[Bumpman]

I suppose there's any number of things that make albums great, not just the influence that they've had, or the amount of copies they sell. It's a silly notion though, that there even could be a list where "greatness" could be weighed and measured, any real music lover will tell you that different music appeals to you at different times, and that records have to be measured on their own terms.

That list just makes me imagine a list of the best songs of all time being put on a two cd set, and sixty million plebs going out to buy it, thinking that they've just bought the very best that music has to offer. It's that whole iPod culture that seems to fascinate people at the minute. Getting one or two songs from a list of great bands, and calling yourself an afficianado...