POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 10 - ROUND 4

MedozK

With Rolling Stone Magazine updating their Top 500 albums of all time, I figured since most of us don't exactly agree with lists, we could take a look at their Top 10 and establish the true best album of all-time.

So here we are in ROUND 4 to determine the BEST album in the Rolling Stone Top 10.

You are going to pick the album that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove another two (2) songs with the most votes. We will then move on to the Finals.
 
Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 10 Albums of ALL-TIME
1. Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 3)
2. The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'
3. Joni Mitchell, 'Blue' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 1)
4. Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'
5. The Beatles, 'Abbey Road'
6. Nirvana, 'Nevermind' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 3)
7. Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 2)
8. Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 2)
9. Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'
10. Lauryn Hill, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' (ELIMINATED - ROUND 1)

Loujoe

Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

Great songs and stories. Just not as exciting to my eardrums as the others..

Loujoe

Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

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Abe Froman

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

Pet Sounds is one of the more overrated albums of all time IMO 

mrussel1

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

Abe Froman said:

Pet Sounds is one of the more overrated albums of all time IMO 

I agree.  I'm sure it felt very revolutionary for the time, but I don't think it has aged well.  Compare it to other records that were considered revolutionary and there's a stark difference to me.  

mrussel1

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

It's hard to understand how Kind of Blue isn't on their list. 

F Me In The Brain

Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

I think Pet Sounds is a cut above the others left.

Hobbes

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Peppers... would have been an epic showdown.

tbergs

Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

What I find funny about Abbey Road being the only Beatles album is that it represents a time when they were basically only a band in name and the least together. George had already quit and come back and Yoko had inserted herself, at John's behest, in the studio. Still a great album, but definitely a sign of the end.

Glorified KC

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

Hobbes said:

Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Peppers... would have been an epic showdown.

Agreed.

tempo_n_groove

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

Beach boys haterz

rgambs

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

I think Freewheelin' is the best Dylan album.  Sorry, not sorry.

Abe Froman

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

tempo_n_groove said:

Beach boys haterz

Not at all. I like them and I like Pet Sounds...a lot. I just don’t think it’s anywhere near one of the best of all time

Abe Froman

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

rgambs said:

I think Freewheelin' is the best Dylan album.  Sorry, not sorry.

I agree. And one of the best records of all time. 

Abe Froman

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

mrussel1 said:

It's hard to understand how Kind of Blue isn't on their list. 

It should be. 

brianlux

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

mrussel1 said:

It's hard to understand how Kind of Blue isn't on their list. 

This... times 10! Or even 100!

brianlux

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

tempo_n_groove said:

Beach boys haterz

I love the Beach Boys and have since day one.  Also, I will admit that Pet Sounds is not the most fun Beach Boys album nor the one I have listened to the most (the one's I've listened to most often are Surfer Girl, Shut Down Vol. 2 and The Beach Boys Today!  But the greatest albums are not always ones that get spun the most.  Pet Sounds is one of those for me.  I never casually listen to that record.  It really requires being in the right place, being willing to listen absolutely fully and, for me anyway, being willing to be totally vulnerable to some very heavy emotions.  It's just that big an album to me.  But I get it that not everyone hears it that way.  It's not what I would call "an easy album".  But definitely ranks with the best, if not THE best.

Pap

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGc6RMOYF8

2-feign-reluctance

Bob Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks'

Tough list! 

tempo_n_groove

Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'

brianlux said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Beach boys haterz

I love the Beach Boys and have since day one.  Also, I will admit that Pet Sounds is not the most fun Beach Boys album nor the one I have listened to the most (the one's I've listened to most often are Surfer Girl, Shut Down Vol. 2 and The Beach Boys Today!  But the greatest albums are not always ones that get spun the most.  Pet Sounds is one of those for me.  I never casually listen to that record.  It really requires being in the right place, being willing to listen absolutely fully and, for me anyway, being willing to be totally vulnerable to some very heavy emotions.  It's just that big an album to me.  But I get it that not everyone hears it that way.  It's not what I would call "an easy album".  But definitely ranks with the best, if not THE best.

I totally agree.  Sloop John B is a song that I have to stop and listen to.  So much going on in that song that I have to take it all in.

PJ_Soul

The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'

I understand that there is artistry behind this album - I've seen that biopic, lol - but I really don't care for The Beach Boys. Pet Sounds has only one song on it that I really like.