Det amerikanske musikknettstedet Pitchfork har snekret en del lister med overraskende innhold de siste årene. Deres ferske liste over 80-tallets beste plate (dette ligger mitt hjerte nært) er noe mer i tråd med virkeligheten.
Snurrige valg
Jeg synes riktignok ikke at Prince’s «Purple Rain» er den aller beste, men det er like fullt et greit og relativt forståelig valg til topplassen. Michael Jacksons «Thriller» på andreplass er også levelig, selv om det ikke ville ha vært mitt valg. N.W.A.s «Straight Outta Compton» på tredjeplass? Nå har jeg nylig sett både film og dokumenter om N.W.A og har faktisk fått litt sans for musikken, men den plata er bare ikke 80-tallets tredje beste utgivelse. Pixies er fortjent inne på topp 15 med «Doolittle».
Men alt er ikke vel i paradiset. For her er en del uhyre merkelige valg:
For å fokusere på de 50 beste: Hvorfor er Janet Jackson der? Hennes kommerse dusinvarepop har ingenting på en slik liste å gjøre. Laurie Anderson virker også merkelig. Og Eric B. & Rakim? Slick Rick??
The Replacements, Hüsker Dü og Echo & The Bunnymen er på lista, men burde ha vært høyere opp. Det samme gjelder Paul Simons «Graceland». Beste R.E.M.-plate (Murmur) plasseres på 39. plass, mens «Reckoning» er nummer 90. Det blir for dumt. The Stone Roses’ debutplate gis en 88. plass – det er en fornærmelse.
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En rekke av mine favoritter fra 80-tallet er rett og slett ikke på lista. Det gjelder blant annet Dream Syndicate, Lone Justice, Green On Red, The Church, Roky Erickson, Los Lobos, Donald Fagen, Camper Van Beethoven, Rain Parade, Steve Earle, Wall of Voodoo, Triffids, Long Ryders og Paul Kelly.
En rekke britiske navn glimrer med sitt fravær, for eksempel Orange Juice, Pogues, Waterboys, Madness, Pink Floyd, The La’s, OMD, House of Love og Monochrome Set.
Og da faller denne lista gjennom så det ryker.
Slik er lista:
- Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain
- Michael Jackson, Thriller
- N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
- Kate Bush, Hounds of Love
- Talking Heads, Remain in Light
- Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
- Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
- Janet Jackson, Control
- The Cure, Disintegration
- Sade, Diamond Life
- Eric B. & Rakim, Paid In Full
- Joy Division, Closer
- The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
- Pixies, Doolittle
- Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique
- Madonna, Madonna
- Prince, Sign o’ the Times
- Kraftwerk, Computer World
- New Order, Power, Corruption and Lies
- Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minde
- De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising
- Laurie Anderson Big Science
- Minor Threat Complete Discography
- Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden
- Arthur Russell World of Echo
- Prince 1999
- Cocteau Twins Treasure
- Bruce Springsteen Nebraska
- Eric B. & Rakim Follow the Leader
- Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814
- Slayer Reign In Blood
- Pixies Surfer Rosa
- Prince Dirty Mind
- Leonard Cohen I’m Your Man
- The Replacements Let It Be
- Black Flag Damaged
- Sade Stronger Than Pride
- Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell
- R.E.M. Murmur
- The Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy
- Bad Brains Bad Brains
- Tom Waits Rain Dogs
- The Smiths Hatful of Hollow
- Sinéad O’Connor The Lion and the Cobra
- Fugazi Fugazi
- Dinosaur Jr. You’re Living All Over Me
- U2 The Joshua Tree
- Slick Rick The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
- Paul Simon Graceland
- ESG Come Away with ESG
- Sonic Youth EVOL
- Minutemen Double Nickels on the Dime
- David Bowie Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
- The Replacements Tim
- Metallica Master of Puppets
- Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A.
- Galaxie 500 On Fire
- My Bloody Valentine Isn’t Anything
- Kate Bush The Sensual World
- EPMD Strictly Business
- Talking Heads Stop Making Sense
- Glenn Branca The Ascension
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds From Her to Eternity
- Grace Jones Nightclubbing
- Violent Femmes Violent Femmes
- Vangelis Blade Runner
- Julee Cruise Floating Into the Night
- Husker Du Zen Arcade
- Metallica Ride the Lightning
- Ultramagnetic MC’s Critical Beatdown
- Motorhead Ace of Spades
- Michael Jackson Bad
- This Heat Deceit
- Bob Marley and the Wailers Uprising
- Siouxise and the Banshees Juju
- Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine
- Depeche Mode Music for the Masses
- Madonna Like a Prayer
- The Fall This Nation’s Saving Grace
- Manuel Gottsching E2-E4
- Brian Eno/David Byrne My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
- Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast
- Jungle Brothers Straight Out the Jungle
- Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams
- The Blue Nile Hats
- Guns ‘N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction
- Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair
- The Stone Roses The Stone Roses
- Cocteau Twins Blue Bell Knoll
- R.E.M. Reckoning
- George Michael Faith
- Fleetwood Mac Tango in the Night
- Steve Reich Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint
- Morbid Angel Altars of Madness
- Brian Eno/Daniel Lanois/Roger Eno Apollo: Soundtracks and Atmospheres
- Fela Kuti Coffin for Head of State
- The Raincoats Odyshape
- Nirvana Bleach
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo Road to the Riches
- Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual
- Alice Coltrane Turiya Sings
- Wipers Youth of America
- Beastie Boys Licenced to Ill
- Public Image Limited Second Edition
- Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
- Laurie Spiegel The Expanding Universe
- The Feelies Crazy Rhythms
- Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth
- The Cure The Head on the Door
- X Los Angeles
- Roxy Music Avalon
- New Order Technique
- Spacemen 3 Playing with Fire
- INXS Kick
- Madonna Like A Virgin
- Misfits Walk Among Us
- Whitney Houston Whitney Houston
- Philip Glass Solo Piano
- Steely Dan Gaucho
- Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.
- Pretenders Pretenders
- Beat Happening Beat Happening
- The Go-Go’s Beauty and the Beat
- Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love
- Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel (Melt)
- David Bowie Let’s Dance
- Pet Shop Boys Actually
- AC/DC Back in Black
- The D.O.C. No One Can Do It Better
- Scientist Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
- Echo and the Bunnymen Ocean Rain
- Prefab Sprout Steve McQueen
- XTC Skylarking
- Jane’s Addiciton Nothing’s Shocking
- Big Black Songs About ****ing
- Neneh Cherry Raw Like Sushi
- Horace Andy Dance Hall Style
- Big Daddy Kane Long Live the Kane
- The Durutti Colum Vini Reilly
- 3rd Bass The Cactus Album
- Celtic Frost To Mega Therion
- Midori Tadaka Through the Looking Glass
- Descendents Milo Goes to College
- The Clash Sandinista!
- Daniel Johnston Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album
- Geto Boys Grip It! On That Other Level
- Virginia Astley In the Gardens Where We Feel Secure
- Rites of Spring Rites of Spring
- Anita Baker Rapture
- La Monte Young The Well-Tuned Piano
- The Clean Compilation
- Meat Puppets II
- Meredith Monk Dolmen Music
- LL Cool J Radio
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions Imperial Bedroom
- Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July
- MC Lyte Lyte as a Rock
- Judas Priest British Steel
- Various Artists The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
- Mr. Fingers Amnesia
- Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out the Lights
- King Sunny Adé and his African Beats Syncro System
- Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
- Pauline Oliveros/Stuart Dempster/Panaiotis Deep Listening
- Swell Maps Jane from Occupied Europe
- Ice-T Rhyme Pays
- Au Pairs Playing with a Different Sex
- Nurse with Wound Soliloquy for Lilith
- The Faith/Void The Faith/Void
- Yellowman Mister Yellowman
- Scritti Politti Cupid & Psyche 85
- Duran Duran Rio
- Tina Turner Private Dancer
- Ornette Coleman In All Languages
- Godflesh Streetcleaner
- Psychic TV Dreams Less Sweet
- Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen
- Joe Jackson Night and Day
- LiLiPUT LiLiPUT
- 808 State 90
- Nuno Canavarro Plux Quba
- ABBA The Visitors
- The B-52’s Wild Planet
- Change The Glow of Love
- Too $hort Life is… Too $hort
- Paul McCartney McCartney II
- Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club
- Yoko Ono Season of Glass
- Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician
- Ini Kamoze Ini Kamoze
- Bronski Beat The Age of Consent
- Salt-N-Pepa Hot, Cool and Vicious
- Flipper Generic Album Flipper
- Patrice Rushen Straight from the Heart
- Cecil Taylor For Olim
- Virgo Virgo
- Whodini Escape
- Mercyful Fate Don’t Break the Oath
- Tenor Saw Fever
- Malcolm McLaren Duck Rock
