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Originally Posted by MissLadyLoki
I gotta come out and say it: RS is run by a bunch of childish jackasses that act like a combo of a poser (put on their lists what they think is "cool") and an elitist (put on their lists obscure stuff to look "cool"). Their lists are skewed as hell (you shoulda seen how upset people got at my Zep Facebook group when they saw Jimmy Page was ranked only 7 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists) and to listen to it is like taking advice on penny stocks and other risky investments from a monkey throwing darts at a board. I swear, their lists annoy me more than anything else, but I've come to ignore them and their stupid opinions.
OK, rant over.
Now, Go Your Own Way is a great song, but they should have really put Rhiannon up there and higher too. That song did have a huge impact in that it was the breakout song for the Mac and solidified Stevie's image that has served as an influence for female vocalists to this day, not to mention it was a huge stepping stone towards her position as the Queen of Rock n' Roll.
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I really enjoyed the entire composition of what you wrote, MLL, it just reads in a very flowing, logical, positive way. Heck, I found it concise! (Usually, I think of rants as too long! I could have read more of your thoughts!)
It's funny how damaged the reputation of RS seems to be, now. I suspect they may not be willing to pay for 'real writers' anymore, for the magazine, with the Internet writers, pro and non-pro, who provide immediate coverage a bi-weekly cannot. I'd given my sister's 13 yr. old son a subscription, and my sister asked me to please not renew it, saying 'All they do is put these old f***s on the cover and compile ridiculous lists, there's nothing in there worth reading'.
Of-course, I'd love Rolling Stone again if they gave us an exclusive preview of the (being faithful, still) forthcoming Stevie cd with a cover photo and caption along the lines of:
'Can Rolling Stone's Designated 'Queen of Rock' Reign Again As She Rush-Releases Best Album Ever?'
(Why not hallucinate
big?)
Inside, a never-before-leaked track-by-track preview; written by Cameron Crowe, because he's sick of trying to sell another screenplay, with pages of photos and details of the recording sessions, on news-stands no later than September 1, 2010. I'd buy a lifetime subscription-
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Yup, won't happen.
See now, what I meant about how concise you were, MLL?!
PS- As we all know, Rolling Stone really blew it by
not having even a
mention of Lindsey Buckingham in their '100 Greatest Guitarists in Rock History' issue, which you also managed to mention, above.
Concisely
