Ok can I just comment on the state of music journalism for a minute. I got the Rolling Stone Top 500 albums of all time the other day. I was fully expecting Nevermind to be number one. It wasn't, it was like number 10 or something but anyway....once again Rolling Stone refuses to acknowledge the existence of Rush. Rush has been blacklisted from Rolling Stone for at least the past ten years and I am sick of it. Rush was once my very favorite band of all time...but they suck now and I can't believe a day would come where I would say that but it's true. I have to tell it like it is. The last two albums blow and seeing them live, they play with the enthusiasm of a bunch of would-be rockstars playing a tacky Italian wedding on long island for the free food. I know, it's awful but it's true. But that doesn't mean they didn't release some of the greatest most influential rock albums of all time. It's like Yes, not everyone can deal with Yes but they can't be denied as incredible musicians and extremely influential. Come to think of it, I think Yes was omitted from the top 500 as well. Hold on, lemme check. Yes....they're not in there. Wow. Ok. Rolling Stone hates prog rock...and of course Spin which is such a better magazine and always about two issues of ahead of the bi-monthly RS on what the hell is going on just did an article on prog rock and the essential albums and Rush was listed. Anyway, not only did they omit Rush, only one Queen album was listed and The Smiths only made it into the top 200 AND Depeche Mode only got one listing and it was for Violator, not Music for the Masses and no New Order and no Kate Bush, no Tori Amos, no Bauhaus and no REM's Green. Wow, it's way worse than I thought. Ok and Green Day's Dookie got a higher rating than any of the above bands that were actually in there. That's ridiculous. Dookie is a decent album but certainly not that good and certainly not better than ANYTHING released by The Police which RS seems to think. Ok enough of my music snob ranting. Oh wait no Tu Pac. They have Dr.Dre and NWA but no Tu Pac. Ok enough. Rolling Stone you suck and I've listened to the new Coldplay and the new Flamming Lips and the blessed and holy White Stripes and all have to say is thank god for file sharing.

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