Zig-Zagat

U2 are on yet another one of those all-time best-of lists. This one, bizarrely enough, was engineered by Zagat, the organization best known for their restaurant and nightlife guides. U2 placed twice on the list, at #4 for The Joshua Tree and #10 for Achtung Baby (always the bridesmaid, never the bride). Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run topped the list, subtly implying that the entire sample of votes was taken from 40-year-old men who live in New Jersey. (We’ve got nothing but love for the Bruce, really.)

22 thoughts on “Zig-Zagat”

  1. I have to disagree, ‘Abbey Road’ is better than ‘Born to Run’. ‘Revolver’ is better than ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’. I know it’s all subjective though. I also think (gasp!) ‘AB’ is better than ‘JT’.

  2. I have to disagree, ‘Abbey Road’ is better than ‘Born to Run’. ‘Revolver’ is better than ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’. I know it’s all subjective though. I also think (gasp!) ‘AB’ is better than ‘JT’.

  3. so, 10,000 random people get to decide what the definite albums are? this is me scoffing: scoff. call me a cynic, but I doubt springsteen would have cracked the top ten if this survey had been done 5 years ago. that said, bruuuuce!! shea stadium, closing night, here I come!!! (these people do get some cred for picking “darkness on the edge of town” my personal fave bruce record, instead of the easy blockbuster “born in the usa.”

  4. so, 10,000 random people get to decide what the definite albums are? this is me scoffing: scoff. call me a cynic, but I doubt springsteen would have cracked the top ten if this survey had been done 5 years ago. that said, bruuuuce!! shea stadium, closing night, here I come!!! (these people do get some cred for picking “darkness on the edge of town” my personal fave bruce record, instead of the easy blockbuster “born in the usa.”

  5. I still haven’t recovered since the time the Michelin Guide rated The Dream Academy’s first album higher than Yes’s “Tales From Topographic Oceans.”

  6. I still haven’t recovered since the time the Michelin Guide rated The Dream Academy’s first album higher than Yes’s “Tales From Topographic Oceans.”

  11. yet another deranged list. i wonder what types of these lists will be generated 800,000 years from now. i bet u2 will still be on it. and i bet ‘joshua’ will still inexplicably beat out ‘ab.’

  12. yet another deranged list. i wonder what types of these lists will be generated 800,000 years from now. i bet u2 will still be on it. and i bet ‘joshua’ will still inexplicably beat out ‘ab.’

  15. i agree with sixtoe, i’m still trying to recover from the White House’s recent survey that put “rock me (like a hurricane” above “kick out the jams” as the all time best song to remove an evil dictator. who will come up with the next insane list?

  16. i agree with sixtoe, i’m still trying to recover from the White House’s recent survey that put “rock me (like a hurricane” above “kick out the jams” as the all time best song to remove an evil dictator. who will come up with the next insane list?

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