\nVi talte om New Musical Express, og den meget specielle britiske musikjournalistik, hvor helt nye bands konstant skrives op til en forventning og st\u00f8rrelse, kun de f\u00e6rreste af dem kan leve op til. Skiftende trends, brug og smid v\u00e6k, pop i ordets oprindelige forstand som noget meget flygtigt, det er hvad NME er.<\/p>\n
Jeg l\u00e6ste selv NME ugentligt helt op i 90’erne, men kom til det punkt, hvor bladet \u00e9n gang for meget havde l\u00f8jet et eller andet h\u00e5bl\u00f8st band op som the next big thing. At redaktionen s\u00e5 samtidig k\u00f8rte en udryddelseskampagne mod personen Morrissey gjorde ikke min k\u00f8belyst st\u00f8rre.<\/p>\n
Men NME er der endnu i kioskerne. Med en forsidegrafik s\u00e5 rodet og grim, at den til forveksling ligner de danske sladderugeblade. S\u00e5dan var det ikke i slut-70’er\/start-80’erne, da fotografer som Pennie Smith og Anton Corbijn arbejdede for bladet. Da havde man i designet en stilistisk enkelthed, som gik godt i sp\u00e6nd med hele den post-punk scene man rapporterede fra og om. Det var ogs\u00e5 perioden, hvor man gennem s\u00e5 skarpe skribenter som Paul Morley, Adrian Thrills og Chris Bohn turde tage rock-journalistikken og dens l\u00e6sere nye steder hen.<\/p>\n
I denne uges NME har bladets nuv\u00e6rende redaktion sammensat en top-100 over de bedste britiske plader nogensinde. Da vi her p\u00e5 siden er store tilh\u00e6ngere af top-lister, bringer vi den uden t\u00f8ven. Fordi s\u00e5dan en liste inspirerer til at g\u00e5 ud og blive beriget af b\u00e5de ny og \u00e6ldre musik. Men ogs\u00e5 fordi den s\u00e5 klart illustrerer NME’s tidsfacistoide problem.<\/p>\n
Pr\u00f8v nu bare at se hvad der ligger p\u00e5 5. pladsen over “bedste britiske plader nogensinde” – temmelig bizart! Til sammenligning dukker Rolling Stones – hvem er de? – f\u00f8rst op som # 43. Og Beatles’ Sgt Pepper, der altid plejer at komme ind i top-3 i lister over indflydelsesrige udgivelser, er ligesom f.eks. The Cure’s Pornography slet ikke med blandt de 100:-D<\/p>\n
Well, her er NME-nedt\u00e6llingen s\u00e5. Lad h\u00f8re hvis nogen har det rigtige bud p\u00e5 de 5 eller 10 bedste britiske plader fra helt tilbage til lige nu…<\/p>\n
100: Derek And Clive – Live
\n99: Patrick Wolf – Lycanthropy
\n98: Roots Manuva – Run Com Save Me
\n97: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
\n96: Adam And The Ants – KingsOf The Wild Frontier
\n95: Julian Cope – Jehovakill
\n94: The Futureheads – The Futureheads
\n93: Brian Eno – Here Come The Warm Jets
\n92: Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
\n91: The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace
\n90: Supergrass – I Should Coco
\n89: Blur – Parklife
\n88: Underworld – Dubnobasswithmyheadman
\n87: Small Faces – Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake
\n86: George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
\n85: ABC – The Lexicon Of Love
\n84: Redskins – Neither Washington Nor Moscow
\n83: Wire – Pink Flag
\n82: Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches
\n81: Antony & The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
\n80: Black Sabbath – Paranoid
\n79: Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque
\n78: Aphex Twin – Slected Ambient Works 85-92
\n77: The Beta Band – The Three Eps
\n76: Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time
\n75: Tricky – Maxinquaye
\n74: Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation
\n73: Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
\n72: Joy Division – Closer
\n71: Buzzcocks – Love Bites
\n70: Spacemen 3 – The Perfect Prescription
\n69: Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
\n68: The Pretty Things – SF Sorrow
\n67: Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
\n66: Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
\n65: Radiohead – Kid A
\n64: Gang Of Four – Entertainment!
\n63: David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
\n62: Saint Etienne – Fox Base Alpha
\n61: Echo & The Bunnymen – Ocena Rain
\n60: The Human League – Dare!
\n59: The Clash – The Clash
\n58: Suede – Dog Man Star
\n57:The Cure – Head On The Door
\n56: Portishead – Portishead
\n55: Bloc Party – Bloc Party
\n54: Morrissey – Vauxhall & I
\n53: The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
\n52: Madness – One Step Beyond
\n51: Billy Bragg – Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
\n50: The La’s – The La’s
\n49: The Who – My Generation
\n48: Elastica – Elastica
\n47: The Libertines – The Libertines
\n46: Pulp – His ‘n’ Hers
\n45: The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free
\n44: Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
\n43: The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main Street
\n42: The Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy
\n41: Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
\n40: Dizzee Rascal – Boy In Da Corner
\n39: Ride – Nowhere
\n38: Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
\n37: Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
\n36: The Beatles – The Beatles
\n35: Radiohead – OK Computer
\n34: The Jam – All Mod Cons
\n33: Coldplay – Parachutes
\n32: The Zombies – Odessy And Oracle
\n31: Massive Attack – Blue Lines
\n30: Suede – Suede
\n29: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
\n28: Nick Drake – Bryter Later
\n27: PJ Harvey – Dry
\n26: The Smiths – Hatful Of Hollow
\n25: The Kinks – The Village Green Appreciation Society
\n24: Pet Shop Boys – Please
\n23: New Order – Technique
\n22: Super Furry Animals – Radiator
\n21: Muse – Absolution
\n20: The Beatles – Rubber Soul
\n19: The Smiths – Strangeways Here We Come
\n18: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
\n17: The Streets – Original Pirate Material
\n16: Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
\n15: Primal Scream – Screamadelica
\n14: David Bowie – Hunky Dory
\n13: The Verve – A Northern Soul
\n12: The Specials – Specials
\n11: Radiohead – The Bends
\n10: The Libertines – Up The Bracket
\n9: The Beatles – Revolver
\n8: The Clash – London Calling
\n7: Pulp – Different Class
\n6: Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish
\n5: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
\n4: Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
\n3: Oasis – Definitely Maybe
\n2: The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
\n1: The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses<\/p>\n