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The top 50 bands of all time according to Rolling Stone (link)

https://x.com/hot_pepper76/status/2047108943458275605?s=61
Gay trip filthpig
  04/23/26
This list is worse than I could possibly have imagined
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sooty pistol
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frozen heaven
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Brass cruise ship
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keep talking shit about the beach boys
Yellow cheese-eating fortuitous meteor
  04/24/26
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Soul-stirring affirmative action
  04/24/26
They should change their name to Beatle Magazine then.
Titillating umber jewess
  04/23/26
wow, beatles at 1 and stones at 2. definitely didn't see tha...
cobalt community account friendly grandma
  04/23/26
Beatles is accurate but Stones should be #50
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
ty for this moronic take
cobalt community account friendly grandma
  04/23/26
Are you going to cry about it like you usually do
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
i might yes
cobalt community account friendly grandma
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Sapphire market striped hyena
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Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Retarded take
Grizzly hyperventilating elastic band
  04/23/26
?
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
Kike
Saffron costumed round eye
  04/23/26
This is more embarrassing than TT's Kazaa downloads.
razzle native puppy
  04/23/26
Okay, I lol'd
Soul-stirring affirmative action
  04/23/26
lol
comical impressive senate rigor
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Soul-stirring affirmative action
  04/23/26
This is a flame list some bait shop in Mumbai put together, ...
Hot chapel pervert
  04/23/26
180
Soul-stirring affirmative action
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Mumbai bait shop tp
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topaz painfully honest haunted graveyard menage
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Soul-stirring affirmative action
  04/24/26
Cr, didn’t they recently put out some “greatest ...
Clear Spectacular Parlor
  04/24/26
Incredible so many retards earnestly posted their retarded h...
Contagious base
  04/24/26
This list only makes sense if it was written by Jeff Tweedy
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
lol cr
khaki crackhouse
  04/24/26
how did Franz Ferdinand sneak in at the end? it is Rolli...
Ruby abode chad
  04/23/26
credited take oddly enough Sly Stone isn't even a Top 10 ...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
Franz Ferdinand bought Rolling Stone.
Saffron costumed round eye
  04/23/26
they had to put some millennial bands on the list and there ...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
They could have put RHCP up a lot higher if they were trying...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
they have The Strokes and Arcade Fire... i would have accept...
Ruby abode chad
  04/23/26
coldplay sucks. if we're gonna put shitty but popular bands ...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Strokes and Arcade Fire are legit great though. Coldplay suc...
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
I'm a massive Franz Ferdinand fan and there's no fucking way...
slimy deer antler house
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sooty pistol
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Soul-stirring affirmative action
  04/23/26
If they wanted to go that 2000s british indie route, it seem...
lilac degenerate
  04/24/26
fairly accurate. Cream should be in top 10. it gets bori...
crimson stirring office
  04/23/26
God fucking damn this has to be trolling.
Sapphire market striped hyena
  04/23/26
what's so bad about this list? everyone is shitting on it wi...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
It conveys a lack of Taste. You either see it or you don't.
Red indirect expression field
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sooty pistol
  04/23/26
that's just lazy. you could point out bands you think are ov...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
I think people are just going by whether or not these bands ...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
sure i noticed that too. but if you're going to make a great...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Ok sure. But Wilco? Jfc lol
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
the fleetwood snub is pretty egregious tbf
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Agreed
sooty pistol
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I don't really believe in the concept of "per se" ...
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
my notes: u2 at 3 way too high GNR is a top ten by any est...
Brass cruise ship
  04/23/26
admit deny admit. radiohead is one of my all time favs...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
I never knew U2 was so great.
Saffron costumed round eye
  04/23/26
lol @ 'Public Enemy' in the 80s and 90s, 'Public Enemy' w...
crimson stirring office
  04/23/26
Cr I've never listened to them in my life. Should be NWA if ...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
Public Enemy was 180.
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not even gonna click, i know its bad also gonna bet bob d...
comical impressive senate rigor
  04/23/26
He's not because this only counts BANDS Otherwise it woul...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
thats like saying zelda isnt an rpg
comical impressive senate rigor
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why do boomers love nirvana so much?
vivacious hunting ground goyim
  04/23/26
They don't. But Nirvana single handedly Ruined the boomer er...
sooty pistol
  04/23/26
when i sold stereos the boomer salesman would always grimace...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
they are a symbol. no one actually cares about their music (...
Brass cruise ship
  04/23/26
Becks discography is better than Beatles and Rolling Stones ...
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
  04/23/26
sup Beck, hows the kids bar mitzvah going?
Brass cruise ship
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Bitch wife took everything in the divorce and 1 of the Gramm...
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
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lmao i went to a concert with beck playing with a bunch of z...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Yeah he’s Jewish
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
  04/23/26
I like Beck a lot but this is a retarded statement.
Saffron costumed round eye
  04/23/26
Morning Phase is better than any Beatles album from start to...
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
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To be fair, This might actually be the laziest flame I ha...
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Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
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lazy flame is the best kind IMO/IME
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Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
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Steely Dan and Dire Straits should be 1 and 2
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
  04/23/26
needs more Belle & Sebastian
crimson stirring office
  04/23/26
*of Montreal
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
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cr
crimson stirring office
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saw them recently and the show was sick. they're touring aga...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
If not flame I’ll go not flame Hissing Fauna is a ...
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
  04/23/26
not flame it was 180 af. they put on an amazing show.
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
Do you like All Them Witches they’re from Nashville an...
Excitant twisted casino dingle berry
  04/23/26
never heard of them but ill check them out!
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
love em'! thanks for the rec, definitely my type of music. b...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
needs more 80s/90s indie: Galaxie 500 needs a 90s 'electron...
crimson stirring office
  04/23/26
Smashing Pumpkins should be here for for their albums throug...
lilac degenerate
  04/24/26
This was never published in Rolling Stone btw
Walnut International Law Enforcement Agency
  04/23/26
I hope no one thinks it is. It's such slop it's in two diffe...
Red indirect expression field
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Red indirect expression field
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just noticed that The White Stripes are not included. som...
crimson stirring office
  04/23/26
cr. if you're gonna throw good millennial bands in there the...
Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish
  04/23/26
what about the album about the black stripper who was raped ...
beady-eyed vermilion temple
  04/23/26
Wilco at 26 is nuts
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
It is, and I am a huge Wilco fan. All these lists are stupi...
Grizzly hyperventilating elastic band
  04/24/26
Where THE FUCK is Imagine Dragons?
lilac degenerate
  04/24/26
RADIOACTIVE
sooty pistol
  04/24/26
Not a horrible list overall but Wilco and Franz Ferdinand do...
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
If they made this list 2 years ago, they wouldn't even have ...
lilac degenerate
  04/24/26
Similarly if White Stripes did a reunion tour with Meg and J...
sooty pistol
  04/24/26
no, white stripes was never the phenomenon that oasis was im...
Canary big range personal credit line
  04/24/26
I think they belong in there over franz ferdinand for sure. ...
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
FF doesnt belong at all. no one listened to or cared about w...
Canary big range personal credit line
  04/24/26
Yeah fair point. I mean I was just doing a cursory glance an...
copper hairy legs parlour
  04/24/26
I don't think it's a horrible list, and Oasis is a personal ...
lilac degenerate
  04/24/26
weezer fags btfo cant even post itt
shaky dull state
  04/24/26
weezer is on the list? that is supremely gay if so. the vast...
cobalt community account friendly grandma
  04/24/26


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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:25 PM
Author: Gay trip filthpig

https://x.com/hot_pepper76/status/2047108943458275605?s=61

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:27 PM
Author: Red indirect expression field

This list is worse than I could possibly have imagined

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837369)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:29 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:07 PM
Author: sooty pistol



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:13 PM
Author: frozen heaven



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:49 PM
Author: Canary big range personal credit line



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:04 PM
Author: Brass cruise ship



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Date: April 24th, 2026 2:08 AM
Author: Yellow cheese-eating fortuitous meteor

keep talking shit about the beach boys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839057)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:28 PM
Author: Titillating umber jewess

They should change their name to Beatle Magazine then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837373)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:34 PM
Author: cobalt community account friendly grandma

wow, beatles at 1 and stones at 2. definitely didn't see that coming!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837406)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:08 PM
Author: sooty pistol

Beatles is accurate but Stones should be #50

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837521)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: cobalt community account friendly grandma

ty for this moronic take

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837751)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:17 PM
Author: sooty pistol

Are you going to cry about it like you usually do

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:49 PM
Author: cobalt community account friendly grandma

i might yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837863)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Sapphire market striped hyena



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:30 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Grizzly hyperventilating elastic band

Retarded take

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:01 PM
Author: sooty pistol

?

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Saffron costumed round eye

Kike

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:35 PM
Author: razzle native puppy

This is more embarrassing than TT's Kazaa downloads.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837410)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:38 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action

Okay, I lol'd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837423)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:56 PM
Author: comical impressive senate rigor

lol

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:59 PM
Author: Hot chapel pervert

This is a flame list some bait shop in Mumbai put together, congratulations to everyone ITT on being retarded boomers

You really think Rolling Stone would put out a list like this with almost 100% cis white males on it?

*slaps you on the head like old Italian grandma*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837481)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:04 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action

180

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: Red indirect expression field

Mumbai bait shop tp

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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 10:08 PM
Author: topaz painfully honest haunted graveyard menage



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Date: April 24th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 24th, 2026 8:22 AM
Author: Clear Spectacular Parlor

Cr, didn’t they recently put out some “greatest guitarists ever” list that had Taylor Swift at #8 and some random negress no one ever heard of at #5 or something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839269)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 10:23 AM
Author: Contagious base

Incredible so many retards earnestly posted their retarded hot takes AFTER this was called out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839541)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:08 PM
Author: sooty pistol

This list only makes sense if it was written by Jeff Tweedy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837519)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 8:21 AM
Author: khaki crackhouse

lol cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839268)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:55 PM
Author: Ruby abode chad

how did Franz Ferdinand sneak in at the end?

it is Rolling Stone so of course it has to be a lot of boomer slop, and include Sly Stone for diversity... but there is no argument for FF.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837881)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: sooty pistol

credited take

oddly enough Sly Stone isn't even a Top 10 African American band from their era

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837922)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:30 PM
Author: Saffron costumed round eye

Franz Ferdinand bought Rolling Stone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838005)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:51 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

they had to put some millennial bands on the list and there aren't that many millennials bands even arguably in contention for top 50 GOATs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838104)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:53 PM
Author: sooty pistol

They could have put RHCP up a lot higher if they were trying to win credibility. Didn't necessarily have to be an active band in the 2000s but one Millennials listened to.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838114)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: Ruby abode chad

they have The Strokes and Arcade Fire... i would have accepted something like Coldplay as a gesture toward them... but FF?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838157)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:17 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

coldplay sucks. if we're gonna put shitty but popular bands in there lets put nickleback in the top 5.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838242)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 12:30 PM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

Strokes and Arcade Fire are legit great though. Coldplay sucks. FF is better than coldplay but shouldnt be on the list.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839813)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: slimy deer antler house

I'm a massive Franz Ferdinand fan and there's no fucking way they're anywhere close to best 50 bands of all time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838220)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:17 PM
Author: sooty pistol



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:20 AM
Author: lilac degenerate

If they wanted to go that 2000s british indie route, it seems like Arctic Monkeys would have made more sense. Pretty sure they've had way more sustained success.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839673)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 4:57 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

fairly accurate. Cream should be in top 10.

it gets boring talking about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones et al. but that doesn't detract from the reality that they are inarguably the best bands.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837886)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:05 PM
Author: Sapphire market striped hyena

God fucking damn this has to be trolling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837917)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:25 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

what's so bad about this list? everyone is shitting on it without giving any rationale. i think u2 is dogshit but they have an enormous following.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49837986)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:31 PM
Author: Red indirect expression field

It conveys a lack of Taste. You either see it or you don't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838009)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:32 PM
Author: sooty pistol



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

that's just lazy. you could point out bands you think are over or underrated, but then that opens you up for criticism.

everyone is going to think this list is "bad" because bands they like are rated too low and vice versa.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838066)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: sooty pistol

I think people are just going by whether or not these bands are the greatest per se. For instance I don't like the Stones but that's not why I think it's a bad list. It's a bad list because it includes many bizarre one time wonders from random eras like they were trying to pay homage to some subculture for their approval. For instance Wilco and Franz Ferdinand aren't considered great by most rock fans even if you like that band. But to me the author or committee was basically saying we need to throw in a certain number from every era for it to be credible. So it's like they just picked something at random that could have been anything rather than a consensus pick. And then of course it's heavily weighted towards stuff boomers like which again feeds into why the Millennial bands are seemingly random.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838084)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:01 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

sure i noticed that too. but if you're going to make a greatest of ALL TIME it's BS to exclude bands from certain eras. if they only included bands from rocks heyday people would scream BS too.

i just don't think it's EGREGIOUSLY bad. which is why i was probing for specifics. it's a decent list for the purpose it was made for, which would never satisfy everyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838158)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: sooty pistol

Ok sure. But Wilco? Jfc lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838162)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

the fleetwood snub is pretty egregious tbf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838205)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:17 PM
Author: sooty pistol

Agreed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838241)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:14 AM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

I don't really believe in the concept of "per se" greatness though in band rankings. Any “greatest” list is already mixing quality, popularity, influence, historical importance, critical reputation, and scene representation. I agree that some picks can feel tokenistic or arbitrary, but I don’t think “most rock fans don’t consider them great” settles it. Also I think when Rolling Stone does something like this, they are basically trying to make a "canon-shaping" list. It isn't just meant to report the list, but also to construct or revise perceptions post-hoc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839663)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: Brass cruise ship

my notes:

u2 at 3 way too high

GNR is a top ten by any estimate.

radiohead at 7 is silly

way too many gay bands ranked way too high (police, rem, smiths)

metalica at 25? thats just dumb.

public enemy? come on man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838191)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:16 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

admit

deny

admit. radiohead is one of my all time favs but too niche to be this high.

deny. smiths are amazing. police are gay but super popular. rem is great but prob not in the top 50.

admit.

admit. if this list is to include hip hop then half the list should be hip hop. putting one token band in there is SPS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838235)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:29 PM
Author: Saffron costumed round eye

I never knew U2 was so great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838000)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:32 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

lol @ 'Public Enemy'

in the 80s and 90s, 'Public Enemy' was the token 'rap group' that white music writers would always reference to round out these lists (having never even listened to them).

they were hardly relevant then, let alone now. no one under 50 has even heard of Public Enemy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838012)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:52 PM
Author: sooty pistol

Cr I've never listened to them in my life. Should be NWA if you're going to stan for gangsta rap. Further proof the authors never listened to any of these bands.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838108)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 6:00 AM
Author: Saffron costumed round eye

Public Enemy was 180.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839131)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:24 AM
Author: Canary big range personal credit line



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839687)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:54 PM
Author: comical impressive senate rigor

not even gonna click, i know its bad

also gonna bet bob dylan is on it and he is garbage

i remember SAD tp loved dylan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838120)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: sooty pistol

He's not because this only counts BANDS

Otherwise it would be HENDRIX JEFF BECK BOWIE PRINCE all day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838137)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:58 PM
Author: comical impressive senate rigor

thats like saying zelda isnt an rpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838146)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 5:59 PM
Author: vivacious hunting ground goyim

why do boomers love nirvana so much?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838150)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:01 PM
Author: sooty pistol

They don't. But Nirvana single handedly Ruined the boomer era of classic rock. No boomer ever once listened to Nirvana but they recognize it spelled the End. They spent the rest of the 90s listening to Slash's Snake Pit wondering why the crowds were getting smaller.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838160)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:19 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

when i sold stereos the boomer salesman would always grimace at grunge and altnerative. i remember vividly one guy turning off the weezer i was playing and boldly declaring "no, *THIS* is rock music" and started spinning Hey 19.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838260)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:04 PM
Author: Brass cruise ship

they are a symbol. no one actually cares about their music (beside the one hit). because kurt blew his head off they got placed into the James Dean role.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838168)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Becks discography is better than Beatles and Rolling Stones combined

Fuck Mastodon has 2 better albums than anything Stones made

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838171)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: Brass cruise ship

sup Beck, hows the kids bar mitzvah going?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838196)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Bitch wife took everything in the divorce and 1 of the Grammys!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838201)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:21 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

lmao i went to a concert with beck playing with a bunch of zoomers and he was doing this super gay rap shit and gyrating on stage. it was so cringe, i was embarassed to have brought them there.

i love beck but he's made A LOT of garbage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838270)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:31 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Yeah he’s Jewish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838318)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:22 PM
Author: Saffron costumed round eye

I like Beck a lot but this is a retarded statement.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838280)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:25 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Morning Phase is better than any Beatles album from start to finish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838296)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 10:13 AM
Author: Indecent School Cafeteria Hominid

To be fair,

This might actually be the laziest flame I have ever seen on XO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839518)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 10:57 AM
Author: sooty pistol



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839631)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:36 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840225)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840278)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:35 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action

lazy flame is the best kind IMO/IME

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840224)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840279)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:06 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Steely Dan and Dire Straits should be 1 and 2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838175)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

needs more Belle & Sebastian

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838199)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

*of Montreal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838206)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:17 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838240)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:22 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

saw them recently and the show was sick. they're touring again, considering seeing them again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838276)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

If not flame I’ll go not flame

Hissing Fauna is a millennial classic I got so much golden age fuckapp pussy to that album

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838301)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:28 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

not flame it was 180 af. they put on an amazing show.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838310)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:30 PM
Author: Excitant twisted casino dingle berry

Do you like All Them Witches they’re from Nashville and doddokoff and I think they’re the most 180 current real band

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838315)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:38 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

never heard of them but ill check them out!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838339)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:53 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

love em'! thanks for the rec, definitely my type of music. but nothing like Of Montreal?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838481)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:15 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

needs more 80s/90s indie: Galaxie 500

needs a 90s 'electronica' entry: Portishead

needs a shoegaze band: Ride

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838230)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: lilac degenerate

Smashing Pumpkins should be here for for their albums through Mellon Collie, and their cultural importance from 94-96.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839668)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 6:42 PM
Author: Walnut International Law Enforcement Agency

This was never published in Rolling Stone btw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838349)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:56 PM
Author: Red indirect expression field

I hope no one thinks it is. It's such slop it's in two different fonts. Mumbai bait shop tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838487)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:15 AM
Author: Cyan Bateful Address

Creedence Cloerwater Revival

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839665)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 2:32 PM
Author: Adventurous dog poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840001)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:36 PM
Author: Soul-stirring affirmative action



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840226)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Red indirect expression field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840317)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:55 PM
Author: crimson stirring office

just noticed that The White Stripes are not included.

somewhat surprising omission. 50% of their notoriety was entirely music press/critical hype.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838486)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 8:13 PM
Author: Kink-friendly Orange Death Wish

cr. if you're gonna throw good millennial bands in there they should be included. def over franz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838519)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 10:06 PM
Author: beady-eyed vermilion temple

what about the album about the black stripper who was raped atop broken glass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49838802)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

Wilco at 26 is nuts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839634)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:05 AM
Author: Grizzly hyperventilating elastic band

It is, and I am a huge Wilco fan.

All these lists are stupid to be honest. But with the state of rock and roll at the moment, it invokes feel-good nostalgia.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839652)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:01 AM
Author: lilac degenerate

Where THE FUCK is Imagine Dragons?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839638)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:02 AM
Author: sooty pistol

RADIOACTIVE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839642)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:01 AM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

Not a horrible list overall but Wilco and Franz Ferdinand don't belong there and some of the ordering is kind of weird.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839641)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:02 AM
Author: lilac degenerate

If they made this list 2 years ago, they wouldn't even have included Oasis. But because the reunion tour was a massive success they have them as the 13th greatest band of all time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839643)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:06 AM
Author: sooty pistol

Similarly if White Stripes did a reunion tour with Meg and Jack they similarly would jump into the top 20

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839653)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:26 AM
Author: Canary big range personal credit line

no, white stripes was never the phenomenon that oasis was imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839692)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 1:54 PM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

I think they belong in there over franz ferdinand for sure. FF was a one-hit wonder. They belong in there over Wilco too. Only reason anyone ever listened to them is because Pitchfork gave YHFT a 10.0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839949)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 1:57 PM
Author: Canary big range personal credit line

FF doesnt belong at all. no one listened to or cared about wilco but i kind of understand including them because all the music critics fawned over them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839953)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:07 AM
Author: copper hairy legs parlour

Yeah fair point. I mean I was just doing a cursory glance and looking for the real out of place stuff. The overall shape of the list isn't horrible. Many to most of the bands on there probably belong there. Some of the ordering is weird. I think on second thought I agree Oasis probably doesn't belong there. I like them but only a few songs. There are a bunch on here I don't really like at all too but they probably belong due to influence/popularity. It's impossible to make a perfect list. If you aren't just doing your personal list you have to pretend that it's Balanced and culturally appropriate. I don't want to put Metallica on a list of best bands, but they influenced an entire genre of music and had tremendous far-reaching influence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839654)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:14 AM
Author: lilac degenerate

I don't think it's a horrible list, and Oasis is a personal all-time favorite band. But Rolling Stone never really gave them any respect, and having them here just seems like a bandwagon reaction to how much people loved the reunion shows last year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839664)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 11:16 AM
Author: shaky dull state

weezer fags btfo cant even post itt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49839667)



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Date: April 24th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: cobalt community account friendly grandma

weezer is on the list? that is supremely gay if so. the vast majority of their output is sps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859790&forum_id=2#49840162)