#41

Yes thereā€™s loads of shite but thatā€™s easily filtered out imo, and Sara makes up for everything :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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#42

So why are you surprised by the Beastie Boys doing well but not REM I guess? Wasnā€™t meant to be a specific comment at your either (sorry if it came across like that) - lots of people saying the same thing

#43

I also didnā€™t say I was surprised because this board of course is made up of a demographic and skews lots of things like this. I would point you to shrewbies post tho.

#44

The beastie boys is such an incredibly dis choice. The era, the context, sequence of their career, itā€™s all perfect

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#45

Rumours deserves its position as one of the highest selling albums of all time, and Tusk is an under-regarded, brilliant album. Shitloads of great singles beyond those albums as well.

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#46

Good book. Hadnā€™t previously made the connection but then I donā€™t really know much about Fleetwood Mac.

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#47

Yeah had no idea they were so revered on here. Like them but wouldnā€™t put them near any of the other artists in the top ten.

#48

I donā€™t understand the outrage at the Beastie Boys being popular here. Their career-span practically matches Pixies and nobody had a fit when they got a big score.

Iā€™m still confused about the ā€œSupremes demographicā€ on here.

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#49

Genuinely astonishing.

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#50

donā€™t think anybody is outraged or having a fit

#51

Donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever knowingly heard a Fleetwood Mac song.

#52

I am, but for completely different reasons

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#53

Youā€™ve probably heard Rumours in it entirerty through osmosis

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#54

fleetwood mac occupy a space between 2 and 3 for me. Some great tracks, couple of good records but iā€™ve never really got on board with them. I guess too much of their output is middle of the road pish. iā€™ll decide later in the day if itā€™s a 2 or a 3.

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#55

Your initial post sounded (to me at least) like you thought that they did well purely due to the demographic on here and they wouldnā€™t have done as well if it hadnā€™t been because of this, and I donā€™t agree with this. Iā€™m also aware that theyā€™ve done better than any other hip hop act, but I think there is slightly more to it than ā€˜they are whiteā€™. Itā€™s fairly easy to see why all of their most popular records would appeal to a demographic beyond hip hop fans. The only time made a pure hip hop record it was a commercial and critical flop at the time it came out, and remains the worse selling record from their peak 80s-90s era.

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#56

My 15 year old self would hate me for saying so, but they are really, really good (in the prime Buckingham/Nicks period at least). Three top class and contrasting singer/songwriters supported by an amazing rhythm section. Whatā€™s not to like.

Narrowly voted for Rumours in the album poll, but Tusk is amazing and runs it really close. I also have a lot of love for the unfashionable Tango in the Night.

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#57

Maybe my language exaggerates it a little, but there does seem to be some hostility to the result.

#58

WTF? The Beastie Boys are amazing and very very loved which is why they scored so high.

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#59

Exactly

#60

Whichever way you look at it, itā€™s genuinely astonishing that a majority of DIS contributors apparently think The Beastie Boys are better than Bowie, The Beatles and Prince (to name just three).

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