-matthEw- Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 choose 10 albums from 2000s that you think are essential to defining what you'll remember this decade as, up to this point.The Streets - Original Pirate MaterialThe Libertines - Up the BracketSuper Furry Animals - mwngAdam Green - GemstonesWhatever People Say I Am is What I'm Not - Arctic MonkeysEels - Daisies of the GalaxyJoanna Newsom - Milk Eyed MeanderBlack Rebel Motorcyclce Club - B.R.M.CThe Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsRyan Adams - Cold Roses.I think these albums collectively come close to summing up my music taste as far as contemporary music goes. There has been albums I've loved more but these have all been defining albums, in terms of sounds and impact, that i've enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Strokes-Is This It.I loved this Guardian story where some celebrated 'perfect' albums are slated by musicians. Excellent read.Sgt Pepper must die! | | Guardian Unlimited ArtsThe Strokes, Is This ItNominated by Ian Williams of Battles The Strokes were just rich kids from uptown New York; the children of the heads of supermodel agencies who formed a rock band and thought they deserved respect because of that. Suddenly the downtown, older form of punk rock got co-opted by the system. If ever there was a point where Gucci and rebellion were married together, it was right there. The Strokes have, basically, been responsible for five or six years of a new form of hair metal, in the guise of something more tasteful. Their music is post-9/11 party music because it came out that week and everybody wanted to dance. They're seen as the rebirth of rock in the UK - but it's a very conservative, old-fashioned idea of rock for the 21st century. As for their punk credentials, I'm not going to say anyone's more authentic than anyone else ... But the Strokes are the new Duran Duran; the new decadence for the new millennium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I felt they could've asked Barry from Mogwai to let rip at a few bands, as he's done for several years on the mogwai site. Sheer joy is some of that reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 janes addiction - straysguthrie govan - erotic cakessteve vai - real illusions: reflectionswhite stripes - elephant kings of leon- youth and young manhoodtool - 10,000 daysryan adams- heartbreakerhamell on trial- tough lovefeeder - comfort in sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 the bug - pressureshellac - 1000 Hzfour tet - pausebuck 65 - squarebonny prince billy - master and everyonebattles - ep A & Bcannibal ox - in a cold veinmick harris - hed nod sessionstortoise - standardsDeath from above 1979 - you're a woman, I'm a machine----so many more, probably, but these stand out for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 joanna newsom - ysdeftones - white ponysleater-kinney - the woodsbroken social scene - you forgot it in peoplekings of leon - youth and young manhoodkylie minogue - feverlcd soundsystem - lcd soundsystemmogwai - happy songs for happy peoplebonnie "prince" billy & matt sweeney - superwolfsufjan stevens - illinoise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbuchan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 idlewild- the remote partincubus- make yourselffoo fighters- the colour and the shapebloc party- scilent alarmbiffy clyro- blackened sky(+44)- when your heart stops beatingbrand new- deja entendunada surf- the weight is a gifttaking back sunday- louder nowminus the bear- highly refined pirates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I definately agree with Sufjan Steven's Illinoise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Dirty Three ~ Whatever You Love, You AreNick Cave And The Bad Seeds ~ Abattoir Blues/Lyre Of OrpheusThe Strokes ~ Is This ItInterpol ~ AnticsQueens of the Stone Age ~ Songs for the Deaf Kings Of Leon ~ Youth And Young ManhoodYeah Yeah Yeahs ~ Fever To TellSons And Daughters ~ Love The CupPelican ~ The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw Mogwai ~ Mr. Beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Personally, these meant a lot to me.....Espers 1stP.G.Six 'The Well of Memory'Josephine Foster 'Hazel eyes, I will lead you'Adrian Crowley 'A Northern country'Jeffrey Lewis 'The last time I did acid' etcAlasdair Roberts 'Farewell sorrow'Jack Rose 'Red horse, white mule'Ghost 'Hypnotic underworld'Baird, Espvall & Krauss 'Leaves from off the tree'B'eirth 'Birch Book' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Get Up Kids - Something to write home aboutMogwai - Happy Songs for Happy PeopleSigur Ros - ( )Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the ThawInterpol - Turn on the Bright LightsBattles - EP A + BLaeto - ZwoaMacrocosmica - Art of the Black EarthA Perfect Circle - Mer de NomsStapleton - Hug the CoastThat list will probably change on a daily basis and some could even be albums from the late 90s ?( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I'm going to have to plum for:Interpol - Turn on the Bright LightsGodspeed.... - Yanqui XYO (I know it wasn't as good as the other ones, but I liked it...)Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsFlaming Lips - As War With the MysticsStephen Malkmus - Stephen MalkmusLilys - Everything Wrong is ImaginaryBritish Sea Power - The Decline of...Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in PeopleThe Cure - The CureI can't think of any others....The real gems were all the reissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbuchan Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Killers should get a mention somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Get Up Kids - Something to write home aboutThat's from 1999 unfortunately, but it's a cracking album none-the-less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbuchan Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 That's from 1999 unfortunately, but it's a cracking album none-the-less well spotted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Quite difficult this as most of my being in the noughties has been of vinyl replacements for a load of 80's stuff, still will give it a bash. The most influential on me have been (not the most technical, clever or different - concentrating on what made me listen the most) :McQueen - Break The SilenceJuliette & The Licks - Your Speaking My LanguageEvanescence - FallenIron Maiden - Brave New WorldNightwish - OnceThe Answer - RiseSaxon - LionheartMotorhead - InfernoSkindred - BabylonThe Darkness - Permission To LandNotables that also caught my ear (some bizzarley!) Ash - Meltdown, Kylie - Fever, Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah, Killers - Hot Fuss, Devildriver - Devildriver, Cradle Of Filth - Thornography, Korpiklaani - Voices Of The Wilderness, Slayer - Christ Illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Tricky one:New Order - Get ReadyMy Vitriol - FinelinesThe Blue Nile - High324 - RebelgrindCorrupted - El Mundo FrioPhobia - CruelSteve Adey - All Things RealBoards Of Canada - GeogaddiLondon Elektricity - Power BalladsUnderworld - Two Months Off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Radiohead - Kid AArcade Fire - FuneralBjork - VespertineSonic Youth - Murray StreetBrian Wilson - SmileYeah yeah yeahs - Fever to tellWhite Stripes - White blood cellsFlaming Lips - Yoshimi battles the pink robots (was going to go for the soft bulletin before i remembered it was '99)Be Your Own Pet - s/tInterpol - Turn on the bright lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 ok going thru the stuff on my comp i've come up with:slipknot - slipknotrelationship of command - at the drive inwhite pony - deftonesthe streets - original pirate materialjimmy eat world - bleed americanmachine head - the blackeningarctic monkeys - whatever people...idlewild - 100 broken windowscoheed and cambria - good apollo...death cab... - we have the facts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Here are mine (in no particular order) 2000s:Aereogramme- Sleep And ReleaseDirty Three- Whatever You Love, You AreCinematic Orchestra- Every DayConverge- Jane DoeDeath Cab For Cutie- TransatlanticismExplosions In The Sky- The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead PlaceIsis- PanopticonMae- The EverglowSigur Ros- TakkWheat- Per Second, Per Second, Per Second....Every Second1990s:Radiohead- OK ComputerSoundgarden- SuperunknownJimmy Eat World- ClarityPantera- Cowboys From HellAlice In Chains- DirtBlind Melon- Blind MelonJeff Buckley- GraceREM- Automatic For The PeopleWheat- Hope And AdamsDirty Three- Ocean Songs1980s:A-ha- Hunting High And LowFaith No More- The Real ThingPhil Collins- No Jacket RequiredJapan- Tin DrumSoundgarden- Louder Than LoveMetallica-...And Justice For AllJoy Division- CloserREM- DocumentSepultura- Beneath The RemainsSlayer- Reign In BloodI had to think about the 80s really hard but there was still quite a few that i could've put on there. The 90s was an absolute nightmare o_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I had to think about the 80s really hard but there was still quite a few that i could've put on there. The 90s was an absolute nightmare o_OI don't think any 80's list should be without the Pixies or Skinny puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I don't think any 80's list should be without the Pixies or Skinny puppy.Yeah the Pixies were on my 'almost' list, but missed out by a whisker. Not a Skinny Puppy fan at all though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I came up with something like...Nina Nastasia 'On Leaving'The Knife 'Silent Shout'Laura Cantrell 'Not the trembling kind'Guided by Voices 'Isolation Drills'Aberfeldy 'Young Forever'Juana Molina 'Segundo'Bonnie Prince Billy 'Master and Everyone'Mary Timony 'Ex Hex'Laura Veirs 'Carbon Glacier'Tape 'Rideau' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Radiohead - Kid AAlkaline Trio - Maybe I'll Catch FireConverge - Jane DoeThursday - Full CollapseInterpol - Turn On The Bright LightsGlassjaw - Worship & TributeISIS - PanopticonMinus The Bear - Menos El OsoAt The Drive-In - Relationship of CommandHopesfall - The Satellite YearsI'm gonna want to change this. Already wondering why I haven't got Blood Brothers or Arcade Fire in there and whether Minus The Bear deserve to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Electric Wizard - "Dopethrone"Clutch - "Blast Tyrant"Mastodon - "Remission"Fu Manchu - "King of the Road"Corrosion of Conformity - "In The Arms of God"Reverend Bizarre - "In The Rectory..."High On Fire - "Blessed Black Wings"Kalas - "s/t"Municipal Waste - "Hazardous Mutation"Orange Goblin - "The Big Black"Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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