Vatican Announces List of Top 10 Rock Albums of All Time

By John Farrier in Music, Religion on Feb 17, 2010 at 9:08 pm

Are you ready to rock? Well the Vatican’s official newspaper, L’ Osservatore Romano, is now the source for the latest in the greatest rock music:

The list included The Beatles’ “Revolver,” which was given the top slot, Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of The Moon”, Oasis’ 1995 bestseller “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” and Michael Jackson’s blockbuster “Thriller.”

“Some songs seem to have been written yesterday…. while others still send shivers down the spine for their illuminating simplicity and musical thrust” the writers of the article said about “Thriller.” Of Oasis’ record, L’Osservatore Romano said “the album was never equaled” in part because of the disruptive in-fighting by the Gallagher brothers, the leaders of the group.

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  1. Johnny Cat
    Feb 17th, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    Achtung Baby is definitely one of the best; Mysterious Ways, indeed.

  2. Robolasse
    Feb 18th, 2010 at 4:58 am

    “The article by Giuseppe Fiorentino and Gaetano Vallini said that Dylan was excluded from the list despite his “great poetic vein” because he paved the way for generations of unprofessional singer-songwriters who have “harshly tested the ears and patience of listeners” with their tormented stories.”

    Yes! Yes! Halleluja! Finally someone said it like it is!

  3. MadMolecule
    Feb 18th, 2010 at 10:37 am

    While I heartily agree about the awfulness of Dylan’s imitators, it doesn’t seem fair to blame him for it.

  4. abdulhamid
    Feb 21st, 2010 at 5:21 am

    The Church tries so desperately to be relevant again.

  5. Augustus DeGieser
    Feb 23rd, 2010 at 11:35 am

    I love the illustration! It’s a little hard to see, because he’s so small, but is that Billy Gibbons receiving the Strat-o-benediction from the Pope?

  6. Andrew Glickens
    Mar 24th, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    How was the list chosen?


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