Billie Joe on the list of "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" by Rolling Stone

[ThranaM]

Billie Joe at 93rd place of "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time", made by Rolling Stone: 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters#billie-joe-armstrong

"Back then, I just wanted to write songs I could be proud of and be able to play in five years,"

Don't know if this has been posted before tho..


 

[Guest]

I too am offended that he's on this list.

[Sarcasm]

Just above T Swift. Nice. 

[Chin for a Day]

He should have been higher and how is McCartney above Lennon?

[WhiteTim]

The fact Jay Z is ranked higher than Marvin Gaye Sam Cooke and Curtis Mayfield alone invalidated the list to me

 

[Amanda]

Lol @ lists.

The Abba guys deserve to be higher than #100.

[Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap]

Tom Waits at #55. I'm out.

[The Disappearing Boy]

1 person disagreeing with him being on the list, 1 person agreeing with his position, 1 person saying he should be higher and 4 people writing off the list completely. Oh GDC

[T.C]

He should have been higher and how is McCartney above Lennon?

Because he's better? Lennon is overrated.

[Chin for a Day]

Because he's better? Lennon is overrated.

I think you have that backwards.

[unextraordinarygirl]

I'm with the lists are stupid crowd. They don't mean anything. It's just one person's opinion.

[ZSebs]

I'm surprised that in that little blurb about Billie, they mentioned the trilogy instead of, well, any other album they have made. Don't get me wrong, I love the trilogy, but calling it a "mastery of styles throughout rock and roll history" is a bit of a stretch.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

I'm surprised that in that little blurb about Billie, they mentioned the trilogy instead of, well, any other album they have made. Don't get me wrong, I love the trilogy, but calling it a "mastery of styles throughout rock and roll history" is a bit of a stretch.

perhaps they are drumming up some business - when a casual fan scans the article they may think trilogy - i didnt know GD made 3 albums

[matteo263]

How can they leave Freddie Mercury out of the list? ...

[Guest]

How can they leave Freddie Mercury out of the list? ...

Because it's a shitty Rolling Stone list that a bunch of balding 30 year old alcoholics threw together in 3 hours to justify their paycheck.