Album of the Decade discussion

[Un'Aria Ancora]

A few posts earlier made me wonder what you all think. I know the decade isn't over yet, just up to this point.

[bowl of oranges]

Funeral

[Un'Aria Ancora]

I'm sure I'm not alone in throwing Radiohead's Kid A out there. In Rainbows is at the top of my list also.
As well as ...And The Battle Begun from the RX Bandits.

[El_Jeffe]

this question has been raised a couple times & i definitely don't think there could possibly be one stand alone staple answer, but it's an interesting topic once you weed through all the "the devil & god" answers haha. some that came to mind:

tinariwen - aman iman: water is life
joe strummer & the mescaleros - streetcore
radiohead - kid a
trinity roots - home, land & sea
wilco - yankee hotel foxtrot
beck - sea change
at the drive- in - relationship of command
bela fleck & the flecktones - outbound


i'd love to add some finn brothers albums haha. & i'll probably think of, & add more, later

[Burn That Shit]

Can't think of one sadly.

[bowl of oranges]

Kid A is definitely up there for me as well.

[llwilliamsll]

I'm sure I'm not alone in throwing Radiohead's Kid A out there. In Rainbows is at the top of my list also.
As well as ...And The Battle Begun from the RX Bandits.
What does your username mean?

[Un'Aria Ancora]

What does your username mean?

A still air again.

It's a Sound Of Animals Fighting Song.

[Un'Aria Ancora]

this question has been raised a couple times & i definitely don't think there could possibly be one stand alone staple answer, but it's an interesting topic once you weed through all the "the devil & god" answers haha. some that came to mind:

tinariwen - aman iman: water is life
joe strummer & the mescaleros - streetcore
radiohead - kid a
trinity roots - home, land & sea
wilco - yankee hotel foxtrot


i'd love to add some finn brothers albums haha. & i'll probably think of, & add more, later

I'll have to check those out, all I've heard is Kid A and Yankee...

[mht]

Animal Collective - Pet Sounds
Kayo Dot - Session Musicians
POS - Underoath Samples for White People Who Don't Really Like Rap


those are the albums of the decade

[GuitarR0cker1]

No real contest:Radiohead- Kid A

Of course this wasn't the album I enjoyed most but on an objective level this was definitley number one.

[Twizx]

1. Radiohead - Kid A
2. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
4. Arcade Fire - Funeral
5. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
6. Radiohead - Amnesiac
7. Battles - Mirrored
8. Sigur Ros - [ ]
9. Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
10. Bjork - Vespertine

We get it, you're lunchforthesky and you like Radiohead. Shut the fuck up already.

[Twizx]

No real contest:Radiohead- Kid A

Of course this wasn't the album I enjoyed most but on an objective level this was definitley number one.

Being serious now, this is one of the dumbest things I've read on this site.

[Praetor]

We get it, you're lunchforthesky and you like Radiohead. Shut the fuck up already.
lol get the fuck out

[Twizx]

Favorite Albums: Circa Survive - Juturna...

But I'm not claiming it as a fucking album of the decade...

I would expect someone who says that the album of the year is a no contest type of thing to listen to Britney Spears. That's just a really fucking stupid thing to say.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Being serious now, this is one of the dumbest things I've read on this site.
I would say the dumbest thing I've read on this site was when some fucking dumbass homophobe got into a "fight" with togepi.(notice fight in qutotations because this dumbass got his ass served to him on a platter)

Sounds familiar doesn't it?

[Twizx]

I would say the dumbest thing I've read on this site was when some fucking dumbass homophobe got into a "fight" with togepi.(notice fight in qutotations because this dumbass got his ass served to him on a platter)

Sounds familiar doesn't it?

You must've missed when some moron on the previous page said that the album of the decade was a no contest win to Kid A then.

[Until The Bombs]

Laughing at someone who objectively places an album at number one and then says they wouldn't place one of their favorites at album of the decade. Something doesn't compute here.

[Twizx]

Laughing at someone who objectively places an album at number one and then says they wouldn't place one of their favorites at album of the decade. Something doesn't compute here.

He's not objectively placing it at #1, he's copying what the musical elitists on this site would probably say to namedrop a band so people like him.

[Praetor]

He's not objectively placing it at #1, he's copying what the musical elitists on this site would probably say to namedrop a band so people like him.
Dude, didn't you know? No one actually likes Radiohead. I mean, the only reason I own Kid A is so I can show it off to all my friends and get mad cred.

[Twizx]

Again, there's nothing elite about placing Kid A at number one. You just watch how many publications do the same come December.

Haha who? Fucking Rolling Stone? Billboard 200? Give me a break, saying any album is a "no contest" win for album of the decade is just a fucking stupid thing to say.

[Until The Bombs]

He's not objectively placing it at #1, he's copying what the musical elitists on this site would probably say to namedrop a band so people like him.

Lololol. Radiohead are one of the biggest bands in the world. Don't qualify as a name drop. If you can assume that about him I guess I can assume the following:

I'm claiming Juturna as a fucking album of the decade...I would suck Anthony Green's cock.

[zubinmoosa]

Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Runner Up: Brand New - Deja Entendu

;-)

[GuitarR0cker1]

Laughing at someone who objectively places an album at number one and then says they wouldn't place one of their favorites at album of the decade. Something doesn't compute here.
So you're laughing at me then? I still love Kid A, I just get more enjoyment out of TTYG, IARB, etc. Personal enjoyment does not make an album of the year.

[Until The Bombs]

I heard Obama skipped one of his rallys during the election to go to a Radiohead concert. There was big concern over gaining the up for grabs hipster vote.

[Until The Bombs]

So you're laughing at me then? I still love Kid A, I just get more enjoyment out of TTYG, IARB, etc. Personal enjoyment does not make an album of the year.

Not laughing at you.

[Twizx]

I heard Obama skipped one of his rallys during the election to go to a Radiohead concert. There was big concern over gaining the up for grabs hipster vote.

He already had the youth vote, god you suck at politics too?

[brwnhawaiin]

The Mars Volta - deloused in the comatorium
Built To Spill - You In Reverse
The Depreciation Guild - In her gentle jaws
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Taking Back Sunday - Tell all your friends
Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
AFI - Sing The Sorrow
The Used - The Used
Deerhunter - Cryptogram


I know im missing alot, and could prolly replace some,but thats just off the top of my head. its hard to think of the whole decade, some things that i LOVED in 2002, i now think are mediocre e.g. The Used/TBS/AFI. but at one point in my life i LOVED those cds, so i have to take whole decade into prospective.

[Until The Bombs]

He already had the youth vote, god you suck at politics too?

Hipsters =/= Youth. :diggrave:

[Burn That Shit]

This thread just got some lulz fast.

[brwnhawaiin]

No it's not. Some things in music are just facts.

Examples:
Brian Wilson wrote the best pop melodies ever.
Lennon/McCartney is the greatest songwriting combo ever.
Aretha Franklin is the greatest female vocalist of all time.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitat player of all time (note: not best before you get all douchebaggy)
Kid A is the best album of this decade.
OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.
The Beatles are the best band of all time.
Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman of all time.



I thought Jim Morrison was the best frontman of all time?? Hes the most copied anyways. the original rock star!!

[loveisdead]

No it's not. Some things in music are just facts.

Examples:
Brian Wilson wrote the best pop melodies ever.
Lennon/McCartney is the greatest songwriting combo ever.
Aretha Franklin is the greatest female vocalist of all time.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitat player of all time (note: not best before you get all douchebaggy)
Kid A is the best album of this decade.
OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.
The Beatles are the best band of all time.
Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman of all time.
This should be stickied.

[loveisdead]

I thought Jim Morrison was the best frontman of all time?? Hes the most copied anyways. the original rock star!!
No way. Freddy Mercury>all.

[brwnhawaiin]

The Used haha.


hey, one point in my life i thought it was the greatest thing ever. i was 16/17 at the time, but im not scared to admit it. i dont deny my musical past. in 8th grade i loved britney spears, and mandy moore. thats just life.

[Burn That Shit]

Just throwing this out there, but I liked Hail to the Thief more than Kid A.

[micahistheballs]

Unquestionably, it's Kid A

[brwnhawaiin]

oh yea, Explosion In The Sky, The earth is not a cold dead place.. think thats what its called..i LOVE that cd. thats up there in best of decade.

[brwnhawaiin]

Yeah I liked that album too when it came out but I don't understand why you'd consider it an album of the decade now. It's not supposed to be what albums did you listen to most this decade.


valid point. i guess i was just going by what albums i enjoyed most this decade...i see how i mixed it up.

[Praetor]

Just throwing this out there, but I liked Hail to the Thief more than Kid A.
Lyrically HTTT is far superior to Kid A.

[oddwithoutend]

Does anyone care about The Microphones here?

[micahistheballs]

Lyrically HTTT is far superior to Kid A.
Well, Kid A's lyrics are pretty much just phrases put together.

[Machu505]

Undoubtedly Kid A.

[Praetor]

Well, Kid A's lyrics are pretty much just phrases put together.
Yeah. Didn't they actually literally pull one-liners out of a hat during the recording sessions?

[Praetor]

Does anyone care about The Microphones here?
The Glow, Pt. 2 is a superb album.

[-ben]

Give Up.

[mike'smannequin]

jacks mannequin everything in transit

say anything is a real boy

mychemicalromance three cheers for sweet revenge

motioncitysoundtrack Commit This To Memory

Greenday american idiot

blink182 blink182

[x togepi x]

Let's bump this thread is 11 months and count how many publications/bands/fans list Kid A shall we?

Bandwagon Fallacy, I'd let to introduce you to Ben.

Ben, this is your new friend the Bandwagon Fallacy.





i think the idea of an "album of the decade" is fucking stupid because there's too many albums, with too many different kinds of music, most of which have completely different goals, which makes comparing them impossible. but meh.

[chipdip18]

jacks mannequin everything in transit

say anything is a real boy

mychemicalromance three cheers for sweet revenge

motioncitysoundtrack Commit This To Memory

Greenday american idiot

blink182 blink182


Nicht gut. Although i'd bet many publications are considering American Idiot in a top 30 or so.

[x togepi x]

But it will be a no contest because Kid A will dominate the polls. That doesn't make it objectively the best because that's absurd for music but it does make it a clear winner.

And if you don't like making lists you are not a man.

I just think you can make a better argument than look at what a bunch of magazines are saying. I mean the person you were arguing with is a moron.

there are many, many reasons why i'm not really a man. haha

[oddwithoutend]

The Glow, Pt. 2 is a superb album.

Thank you.

[fake empire]

Kid A is clearly the best. Anyone who says otherwise has poor taste.

[Until The Bombs]

Kid A is clearly the best. Anyone who says otherwise has poor taste.

Not remotely true.

[Un'Aria Ancora]

Not remotely true.

I think he was being sarcastic there...

[Until The Bombs]

I think he was being sarcastic there...

Possibly, not necessarily though.

[Un'Aria Ancora]

Possibly, not necessarily though.

Almost definitely.

[Until The Bombs]

Almost definitely.

Because people never make statements like that on this site.

[x togepi x]

i love having sex but i'd rather get some (radio)head

[Un'Aria Ancora]

Because people never make statements like that on this site.

Point taken. Sometimes you really have to want to see the sarcasm.

[x togepi x]

No it's not. Some things in music are just facts.

Examples:
Brian Wilson wrote the best pop melodies ever.
Lennon/McCartney is the greatest songwriting combo ever.
Aretha Franklin is the greatest female vocalist of all time.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitat player of all time (note: not best before you get all douchebaggy)
Kid A is the best album of this decade.
OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.
The Beatles are the best band of all time.
Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman of all time.

most, probably all of those facts are wrong.

[Jumpoff]

I prefer HTTT to Kid A too. But I wouldn't consider it my favorite album of the decade either.

Does anyone care about The Microphones here?

I like them.

I can't choose a single album of the decade. If I was to choose, it would be betweens these and probably more :
Propagandhi - Today's Empire Tomorrow's Ashes
The Slackers - Wasted Days
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
Bear Vs Shark - Terrorhawk
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance
Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose

[Jumpoff]

OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.

Strongly disagree.

[mike'smannequin]

Nicht gut. Although i'd bet many publications are considering American Idiot in a top 30 or so.

i thought a i was greendays best cd

[Jumpoff]

i thought a i was greendays best cd

... Really? Over Dookie?

[mike'smannequin]

... Really? Over Dookie?
its close but yeah the lyrics were amazing and every song was amazing on that cd

[Broclee]

He's not objectively placing it at #1, he's copying what the musical elitists on this site would probably say to namedrop a band so people like him.

That's sort of ridiculous to say.

[funkel]

65daysofstatic - The Fall of Math
no one will agree with this, but who cares.

[fake empire]

I think he was being sarcastic there...

Nope

[oddwithoutend]

Nope

You must have listened to a lot of albums a lot of times to make that statement.

[fake empire]

You must have listened to a lot of albums a lot of times to make that statement.

indeed I have

[oddwithoutend]

indeed I have

Have you listened to The Glow Part 2 by The Microphones?

[fake empire]

Yea and then I took a shit on it

[Burn That Shit]

lol

[oddwithoutend]

Yea and then I took a shit on it

Cool

[Un'Aria Ancora]

most, probably all of those facts are wrong.

Facts can't be wrong.

[oddwithoutend]

Facts can't be wrong.

Sure they can. Haven't you heard of postmodernism?

[chipdip18]

65daysofstatic - The Fall of Math
no one will agree with this, but who cares.


What makes you go with The Fall of Math ? I know we've discussed 65dos before, but i'm still curious.

[theguy77]

OMGZZZ DEJA ENTENDU LOLZZ

but seriously, on an emotional level, thats probably the one that made the biggest impact on my life.

well that or transatlanticism but on an objective level my music taste isnt good or wide enough to nominate anything for this.

[thespearkid]

I don't think I've heard enough albums yet to make a qualified call on this. :shrug:

[Rickaly]

ya same here.

[oddwithoutend]

on an objective level my music taste isnt good or wide enough to nominate anything for this.

I don't think I've heard enough albums yet to make a qualified call on this. :shrug:

ya same here.

Good posts.

I guess honestly that I must say that I'm with you.

[Rickaly]

ya its too hard to tell

[oddwithoutend]

ya its too hard to tell

Definitely, I'm still discovering music from this decade that I consider to be incredibly good, so it's hardly the time for me to be telling someone what the best is.

[Rodeo]

Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

[oddwithoutend]

The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Who'da thunk

[MyWorldEntire]

No it's not. Some things in music are just facts.

Examples:

OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.


I can't quite understand why, but I just can't enjoy this album anymore. I used to absolutely love it, but it doesn't click like it used to.

[MyWorldEntire]

1. Radiohead- Kid A
2. Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
3. Arcade Fire- Funeral
4. Radiohead- In Rainbows
5. Arcade Fire- Neon Bible

[Anderson]

My favourite album of the decade is Boysetsfire - After The Eulogy.

[bootsydan]

I couldn't ever decide on a 'best' album of the decade. But heres a few I think contend:

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times/Aha Shake Heartbreak
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The White Stripes - Elephant
The Early November - The Mother (Personal favorite, maybe even call it a guilty pleasure? But one I don't expect to see on anyone elses list)
Brand New - The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me (Go on, give me shit)
Iron & Wine - The Shepherds Dog
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Don't Like Bad News (Disagree, but I think it's their best)
The Strokes - Is This It? (Ok, so a few of these are definitely not best of the decade - but since my list is already too big, I thought I'd include it)

Yes, there were a couple of great fucking albums this year.

No, Radiohead is not on my list. Although the only album of theirs I don't own is Kid A, which seems to be the one I need to look into.

[bootsydan]

No it's not. Some things in music are just facts.

Examples:
Brian Wilson wrote the best pop melodies ever.
Lennon/McCartney is the greatest songwriting combo ever.
Aretha Franklin is the greatest female vocalist of all time.
Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitat player of all time (note: not best before you get all douchebaggy)
Kid A is the best album of this decade.
OK Computer is the best album of the nineties.
The Beatles are the best band of all time.
Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman of all time.

I'd agree, that these are all pretty accurate.

[IceAge/HeatWave]

Radiohead: Kid A

Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica

Say Anything: ...Is a Real Boy

[Rodeo]

Oh, if we're going to talk best hip-hop record then it's Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly

[funkel]

What makes you go with The Fall of Math ? I know we've discussed 65dos before, but i'm still curious.
The best instrumental (and in general) album I've heard to come out in the 2000's.
It's the best of post-rock meeting excellent pieces of electronica, creating a fantastic new sound, that is frankly long overdue from being copied by anyone. It's been 4 years since TFOM came out, and the only band to do this sound is still 65dos. Shame really, as I (and a lot of critics) thought this would be the direction post-rock would take. Nothing else sounds like this, and it's pretty near darn perfect. The only post-rock album to better it F#A#∞, and that came out in 1997.

[kearn1tm]

It's far too difficult to make a definitive choice, especially in light of the fact that we can't look at the decade objectively in the context of time passed as well as the fact we have yet another year to go.

However, in no particular order, these are the few I would imagine fighting out for contention (no particular order) :

Radiohead -- Kid A
Arcade Fire -- Funeral
Wilco -- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Joanna Newsom -- Ys
The White Stripes -- Elephant
Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa -- Raw Materials
Sufjan Stevens -- Illinois
Liars -- Drums Not Dead
LCD Soundsystem -- Sound of Silver
Bob Dylan -- Love and Theft
Madvillian -- Madvilliany

[Joeee]

http://www.fan2band.com/di/epitaph/newfoundglory/181537_2423_43_3236.jpg (http://www.fan2band.com/dl/epitaph/newfoundglory/181537_2423_43_3236)

[micahistheballs]

Since no one has discussed any different genres really, this is what'd make my hip hop list of best albums in the 00's. Off the top of my head:

The Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Jay-Z - The Black Album
One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
The Roots - Game Theory
Binary Star - Masters of the Universe
Outkast - Stankonia
Talib Kweli - quality
I'd put the Blueprint ahead of American Gangster anyday.

[MyWorldEntire]

Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica






Sufjan Stevens -- Illinois


These also need to be considered.

[dissident]

kid a hands down

[c_rob2700]

As far as hip-hop goes I think you'd have to go with The Marshall Mathers LP. The only downside of that album is homophobia which I think he's moved past
My opinons on everything else would be unwarranted. However, it seems that Kid A would win by a landslide so i'd suggest maybe album of the decade besides Kid A.

[Jumpoff]

Oh, if we're going to talk best hip-hop record then it's Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly

Nope. Even albums I dislike should rank higher than that. (Blueprint, Stillmatic, Madvilliany, etc all deserve the spot more to be honest)

[Juturna25]

thursday- war all the time

[Juturna25]

i like radiohead, but it always puzzles me how they ever got so big.

[dissident]

i like radiohead, but it always puzzles me how they ever got so big.

being one of the few acts with so much talent that it's impossible to go unnoticed.

[Robototron]

i like radiohead, but it always puzzles me how they ever got so big.

They got big off their first two albums, which were just pretty basic Britpop. When they released OK Computer they already had something of a fanbase, and then all the critical acclaim that got piled onto that album started to pile up.

being one of the few acts with so much talent that it's impossible to go unnoticed.

Better music continues to go unnoticed all the time.

[chipdip18]

The best instrumental (and in general) album I've heard to come out in the 2000's.
It's the best of post-rock meeting excellent pieces of electronica, creating a fantastic new sound, that is frankly long overdue from being copied by anyone. It's been 4 years since TFOM came out, and the only band to do this sound is still 65dos. Shame really, as I (and a lot of critics) thought this would be the direction post-rock would take. Nothing else sounds like this, and it's pretty near darn perfect. The only post-rock album to better it F#A#∞, and that came out in 1997.

Pretty good explanation. Makes me want to go listen to The Fall of Math now... haha.

being one of the few acts with so much talent that it's impossible to go unnoticed.

He's said it all.

[dissident]

it was a joke.

[micahistheballs]

So would I..
Meant to say, Blueprint over the Black Album. Dang.