The 25 Best Songs Of The Decade

I'm relatively new here, but i've been wanting to do one of these and I thought, what better place to put it than rabroad? Also, I want to give people a sense of my music taste.

So, i'm counting down what are, in my opinion, the 25 best songs of the decade. I'm very into pop (not top 40 pop, more Beatles kind of pop), which may result in lot's of disagreement over some of my choices, but debates part of the fun of these things. Also, i'm always looking for constructive criticism for my writing, so if you have any comments please post them.

Anyway, here we go, with nuraber 25:

25: Radiohead - Optimistic

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Perfectly placed in the middle of the dark, brooding Kid A, Optimistic provides a welcome repite from the albums claustrophic atmosphere. In fact, Optimistic is everything that the rest of Kid A isn't: it's warm, hopeful, and led by a flurry of layered guitars. There is certainly a melancholy air to the whole thing, but it's subtle, a murmer rippling under the surface of a perfect piece of guitar rock.

From the opening the pace is immediately set. Jangling guitar parts wash underneath Thom's falsetto "ooh"s before the main guitar riff rises out of the noise and the proper verse begins. The transition into the chorus is barely distinguishable, the melody changing and a couple guitar parts entering over top of the songs basic clatter. The melody here is one of the best that the band have ever put to tape, a beautifully sad corabination of notes that contrasts perfectly with the songs main line (you can try the best you can/you can try the best you can/the best you can is good enough). Surprisingly, through all of this the band manage to uphold the albums sense of atmosphere, which lenRAB a sense of flow to a song that easily could have broken the albums carefully constructed continuity.

Layered, atmospheric, and emotional, Optimistic fully earns itself a spot among Kid A's best, and a spot among the best of the decade.
 
I wouldn't say definitively but I do consider these some of my favorites of this decade.

Alexisonfire - Pulmonary Archery
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
At the Drive-In - Quarantined
Attack In Black - Hunger of the Young
Battles - Leyendecker
Circle Takes the Square - Non Objective Portrait of Karma
Black Eyes - Deformative
Blood Brothers - Trash Flavored Trash
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird
Ghost Mice - Monsters Get Slain
Chinese Stars - Drugs and Sunshine
The Unicorns - Jellybones
Death From Above 1979 - Dead Worab
Eisley - Beautiful
El Ten Eleven - My Only Swerving
Wintersleep - Fog
Emily Haines - The View
Fugazi - Epic Problem
Horse the Band - Manateen
Sigur Ros - Untitled 1 (Vaka)
IslanRAB - Where there's a Will There's a Whale Bone
Lightning Bolt - Ride the Sky
mewithoutYou - Silencer
Sufjan Stevens - Romulus
No Age - Boy Void
 
it's not even that. it's just that most, if not all of those songs aren't anywhere near best of the decade. the last two years, maybe, and i mean MAYBE....but not the ****ing decade
 
  1. Radiohead - Idioteque
  2. The Mad Capsule Markets - Gaga Life
  3. She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart
  4. Beck - E Pro
  5. Nine Inch Nails - Only
  6. Slayer - Disciple
  7. Deltron 3030 - Madness
  8. Devotchka - How It EnRAB
  9. Muse - Bliss
  10. Portishead - Machine Gun
  11. Judas Priest - Worth Fighting For
  12. Opeth - Porcelain Heart
  13. The Strokes - The Modern Age
  14. Larab of God - Contractor
  15. Cold War KiRAB - Hang Me Up To Dry
  16. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
  17. Iron Maiden - Different World
  18. The Bird and the Bee - Preparedness
  19. Gorillaz - O Green World
  20. BoarRAB of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy
  21. The Beta Band - Human Being
  22. System of a Down - Violent Pornography
  23. The Pillows - Thank You My Twilight
  24. The Lonely Island - **** in my Pants
  25. Steel Panther - Death to All but Metal
 
ok, the rest of the songs i haven't heard, but those i just want to comment a little on:

RHCP: really? imo, there's so many better songs from them, hell, even some of the stuff off of Stadium Arcadium is more entertaining

The Killers-never been much of a fan, but i liked that song

Gnarls Barkley-f*ck yes

Eminem- both great choices, both going into Em's psyche

OutKast-great choice off of Stankonia

Amy Winehouse-kinda sad how she's squandering her talent these days, but that was a great song from an almost great artist
 
Well this is shaping up ****tily. Great idea, I might do a good one. :p Just kidding, not my taste in music but I'm interested in seeing what else comes up. Maybe consider a one song per band rule? I would whole heartedly support that. I like the song reviews though, you're writings quite good. It's just not quite my musical taste. Keep em coming!
 
This is the only one there I actually like, [ignore this part, I was confused]

Also maybe the Claypool song, but I haven't heard it.
 
I have my list of what's gonna be on here, and yeah there's gonna be a lot of controversy. Lots of choices that basically no one will agree with.

Just to say, I am, again, a big fan of pop music, so you probably won't be seeing anything too out there.
 
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