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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Andy on June 16, 2009, 10:07:28 PM
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Not necessarily the album you liked the best at the time, which album you like the best from each year now.
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2000- Radiohead: Kid A
Runner Up: Dandy Warhols: 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia
2001- Death Cab For Cutie: The Photo Album
Runner Up: Shins: Oh Inverted World
2002- Sleater-Kinney: One Beat
Runner Up: Destroyer: This Night
2003- Postal Service: Give Up
Runner Up: Guided By Voices: Earthquake Glue
2004- Arcade Fire: Funeral
Runner Up: Sadies: Favourite Colours
2005- Pernice Brothers: Discover a Lovelier You
Runner Up: Goldfrapp: Supernature
2006- My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade
Runner Up: Jay Reatard: Blood Visions
2007- Tegan and Sara: The Con
Runner Up: Kanye West: Graduation
2008- Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
Runner Up: The Week That Was: The Week That Was
2009- Decemberists: Hazards of Love
Runner Up: Regina Spektor: Far
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This is mostly off the top of my head so I'm sure I'm forgetting some. 2001 probably has the most albums that I really love.
2000
1. Radiohead - Kid A
2. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
3. OutKast - Stankonia
4. Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
5. Deltron 3030
2001
1. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance
2. Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
3. New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
4. The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black
5. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
2002
1. Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
2. Neko Case - Blacklisted
3. Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice
4. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
5. Max Tundra - Mastered by Guy at the Exchange
2003
1. Angels of Light - Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home
2. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
3. TV on the Radio - Young Liars EP
4. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
5. King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader
2004
1. Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
2. The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows
3. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
4. Madvillain - Madvillainy
5. A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder
2005
1. The National - Alligator
2. Antony & the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
3. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
4. Clipse - We Got it 4 Cheap, Vol. 2
5. M.I.A. - Arular
2006
1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
2. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
3. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
4. Jay Reatard - Blood Visions
5. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
2007
1. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
2. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
3. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
4. The National - Boxer
5. Burial - Untrue
2008
1. The Shivers - Beaks to the Moon
2. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
3. The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
4. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
5. Vivian Girls - S/T
2009
1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
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This is bound to change if I had a few days/weeks/months to think about it, but here's a rough shot:
2000: GFK - Supreme Clientele, Radiohead - Kid A or Juana Molina - Segundo (I really can't decide right now)
2001: Dirtbombs - Ultraglide in Black
2002: Sonic Youth - Murray Street
2003: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
2004: Electrelane - The Power Out or the Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005: Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2006: GFK - Fishscale
2007: Chromatics - Night Drive
2008: Juana Molina - Un Dia
2009: V/a - Summertime Showcase 2009 (Underwater Peoples)?
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I'd put "Get Guilty" on there, as well.
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Looking at my I-tunes, these are my favorites:
2000 - Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
2001 - Fugazi - The Argument
2002 - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003 - The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
2004 - Ted Leo - Shake the Sheets
2005 - The Ergs - Dorkrockcorkrod
2006 - The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
2007 - Dinosaur Jr - Beyond
2008 - Lemuria - Get Better
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A few I can't believe I forgot:
Sun Kil Moon - "Ghosts of the Great Highway", 2003
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "No More Shall We Part", 2001
Akron/Family & Angels of Light - S/T split, 2005
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2000 - The New Pornographers, Mass Romantic
2001 - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The Tyranny of Distance (t)
2001 - The Dirtbombs, Ultraglide In Black (t)
2002 - Phantom Planet, The Guest
2003 - Belle & Sebastian, Dear Catastrophe Waitress
2004 - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Shake the Sheets
2005 - Spoon, Gimme Fiction
2006 - The Hold Steady, Boys And Girls In America
2007 - Radiohead, In Rainbows
2008 - The Features, Some Kind Of Salvation
2009 - Various Artists, Dog
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2000 Aimee Mann - Bachelor #2
2001 Sam Phillips - Fan Dance
2002 Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
2003 King Crimson - The Power to Believe
2004 Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
2005 Kate Bush - Aerial
2006 Roger Joseph Manning Jr - The Land of Pure Imagination
2007 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
2008 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
2009 so far, it's a toss-up between Neko Case's Middle Cyclone, Dove's Kingdom of Rust, and St Vincent's Actor
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Might as well cover THE decade as long as I am at it
1970 Soft Machine - Third
1971 Alice Cooper - Killer
1972 David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
1973 Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star
1974 Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
1975 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
1976 Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
1977 Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
1978 Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
1979 Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps
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2000 Radiohead - Kid A
2001 Clinic - Internal Wrangler
2002 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003 Grandaddy - Sumday
2004 The Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005 Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
2006 The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
2007 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2008 TV On The Radio - Dear Science
2009 Doves - Kingdom of Rust
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2000- Elliott Smith Figure 8
2001- Azure Ray Azure Ray
2002- Rilo Kiley The Execution of All Things
2003- The Postal Service Give Up
2004- The Good Life Album of the Year
2005- Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (First guilt-free Oberst album)
2006- Bonnie "Prince" Billie The Letting Go
2007- The Good Life Help Wanted Nights
2008- Neva Dinova You May Already Be Dreaming
2009- Cursive Mama, I'm Swollen
2001 and 2008 were reaches, but I'm fairly happy with it
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2000: Radiohead - Kid A
2001: Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
2002: McLusky - McLusky Do Dallas
2003: The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
2004: Madvillain - Madvillainy
2005: Deerhoof - The Runners Four
2006: Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
2007: LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
2008: Portishead - Third
2009: Micachu - Jewellry
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This was harder than I thought.
2000: Starlight Mints: Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
2001: Ted Leo & RX- Tyranny of Distance
2002: Reigning Sound- Time Bomb High School
2003: Burtschi Brothers- Live in Oklahoma
2004: Old 97’s- Drag It Up
2005: Mike Doughty- Haughty Melodic
2006: Rhymefest- Blue Collar
2007: Apples In Stereo- New Magnetic Wonder
2008: Dr. Dog- Fate
2009: Donnie Dumphy- I Loves Doin' Wheelies
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2000: Starlight Mints: Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
Great choice, this would be right there at the top for me with Kid A and Mass Romantic in 2000. I actually like their second album, Built On Squares, even more and would probably pick that for 2003. Still on the fence about the most recent one.
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2000: Radiohead - Kid A
2001: Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
2002: McLusky - McLusky Do Dallas
2003: The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
2004: Madvillain - Madvillainy
2005: Deerhoof - The Runners Four
2006: Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
2007: LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
2008: Portishead - Third
2009: Micachu - Jewellry
Portishead tops Neva Dinova, I knew I was reaching: good list
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yeah, I'm not crazy about their new one.
Built on Squares is better, but I was in college and saw them about twice a week in Norman when DTSWMO came out, so it's been burned into my brain.
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Wow do my tastes not coincide with others here:
2000 – Fu Manchu – King of the Road
2001 – Soundtrack of Our Lives – Behind the Music
2002 - New Bomb Turks - The Night Before the Day the Earth Stood Still
2003 – Milligram – This Is Class War
2004 – Reigning Sound – Too Much Guitar
2005 – Dirtbombs – If You Don’t Already Have a Look
2006 – The Brought Low – Right on Time
2007 – The National - Boxer
2008 – RPG – Worth the Weight
2009 – Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
This is a very tossed-off list. Any amount of thought put into it would probably replace about half of these.
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I didn't like Built For Squares much but Dream That Stuff Was Made Of is a great, fun album. I played Submarine #3 a ton back in 2000.
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Choosing just one for each year was painful. Except for 2005, a year where nearly all music failed me, apparently.
2000: Movietone- The Blossom Filled Streets
2001: Super Furry Animals- Rings Around The World
2002: Lambchop- Is A Woman
2003: Mclusky- Mclusky Do Dallas
2004: The New Year- The End Is Near
2005: Akron/Family- Akron/Family (there has to be an album from 2005 I like more than this one.)
2006: Scott Walker- The Drift
2007: Vic Chesnutt- North Star Deserter
2008: Clinic- Do It!
2009: Either Gui Boratto- Take My Breath Away or Future of the Left- Travels With Myself And Another. I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET. I'M SORRY.
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Picking one is harder than I thought, but pretty much every year I would be considering a few and then get to THE ONE and think to myself "I don't even have to look at any more"
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2000: Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
2001: Bob Dylan- Love & Theft
2002: Reigning Sound - Time Bomb High School
2003: Ted Leo & Rx - Hearts of Oak
2004: The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
2005: Terribly depressed and not enjoying music
2006: See 2005 but it started to get better as I listened to music but only the Replacements
2007: Paul F. Tompkins - Impersonal
2008: The Dirtbombs - We Have You Surrounded
2009: Reigning Sound: Love & Curses
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The Starlight Mints are dead to me after they illegally parked their touring van and trailer in my parking space at work (which sits across the street from The Middle East club). I got back at them 2009-style by tweeting about it (http://twitter.com/sleepyjack/status/3297869454).
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Wow do my tastes not coincide with others here:
2000 – Fu Manchu – King of the Road
Apparently I traded this in at some point, because it's not on my shelf anymore. I don't know why (aside from being broke in 2003 and getting rid of half my collection). Terrific album.
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TOO hard...
2000: Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
2001: The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
2002: Alaska! - The Western Shore Emotions (whoops)
2003: Ted Leo - Hearts of Oak
2004: Mission of Burma - ONoffON
2005: The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
2006: Califone - Roots & Crowns
2007: Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
2008: The Dodos - The Visiter
2009: Japandroids
Jesus, I am all over the place...
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2005: Terribly depressed and not enjoying music
Okay, so it's not just me, then. 2005 gets a big, fat thumbs down!
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2004: Mission of Burma - ONoffON
Jesus, I am all over the place...
Forgot about that one, and Obliterati which I also liked.
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2002: Alaska! - The Western Shore
I love Alaska!
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2005: Terribly depressed and not enjoying music
Okay, so it's not just me, then. 2005 gets a big, fat thumbs down!
I'm of the opinion that 2004-2006 were down years for popular music.
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not down with the 2005 bashing.
2009 – Hunches – Exit Dreams
2008 – Thomas Function – Celebration
2007 – Cheater Slicks – Walk Into the Sea
2006 – Eddy Current Suppression Ring – s/t
2005 – King Khan and BBQ Show - s/t
2005 - Deadly Snakes – Porcella
2005 - Black Lips - Let it Bloom
2004 – Viva L’American Death Ray Music – A New Commotion
2003 – Firestarter – Living on the Heat
2002 – Reigning Sound – Time Bomb High School
2001 – Dirtbombs – Ultraglide in Black
2000 – Les Sexareenos – Live in the Bed
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Agreed!
My Morning Jacket - Z
Belle and Sebastian - Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
LCD Soundsystem
Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine
Go Betweens - Oceans Apart
looks pretty good from here
not down with the 2005 bashing.
2009 – Hunches – Exit Dreams
2008 – Thomas Function – Celebration
2007 – Cheater Slicks – Walk Into the Sea
2006 – Eddy Current Suppression Ring – s/t
2005 – King Khan and BBQ Show - s/t
2005 - Deadly Snakes – Porcella
2005 - Black Lips - Let it Bloom
2004 – Viva L’American Death Ray Music – A New Commotion
2003 – Firestarter – Living on the Heat
2002 – Reigning Sound – Time Bomb High School
2001 – Dirtbombs – Ultraglide in Black
2000 – Les Sexareenos – Live in the Bed