Crooked Rain Crooked Rain is my least favorite Pavement record. It's good, of course, since Pavement have never made a weak record, but it's so clean, pristine, unfocused, with tracks that occasional wear past their welcome. I've always seen it as the transitional record between their S&E mastery and the rest of their career. Brighten the Corners is twice as relistenable to me than CRCR.

And OK Computer is infinitely better than anything post OK Computer (IMO) The Bends is the only one that can compare.

Thus, I like the top 10 alright..anxious to find the rest of it.

And comparing that to the 90s records in RS's Top 500:
Nirvana, Nevermind
U2, The Joshua Tree
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Guns 'N Roses, Appetite for Destruction
U2, Achtung Baby
Prince, Purple Rain
Paul Simon, Graceland
Prince, Sign 'O' the Times
Radiohead, The Bends
Run-DMC, Raising Hell

That's probably more what the mainstream would want to see...

Full list:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
3. Nirvana - Nevermind
4. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
5. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
6. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
7. De La Soul - 3 Ft. High And Rising
8. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
9. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
11. U2 - Achtung Baby
12. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
13. Husker Du - New Day Rising
14. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
15. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
16. Beck - Odelay
17. Nas - Illmatic
18. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
19. Hole - Live Through This
20. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
21. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
22. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
23. Outkast - Stankonia
24. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
25. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
26. Bjork - Post
27. The Cure - The Head On The Door
28. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
29. Fugazi - 13 Songs
30. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
31. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
32. The Replacements - Tim
33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
34. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
35. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
36. Pixies - Doolittle
37. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
38. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
39. Lucinda Williams - s/t
40. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell
41. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
42. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
43. B.D.P. - Criminal Minded
44. Green Day - Dookie
45. Kanye West - College Dropout
46. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
47. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
48. Radiohead - Kid A
49. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of...
50. New Order - Low Life
51. Nirvana - In Utero
52. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
53. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
54. The Breeders - Last Splash
55. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
57. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
58. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
59. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
60. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
61. Weezer - Pinkerton
62. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
63. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
65. Basement Jaxx - Remedy
66. Outkast - Aquemini
67. Slayer - Reign In Blood
68. Tricky - Maxinquaye
69. DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
70. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
71. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
72. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
73. Pulp - Different Class
74. Portishead - Dummy
75. Le Tigre - s/t
76. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
77. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
78. The Stone Roses - s/t
79. Moby - Everything Is Wrong
80. D'Angelo - Voodoo
81. Beck - Mellow Gold
82. Jeff Buckley - Grace
83. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command
84. Soundgarden - Superunknown
85. REM - Automatic For The People
86. Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
87. Blur - Parklife
88. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
89. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
90. Sonic Youth - Sister
91. XTC - Skylarking
92. Big Black - Atomizer
93. Pearl Jam - Ten
94. Slint - Spiderland
95. Elastica - s/t
96. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
97. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
98. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
99. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
100. The Strokes - Is This It

It's amazing just how little Spin's taste has changed in music over the years. It's like they just took their year-end album lists from the period and compiled them together without reshuffling. No re-examination whatsoever.

[quote="du&sku"]Full list:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
3. Nirvana - Nevermind
4. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
5. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
6. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
7. De La Soul - 3 Ft. High And Rising
8. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
9. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
11. U2 - Achtung Baby
12. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
13. Husker Du - New Day Rising
14. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
15. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
16. Beck - Odelay
17. Nas - Illmatic
18. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
19. Hole - Live Through This
20. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
21. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
22. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
23. Outkast - Stankonia
24. Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
25. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
26. Bjork - Post
27. The Cure - The Head On The Door
28. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
29. Fugazi - 13 Songs
30. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
31. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
32. The Replacements - Tim
33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
34. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
35. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
36. Pixies - Doolittle
37. Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
38. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
39. Lucinda Williams - s/t
40. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell
41. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
42. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
43. B.D.P. - Criminal Minded
44. Green Day - Dookie
45. Kanye West - College Dropout
46. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
47. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
48. Radiohead - Kid A
49. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of...
50. New Order - Low Life
51. Nirvana - In Utero
52. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
53. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
54. The Breeders - Last Splash
55. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
57. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
58. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
59. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
60. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
61. Weezer - Pinkerton
62. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
63. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
65. Basement Jaxx - Remedy
66. Outkast - Aquemini
67. Slayer - Reign In Blood
68. Tricky - Maxinquaye
69. DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
70. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
71. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
72. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
73. Pulp - Different Class
74. Portishead - Dummy
75. Le Tigre - s/t
76. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
77. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
78. The Stone Roses - s/t
79. Moby - Everything Is Wrong
80. D'Angelo - Voodoo
81. Beck - Mellow Gold
82. Jeff Buckley - Grace
83. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command
84. Soundgarden - Superunknown
85. REM - Automatic For The People
86. Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
87. Blur - Parklife
88. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
89. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
90. Sonic Youth - Sister
91. XTC - Skylarking
92. Big Black - Atomizer
93. Pearl Jam - Ten
94. Slint - Spiderland
95. Elastica - s/t
96. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
97. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
98. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
99. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
100. The Strokes - Is This It

WHAT I OWN

I'll have to pick this up. I have not touched Spin in a while. I thought one of the last good issues was the one about the beginnings of hair metal on the Sunset Strip.

When the Crue ruled all that was Hollywood

When I worked as a concierge I had to sort the mail and the residents always got their magazines a day late.

A few. Spin just aggravated me because I actually paid for that shit.

Yeah, but somehow it's less infuriating when you don't have to say, "I paid money for this crap?!?"

It's still better than Blender.

what i have in some form:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
3. Nirvana - Nevermind
4. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
6. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
8. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
9. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
11. U2 - Achtung Baby
12. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
14. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
16. Beck - Odelay
18. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
19. Hole - Live Through This
21. Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
23. Outkast - Stankonia
25. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
26. Bjork - Post
28. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
33. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
34. Elliott Smith - Either/Or
35. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
36. Pixies - Doolittle
41. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
42. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
45. Kanye West - College Dropout
48. Radiohead - Kid A
51. Nirvana - In Utero
52. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
54. The Breeders - Last Splash
55. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
56. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
59. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
63. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
65. Basement Jaxx - Remedy
66. Outkast - Aquemini
68. Tricky - Maxinquaye
69. DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
70. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
74. Portishead - Dummy
76. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
77. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
79. Moby - Everything Is Wrong
81. Beck - Mellow Gold
84. Soundgarden - Superunknown
85. REM - Automatic For The People
87. Blur - Parklife
90. Sonic Youth - Sister
93. Pearl Jam - Ten
97. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

This list has no Massive Attack... i consider it null and void.

what about Hooters magazine, which i saw last night actually exists.

yeah, what an age we live in

the T&A show posing as a restaurant or the band?