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bff:
 I should have known better, and I shouldn't let it piss me off so much, but have you seen the TIME All-Time 100 Albums list?  I don't even know where to begin with this thing it is such a mess.  Every time I try and find somewhere to begin on what is wrong it makes my head hurt; seriously, looking at this list causes me physical pain.  I will just summarize those errors I consider most glaring, your opinion may (will) vary.
Anthology/Greatest Hits records - Do not belong listed under the decade they were released.  Many of the artist who got onto the list this way are deserving, but having Elvis and Sam Cooke in the 2000s is just ridiculous.
Great Band/Wrong Album syndrome - Metallica, Radiohead, Led Zepplin, AC/DC, and Stevie Wonder are just a couple examples I see of this.
Metallica - Get "Master of Puppets" out of there and replace it with "Ride the Lightning"
Radiohead - "The Bends" is the album that changed them from "Those guys who did the Creep song" into "OH MY FUCKING GOD THESE GUYS ARE GENIUSES".  Get it in there.
Led Zepplin - I'd probably roll with the Brown Bomber if I only get to pick one.
AC/DC - While "Back in Black" is a great story and wonderful tribute, it also marks the beginning of AC/DC recycling the same sound over and over again.  My pick is "Highway to Hell".
Stevie Wonder - How in the fuck does "Innervisions" not get the nod?
Missing completely - The writers do a good job of pointing one huge problem with their list: apparently Pink Floyd never happened.  Neither did the Pixies, Operation Ivy, Black Flag, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, KMFDM (or any industrial act; I'll take Nitzer Ebb here), The Cure, Bauhaus, Joy Division, or Tupac.  You may or may not be a fan of any of those acts, but their influence upon the music landscape can not be denied.  I would also take this moment to argue that "The Grey Album" by DangerMouse belongs on this list.

Like I said, these are just a few of my beefs with the list; I am sure everyone who reads this will have their own opinion on not only the original list but my suggestions as well.

Gridgm:
firstly - master of puppets is a far greater album than ride the lightning...of the four greatest thrash records of all time released in that year i rank it 2nd among them

secondly - i don't know where to start complaining about that list, how did that much rap get into a single list, how is that not a single concept album didn't make it onto the list, why is there no indie, good metal (apart from master of puppets) and why no appetite for destruction

Johnny C:
Quick answer for these and other queries:

It's Time Magazine


This isn't their thing, guys. We can cut them some slack.

Slick:
"...and then everyone complained because there was no Pink Floyd on it. And that's exactly how it should be."

Hat:
I have a lot of opinions on this list, but the only one I can be bothered expressing is this. Despite what Bff thinks, I consider it a reaffirmation of this lists potential that Jefferson Airplane are not on it.

As for replacing Master of Puppets with Ride the Lightning, that is also a crazy mans choice, but I digress.

It was exactly what I figure a Time magazine best 100 albums list would look like.

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