Pitchfork's people's list best of last 15 years

intodeep wrote:

I have 107 of their 200 albums

I like radiohead but 4 in the top 20 seems excessive

musicismylife78 wrote:

i have nearly every album on the list. surprise for me was that ok computer was 1 and kid a was at 2, despite the near biblical praise and acclaim kid a has gotten. Interesting to see people seem to feel OKC is better

I dont think 4 in the top 20 is too much. You have to look at Radiohead's impact on music and music in the last 20 years. I dont know if i'd choose their albums as most important of the last 20 years or 15 years, but certainly you have to look at their impact and importance and influence and its pretty massive. Few if any bands in those 15 years have had a bigger impact on our generation. I said this in another thread but they are the band every other band wants to be and is jealous of. They make intelligent, powerful, experimental music, refuse to cater to fans or critics or the record label, and demand the music and art is the only thing that matters. I think a huge part of why they matter, is that they refuse to dumb down the music for their fans and the public. In fact, they demand their listeners be open and willing to try out stuff that they may not like or consider. Few bands do that. Fewer bands still of their caliber and influence do that. They could have remade Creep again and again and again. Instead they continue to experiment and create real art of importance.

intodeep wrote:

Well one thing i hate about it is the list completly ignores any metal albums and has very few punk or hardcore albums.

As someone who is a fan of metal it grinds me that up until about 2-3 years ago pitchfork basically ignored the genre all togther while embracing rap. and pushing those albums as "masterpieces"

Hey maybe its not your cup of tea but there are some talented artist making metal right now.