RS Ranks TWGMTR #30 Song of 2012

[Cabinessenceking]

Van Halen's album was pretty much universally acclaimed. It is likely that you haven't given it a listen. I've listened to a ton of music from this year, from both young and older artists, and VH's effort was solidly in the Top 5. The Beach Boys are older dinosaurs than VH, if you want to go that route.

I don't think Beach Boys should get top anything for TWGMTR, perhaps a high on a 'comeback' list? Rolling Stone shoulda rewarded them for their music way back when.

[gxios]

I stopped reading Rolling Stone in 1972 or 1973 when they got the "exclusive" rights to photograph the James Taylor/Carly Simon wedding, morphing into an early version of People Magazine.  They jumped all over Robert Palmer in the 1980's along with feminist organizations over the tame "Addicted To Love" video, while the had allowed ads with fully naked women to sell records.

[harrisonjon]

Taylor Swift is at No. 2...

Even Alabama Shakes at no. 1 is a little dubious: it's good but it's a throwback not a move forwards for music.