ajax_andy 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 In no particular order... Arctic Monkeys - What ever people say I am, that's what i'm not Radiohead - In Rainbows The Libertines - Up the bracket The Libertines - The Libertines Kasabian - Kasabian Kings of Leon - Youth and young manhood Bloc Party - Silent Alarm The White Stripes - Elephant Muse - The origin of symmetry The Killers - Hot Fuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 In Rainbows is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Top 17.... Mars Volta - Deloused Madvillainy Modest Mouse - Good News Neko Case - Fox Confessor/Blacklisted Nomo - Ghost Rock Panda Bear - Person Pitch Polyphonic Spree - Beginning Stages/Together We're Happy Radiohead - Kid A Shugo Tokumaru - Exit Sleater Kinney - The Woods Spoon - Gimme Fiction Sufjan Stevens - Illinois System Of A Down - Mezmerize The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, The machine Titus Andronicus - Airing of Grievances TV on The Radio - Dear Science Wolf Parade - Apologies To Queen mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 See, this should theoretically be easier, since my taste should have shifted less in the meantime. But it's not. Anyway, a fairly spontaneous brainstorm again: The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun The Cooper Temple Clause - Kick Up The Flames, And Let The Fire Burn Loose iLiKETRAiNS - Progress Reform Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love The Gift - Film Christian Kjellvander - Songs From A Two-Room Chapel Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies Kathy Mattea - Coal Sigur Rós - () No room for a Decemberists album despite them being arguably the most sing-a-longable band of the decade. I may have to rethink this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 No room for a Decemberists album despite them being arguably the most sing-a-longable band of the decade Oh aye, make mine a top 18 and add The Hazards of Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30786 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Mine would be quite arbitrary, i.e. the only 10 albums I bought that were released in that decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm I know "Silent Alarm" is better than "A Weekend In The City" in terms of general consistency, but the latter has a couple of songs that shit all over anything on the former. The eternal debate on how to judge an album, I suppose - by "average rating" or in terms of those few tracks that really do it for you even in the presence of some obvious filler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Oh aye, make mine a top 18 and add The Hazards of Love. In that case, make mine a top 11 and apologise to Sufjan for the obvious omission. Stupid brainstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Picaresque and Crane Wife are unbelievably good too obviously like. I don't seem to have any Wilco in any of my lists. Where's that rubber.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Picaresque and Crane Wife are unbelievably good too obviously like. I don't seem to have any Wilco in any of my lists. Where's that rubber.... See that's it, I think I set higher standards for a Decemberists album so if there's even a few hints of filler (The Bagman's Gambit, When the War Came...) I'm likely to mentally mark down far more than I would for any other artist. OTOH I can't have five of the ten 2000s spots belonging to the Meloy gang, as much as they may actually deserve it, so hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I know "Silent Alarm" is better than "A Weekend In The City" in terms of general consistency, but the latter has a couple of songs that shit all over anything on the former. The eternal debate on how to judge an album, I suppose - by "average rating" or in terms of those few tracks that really do it for you even in the presence of some obvious filler? I think sometimes it's about what the album meant to you personally... Silent alarm was around during a pretty good patch in my life and so it always gives me a nice feeling listening to it... I guess as always lots of different factors play a part in what is a very subjective area to comment on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 In that case, make mine a top 11 and apologise to Sufjan for the obvious omission. Stupid brainstorms. It's not hard people... top 10... the clue is in the title! If you want a top 11 or 18 then make a thread for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's not hard people... top 10... the clue is in the title! If you want a top 11 or 18 then make a thread for that BUT THEN I HAVE TO KICK SOMETHING OUT OF MY LIST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 BUT THEN I HAVE TO KICK SOMETHING OUT OF MY LIST Them's the rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12899 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) These are the first 10 that come to mind so this is by no ways definitive Elliott Smith: Figure 8 New Pornographers: Twin Cinema Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare Mars Volta: Deloused Kanye: College Dropout The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow Spoon: Girls Will Tell Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer (prefer it to the debut) Arcade Fire: Funeral Sufjan Stevens: Illinois shit, you've also got Maximo Park's debut, the other Wolf Parade album, the other New Pornographers albums, The National, early Ryan Adams, Radiohead, Neko Case, Sleater-Kinney's The Woods, The Decemberists, The Roots, The Black Keys, Fiery Furnaces, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Stripes, Madvillain, Outkast, Queens of the Stone Age, Flaming Lips, Pete Molinari, The Johnny Cash American albums and that's just me off the top of my head. The 2000s were brilliant because you had access to pretty much every genre of music you could want at your fingertips. EDIT: Actually, I'd shift at least 5 of those out my top 10. I completely forgot about Hissing Fauna and Satanic Panic in the Attic by of Montreal. The latter is one of my favourite albums ever. Edited December 7, 2012 by Ayatollah Hermione Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Because most of my music library is *ahem* acquired *ahem hem* It doesn't have a lot of the info that would make shit like this a helluva lot easier for a man with such a tangled memory. I can recite much of the Howay 5-0 commentary, but I couldn't pick my top albums from the previous decade. I think it's because, my tastes have become more expansive as I've got older. Or perhaps it's just because I'm addled. Edited December 7, 2012 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12899 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Because most of my music library is *ahem* acquired *ahem hem* It doesn't have a lot of the info that would make shit like this a helluva lot easier for a man with such a tangled memory. I can recite much of the Howay 5-0 commentary, but I couldn't pick my top albums from the previous decade. I think it's because, my tastes have become more expansive as I've got older. Or perhaps it's just because I'm addled. Use the year-lists at rateyourmusic.com Jogged my memory on of Montreal. From 2004-onwards was when I started properly getting into music I'll like for the rest of my life. Until then, I'd bought albums but not sure what I was thinking looking back. Being able to go to a torrent site and download reams of acclaimed American indie music must seem like cheating to people who had to buy their records every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Electric Wizard - Dopethrone Bolt Thower - Those Once Loyal Baroness - Blue Record Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer Opeth - Blackwater Park Bossk - .2 Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin Napalth Death - Smear Campaign Insect Warfare - World Extermination Paul Gilbert - Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar Edited December 7, 2012 by JonGoodwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9235 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Use the year-lists at rateyourmusic.com Jogged my memory on of Montreal. From 2004-onwards was when I started properly getting into music I'll like for the rest of my life. Until then, I'd bought albums but not sure what I was thinking looking back. Being able to go to a torrent site and download reams of acclaimed American indie music must seem like cheating to people who had to buy their records every week. going to give iTuneUp a blast and see if that helps. If not I'll deem your suggestion worthy of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2934 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 BUT THEN I HAVE TO KICK SOMETHING OUT OF MY LIST It will get worse once you start to realise half the releases you've forgotten. For me this is harder than the 90s because my exposure to new music has changed from the radio to blogs, internet radio shows and actively finding things that have peaked my interest in reviews, etc. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (02) BRMC - BRMC (01) Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse (07) Supergrass - Road to Rouen (05) Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People (02) dios Malos - dios (04) Elbow - Casts Of Thousands (03) 65daysofstatic - One Time For All Time (05) Film School - Hideout (07) Iron and Wine - The Creek that Drank The Cradle (02) Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (09) Love Outside Andromedia - LOA (04) Neil halstead - Oh! Mighty Engine (08) A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head (09) Midlake - The trials of Ban Occupanther (06) Radiohead - Kid A (00) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Yeah yeah Yeahs (01) but any of their releases is worth the effort. The Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart (04) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12899 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse (07) Supergrass - Road to Rouen (05) Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People (02) Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (09) Midlake - The trials of Ban Occupanther (06) Pah, forgot all these as well. The internet has made liking music wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2934 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It will get worse once you start to realise half the releases you've forgotten. For me this is harder than the 90s because my exposure to new music has changed from the radio to blogs, internet radio shows and actively finding things that have peaked my interest in reviews, etc. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (02) BRMC - BRMC (01) Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse (07) Supergrass - Road to Rouen (05) Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People (02) dios Malos - dios (04) Elbow - Casts Of Thousands (03) 65daysofstatic - One Time For All Time (05) Film School - Hideout (07) Iron and Wine - The Creek that Drank The Cradle (02) Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (09) Love Outside Andromedia - LOA (04) Neil halstead - Oh! Mighty Engine (08) A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head (09) Midlake - The trials of Ban Occupanther (06) Radiohead - Kid A (00) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Yeah yeah Yeahs (01) but any of their releases is worth the effort. The Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart (04) Actually add to this list At The drive In - Relationship of Command (00) And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart (05) and Source Tags & Codes (02) Atlas Sounds - Logos (09) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse (07) 65daysofstatic - One Time For All Time (05) Iron and Wine - The Creek that Drank The Cradle (02) Midlake - The trials of Ban Occupanther (06) All scraped from my list in the name of remaining concise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I struggled to stay inside fifty for this but my top ten is probably; Radiohead - Kid A (In Rainbows and Hail To The Theif and Amesiac could also be in) The National - Alligator LCD Sound System - Sound Of Silver Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (Good News also brilliant) Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock and Roll The Boy Least Likely To - The Best Party Ever Four Tet - Rounds TV on The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain or Dear Science Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out The Wrens - The Meadowlands Best of the rest Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Vitalic - OK Cowboy Thom Yorke - The Eraser Sufjan Stevens - Illisoise The Strokes - Is This It? The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Animal Collective - Feels Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy New Pornographers - Challengers My Morning Jacket - Z Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree Margot & The Nuclear So & So's - The Dust Of Retreat Wolf Parade - Apologies to The Queen Mary M83 - Dead Cities Liars - Drums Not Dead The Knife - Silent Shout Jamie Liddle - Jim The Hold Steady - Boys & Girls In America Blur - Think Tank The Postal Service - Give Up Eels - Blinking Lights Doves - Lost Souls Doveman - The Acrobat Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi The Decemberists - Picaresque Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake Its Morning Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People Brakes - Beatific Visions Arcade Fire - Funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Pah, forgot all these as well. The internet has made liking music wonderful. Did Midlake do a track called 'Roscoe'? Am sure it was them but might be wrong... class tune either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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