Music Lists — Doug's Music Snobbery

Doug ranks the Metallica albums with plenty of opinions…. of course! This is the retooled and updated ranking that includes 72 Seasons! The original post was published on 11/11/21.

Let's Rank All 45 Joy Division Songs!

Doug has been obsessed with Joy Division and New Order for almost 40 years but you wouldn’t know it as a follower of this blog… it’s about time they were given a proper treatment here on Doug’s Music Snobbery.

Let's Rank All The Sade Albums!

Doug loves Sade. Like, who doesn’t? I mean you can see his bitmoji swooning in the graphic! That voice! That vibe! That band! Those songs! So let’s “rank” the 6 Sade albums and feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments!

Doug's 2023 Music Recap! The Best New Music Of The Year

Here we are again with another recap of a great year for new music - Second year in a row that Doug has posted this after the new year already begins but that actually makes more sense really… Come along and see where the musical chips fell in ‘23!

Let's Rank All The Queens Of The Stone Age Albums!

Queens of the Stone Age (QOTSA) is one of Doug’s fave bands - a wonderfully weird sorta-stoner-metal band that rose out of the ashes of Kyuss and Doug ranks their albums here!

10 Best Songs. NO Singles: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi gets an entry in the critically acclaimed (hehe…) series “10 Best Songs. No Singles:” series! Doug is fine with this list not being anywhere near “definitive” - it was too hard, but no less fun! Add your own selections in the comments!

The 12 Best Laughs Recorded on Albums - Let's Laugh!

Laughter is the best medicine, but it’s rare to find it recorded in songs whether planned or unplanned… so Doug has done some of the work for you and found 12 examples for you to enjoy! Did he miss any good ones?

The 11 Best Albums That There Is A Decent Chance You Haven't Heard

Doug picks out 11 of the very best - his favorites of all time that you probably haven’t heard for one reason or another. Using a very specific criteria (this is a snobbery after all) he makes the case for each one for your listening enjoyment!

10 Best Songs. NO Singles: The White Stripes

This series is just too much fun and it’s time to dig into The White Stripes catalogue - the Detroit Duo that changed the game! Doug picks the 10 best White Stripes songs that were NOT released as singles and gives a flavor on what makes them great.

10 Best Songs. NO Singles: The Rolling Stones

Hey it’s a new series here at Doug’s Music Snobbery! Let’s list the 10 best songs by a band that were NOT released as singles! That will by definition include many deep cuts but you may be surprised - many of these won’t be deep cuts at all - so let’s do this and we’ll start with The Rolling Stones!

The Only R.E.M. Album Ranking You Will Ever Need

Doug loves R.E.M. Doug just doesn’t always love the way too many people seem to love R.E.M. Like, this IS a snobbery after all… hehe. Here’s your long overdue R.E.M. album ranking - the ONLY one you will ever need!

Let’s Rank All The Simple Minds Albums!

Doug loves Simple Minds - time to give this band some love and dig into all of their albums!

Let’s Rank All Of The Rick James Albums!

Doug grew up listening to Rick James and it’s about time he gave some love to Slick Rick - the somewhat flawed but still king of punk funk!

Doug's 2022 Music Recap! The Best New Music Of The Year

Time to recap another very good year in music! Doug gives his picks for 2022 - a year that was dominated by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard….

The Seven Replacement Drummers Who Brought The Most To Their Bands

So many drummers, not enough who last… Doug lists the 7 replacements who not only lasted, but had the largest impacts on the bands they joined!

Doug's 10 Favorite Albums With All Female Vocals

Let’s pay tribute to the girls! Doug goes through his 10 favorite albums of all time with all female vocals! Let him know what you think!

7 Awesome Non-Obvious Drumming Moments In Rock

Doug serves up 7 drumming moments he loves - the non-obvious kind - you may or may not know them. You may have heard them but not totally considered them. Doesn’t matter - let’s have some fun!

Let's Rank All The Smashing Pumpkins Albums!

Doug loves everything Pumpkins - especially the Smashing band one. So let’s dive into the albums and rank ‘em! There will likely be disagreement here with other Pumpkins fans, but……too bad - remember this IS a snobbery. Hehe…. Doug explains his decisions below! Enjoy!

Let's Rank All The Pearl Jam Albums!

Doug ranks the Pearl Jam albums! A band that means a lot to many - if you’re old school get out your flannel and add your own ranking in the comments if you like!

Let's Rank All The INXS Albums!

Let’s rank all the INXS studio albums! One of Doug’s favorite bands of all time - his ranking might not be the order you expect… If you never got into INXS you made a mistake.

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