albums of this decade top 10

What, this decade? Um...

yes good point this decade

forgot the link too http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/series/albums-of-the-decade

Here are my top ten of the decade (not in order), these are albums which have never been far from my cdp. They're not necessarily groundbreaking (there are exceptions) or commercially successful but have simply blown me away when I heard them and I've enjoyed many repeat listenings.

At the Drive In - Relationship Of Command (2000)
Shellac - 1000 Hurts (2000)
Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends (2007)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)
****ed Up - The Chemistry of Common Life (200
Deerhoof - The Runners Four (2005)
Battles - Mirrored (2007)
Fugazi - The Argument (2001)
Melvins - Hostile Ambient Takeover (20020
The Fall - The Real New Fall lp (Formerly Country on the Click) (2003)

Damn it, should have put Susan Boyle on the list - would have created more interest.

Velvet Revolver - Contraband

My Chemical Romance - Three cheers for sweet revenge.

My chemical Romance - The Black Parade

Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

I've only got 5 albums that were released in the last 10 years so I'll list all 5
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Vicious Cycle"
Joe Bonamassa "Sloe Gin"
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Gods And Guns"
Joe Bonamassa "The Ballad Of John Henry" and
The Gilmore "Recorded Delivery"

 

Tom Waits - real gone
Nick Cave - abbatior blues/lyre of Orpheus
Shellac - 1,000 hurts
Loudon Wainwright - so damn happy
Air - 10,000hz legend
Lou Barlow - Emoh
Supersystem - Always never again

Can't think of any more at the moment

Come on people! Queens Of The Stone Age, Songs For The Deaf.......

Here's my favourite 10 of the decade

Muse - Absolution

The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

Peter Gabriel - Up

Bob Dylan - Love And Theft

The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics

British Sea Power - Open Season

The White Stripes - Elephant

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free

Goldfrapp - Supernature

Laurie Anderson - Life On A String

 

..........and an honourable mention for Nick Cave, who with Nocturama, Orpheus and Lazarus produced some of his best ever music, yet somehow hasn't made my Top 10.

In no particular order...

Tom Waits - Real Gone

Muse - Absolution

Within Temptation - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre

Blackfield - Blackfield II

Maestoso - Grim

Maestoso - Caterwauling

Strawbs - The Broken Hearted Bride

Steeleye Span - Cogs, Wheels & Lovers

Little Boots - Hands

Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II

Devin Townsend - Terria

Opeth - Blackwater Park

Tool - Lateralus

Here's my top 3, I will update the list after some deeper contemplation,

 

OK. Here's the next couple.....

 

Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence.

Gojira - From Mars To Sirius

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

Gnarls Barkley - St Elsewhere

 

In no particular order. 

Wolf Parade - At mount zoomer

Broken social scene - self titled

Clap your hands say yeah! - self titled

Lucero - That much further west 

Hold Steady - Stay Positive

Sunset Rubdown - Random spirt lovers

Bon Iver - For emma, forever ago

Modest Mouse - Moon and Antarctica  

Madvillain - Madvillainy 

Drive by truckers - The dirty south

  

Four Tet - Rounds (album of the decade, as I never tire of saying. People tire of hearing me say it, sure, but my stamina is boundless)

The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

M£m - Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK

The Notwist - Neon Golden

Dangermouse - The Grey Album

The Beta Band - Heroes To Zeros

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

The Postal Service - Give Up

Burial - Untrue

Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

 

 

Simon Lucas:

Four Tet - Rounds (album of the decade, as I never tire of saying. People tire of hearing me say it, sure, but my stamina is boundless)

The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow

M£m - Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK

The Notwist - Neon Golden

Dangermouse - The Grey Album

The Beta Band - Heroes To Zeros

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

The Postal Service - Give Up

Burial - Untrue

Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

 

 

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The Libertines - Up the Bracket
Maxwell - BLACKsummers' Night
Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts