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.