King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King (THE seminal prog album-criminal to leave it off)
[Link is to the 2003 list as I could not find a nice, single, easily searchable web page for the 2012 list on newsstands right now, but, knowing them, not much has changed I’m sure in 9 years.]
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station
Animals - Pink Floyd
Rush - 2112
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Overnight Sensation
The Kinks - Give the People What They Want
The list had two Kinks albums from the sixties and a greatest hits collection from 1972 but the Kinks kept making some really good music. In my opinion, this album (from 1981) is as good as any of their early work.
Best albums which didn’t make the cut for Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums of All Time:
King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station
Animals - Pink Floyd
Rush - 2112
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Overnight Sensation
The Kinks - Give the People What They Want
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse - The Bonzo Dog Band
Agreed. A simple count found 9 “Greatest Hits” and 2 soundtracks. Bizarre to include GHs and compilations on a greatest albums list. That still leaves 489 good choices; maybe that balances things out.
The reviewer may have meant it’s the first American series. Or they may have been making a distinction between a government spokesman and a private PR consultant.
By my count there are 10 Greatest hits albums, 2 Soundtracks, 7 Anthologies, 5 Compilations, and 8 live albums included. Although IMHO some live albums are great… so where the hell is Peter Frampton’s Comes Alive?
Best albums which didn’t make the cut for Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Albums of All Time:
King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station
Animals - Pink Floyd
Rush - 2112
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Overnight Sensation
The Kinks - Give the People What They Want
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse - The Bonzo Dog Band
Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Peter Frampton - Comes Alive
The list is slightly ridiculous. For example, Otis Redding is one of the greats but they’ve included:
Otis Blue, Otis Redding
The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding
Live in Europe, Otis Redding
OK, arguably all great albums but then they include this crappy compliation?
[FONT=Arial]147. Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding