I've generally agreed with the P&J poll in the past. But how can they possibly stick Koop's "Waltz For Koop" all the way down at #274?!?! They can't be serious when they rank the new GBV album about 100 slots higher. It's a crime. I know others don't necessarily agree with my feelings that "Waltz For Koop" was the album of the year but #274????? And Beck's "Sea Change" at #2???? I love Beck...have all of his albums...but "Sea Change" was a disappointment for me. I haven't diagreed with the P&J this much since 1998 when they ranked REM's "Up" higher that Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea". Murf
I'm not seeing too many points of contention in the top 40 or 50. (Although I have no idea what the "The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever" is. Little help?) But to point out some potential debates for this board: I notice Shania Twain's "Up" is several notches above the Mooney Suzuki's "Electric Sweat" -- and a several pages ahead of Pearl Jam's latest, "Riot something." Heh. Also: Has it been pointed out that Shania Twain and Peter Gabriel released the same record this year?
MP3 mashups -- Freelance Hellraiser, "Smells Like Booty", that sort of thing. The question is, which version of "Up!"? The Bollywood one, I hope. I loved Peter in the rhinestone-studded bra at the Super Bowl! The list is downright commercial this year. There has to be at least 15 million records sold among the top ten (Eminem, Springsteen, Roots, Coldplay, Missy Elliott). It's not until about #22 (Drive-By Truckers, Neko Case, Orchestra Baobob) or thereabouts that you get to things that nobody's really heard. The Voice is obviously slipping.