb , think it's NYC 94? |
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Post by DixonHill on Apr 17, 2005 16:09:49 GMT -5
yeah, think it was in NYC.  |
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Post by Noel's Barmy Army on Apr 17, 2005 16:26:01 GMT -5
-channel 4 using the program to spout left wing political views over the iraq war (WTF?) you wanna go again?   ;D |
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Post by globe on Apr 17, 2005 16:44:28 GMT -5
-channel 4 using the program to spout left wing political views over the iraq war (WTF?) (btw webby i dont think this poll has anything to do with the daily mail- i assume they just featured an article on it) Me personally, Ive always loved Channel 4 ;D The Roses are on now! |
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Post by Dominic on Apr 17, 2005 17:10:29 GMT -5
coldplay above wats the story , fck off, this is why i dont pay my tv licence,
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Post by globe on Apr 17, 2005 17:11:31 GMT -5
coldplay above wats the story , fck off, this is why i dont pay my tv licence, lol. Yeah, how short was that piece on Morning Glory aswell. Must have lasted all of two minutes. |
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Post by DixonHill on Apr 17, 2005 17:11:56 GMT -5
coldplay above wats the story , fck off, this is why i dont pay my tv licence, lol, you don't? |
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Post by Dominic on Apr 17, 2005 17:43:21 GMT -5
still a child ;D , but really this poll is takin the piss, nevermind is good like , top 25 maybe, but you tellin me its better than dark side of the moon?
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Post by RnRstar on Apr 18, 2005 3:41:26 GMT -5
grahh im sick of nirvana being up there all the time!!!  they're OVERATED!!! |
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Post by ash on Apr 18, 2005 14:54:02 GMT -5
grahh im sick of nirvana being up there all the time!!! they're OVERATED!!! yet they seem to consistently do well in these polls....... i dont agree with things like coldplay being ahead of morning glory and nevermind being ahead of any oasis albums but the fact is these polls arent voted for by little girls or house wives, its voted by ppl who have a similar sort of music taste to us lot, so i dont understand y ppl get too pissed of about were certain albums come |
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Post by thebluesgnr on Apr 19, 2005 5:01:32 GMT -5
grahh im sick of nirvana being up there all the time!!! they're OVERATED!!! They are, we all know why. |
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