Chinese Democracy proved that an album gestated over a 10 year period can be contemporary, yet classic.

The Second Coming by The Stone Roses showed that turds can indeed be polished.

BBC's coverage of Glastonbury is immeasurably improved by having Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates popping up every few minutes to fill us in on the backstage gossip.

Postcard & Creation marked the end of Scotland's hitherto unimpeachable contribution to popular music.

Elvis's brave decision to go against Colonel Tom's advice, and join the army, was just the boost his flagging career needed.

weren't that fabulous, The Big Three was where it was at

The Pink Floyd went rubbish after Barret

Trout Mask Replica is the greatest album ever made

Van Morrison is the exception that proves the rule that you should never meet your heroes.

It's only with the advent of Autotune that pop music has really reached its creative potential.

Modern R 'n' B pisses over all the old school R 'n' B.

Everything - and I mean everything - described by Fearne Cotton as "Amaaazing!" is indeed amaaazing.

Dick Rowe's decision not to sign the Beatles to Decca has proved, over time, to have been a very sound decision indeed.

...the answer isn't David Bowie. Or is. I'm confused.

has improved both his presentational and interviewing skills considerably whilst presenting "Later" making it an informative, free-flowing programme that segues effortlessly between music and chat.

that following Kurt Cobain's death he wasn't over-exposed, over-valued and sanctified as a tragic icon to entice depressed teenagers to spend money.

to find anyone who likes Richard Thompson. Go figure.

I don't care what people say - I could listen to Bob Dylan sing me the telephone directory.

The Beatles are definitely the greatest contributors to modern music, and without their efforts the music world would be almost unbearable.

Oh, and Macca is still a vibrant and relevant artist despite resembling a second-rate tribute act.

The Status Quo version is the greatest song ever recorded

has been the greatest innovation in modern music

All seem like ill-thought-out and half-formed demos compared to the majesty of The Final Cut.

Are made by artists on cocaine.

Smells Like Teen Spirit is a better song than Boston's More Than a Feeling.

stands comparison with anything by The Ronettes, The Supremes or Martha & The Vandellas.

far from being an incredibly diverse, inventive, vibrant and intelligent era, was in fact a decade populated solely by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and Mark Knopfler's dayglo headband.

than Duran Duran's Ordinary World was released in the 1990s.

the will and the technology to call and text all of my friends all of the time while attending musical events. And when I'm not calling or texting, I can use my phone to take photos of the gig. With a flash. It's great.

In the live context, volume is everything.

just get better and better and if the rumours of them hooking up with Simon Cowell are true - well, watch out world!

are so memorable and varied.I love What's Wrong with this Picture? or Keep it Simple every bit as much as Astral Weeks, Moondance or Beautiful Vision. He should consider doing a whole album of songs bemoaning the intolerable pressures he is under, preferable in a laid-back bluesy style.

...outshines all their other achievements combined. It is, in short, their masterpiece, and offers final proof (if any more were needed), that Mike Love was the Mozart of his generation.

by remixing and replacing the drums with drum machines.

Record company executives are always brilliantly talented musicians.

Simon Cowell is a vastly misunderstood individual.

What the world really needs is more musicals based on a performer's catalgue.

was Bowie's best album. Continuing the incandescent songwriting and production skills pioneered on "Tonight". If you don't believe me, check out the footage from the "Glass Spider" tour.

Oh, and that '87 mullet was his best hairstyle, too.

is defenitley her masterwork

Pete Townshend chose the best material he had available for the Who's Endless Wire

Yes never played Yours is Disgrace better than on the 80's tours where Trevor Rabin replaced the original solo with imitation Van Halen shredding.

... is a vast improvement upon the Public Enemy original.

is a much better singer than Ella Fitzgerald,has suffered more than Billy Holiday and is more attractive to gaze longingly at than Penelope Cruz.

solo career only really got going with the Dangerous album in 1991.

and affordability of incredibly complex and powerful music-creation and editing tools has resulted in a level of variety and imagination within popular music far beyond that which could have been dreamed of even a mere 20 years ago.

When she got hitched to the dishy, delectable Mark E Smith.

Robert Plant's career really took off in 1985 when he discovered synth pop, pink jump suits and robotics.

having been used by writers for centuries, perhaps the greatest-ever incarnation of the metaphor occurs on Dido's masterly White Flag.

Can't wait for Red Nose Day. It's terrific fun.

Much better than it was 20 years ago!

... are planet shagging, groupie bothering rawk gods. A proper biography of either group would out dirt Motley Crue's The Dirt and make everyone realize that Kiss really do sound like The Shop Assistants in comparison.

The golden years.

was by The Goodies.

...the hackneyed tale of a band breaking-up due to musical differences been truer than in the case of Savage Garden.

Bros were a true inspiration to all budding young musicians.

'Physical Graffiti' should have been a triple album.

David Bowie should have continued to use his Anthony Newley accent throughout the Ziggy Stardust years.

The natural replacement for the late Bon Scott in AC/DC was clearly Elvis Costello.

Jedward are the new Everly Brothers.

Bob Dylan's next album should feature him singing a selection of arias from Italian opera.

The sequels to 'The Matrix' were far better than the original film.

John Wayne should never have made Westerns.

The world would be a much better place without progressive rock.

The future of world entertainment hangs on the success of 'X-Factor'

Simon Cowell is the greatest musical genius since Jonathan King.

'Coda' puts all other Zeppelin albums in the shade.

Jimmy Saville has never dyed his hair.

Jazz and classical music will never last, unlike punk.

The "Aerial" CD has proved beyond any shadow of a doubt that the cream eventually rises to the top..after years as a recluse Bush returned to cure the music world of all its ills. It was revealed today that "Aerial" has sold an amazing 20 million copies world wide without any radio exposure. Proof positive that the Cowellization of music just might be over!

the sensational broadway musical version of "Metal Machine Music" has changed the way we listen to music forever. Indeed Leona Lewis's version of "Metal Machine Music Part 3" had some members of the opening night audience visibly weeping". Justification at last for the genius that is Uncle Lou.

"Songs in the Key of Life", Stevie Wonder roared back to form with the highly bankable "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants", which was laden with hit singles.

magasine went from strength to strength after Mark Ellen left.

did not eat my hampster.

'Raise the Titanic' was more exciting than 'Titanic' (and had a much better ending).

The remake of '101 Dalmatians' was better than the Disney original.

Keanu Reeves gave a better performance in 'Johnny Mnemonic' than in 'The Matrix' and he kicked more ass!

The sequel to 'Bambi' should have been called 'Death & Venison' to appeal to younger viewers - it would have a soundtrack by Mahler.

Roger Dean wins the design Oscar for Avatar.

At the end of 'Citizen Kane', the journalists all work together to build a sled.

At the end of 'Casablanca' Rick kicks Victor Laszlo in the nuts, shoots Captain Renault dead and boards the plane with Ilsa Lund to begin a new life together.

We should all be eternally grateful to David Hepworth for his role in launching Heat magazine, it has enriched the nation and promoted tirelesly the importance of meaningless celebrity.

The genre of on stage musicals would be dead by now if it wasn't for the excellent contributions of the music meister Ben Elton. The only downside is that it has stopped him appearing on our TV screens as much as I would like. I really miss his sincerity.

The faster a guitar solo is played, the better it is. Fact!

guest-guitarist-for-hire career has been so much more interesting and influential than his stint in that obscure 80s group which sank without trace.

has never produced anything worthwhile since his 80s heyday.

are always insightful, intelligent & thought provoking interview subjects.
As are musicians in their late teens who have yet to release a record.

We are living through a new golden age of pop.

Mutual cooperation, political will and science will save the world.

you can now ALWAYS hear ALL the lyrics of EVERY song at EVERY gig.