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British entertainment magazine Q released its list of the top ten worst albums of all time, and Duran Duran’s 1995 cover disc, Thank You, received dubious first-place honors. Apparently, Simon Le Bon’s mangled “911 is a Joke” missed its mark.

Thank You also features renditions of the Lou Reed classic “Perfect Day,” Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay,” and “Crystal Ship” by the Doors.

The Spice Girls’ solo projects all shared second place, while Urban Renewal, a hip-hop tribute to Phil Collins (featuring Ol Dirty Bastard covering “Sussudio”), swept third.

I love the Duran Duran "911 is a Joke" cover. One of the greatest "No one at any point ever sat you guys down and told you not to do this? Really??" moments in rock history.

Wow. People really still read Q?

Urban Renewal, a hip-hop tribute to Phil Collins...

Here you go, gang: Download "Sussudio" By Ol'Dirty Bastard, from the Hip-hop tribute to Phil Collins.

thank you. my interest was more than piqued by its mention...

[Edited on Apr 02, 2006 by trocc]

Holy shit, you are beyond awesome, PB.

This is beyond Awesome (or at the very least, somewhere beyond Thunderdome):

Download Duran Duran Covering "911 Is a Joke"

I still say the all time worst Lou Reed album is better than the greatest Nickelback album.

Lou Reed has said Duran Durans version of Perfect Day was the best cover of any of his songs ever done. The fact that they put a lou reed disc down as one of the worst of all time shows they are idiots. They just wanted some press.

Oh my god, is this actually an accoustic version?

6.Naomi Campbell - Baby Woman

Buwahaha.

Looooooved the album cover tho.

Metal Machine Music is an incredible and important record. Hard to listen to, but it shows Q is irrelevant and obvious and ignorant. When was the last time anyone looked at Q?

I wonder how many people who claim this really do listen to it on a regular basis.

Lou Reed has admitted it's crap, a huge "fuck you" meant to burn off the last committment of his contract at the time. I know defending it and talking about how genius it is is supposed to be a sign of how hip a music fan you are, but sometimes you just have to say, "Yep, it's shit."

I have listened to it, and it is shit. It is important though, if only for the bands that would use it (and Reed's attitude) as a starting point.

But no, I wouldn't listen to it again.

Wow, what a woman.

He's actually gone back and forth on it; in the "Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart" special he said he WAS serious about it but also said he was on drugs at the time.
In any case, his reply on said subject (like most everything else) most likely depends on his whim (or whatever bests suits him) at the time of his answer.

Lou Reed on drugs??? Say it ain't so!

It's just that when Lester Bangs went on and on about how great MMM is, that was funny, as was the whole running drama he had about how much he alternately loved and hated Lou Reed.

However, only Lester Bangs could do that.

Saying that something is "great" or "important" isn't the same thing as saying it's one of your favorites.

I've listened to Metal Machine Music three times, and have no idea when I'll get around to it again. But it doesn't really matter whether the effort stemmed from hubris, retribution, laziness, or a joke -- any one of those choices (or combination thereof) equals comedy gold.

Oh lord, I love you PointBlank. I've never been able to find any of the songs off Thank You. Both file sharing and actual shops turned up nothing. But now I can experience the beauty of Simon and John and Nick at their lowest. (I think they were the surviving members then, although John may have left).

I love Phil Collins and I love Ol' Dirty Bastard, but that tribute is an abomination. Lord.

Oh. My. God. That 911 Is A Joke is the worst thing ever. How am I going to defend Duran Duran ever again, knowing they've produced that?

Aw sad! Tin Machine II wasnt that bad, I like maybe 4 songs on it.
But I own Never Let Me Down and Tonight, so maybe my opinion is skewed to say the least.

note: I dont think Never Let Me Down is good at all, and Tonight has 2 good songs on it, albeit faaaaar from Bowie's best.

i actually like never let me down