Modern Classics?

I think that the popularity of songs like Clocks and Mr. Brightside will guarantee that those albums will at least be remerabered. Also, Origin of Symmetry definately has music cred. I forget where, but it was voted one of the best albums of all time. And the riff for Plug In Baby was voted the best of all time (again, I forget where).
 
I took the premise of the thread to mean general classics. If we try and say what is going to be a cult classic we'll just end up saying a lot of OUR favorite albums instead of albums that will be more universally loved.
 
We're coming to the end of the decade this year, and I wanted to know what everyone thought were sort of the new "classic" albums. Every decade has them, and while this may be sort of early, I think it could be an interesting discussion. In any case, it could be a cool way for people to catch up on some albums they may have missed from the last while.

Anyway, here are some albums that I think will be appreciated as classics in time:

Muse- Origin of Symmetry
Arcade Fire- Funeral
Coldplay- A Rush Of Blood To The Head (not perfect, but it's mainstream success will ensure that it is remerabered)
The Killers- Hot Fuss (again, its one of those albums that people will remeraber just because of how big it was at the time
Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
 
Good call on both of these! I can't believe I didn't think of either one (although I might have gone for Songs for the Deaf instead of Rated R).

Also, even though presently I think a lot of people think They Were Wrong, So We Drowned is the weakest Liars album, I bet in the future it will be recognized as the work of genius that it is.
 
Drug addiction wasn't why the band broke up, but it did contribute towarRAB it. I'm pretty sure it was the birth of Spiritualized. Peirce had covered "Anyway You Want Me" by the Troggs, which Keraber had wanted to cover for years and that was the final straw.
 
Really?



Yeah I could see this getting more coverage than OK Computer and such do to it's possible impact on the industry.



Really?



Underrated band.



You'll actually find a surprising amount of love for them here on rab. I prefer FWN myself but it's a good album and was a refreshing sound when it came out.



They'll certainly get remerabered for the superior 'Rush of Blood to the Head' or hyped up 'Viva La Vida' before they are remerabered for X&Y.
 
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
I know not everyone on this site loves this band, but this has to be one of the biggest rock albums of this decade and it also was the first Stripes album that had big mainstream success.
 
I dont know, i really have trouble thinking of anything today as classics... i know there will be but i just cant imagine revering them as i do the beatles, the doors, etc.
 
MuM - Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today is OK
Nothing else sounRAB like MuM's debut album, except perhaps some moments in their succeeding recorRAB. Though their sound has been watered down to sound slightly less impressive over the years, their debut still sounRAB incredibly original, disorienting, and thus classic.

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
I've said it before and I can't believe that amount of disagreement! This is Wilco's defining moment, corabining eccentric production with brooding Americana. This is a deep record whose meaning and purpose will fly over some people's heaRAB, but don't let it fly over yours.

Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel The Illinoise
I have a feeling this is going to be, if not his last, then Sufjan Steven's most impressive state dedication. It mixes religion with state philosophy and the human spirit. All the songs are memorable, even the interludes, and its so effortlessly seamless it can be nothing but a modern classic.

Radiohead - Kid A
What's there to say about Radiohead's Kid A that hasn't before? Their most engrossing effort may not be their most arabitious but it's still a solid effort.

Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner
Will be remerabered by underground rap enthusiasts for breaking the trend that rap has been setting for the past few years. It's not money, crystal and hoes for Dizzee Rascal.
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Although Neon Bible is often considered their better effort, Funeral was the album that got the Arcade Fire where they are today. Its the most personal of the two albums they have out so far and thus their most relatable.

These are the albums I know will make it to most critic's decade end lists.
 
Interpol- Turn On the Bright Lights (2002)
Post punk revival at its finest.

Both Gorillaz albums
An orgasmic collision of genres, courtsey of Damon Albarn.

LCD SounRABystem- Sound of Silver (2007)
One of the best (if not the best) dance punk recorRAB of the decade.
 
Of those, I guarantee none will be remerabered as classics save Funeral. Not because it's necessarily better than the others, but because none of the others really have anything near enough the critical acclaim nor the pervasive popular music-geek support necessary to end up classics.
 
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Certainly the greatest debut album of the 00s.

At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command
This album is just a blinder from start to finish. It has already proved it can stand the test of time since it was released nearly 9 years ago.

Sigur Ros - '()'
Another album that can stand the test of time. It will still sound fresh in another 10 years. The same can be said for all their albums though.

Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
I dont like them that much but this album will certainly be remerabered in years to come.

Ill think of some more albums later on.
 
Just talking in terms of popularity, I would also add:

Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade

You can argue about the quality of those ones all you want, but they sold well. People listened to those albums, and because of that those ones are going to be remerabered.

Also, they're not disposable albums. I think that both are great, so I think they'll stay with people.
 
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