Most Important Albums Of The Decade

[thepianominstre]

The 2000's are coming to an end, and I've been gathering my thoughts about what the 10 most important releases of the decade were for me - how I discovered them, why I liked them so much, and why they're still important to me. My tastes have changed a lot as I went through middle school, high school, and college, and I blogged about my musical journey through those years (http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=27681) as a preparation to my personal Top 10 countdown.

Just wanted to throw this out there for others to start thinking about.... what albums of the 2000's were the most influential.... not on culture or the music world as a whole... but for you?

[oddwithoutend]

The Glow, Pt. 2 - The Microphones

[SophGod]

Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me. album changed my life.
every Thursday album that was released. every single one of them were incredible and impacted me.
Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be and My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers both pretty much introduced me to a whole new world of music.

those are probably the most influential for me.

[HometownHero]

Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me. album changed my life.
every Thursday album that was released. every single one of them were incredible and impacted me.
Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be and My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers both pretty much introduced me to a whole new world of music.

those are probably the most influential for mel.
LOL. My Chemical Romance can turn you on to only terrible things. You must listen to terrible music?

[MyWorldEntire]

The Black Parade
Billy Talent II
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Kid A

In that order, those albums changed how I looked at music.

[SophGod]

LOL. My Chemical Romance can turn you on to only terrible things. You must listen to terrible music?

talk about uncalled for.
believe it or not, dude, just because you don't like something doesn't make it terrible.
and for the record, my chemical romance isn't much like what i listen to in current days, but it got me away from the radio rap i thought was bad ass back when i was 12.

[cinderandsmoke]

The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Tell All Your Friends
Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
Fevers and Mirrors
Transatlanticism
Room Noises
Dog Problems

[HometownHero]

To much My Chem in this thread. Makes me want to vomit

[kearn1tm]

album I like
album I like
album I like
album I tried to like because of the cred
album I like

[Ansset]

Dude shut the - up.

The first My Chem album, "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" changed my life; I was depressed and didn't know what i was going to do for the rest of my life but that gave me something to live for. Music.

[MyWorldEntire]

album I like
album I like
album I like
album I tried to like because of the cred
album I like

You caught me:-(

[heroesofthepast]

Blink-182- Take off your pants and jacket and self titled
green day - american idiot
a skylit drive - wires and the concept of breathing

im only 16, so music wasnt a big part of my life until this decade. not even until the latter half. blink and green day got me into music. i dont listen to green day anymore though lol. and the last one was what got me into hardcore/screamo whatever you call it, the summer of 08.

[SanePsychotic]

American Idiot - Green Day was one of the first bands that really got me interested in music. I don't think I'd be who I am today without this album.
The '59 Sound - To me, this album is like a lost love. I don't know why, but my heart feels lighter when I listen to it.
Maybe I'll Catch Fire - This album holds a place in my heart because it got me through a pretty rough patch. I just love the feeling of this album.
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me - TDAG came at a time when I was looking for something more in contemporary music and it delievered.
No Matter Where We Go! - This is an album that I listen to when I'm down to make me feel better. It works almost every time.

[Baby for Pree]

album I like
album I like
album I like
album I tried to like because of the cred
album I like
The major albums of my musical journey.

1. Evanescence - The Fallen (?)
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy
4. Weatherbox - American Art
5. Paul Baribeau - Self-titled
6. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
7. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Edit: I have no clue why I quoted you, Todd. I'm too lazy to change it though. (But not too lazy to edit).

[MyWorldEntire]

Aren't we only supposed to be including albums from this decade?

[blebbio]

Like last year I got into horrible pop punk stuff. Now, I'm trying to think of the album that got me into what I listen to now. Maybe Merriweather Post Pavilion but I don't think it was just that album a whole group of albums collectively did it for me I guess.

[poppa Q]

Aren't we only supposed to be including albums from this decade?
He probably just got into the album this decade and decided it fits the bill.

[cinderandsmoke]

To much My Chem in this thread. Makes me want to vomit

Then go vomit. Don't care.
While you do so, I'll be here, listening to music that appeals to me?

[xJesusFreakx]

Brand New - TDAGARIM
Thrice - Beggars
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Radiohead - Kid A
Taylor Swift - Fearless

[xJesusFreakx]

The major albums of my musical journey.

1. Evanescence - The Fallen (?)
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy
4. Weatherbox - American Art
5. Paul Baribeau - Self-titled
6. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
7. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Edit: I have no clue why I quoted you, Todd. I'm too lazy to change it though. (But not too lazy to edit).

I'd personally consider Evanescence to Say Anything as a regression. At least the former of the two has Amy Lee's vocals.

Oh, and you quoting Todd was clearly a Freudian slip.

[sleepyseanzzz]

blink - TOYPAJ
sum 41 - all killer no filler (they peaked here)
say anything - IDOTG (i happened to like it a little more than IARB although they are both great)
green day - american idiot
brand new - youre favorite weapon (my favorite of the four)
NFG - sticks & stones
set your goals - this will be the death of us, as or right now its an instant classic for me

[SanePsychotic]

Brand New - TDAGARIM
Thrice - Beggars
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Radiohead - Kid A
Taylor Swift - Fearless

I forgot about this album. My 5th/6th grade self loved this. Nowadays, I prefer Reanimation.

[x togepi x]

I don't understand people's obsession with the most important/best album of various decades.

[Baby for Pree]

I don't understand people's obsession with the most important/best album of various decades.
This is actually different. It's people's most important albums through their musical journey of the decade. I think my explanation is actually less clear than the OP's.

[xJesusFreakx]

I don't understand people's obsession with the most important/best album of various decades.

I don't want people to make fun of me for loving Taylor Swift, so I need a good list of name drops to balance things out and prove that I have a good taste in music.

[only the clouds]

Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Fear Before - The Always Open Mouth

Hopesfall - The Satellite Years

Thrice - Vheissu

Jets to Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness

[x togepi x]

what i mean by this is, i don't understand, in general, why people are always wanting to say "this is the most important album to me". why characterize things like this? i could make a list of like at least 20 albums who were all the most important based on context.

[xJesusFreakx]

I suppose I can give a list that isn't half kidding but rather truly shows the progression of my tastes over the decade.

Disciple - This Might Sting a Little
Haste the Day - When Everything Falls
Avril Lavigne - Let Go
mewithoutYou - Catch for Us the Foxes
Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance
The National - Boxer

There's likely more, but these are likely the most important steps, the ones that shaped the paths of my tastes the most.

[Formatfun]

Blink-182 - Enema of the State (I think it's been about 10 years, maybe a little more)
The Dresden Dolls - S/T
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
The Format - Dog Problems
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Cobra Starship - ¡Viva La Cobra!
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer

I'd say those were the most defining ones of my decade. There's more, but I didn't want it to be too lengthy. And I can't count Neutral Milk Hotel but that'd be after it all.

[Shatter_Glass]

YO Pitchfork, I just read your Jimmy Eat World reviews, you're a dick.

/thread

[Shatter_Glass]

I suppose I can give a list that isn't half kidding but rather truly shows the progression of my tastes over the decade.

Disciple - This Might Sting a Little
Haste the Day - When Everything Falls
Avril Lavigne - Let Go
mewithoutYou - Catch for Us the Foxes
Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance
The National - Boxer

There's likely more, but these are likely the most important steps, the ones that shaped the paths of my tastes the most.

All great records. Please tell me you've checked out The Nationals Alligator as well! so good

[xJesusFreakx]

All great records. Please tell me you've checked out The Nationals Alligator as well! so good

So... What you're saying is that the first half of the list isn't good?

I haven't gotten around to Alligator yet.

[oddwithoutend]

So... What you're saying is that the first half of the list isn't good?

I haven't gotten around to Alligator yet.

Boxer is much better, but Alligator great. It's less coherent, less meaningful at times, and is more indie-rockish. Still one of the best releases of the decade though, in my opinion.

[owiseone35]

how the hell has no one mentioned Stay What You Are. It came out in 2001 easily one of my favorite records and many other on this site. Such a phenomenal record really. Stay What You Are gets my vote.

[xJesusFreakx]

Boxer is much better, but Alligator great. It's less coherent, less meaningful at times, and is more indie-rockish. Still one of the best releases of the decade though, in my opinion.

I'm worried I won't be able to fully appreciate Alligator because I'll be busy comparing it to Boxer.

[Shatter_Glass]

LOL. My Chemical Romance can turn you on to only terrible things. You must listen to terrible music?

Well that's certainly not very nice, the man was just sharing his influential records.

[oddwithoutend]

I'm worried I won't be able to fully appreciate Alligator because I'll be busy comparing it to Boxer.

I honestly don't think that'll be a problem. There are some really great songs on that record, including my favourite by The National. You may even like it more.

[Shatter_Glass]

I'm worried I won't be able to fully appreciate Alligator because I'll be busy comparing it to Boxer.

throw in ambition to the wind. to anyone who is hesitant, listen to The National's best song on Alligator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq_al8fAZiw

[Shatter_Glass]

So... What you're saying is that the first half of the list isn't good?

I haven't gotten around to Alligator yet.

It's not my place to say that, they're just not on my "influential records list".

[shes.a.ghost]

If by important you mean influential then I would have to say Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety. There would be about 90% less screamo bands if that record never happened. Cool.

[SanePsychotic]

If by important you mean influential then I would have to say Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety. There would be about 90% less screamo bands if that record never happened. Cool.

You avatar gives me warm fuzzy feelings in my heart.

[DejaNew]

Like last year I got into horrible pop punk stuff. Now, I'm trying to think of the album that got me into what I listen to now. Maybe Merriweather Post Pavilion but I don't think it was just that album a whole group of albums collectively did it for me I guess.
Pop-punk is not horrible, you just have to dig a little deeper. I like alot of the stuff you seem to like, and pop-punk too. It won't ruin your "cred" to admit that you like pop-punk.

[blebbio]

Pop-punk is not horrible, you just have to dig a little deeper. I like alot of the stuff you seem to like, and pop-punk too. It won't ruin your "cred" to admit that you like pop-punk.
But I don't like pop punk anymore...

[eman83]

But I don't like pop punk anymore...

Cool guy.

[blebbio]

What's wrong with not liking pop punk?

[DejaNew]

But I don't like pop punk anymore...
Alright, that's fine. But if you don't like it based solely on the fact that it doesn't get high ratings on pitchfork, then i shake my head at you. I have seen too many of my friends turn their heads on music that they love just because it doesn't seem cool to listen. I love bands like Animal Collective, Bon Iver and Neutral Milk Hotel, but I also love bands like Valencia, Yellowcard and Dashboard Confessional. Tastes don't have to be defined to one specific genre.

[Shatter_Glass]

If by important you mean influential then I would have to say Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety. There would be about 90% less screamo bands if that record never happened. Cool.

Very true. that record is the blueprint for shitty screamo now and has been for the past 5 years. Good for UNDERØATH that their last too records have buried that record.

[eman83]

If by important you mean influential then I would have to say Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety. There would be about 90% less screamo bands if that record never happened. Cool.

Never listened to that album.

[bernie16wb]

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory: This was big in middle school, it helped me realize that music is something that I can find and love today, it doesn't have to be the "classics." I no longer listen to Hybrid Theory but it's still set as the default soundtrack on Counter-Strike for the Xbox for the nostalgia factor.

Brand New - Deja Entendu: I remember my brother telling me that Sic Transit was a pretty cool song but that he didn't like most of the album since it was "depressing". I gave Guernica a spin and fell in love. This album sort of gave me the first push in the direction of listening to music that most of AP.net would consider "good".

Deathcab For Cutie - Entire Discography: I wrestled in high school and I cut a lot of weight, more than your normal wrestler. I can't remember parts of my sophomore winter because I was so dehydrated and exhausted from making weight and my grades obviously suffered too. I listened to Deathcab while I rode the stationary bike in my basement and while doing situps in the sauna, it helped a lot.

Elliott Smith - New Moon: I was browsing metacritic around the time New Moon came out and had never heard of Elliott before. I saw the album had rave reviews so I gave it a spin. The emotion and lyricism, actual poetry, in his songs was beautiful and something I hadn't heard before. Then I noticed that his fingers were like spiders in that he was playing really complicated things that still sounded gentle and simple.

Kevin Devin - Make the Clocks Move: I don't know where I found this, but I remember it being one of the first albums with political statements that I didn't think was misguided or preaching to me or fanatical. I also found myself listening to Kevin when writing papers. I don't know why but I find it easier to write with some Kdev on.

Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child: Made me go to my first "real" concert that I had a consciously decided to go to (instead of going with family, etc). So that's something.


I could go a little more in depth but I don't feel like searching through my old hard drives to see everything I've listened to this past decade. Those were just the off the top of my head albums and bands that shaped the 2000s for me musically. I still listen to all but Linkin pretty regularly.

[blebbio]

Oh I guess I shouldn't have said pop punk is horrible just because I don't like it.

[SweetThye]

1. Relient K- Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do (The album that got me away from pop music and boy bands, and helped me discover REAL music)

2. Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American (Love at first listen. They have been my favorite band since I first heard "Sweetness")

3. Emery- The Question (The album that helped me get into heavier music and enjoy screaming vocals)

4. Fall Out Boy- Take This To Your Grave and 5. Yellowcard- Ocean Avenue (I didn't grow up listening to Blink- 182 or New Found Glory, so these were the albums that made me fall in love with pop-punk)

Each of these albums was essential in shaping the music lover I am today and led to other very important records later in my life such as:

Thrice- Vheissu
Mae- The Everglow
Death Cab For Cutie- Transatlanticism
mewithoutYou- Catch For Us The Foxes

[BBScience]

+1 for Stay What You Are

That album was the soundtrack of my life for an entire year. Crazy to think that album came out almost a decade ago -- makes me feel old. :-|

[kbi the crowing]

I forgot about this album. My 5th/6th grade self loved this. Nowadays, I prefer Reanimation.

win

[TheBodysnatcher]

In Rainbows (Radiohead)
Absolution (Muse)
Agaetis Byrjun (Sigur Rose)
Cold Roses (Ryan Adams)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Wilco)

just to name a few. P.S. Daisy is amazing and would make my top ten!

[LPcatitoRJA]

1- Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
(that was the only one that really influenced me) after that..
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain
The Early November - The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path
Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
Underoath - both Define the Great Line and They're Only Chasing Safety

[SpyKi]

My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

By far the three most important albums to me.

The rest is pretty much the major albums I listened to over the decade.

Gareth Gates - What My Heart Wants To Say
Good Charlotte - The Young and the Hopeless
Busted - A Present For Everyone
McFly - Room On The 3rd Floor
City Sleeps - Not An Angel
Saosin - Saosin
Anberlin - Cities
Frou Frou - Details
Epica - Consign To Oblivion
Kamelot - Epica
Emarosa - This Is Your Way Out
Fightstar - Grand Unification

[jco3]

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Such a great recent album.

[jco3]

In Rainbows (Radiohead)
Absolution (Muse)
Agaetis Byrjun (Sigur Rose)
Cold Roses (Ryan Adams)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Wilco)

just to name a few. P.S. Daisy is amazing and would make my top ten!

I love your list,

Sigur Ros and Wilco were are on constant rotation when I'm around. I can't say the same for Muse though...

[shes.a.ghost]

Oh my god some of the answers I've read are just wishful thinking. Here are mine:

Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave

1,000s of rip off bands. Even if they don't know it.

Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance

Basically made the whole sappy emo acoustic thing huge. Tons of rip offs.

Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety

Pretty much any self proclaimed screamo band is ripping that off.

The Postal Service - Give Up

Made the whole corky, programmed, soft spoken singing style popular. countless rip offs

Cartel - Chroma

At first thought you wouldn't think so, but the guitar riffs in this record have been ripped off by so many pop punk bands now that it is almost just the standard way to play these days

Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism & Plans

No need to explain.

Regardless if some of these bands were ripping off other people, these were the records that went on to influence. These are the first REALISTIC records that came to mind.

[THE_SICKEST]

Oh my god some of the answers I've read are just wishful thinking. Here are mine:

Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave

1,000s of rip off bands. Even if they don't know it.

Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance

Basically made the whole sappy emo acoustic thing huge. Tons of rip offs.

Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety

Pretty much any self proclaimed screamo band is ripping that off.

The Postal Service - Give Up

Made the whole corky, programmed, soft spoken singing style popular. countless rip offs

Cartel - Chroma

At first thought you wouldn't think so, but the guitar riffs in this record have been ripped off by so many pop punk bands now that it is almost just the standard way to play these days

Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism & Plans

No need to explain.

Regardless if some of these bands were ripping off other people, these were the records that went on to influence. These are the first REALISTIC records that came to mind.

All very true... However, I would throw in Thursday's Full Collapse. Pretty big album for the decade. Extremely influential in post hardcore and screamo.

[SweetThye]

Oh my god some of the answers I've read are just wishful thinking. Here are mine:

Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave

1,000s of rip off bands. Even if they don't know it.

Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance

Basically made the whole sappy emo acoustic thing huge. Tons of rip offs.

Underoath - They're Only Chasing Safety

Pretty much any self proclaimed screamo band is ripping that off.

The Postal Service - Give Up

Made the whole corky, programmed, soft spoken singing style popular. countless rip offs

Cartel - Chroma

At first thought you wouldn't think so, but the guitar riffs in this record have been ripped off by so many pop punk bands now that it is almost just the standard way to play these days

Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism & Plans

No need to explain.

Regardless if some of these bands were ripping off other people, these were the records that went on to influence. These are the first REALISTIC records that came to mind.

Truth.

[goldandgreen182]

I think one of the most important albums of this decade has to be Springsteen's "The Rising." Probably not popular on this site, but huge nonetheless.

[SophGod]

All very true... However, I would throw in Thursday's Full Collapse. Pretty big album for the decade. Extremely influential in post hardcore and screamo.

yes. this. forever this.

[fifpb99]

mewithoutyou - brother, sister
as cities burn - come now sleep
as cities burn - hell or high water
thrice - vheissu
brand new - the devil and god are raging inside of me
say anything - ...is a real boy
copeland - eat, sleep, repeat
fear before the march of flames - the always open mouth
gatsby's american dream - volcano
john mayer - continuum
lydia - illuminate
manchester orchestra - i'm like a virgin losing a child
reign of kindo - rhythm, chord, melody
rocky votolato - makers


definitely an AP list lol, but these are the albums that influenced me the most... both musically and personally.

[introduction]

fall out boy - tttyg
say anything - iarb
bright eyes - lifted
brand new - deja/devil
taking back sunday - tayf
thrice - vheissu
radiohead - kid a

i would say they're fairly important albums. more importantly, they're important albums i like.

[musicaddict]

Leaving Through the Window- Something Corporate

this album and seeing them in concert changed my life. Something Corporate was the first band to introduce me to the scene, even though I don't consider them a scene band

For All of This - The Early November

One of my favorite e.p.'s of all time.

Deja Entendu- Brand New
Amazing.

Lifted- Bright Eyes

This album had a huge impact on me. I remember the day I got it. I was working at CD Jungle (a local record store) and it was in the pile of trade ins. I had heard of them, but never listened. I put the album in the store CD player and was hooked. Shortly after buying every Bright Eyes album ever made. And eventually even naming my son Conor.

[Nick Le]

Relient K's mmhmm and Underoath's Define the Great Line are probably the two albums that have impacted me the most.

[briewer]

I'd say Arcade Fire- Funeral. It was the first "indie" record that I ever really got into.

[i_was_a_lid]

Taking Back Sunday - TAYF
Taking Back Sunday - WYWTB
Used - Self Titled
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers
Brand New - Deja
Straylight Run - Self titled

These got me away from radio rock and into this scene of music.

Underoath - TOCS
Underoath - DTGL
Chiodos - Alls Well and Bone Palace
Devil Wears Prada - Plagues and Dear Love

These got me into screaming vocals

Circa Survive - Juturna (got me to actually pay attention to music that wasn't immediately catchy)

By no accounts are all these my favorite records, just stuff that changed the way I listen to music.

[sibby]

Billy Talent II

[tyramail]

interpol - antics
taking back sunday - tell all your friends
fall out boy - take this to your grave
straylight run - straylight run
brand new - deja entendu
hellogoodbye - hellogoodbye ep
it dies today - the caitiff choir

[Ismael182]

Personally, to me..these are the top 15 albums that impacted my life more then any others in the past decade.

01 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
02 - Radiohead - Kid A
03 - Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
04 - Fenix*TX -- Lechuza
05 - Blink 182 - Take Off Your Pants And Jacket
06 - Jimmy Eat World -- Bleed American
07 - Brand New -- Deja Entendu
08 - A Perfect Circle -- The Thirteenth Step
09 - Blink 182 -- Untitled
10 - Denver Harbor -- Scenic
11 - Yellowcard -- Lights & Sounds
12 - Brand New -- The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
13 - Radiohead -- In Rainbows
14 - Coldplay -- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
15 - Nine Inch Nails -- The Slip

[Domenic182]

This is why I don't frequent the music forum.

[theguy77]

The major albums of my musical journey.

1. Evanescence - The Fallen (?)
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy
4. Weatherbox - American Art
5. Paul Baribeau - Self-titled
6. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
7. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Edit: I have no clue why I quoted you, Todd. I'm too lazy to change it though. (But not too lazy to edit).

mine:

1. Brand New - Deja Entendu
2. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
3. Radiohead - Kid A

oddly enough after 6 years i still love deja entendu like i always have, and after 3 years transatlanticism is still one of my top favored albums.

[Auals]

Everything In Transit - Jack's Mannequin

... Is A Real Boy - Say Anything

Lifted (etc) - Bright Eyes

Mean Everything To Nothing - Manchester Orchestra

The Bends - Radiohead

Anything Else But The Truth - The Honorary Title

Take Off Your Pants And Jacket - Blink 182

Left & Leaving - The Weakerthans

The Devil And God - Brand New

Split The Country, Split The Streets - Kevin Devine


Honorable Mentions;

Grace - Jeff Buckley, Futures - Jimmy Eat World, Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie, Tell All Your Friends - Taking Back Sunday

[Showandtold]

In no particular order- my most influential albums through out the decade.

Dear and the Head Lights- Small Steps, Heavy Hooves
Radiohead- Hail to the Thief
Hey Mercedes- Every Night Fire Works
Thursday- Full Collapse
Hopesfall- The Satellite Years
Fairweather-If They Move, Kill Em'

[Showandtold]

how the hell has no one mentioned Stay What You Are. It came out in 2001 easily one of my favorite records and many other on this site. Such a phenomenal record really. Stay What You Are gets my vote.

oh shit... i forgot to add that... and Through being cool

[xpartyxfoulx]

take this to your grave - fall out boy
stay what you are - saves the day
alchemy index - thrice
sticks and stones - new found glory
all i have to offer is my own confusion -fireworks (just cause i love it)

[bastard_of_ness]

As far as my top ones, it's super tough... I'll have to think on it... but as far as most important to popular music...

MM's Good News for People Who Love Bad News and Franz Ferdinand's first S/T album were instrumental in bring indie sound to alternative radio this decade. They started a break away from the Creed shit rock that dominated up until that point.

Bleed American brough emo's golden children into the limelight, exposing a whole different group to Clarity (one of the best "emo" albums ever, period).

American Idiot was the best concept album in popular music in decades. Also cemented the already popular punk band into one of the world's biggest rock acts.

While I hate Coldplay, Parachutes, easily makes the list.

Other possibilites, Eminem (first white rapper to make noise since BB hit the scene in the late 80's), Kelly Clarkson/American Idol (very annoying but very influential in this decade), American IV by Cash introduign a new generation to classic and outlaw country... sure there are tons of others, this is just the top of my head.

[xJesusFreakx]

I honestly don't think that'll be a problem. There are some really great songs on that record, including my favourite by The National. You may even like it more.

Hm. We agree that "Handcuffs" is a good closer and disagree about Daisy, so we'll see.

It's not my place to say that, they're just not on my "influential records list".

Good. You best not be dissing this:
http://www.poplyrics.net/WAIGUO/avrillavigne/letgo.jpg

[xJesusFreakx]

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory: This was big in middle school, it helped me realize that music is something that I can find and love today, it doesn't have to be the "classics." I no longer listen to Hybrid Theory but it's still set as the default soundtrack on Counter-Strike for the Xbox for the nostalgia factor.

Dang, I mentioned that in my half joking list but failed to remember it in my real list. It's definitely had a big influence on my tastes.

[Rowoverdramatic]

Hands down, My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade. It's not only shaped my music taste, but also helped me become the person I am today.

[the daniel]

Circa Survive - "Juturna"
Misery Signals - "Controller"
Oceana - "Birtheater"
As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep/Hell or High Water

[kbi the crowing]

American Idiot was the best concept album in popular music in decades.

three things that are easily better from this decade:
Coheed albums
The Dear Hunter albums
Year Zero from NIN

[Jefferson Rank]

three things that are easily better from this decade:
Coheed albums
The Dear Hunter albums
Year Zero from NIN

Truth bombs.

[kbi the crowing]

Truth bombs.

I thought I was gonna get flammed for posting that haha
glad someone agrees

[Dlemert]

Mae-The Everglow
Anberlin-Cities
Thousand Foot Krutch-Phenemon
P.O.D.-Satelllite
Switchfoot-The Beautiful Letdown

[DejaGuy89]

Top 10 sorry

Blink 182 - Enema of the State - in 4th grade this album and band saved me from the Boy band that my peers were listening to

Finch- What it is to burn- Saved me from the trash radio rock i.e. stonesour drowning pool etc. This i would have to say really opened me up to the rest of the albums on this list.

Silverstein- When Broken Is easily fixed- this knocked my socks off when it came out (10 song version) they were still a small band and no in Texas heard of them. The emotion was so raw to me and got me thru some heavy stuff.

Relient K- /Anatomy of Tongue in Cheek - showed me Christians could still rock and be funny

Alexisonfire- Alexisonfire - i had no idea what George was saying but i loved the epicness


Paramore- All we know is falling- didnt know girls could rock that hard, and i found out who i wanted to marry

Brand New -TDAGARIM - It proved to me that you dont have to make the same record twice to be awesome.

Alkaline Trio- MAybe Ill catch fire/GD - the album was so raw to me they seemed so sincere and i just really related to those guys

GlassJaw- Everything you ever wanted to know about silence- um i thought i had girl problems

Brand New- Deja Entendu- I listened to it when it first came out in my youth pastors brothers car didnt think much of it till 2 years later i picked it up again and it changed my life and was my first tatoo

[quicksilv001]

The albums that shaped my musical taste.

Circa Survive - Juturna
Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child
The Format - Dog Problems
Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Have Heart - The Things We Carry
The Decemberists - Crane Wife
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
If These Trees Could Talk - Above the Earth, Below the Sky

Describes my musical adventure pretty well.

[The Personist]

what i mean by this is, i don't understand, in general, why people are always wanting to say "this is the most important album to me". why characterize things like this? i could make a list of like at least 20 albums who were all the most important based on context.
This is very true.

[owiseone35]

Albums that shaped me

Saves The Day- Stay What You Are
The Get Up Kids- Something to Write Home About
Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker
The Format- Interventions and Lullabies
Arcade Fire- Neon Bible
Brett Dennen- So Much More
Damien Rice- 0
Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP
MXPX- Life in General
Refused- Shape of Punk to Come

[devilandgod]

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Explosions In The Sky's entire library
War All The Time
Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair

[xXxXx]

The whole discography of Brand New.
The least important albums of the decade must be the whole discography of The Libertines.

[quicksilv001]

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Explosions In The Sky's entire library
War All The Time
Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River Between Vega And Altair

YES. YES. YES. YES.

You sir, are a winner.

[prlyknitswtr]

Saves the Day - Stay What You Are
MewithoutYou - Catch For Us The Foxes
Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
3eb - Out of the Vein
Bayside - Sirens and Condolences
Dashboard - Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
City and Colour - Sometimes
Alexisonfire - Alexisonfire
Alk Trio - From Here to Infirmary
TEN - Rooms Too Cold
Copeland - Beneath Medecine Tree
The Sleeping - Believe In What We Tell You
ATDI - Relationship of Command
Glassjaw - Everything You Wanted to know About Silence
Saosin - White

kind of a long list, surprised some of these havent been mentioned yet.

EDIT - The Spill Canvas - Sunsets and Car Crashes

[mikeyisaCULT!]

ha i guess ill take a crack at this while im sitting at work...

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (as with many, it got me into music early on)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (i know, i know its 90's but it did have a big influence on me in the past decade)
Rufio - Perhaps, I Suppose... (album reminds me much of early high school and just hits home)
Bayside - S/T (a friend back in HS showed me them in guitar class and i just fell in love with them)
Coheed & Cambria - IKSSE3 (got me into Coheed and now they are currently one of my all time favorites)
The Movielife - This Time Next Year (just a great album to jam to)

im sure there are many more i just cant think of right now so i might chime in with some others if they come to mind

[flks511]

Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront
Green Day - American Idiot
The Movielife - Forty Hour Train Back To Penn
Lifetime - Lifetime
The Early November - For All of This
Straylight Run - Straylight Run

[EvilZeppelin]

Blink-182 - Enema of the State (I think it's been about 10 years, maybe a little more)
The Dresden Dolls - S/T
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
The Format - Dog Problems
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Cobra Starship - ¡Viva La Cobra!
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer

I'd say those were the most defining ones of my decade. There's more, but I didn't want it to be too lengthy. And I can't count Neutral Milk Hotel but that'd be after it all.

Really?

[EastCoastKid]

Let's see..

Death Cab-Transatlanticism/Plans
Vanna-Curses
Therefore I Am-Escape
Taking Back Sunday-Tell All Your Friends
Third Eye Blind-Third Eye Blind
Underoath-We're Only Chasing Safety
Thursday-War All The Time
The Postal Service-Give Up
The Starting Line-Based On A True Story
Four Year Strong-Rise or Die Trying
John Mayer-Room For Squares
Motion City Soundtrack-Commit This To Memory
Silverstein-Discovering The Waterfront
Brand New-Deja Entendu
The Academy Is-Almost Here
Fall Out Boy-Take This To Your Grave

My High School Life.

Edit:
Enter Shikari-Take To The Skies
A Day To Remember-For Those Who Have Heart
Say Anything-...Is A Real Boy

Sorry for the long list, this brought up memories and I started going back haha.

[LastDeclaration]

Some albums that really changed the type of music I listen to and the way I judge new music:

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
The first album that I ever really got obsessed with. I didn't truly realize how great it was at the time, but it was one I kept returning to over and over (and still do), and over time I understood how much I love it.

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
It made me realize what good rap actually was.

Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Like Bad News
I still listened to shitty music when I got this, and I continued to listen to shitty music for a while after, but this was the first album that exposed me to an entirely different genre than what is normally played on the radio. I got it because I loved Float On, and it allowed me to listen to the rest of it with an open mind, and that ended up really expanding my horizons and my tastes for music, even though I didn't recognize it then.

Finch - What It Is to Burn
This album unquestionably had the greatest influence on the music I listen to. My brother left a mix CD for me when he went to Iraq, and it had the title track on it, and for some reason that song grabbed me; it wasn't like anything I'd heard before. Prior to hearing this album, I never gave a shit about anything that wasn't played on the radio, but after being completely obsessed with WIITB, I realized that there was this whole world of music outside MTV that was even better than the mainstream.

Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
IMHO, the best album of the decade.

[oddwithoutend]

Hm. We agree that "Handcuffs" is a good closer and disagree about Daisy, so we'll see.

I'll be eating porridge, waiting patiently for your opinion.

[summer skin]

daisy
the new say anything
the old say anything
the say anything before that
thrice album that is boring
thrice album that is cliche
thrice album that sucks
the beatles
my chemical romance saved my life
the upcoming say anything album

[zubinmoosa]

Let's see..

Death Cab-Transatlanticism/Plans
Vanna-Curses
Therefore I Am-Escape
Taking Back Sunday-Tell All Your Friends
Third Eye Blind-Third Eye Blind
Underoath-We're Only Chasing Safety
Thursday-War All The Time
The Postal Service-Give Up
The Starting Line-Based On A True Story
Four Year Strong-Rise or Die Trying
John Mayer-Room For Squares
Motion City Soundtrack-Commit This To Memory
Silverstein-Discovering The Waterfront
Brand New-Deja Entendu
The Academy Is-Almost Here
Fall Out Boy-Take This To Your Grave

My High School Life.

Edit:
Enter Shikari-Take To The Skies
A Day To Remember-For Those Who Have Heart
Say Anything-...Is A Real Boy

Sorry for the long list, this brought up memories and I started going back haha.

you're from Mass? Really?... lol

[kwsqd]

daisy
the new say anything
the old say anything
the say anything before that
thrice album that is boring
thrice album that is cliche
thrice album that sucks
the beatles
my chemical romance saved my life
the upcoming say anything album
How could you forget bayside?

[summer skin]

How could you forget bayside?
oh man you're right,

alkaline trio
the dark night
nailin palin
say anything with john cusack
superbad

[kwsqd]

oh man you're right,

alkaline trio
the dark night
nailin palin
say anything with john cusack
superbad
Yes, and it's the choice of a new generation.

[summer skin]

Yes, and it's the choice of a new generation.
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[kwsqd]

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Little.
Yellow.
Different.

[honkyg88]

In no order...
Blink 182-Blink 182
Taking Back Sunday-Where You Want To Be
Underoath-Lost In The Sound Of Seperation
Angels And Airwaves-We Don't Need To Whisper
Transplants-Transplants
The Strokes-Is This It
Sum 41-All Killer No Filler

[summer skin]

in no order
album that came out last year
album that came out this year
album that came out the year before last
album that came out this year
say anything featuring jason tate

[bastard_of_ness]

three things that are easily better from this decade:
Coheed albums
The Dear Hunter albums
Year Zero from NIN

Coheed is awful... Year Zero is possibly the worst NIN album ever made... and besides, I said most influential...

None of these is as influential as Green Day in this decade.

[briewer]

Oh I guess I shouldn't have said pop punk is horrible just because I don't like it.
But pop-punk is horrible.

In Rainbows (Radiohead)
Absolution (Muse)
Agaetis Byrjun (Sigur Rose)
Cold Roses (Ryan Adams)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Wilco)

just to name a few. P.S. Daisy is amazing and would make my top ten!
Fail. But good choice.

This is why I don't frequent the music forum.
And pretentious posts like this are the reason no one is going to miss you.

American Idiot was the best concept album in popular music in decades.
You obviously haven't heard many concept albums.

[kbi the crowing]

Coheed is awful... Year Zero is possibly the worst NIN album ever made... and besides, I said most influential...

None of these is as influential as Green Day in this decade.

pretty sure a lot of people didn't like American Idiot
& being recognized doesn't mean influential, big difference

& I think it's obvious to say I disagree with you on your first two points as well

[Formatfun]

Really?
Yeah. One of the lesser ones of the decade, but I really liked it. If I were to take one off though it'd be that.

[Baby for Pree]

American Idiot was the best concept album in popular music in decades. Also cemented the already popular punk band into one of the world's biggest rock acts.

The first statement is not true. The second one is only true because they whored out the phrase "American Idiot" overseas and took advantage of anti-Bush sentiments.

[erikbue]

Circa Survive - Juturna (got me to actually pay attention to music that wasn't immediately catchy)


this.

[BlackHeartInert]

Music that has been important to me lately:
-Cursive: Tim Kasher and Co. has put out nothing but greatness in my eyes. I discovered through the album "Art is Hard" which was on a broken iPod I was given. Since then, I have amassed every Cursive LP and EP, including splits. "Domestica" is a mind-blowing album in my opinion, and an album that helped get me through a very hard time. "Happy Hollow" had a very different sound, yet the religious concepts expressed within it are ver eye-opening. "Mama, I'm Swollen" sways away from their post-hardcore origins with more acoustics and horns than ever, but is enjoyable after a few listens.
-Billy Talent: I have been a BT fan since "Billy Talent" was released, and no, I am not a Canadian. Ben has very unique vocals, and for some reason caught me. Their music is not overly complicated or too basic. Ian is an amazing guitarist at times, and the bass and drums just roll in to one rocking Canadian quartet. "III" did not match my expectations, but shows that bands do grow-up occasionally. All three of their albums are great to me, and their ska-rock album, "Watoosh!" released the name Pezz is pretty good, as well.
The following bands and albums need no explanation:
-Say Anything's "Is a Real Boy"
-At the Drive-In's "Relationship of Command" or "in.casino.out"
-The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Californication"
-Nine Inch Nails' "The Fragile"
-The Early November "The Mother, The Mechanic, and The Path" (the concept album/musical, "The Path" is enthralling.)

Just my two cents. And I apologize that some of these were not released this decade. (i.e. Californication, in.casino.out, and The Fragile)

[EastCoastKid]

you're from Mass? Really?... lol

Haha yeah, can you tell? It was a big part in shaping my tastes.

[princesschad]

Arcade Fire - Funeral

[kbi the crowing]

Just my two cents. And I apologize that some of these were not released this decade. (i.e. Californication, in.casino.out, and The Fragile)

The Fragile is good enough to be an exception

[xXxXx]

Brand New - Deja Entendu, TDAGARIM
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American, Futures

[xXxXx]

I wish Clarity could be in this list, but it's from 99. The best album ever..

[katyara]

The Format- Dog Problems
Blink-182- Enema Of The State
Fall Out Boy- Folie A Deux
Evanescence- The Open Door (purely because they were the first band I listened to my whole life, and led the way to other - better - music)
Death Cab For Cutie- Transatlanticism
Mayday Parade- A Lesson In Romantics. 13, gimme a break.

[xXxXx]

Blue Rabbits Are Not Dirty Noisy Empty Wankers

[BlackHeartInert]

The Fragile is good enough to be an exception

Well, thank you for making the exception. It is a wonderful record.

[kbi the crowing]

Well, thank you for making the exception. It is a wonderful record.

yes it is
10 year anniversary edition out next yea, can't wait

[BlackHeartInert]

yes it is
10 year anniversary edition out next yea, can't wait

Totally a must-buy.

[kbi the crowing]

Totally a must-buy.

mhm
I still have to get the 10 year one for the downward spiral

[bastard_of_ness]

I wish Clarity could be in this list, but it's from 99. The best album ever..

Word.

[doppelganger]

The Format- Dog Problems
Blink-182- Enema Of The State
Fall Out Boy- Folie A Deux
Evanescence- The Open Door (purely because they were the first band I listened to my whole life, and led the way to other - better - music)
Death Cab For Cutie- Transatlanticism
Mayday Parade- A Lesson In Romantics. 13, gimme a break.
lulz

[honestIpod]

Ive listened to Hop-Hop mostm of my life but these are the most memorable albums of the decade for me.

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Greem Day - American Idiot
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

[Shatter_Glass]

Good. You best not be dissing this:
http://www.poplyrics.net/WAIGUO/avrillavigne/letgo.jpg

teen angst at it's finest. Kurt Cobain would be so proud.

[tfieldz]

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww36/Computerhase1990/Paris_Hilton_-_Paris_Hilton1.jpg

/endthread

[briewer]

I wish more people would just admit they don't know what they're talking about, because clearly, most of you don't know what you're talking about.