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NME declares "Paranoid Android" best song of the last fifteen years

post #1 of 12
10/12/11 at 5:13pm
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Of course, the list is very Brit-centric, but you can't lose with a 150 song list like this.

 

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1. Radiohead – 'Paranoid Android'
2. Arcade Fire – 'Rebellion (Lies)'
3. Outkast – 'Hey Ya!'
4. The Strokes – 'Last Nite'
5. The Killers – 'Mr. Brightside'
6. The White Stripes – 'Fell In Love With A Girl'
7. Hot Chip – 'Over And Over'
8. Amy Winehouse – 'Rehab'
9. The Verve – 'Bittersweet Symphony'
10. The Libertines – 'Time For Heroes'
11. Arctic Monkeys – 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
12. MGMT – 'Time To Pretend'
13. Jay –Z & Alicia Keys – 'Empire State Of Mind'
14. Foals – 'Spanish Sahara'
15. MIA – 'Paper Planes'
16. Beyoncé – 'Crazy In Love'
17. Missy Elliot – 'Get Ur Freak On'
18. Queens Of The Stone Age – 'No One Knows'
19. Justice Vs. Simian – 'We Are Your Friends'
20. Bloc Party – 'Banquet'

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post #2 of 12
10/12/11 at 5:40pm

That list is absolutely rediculous. Some real head scratchers on there.

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post #3 of 12
10/12/11 at 6:55pm

There's a very big difference between best song of the last fifteen years and best commercial song of the last fifteen years.  I don't think Hey Ya! is going to be appreciated by musicians in 10 years time the same ways as it's going to be by overaged white guys hitting the dance floor, reconnecting with their youth  and that time they date raped some slut.

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post #4 of 12
10/12/11 at 6:58pm

No Foo Fighters at all?  really?

 

And that's just the first band I thought of.

 

And NME is still going?  Bloody hell.

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post #5 of 12
10/12/11 at 7:26pm

"Hey Ya" is an incredibly well-crafted pop song.  I know it was inescapable for long enough to get tiresome, but it's not like it's some Black Eyed Peas dreck.

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post #6 of 12
10/12/11 at 7:31pm

No Modest Mouse? Good to see Radiohead get some love. OK Computer is still one of my favorite albums ever.

Hell just the whole album just brings back awesome awesome memories.

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post #7 of 12
10/12/11 at 7:39pm
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Originally Posted by MoonBaseNick View Post

No Modest Mouse? Good to see Radiohead get some love. OK Computer is still one of my favorite albums ever.

Hell just the whole album just brings back awesome awesome memories.



Absolutely, I've been rinsing Radiodread lately which is a cover of OK Computer by the Easy Star All Stars.  Really great listen which highlights just how well crafted those songs are.

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post #8 of 12
10/12/11 at 7:44pm

That list can go fuck itself. From top to bottom.

 

And I'm a huge Jack White fan.

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post #9 of 12
10/12/11 at 7:45pm

"Paranoid Android"? No. That's not even the best song the first half of that album.

 

"Hey Ya"? Yep, definitely deserves it's spot.

 

The Killers? Booooring.

 

Arctic Monkeys needs to be a tad higher.

 

Nice to see Missy Elliot & QotSA have some legs, though latter Queens is far more interesting.

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post #10 of 12
10/12/11 at 8:22pm

There was a lot of repeat artists on that list. It would have been better if it was limited to 1 or maybe 2 songs per artist.

 

I was glad to see Johnny Cash's Hurt on there, but on my list, it would have been higher. I was hoping to see a Bob Dylan song on there, like Not Dark Yet or Mississippi. 

 

Oh, and The fucking Spice Girls? Get the hell out of here. 

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post #11 of 12
10/12/11 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by Andy Bain View Post

No Foo Fighters at all?  really?

 

And that's just the first band I thought of.


Everlong is at 48.

 

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post #12 of 12
10/12/11 at 10:22pm

150 spots, and no room for one song from

 

Wilco 

Iron and Wine 

Neutral Milk Hotel 

Neko Case 

The Hold Steady

The National (who I've cooled a lot on, but "Start A War" and "Fake Empire" beat the piss out of any of the 4 Coldplay songs listed).

Wolf Parade

Sigur Ros

Black Keys

 

But eh, these lists are never going to please everybody, or anybody really.  At least they gave "Let Down" and "Reckoner" their props.  I didn't even realize those were released as singles.

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