How dumb is this list
 

This just goes to illustrate further how the nme gets worse and worse ever year

The nme's top 50 rock gods

1. Kurt Cobain
2. Pete Doherty
3. Morrissey
4. Liam Gallagher
5. Carl Barat
6. Thom Yorke
7. Noel Gallagher
8. David Bowie
9. Ian Brown
10. Ian Curtis
11. Richey Edwards
12. Jack White
13. Joe Strummer
14. Matt Bellamy
15. Axl Rose
16. Bob Dylan
17. Julian Casablancas
18. John Lennon
19. Elliott Smith
20. Alex Kapranos
21. David Gedge
22. Jimi Hendrix
23. Billy Corgan
24. Bono
25. Alex Turner
26. Dave Grohl
27. Johnny Marr
28. Courtney Love
29. Jarvis Cocker
30. Johnny Rotten
31. Marc Bolan
32. Neil Young
33. Kim Deal
34. Shaun Ryder
35. Antony Hegarty
36. Syd Barrett
37. Elvis Presley
38. Billie Joe Armstrong
39. Marvin Gaye
40. Brian Wilson
41. Paul McCartney
42. Bruce Springsteen
43. Frank Black
44. Iggy Pop
45. Jimmy Page
46. Johnny Cash
47. Keith Richards
48. Patti Smith
49. Prince
50. Shane MacGowan

2. pete docherty (WHAT HAS THAT CUNT EVER DONE APART FROM BE A USELESS JUNKIE?! Jimi Hendrix is 22. how fucked up is that?)
5. carl barat (over hyped kinks wannabe)
11. Richey edwards (cus he disappeared?)
14. matt bellamy (muse only have 1 good album, the first one)
21. David Gedge (surprise that he got into an nme poll considering wedding present aren't exactly hip but how is he better than hendrix?)
22. Hendrix (how is he not number one? one of the greatest innovators and creaters of music of all time)
38. billie joe armstrong (how does he beat mccartney and iggy pop?)
39. Marvin Gaye (hardly known for headbanging and moshing)

I don't agree with all of these but i can see why some of them are where they are. The nme is truly tragic these days. Totally style over substance. When i realised pete docherty wasn't #1 i would have assumed it would have been an arctic monkey or something instead. This magazine is SHITE, but you all knew that already

I stopped reading after number 2.

Iggy Pop should probably top every list, including those of the grocery variety.

im glad Elliott's in there, should be top 5 though, the rest of it is trash, totally in the wrong order.

That is such a rediculious list. Any person that lists Courtney Love ahead of Paul McCartney should be shot in the head @ point blank range.

Agreed. I really only think a few of those deserve to be on there. Kurt Cobain deserves it I think, but not #1. Iggy pop and Ian Curtis deserve higher.

i started choking on my own laughter reading that comment

i am afraid to say what US mags would say rock god wise, i would venture to say billie joe or that fuck, you know, that fuck who sucks (umm that could be quite a few actually, shit, ummmm i say move to sweden and enjoy......ummm no.......try listening to cotton candy mixers on phase modulators)

in agreeance but i would say just for mentioning the crack whore people should be shot in the head at point blank range, let all just ignore her out of existance

^: Agreed. Let's just forget that she even exists.

The Gallagher brothers and Morrisey can't be rock gods.... NME is so fucked up

Hahah I like Courtney, she's just a rock star though, not a god.

to call morrisey, elliot smith, or thom yorke "rock gods" is laughable. i'm lukewarm on morrisey but i love elliot smith and thom yorke but by no means would i put them on a list of rock gods if i was making one. this is trash

lucky i have no interest in rock gods or rock stars in general or I might have been offended.

If I was writing the list the top 6 would have been every member of Dragonforce.

1. Kurt Cobain- What about Elvis, Chuck Berry, Hendrix, Iggy Pop etc?
2. Pete Doherty- WTF is he?
3. Morrissey- He doesn't rock
4. Liam Gallagher- WTF is he?
5. Carl Barat- WTF is he?
6. Thom Yorke- He sings in an indie band that enjoyed mainstream success, and he is not
7. Noel Gallagher- WTF is he?
8. David Bowie- Finally, someone good
9. Ian Brown- How is he more of a rock god that Ian Curtis, Ian Brown isn't even legendary
10. Ian Curtis- Yeah, he is a rock legend/god
11. Richey Edwards- Who cares about Manic Stree Preachers anyways?
12. Jack White- sure he can rock, but what makes him more legendary than Joe Strummer?
13. Joe Strummer- he should be here
14. Matt Bellamy- Poseur
15. Axl Rose- Ok, Axl Rose is a Steven Tyler wannabe who is a Robert Plant wannabe, who wants to be a wannabe wannabe?
16. Bob Dylan- fucking overrated cock. He isn't even a rocker, he is folk.
17. Julian Casablancas- Over fucking John Lennon? This guy is less entertaining than a coma patient!
18. John Lennon- Legend
19. Elliott Smith- Legend
20. Alex Kapranos- WTF is he? Oh Franz Ferdinand? So he is in a popular indie band, who gives a shit, they'll be on VH1's 1 hit wonders in 10 years.
21. David Gedge- WTF is he? Oh, Wedding Present. Still, who the fuck cares?
22. Jimi Hendrix- legend
23. Billy Corgan- arguable. I'd say no. He cashed in on the success of Nirvana etc.
24. Bono- Bono wouldn't know hip if it hit him in the sunglasses and broke the bloody things off while he was sucking an american politician's cock
25. Alex Turner- WTF is he? Oh, Artic Monkeys, so fucking what? I rock fucking harder than that fucktard.
26. Dave Grohl- Foo Fighters blow, only reason he is famous is because of Nirvana
27. Johnny Marr- Good guitar player from the 80's, shouldn't Jimmy Page be before him?
28. Courtney Love- Slut, she deserves to be on this list more than have these douches though, atleast she has a tumultuous history
29. Jarvis Cocker- William Shatner can blow him out of the water with his version of "Common People"
30. Johnny Rotten- What about Sid Vicious? Infamy is a big thing in Rock and Roll.
31. Marc Bolan- legend
32. Neil Young- legend
33. Kim Deal- How is she more of a rock god than Frank Black? Pixies > Breeders
34. Shaun Ryder- WTF is he? Oh, oh, Happy Mondays. Yeah, they are a good band. I like them. They'd be a lot more obscure if it wasn't for that movie.
35. Antony Hegarty- WTF is he? This guy barely has a wikipedia entry
36. Syd Barrett- Yeah bro
37. Elvis Presley - 37? 37?
38. Billie Joe Armstrong- Fucking poseur
39. Marvin Gaye- Ummm, he is great, but he is more RnB/Soul than Rock, shouldn't be on this list
40. Brian Wilson- Beachboys are overrated
41. Paul McCartney- Good
42. Bruce Springsteen- Not a fan
43. Frank Black- Oh, he gets mentioned after Kim Deal
44. Iggy Pop- 44? 44? This guy masturbated onto his audience!
45. Jimmy Page- Yeah
46. Johnny Cash- Yeah
47. Keith Richards- Why did they have to put his image in my head?
48. Patti Smith- Did she make out with Tom Verlaine or was that Debbie Harry? Anyways, Debbie Harry should be on this list too.
49. Prince - fuck yeah
50. Shane MacGowan - WTF cares about the Pogues?

Asshole from the Arctic Monkeys is ahead of Niel Young, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten, etc....

Making a list like this should be a capital offense.

kurt cobain is #1?? wow thats just dumb

How the fuck does axel rose beat out Jimi Hendrix, Billy Corgan , Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney ..to name a few..!!!!!

Guns and Roses suck!!!!

can we all take a moment to appreciate how very indie onanie nic is. well done

One of the worst list ever. 5 of them deserve it.

who the fuck is pete doherty ?

Dragonforce? Indie? Stupid comment.

Babyshambles. Pretentious shit from the UK.

shock horror, nmes poll is unpopular with alt. rocker types

pete doherty isnt so bad himself, its all the little shitfaced cunts that worship him that need their knees capping,

Wow, the height of rock goddom was the seventies, and they act like rock and roll wasn't invented till the late eighties early ninties. Makes me want to shout that old Rodney Bingenhimer mantra, "I hate the nineties!" They think they are so alternative because they put Liam Gallagaher over anyone from The Who.

That's exactly what I thought.....even though I don't consider Thom Yorke a God so to speak, but Radiohead are a godly band. I'm glad Billy Corgan got a mention, but where's Thurston? or Kevin Shields? and why was Kurt #1?

Billy Corgan was the one I was most pissed about getting mentioned. Thom, Elliott, and Morrissey were the only ones even worth mentioning on that list. Many people should have been on there that weren't.

i've never said "fuck off!" so much while reading a list.

Ok, I usually avoid commenting on these things, but I so enjoyed SpectralJulian's lambasting I thought I'd go over it with all the bits he missed.


1. Kurt Cobain - is a dead junkie, ie, one better than a living one. 1 half-decent album, a heap of shit otherwise.
2. Pete Doherty - is a living junkie, one better than a vegetarian.
3. Morrissey - is a vegetarian.
4. Liam Gallagher - amusing cunt, no tunes.
5. Carl Barat - Crap hair cut.
6. Thom Yorke - looks like a freak. Wouldn't trust my daughter with him, if I had one.
7. Noel Gallagher - Men with one eyebrow are paedos. FACT.
8. David Bowie - Is a paedo. And can't sing. And the pre-80's period was shit as well.
9. Ian Brown - see 7. Also, ugliest man alive.
10. Ian Curtis - Spazz, one half-alright album. Luckily, he died, and no one notices that you're shit if you're dead (see 1, 11, 18, 22...)
11. Richey Edwards - The Manics are lucky that u2 exist.
12. Jack White - Seriously though, jokes over, shit singing, bad drumming, ugly, ugly band.
13. Joe Strummer - Stop breathing through your nose and being a wanker. Oh, sorry, you're dead.
14. Matt Bellamy - Posh boys like to kill babies. FACT.
15. Axl Rose - washes his teeth with cum.
16. Bob Dylan - Can't sing, writes like a child, kill children. FACT.
17. Julian Casablancas - Sexy fucker who is probably a paedo.
18. John Lennon - Dead, and not a moment too soon. In fact, about 20 years to late for my liking.
19. Elliott Smith - Dead. This is the only thing he has ever done to make me aware of his existence, ironically.
20. Alex Kapranos - If this is the guy who works in my local kebab shop, then he's OK by me.
21. David Gedge - Oh, for fucks sake. English, we get it. Fuck off now.
22. Jimi Hendrix - Dead dead dead dead dead. And secretly utter turgid shit.
23. Billy Corgan - Is save my vitriol by me seeing 24.
24. Bono - Is the worst thing to happen to mankind, ever.
25. Alex Turner - Yes. Who exactly? My paperboy, something like that?
26. Dave Grohl - Is a drummer. What kind of a world encourages people to think drummers are cool?
27. Johnny Marr - Johnny Shit more like.
28. Courtney Love - Hooray! A lady. Good on you for having breasts, lady.
29. Jarvis Cocker - Damn. My cynicism meets a sheer rockface. Still, he wears corduroy, probably a bummer.
30. Johnny Rotten - Posh art-school bastard with delusions of articulacy.
31. Marc Bolan - Post art-school bastard who could masturbate on a cup and students would think is genius. Cunt.
32. Neil Young - Is not good enough to be proper country.
33. Kim Deal - Is not good enough to be proper pop.
34. Shaun Ryder - Is a junkie. See 1 & 2 (although Ryder operates on the borders between life and death).
35. Antony Hegarty - Bummer, sings weird.
36. Syd Barrett - Junkie, would probably be saying plastic bags were governments spy receivers if mercy hadn't shown him the door.
37. Elvis Presley - THE SEX.
38. Billie Joe Armstrong - The Billy Joel Ubermensche 1.x
39. Marvin Gaye - Hehe. Gaye. Only in the list because he's black.
40. Brian Wilson - Hello, spacker. Write a decent song, won't you?
41. Paul McCartney - Second to Boneo in cuntchops of music list.
42. Bruce Springsteen - Has never done anything. Yes, I've heard the early stuff. You're point?
43. Frank Black - Works in a Pizza store.
44. Iggy Pop - Entertainer: No tunes.
45. Jimmy Page - Plugs his guitar into his own shit. FACT.
46. Johnny Cash - Dead, weird face, would've been a scarecrow in another life.
47. Keith Richards - Posh junkies are worse than dead junkies.
48. Patti Smith - Another lady. This one isn't as pretty, so she goes lower down.
49. Prince - THE SEX.
50. Shane MacGowan - Junkies come in many shapes.


There, that was fun.

'Pretentious'? On a fucking Sonic Youth message board? Irony, anyone?

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who is pete doherty??????
I asked in another thread ...

Pete doherty?!?
DOOCHEBAG!!!

Pete Doherty is some guy from some overrated British band I think. I don't know. I looked all the guys I didn't know on wikipedia, and his name blends in with all the others to me.

He hehe

Do people still read, or care about NME? Worst publication of all time. Period.

everyone's doin it!
 

Rock Gods


1. Kurt Cobain - he is dead. JImi Hendrix is dead too. so is John Lennon. Either of those two should be higher than Kurt Cobain.
2. Pete Doherty - I just found out who he is. libertines? never heard em. baby shambles? went to their website and it looks stupid and no audio could be found. i think he is what the brits call a "wanker".
3. Morrissey - The Moz is and has been and always will be a rock GOD. Now, whether he should be in the top 3 is questionable. top 50 certainly.
4. Liam Gallagher - this monkey's anus? fuck this idiot. fuck his music. why are the beatles not atop this list if the biggest beatle-teat-sucker out there is ranked number 4?
5. Carl Barat - never heard of him
6. Thom Yorke - i think the collective known as radiohead deserve the accolades, not just the singer.
7. Noel Gallagher - first the donkey's anus then the donkeys scrotum. fuck these guys. Oasis? Oasis? these are worthless fucks.
8. David Bowie - certified rock god. with his output it is ridiculous that the oasis cunt creams are ahea dof him.
9. Ian Brown - is this the guy from jethro tull? terrible
10. Ian Curtis - rock god, by virtue of death. 3...5...0...1...2...5...go!~
11. Richey Edwards - never heard of him
12. Jack White - ha ha ha. he is great but he would tell you he is no rock god
13. Joe Strummer - rock god fo sure.
14. Matt Bellamy - never heard of him
15. Axl Rose - more like a rock idiot. a truly cat-voiced waste of what minimal talent he may have had. fucking loser supreme. GNR must be inordinately huge in UK huh?
16. Bob Dylan - definitely
17. Julian Casablancas - do not know who that is.
18. John Lennon - rock god for sure. should be top 3.
19. Elliott Smith - another dead guy who sang sad songs about love and heartbreaka nd being a sad lonely guy in love with a broken heart. BARF
20. Alex Kapranos - is this the guywho played WEBSTER'S DAD?
21. David Gedge - never heard of him
22. Jimi Hendrix - definite rock GOD. should be number 1
23. Billy Corgan - rock toad. stupid fucking whiny bitch.
24. Bono - he qualifies as a rock god.
25. Alex Turner - who?
26. Dave Grohl - rock god? naaah. even he would tell you that.
27. Johnny Marr - in UK I guess he is a rock god. I would list him one below a rock god, but great nonetheless.
28. Courtney Love - fuck this stupid shitty whore.
29. Jarvis Cocker - never heard of him
30. Johnny Rotten - he is the rock anti-christ.
31. Marc Bolan - fuck marc bolan. fuck glam. fuck his stupid fucking shit songs. fuck it all.
32. Neil Young - rock god of highest caliber
33. Kim Deal - rock goddess. guess they could not find enough women to put on the list.
34. Shaun Ryder - never heard of him
35. Antony Hegarty - never heard of him. was he the singer in Dexy's Midnight Runners?
36. Syd Barrett - rock god. took rock to another level.
37. Elvis Presley - rock god, first rock god. as long as people have music they will play elvis, whether you like it or not.
38. Billie Joe Armstrong - rock weasel. fucking poser fuck. stupid loser. hate him. go suck a dog dick billie joe wannabe
39. Marvin Gaye - not rock at all, but a soul GOD.
40. Brian Wilson - I guess.
41. Paul McCartney - rock god who has his godhead stained by everything post 1970.
42. Bruce Springsteen - rock god. you may not like his brand of rock, but he does it 3-4 hours a NIGHT and he rocks and he gives you everything he has in the tank.
43. Frank Black - rock god by virtue of Pixies. his solo stuff is bland.
44. Iggy Pop - ROCK GOD of the highest caliber. took rock performance and rock singing to a new level.
45. Jimmy Page - rock god.
46. Johnny Cash - not rock at all. music god, but not rock.
47. Keith Richards - rock god in the highest order. he is still rocking, and still hates the establishment and still gives mick shit for kissing ass to the queen and her powdered undies.
48. Patti Smith - rock goddess, but should be higher than kim deal. and courtney love.
49. Prince - rock/funk god.
50. Shane MacGowan - don;t know who this is. another "wanker?"

I'm sorry, how do you not know who these people are? Surely they're not that paroichial English, are they?

Pulp, Anthony and the Johnsons and the Pogues respectively.

Bloody kids these days, they don't educate 'em right, I tells you...

*Edit - missed one. Shaun Ryder was in Black Grape and the Happy Mondays.

ahhh, anglo-centric.

I do not know Pulp. I have no clue who nanthony & the johnsons are, and I have heard of the pogues, but everyone I know that loves them is a drunk ass pubcrawler loser. ha!

for real though. I had no idea who any of them were.

I remember the happy mondays. used to dig their records.

when the hell did jack white become a rock god?

none of those are correct.
fuck them man!