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From: barth@tellab1.UUCP (Barth Richards)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Finally: The top n album list
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 13:49:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  4 13:49:25 1985
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Keywords: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, top 78 album list

In article <2416@sjuvax.UUCP> kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) writes:

>In article <2406@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) (But don't bother!!) writes:
>>>>>>>	>>>	The USENET top 78 album list <<<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>1)  Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 190.5
>>>>>>>2)  Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 174
>>>>>>>3)  Pink Floyd - The Wall - 149
>>>>>>>4)  Who - Who's Next - 140
>>
>>           I refuse (with three R's) to believe that "Who's Next"
>>      or any album by our favorite net.star could outrank Led
>>      Zeppelin IV.Consequently I challenge the results of this sur-
>>      vey.My own personal theory is that everybody's favorite net-
>>      poster at mit-eddie went around bribing people at his school
>>      to use their accounts to vote.This would nicely explain why 
>>      4 of the top 6 albums are from Pink Floyd and you-know-who.
>>      I CAN'T believe that The Wall,history's stupidest concept album,
>>      could beat Led Zep IV by 30 votes!!! All of you voters better rem-
>>      ember this next time you whistle along with "Stairway to Heaven"
>>      or stomp your feet to "Misty Mountain Hop".You've dealt that album
>>      an injustice!!!
>>
>
>You don't believe it Larry?? What would you do if I told you that I don't
>even like Led Zep IV that much?? Why is The Wall "history's stupidest
>concept album?? Because it's the true story of Roger Water's life?? Maybe
>you don't like depressing music but I happen to thrive on it and I think
>that the Wall is an incredible album. Possibly three Pink Floyd albums made it
>because they are a highly technical group/ good late night music and I would
>think a lot of people involved with Computers would be late night people.
>(Don't flame me on this last statement--it's just a passing thought)

Hear! Hear! I'm soooooooo sick of hearing Zeppelinians expressing their fervid
religious witness in public. I agree with P. Kirsch on Pink Floyd. None of the
Floyd are fantastic technical musicians, but they know how to use the skills
that they have. They take their time and do things right, and they put some
thought into what they do.


				  Barth Richards
				  Tellabs, Inc.
				  Lisle, IL

				  "You can't have everything.......
				   .............where would you put it?"
                                  -Steven Wright

p.s. If you like depressing music, you should try Joy Division.