VH1 - 100 Greatest Artists

[Amateur]

I was flipping channels and came across this program on VH1. I was highly entertained by their list, and wondered what others may think of it. I've posted my comments here and there:

100 Alicia Keys - just getting started - already a musical genius imv
99 Hall & Oates - bubblegum
98 Depeche Mode -
97 Pretenders
96 Journey
95 OutKast
94 Mariah Carey - very nice voice
93 Pearl Jam
92 LL Cool J
91 Green Day
90 Elvis Costello
89 Beastie Boys
88 Bee Gees
87 George Michael
86 N.W.A.
85 The Band
84 Curtis Mayfield - true pioneer
83 Earth, Wind and Fire - Yess!!!!
82 Steely Dan - love them
81 ABBA
80 Mary J. Blige - she's great
79 Eminem
78 Judas Priest
77 Lynyrd Skynyrd - a fav
76 Run-D.M.C.
75 Rush
74 The Cure
73 Van Morrison
72 Janis Joplin - not enough time
71 R.E.M.
70 Def Leppard
69 Tupac Shakur
68 Otis Redding - too short,beautiful music
67 Coldplay
66 Justin Timberlake -very talented
65 The Doors
64 Talking Heads
63 Notorious B.I.G.
62 Genesis - love all versions
61 Cream
60 Whitney Houston - one of best voices ever
59 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
58 Cheap Trick
57 Iggy & The Stooges
56 KISS
55 Peter Gabriel
54 Public Enemy
53 Little Richard
52 Beyoncé - hmmm
51 Billy Joel
50 Sade - NO!!
49 Parliament-Funkadelic - ohhh Maggot Brain!! - get high music!!
48 Rage Against The Machine
47 Jay-Z
46 Ramones
45 Al Green - went to his church once - he sang his sermon
44 Joni Mitchell - yep
43 Ray Charles - Oh Yess!!
42 Metallica
41 Van Halen
40 The Police
39 The Kinks
38 Sly & The Family Stone - one of the best
37 Fleetwood Mac - very good
36 Paul McCartney - yep
35 Johnny Cash
34 Tina Turner - Queen of Rock!!
33 Guns N’ Roses
32 Black Sabbath
31 John Lennon
30 Aerosmith
29 Radiohead
28 Elton John - Pioneer!!
27 Aretha Franklin - Doesn't get any better!!
26 Neil Young
25 Chuck Berry
24 The Velvet Underground
23 AC/DC
22 The Clash
21 Bruce Springsteen
20 Marvin Gaye - Master of R&B
19 U2
18 Pink Floyd - Dark Side is masterpiece
17 Queen
16 Madonna - strange genius
15 The Beach Boys
14 Nirvana
13 The Who
12 David Bowie
11 Bob Marley
10 Stevie Wonder - Compelling, MLK National Holiday b/c of him!!
09 James Brown - his music changed things forever
08 Elvis Presley
07 Prince - Oh Yessss!!!
06 Jimi Hendrix - A Genius - Pali Gap!!
05 Bob Dylan
04 Rolling Stones
03 Led Zeppelin - Absolutely!!!
02 Michael Jackson - Best Entertainer of All Time!!
01 The Beatles - Undisputed No. 1 !!!

I only commented when I had something to say, either b/c I didn't like them or don't know them.

A few ommissions tho - how to omit Barbara Streisand, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, while some others are included??? Everyone's list is different, of course, but this list is supposed to be Of All Time!!

Nat King Cole had a show with no sponsors - no commercials!!, b/c he was a Black man and no one wanted to sponsor his show, but everyone watched!! How can you forget about him???

I guess this list was devised by 14 yr old boys!!

[mojo]

I agree with your comments. Maybe not madonna so much.

There is so much great talent but Aerosmith was always my favorite.

Eminem is a huge talent. I remember when he first came onto the scene. My son was around 12 I think. One halloween a kid came to the door in baggy clothes and I asked him what he was. He said Eminem. When he left I told my son he didn't look like an M&M. To which I got the Mom! but I didn't know at the time.

Sade is alright but doesn't belong there or Hall/Oates I agree. Some are missing like Cat Stevens and Jethro Tull.

Queen is one of my favorite vocals.

What great stuff!