Rolling Stones 2008 Hot Issue spotlights acts like Band of Horses and Vampire Weekend (more on that here). For the next week, well be taking a look at Hot Issue hits and misses from the past twenty-one years (because nobodys cultural thermometer is accurate all the time).
Hit: We know weve been a little Radiohead crazy for the last week, but for good reason: In 1997, a mere two months after its release, we named the bands OK Computer the Hot Album, a distinction that probably just about nails its eventual cultural impact. Think about what music would be like now without OK. Thered be no Coldplay, no Muse. No Coldplay jokes. The list goes on and on.
Miss: In 1995, we named Jennifer Trynins Cockamamie Hot Debut Album. If there were an award for Cold Sophomore Album, shed probably win that too. Trynin never quite lived up to the “next Liz Phair” hype, but it wasnt all her fault: In her well-received memoir Everything Im Cracked Up To Be, Trynin places the blame on the music industry for her “two albums and out” career.
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