Your album of the decade

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Played it non stop for 9 years and i'm STILL not bored of it.
I don't think anything else comes close to it to be honest, Kid A wishes it was this good.
 
Hard to say because there have been a ton of great albums in the past ten years, but I think I'd probably have to go with The Garbageman and the Prostitute by Kill Me Tomorrow. I love the hell out of this album and haven't grown tired of listening to it at all in the nearly six years I've owned it.

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I think it's the "best" or at least most essential album of the decade. Honestly, will it end up being my #1 favorite of the decade? Probably not...bias will come into play and I'd probably pick something that would seem ridiculous to anyone but me...but it's undeniable that Kid A is at least in the top 10 albums that defined the 2000s.
 
I posted a Kayo Dot album as 'Here's one for starters' to give me some time to deliberate and after careful thought regarding an overall package it has to be this for me:

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No one was expecting an album like this after such a long hiatus. Ridiculously non conformist and highly original considering what was expected and that's the beauty of it. It's not a late attempt at Trip hop or an album begging to be loved to rely on past glories. Machine Gun is still the best song released in this decade just because it refuses to adhere to basic songwriting principles yet everyone remerabers it.

You really don't know what you are going to get with this album and pigeon holing it into basic Electronic music is a huge disservice. Nothing has come close to being so utterly perplexing for years.
 
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Strapping Young Lad - The New Black

Certainly SYL's most accessible album to new fans, but it is so much more than that. It is a big fuck you to the music industry around them. It was a fuck you to Ozzfest, it was a fuck you to Century Media (Their record label), and most importantly it was a big fuck you to the New Wave of American Heavy Metal banRAB. I had just graduated high school when this album came out back in '06 and I managed to take the meanings of the songs and twist them to my own personal feelings. Everything about the album seemed to work for me, it was heavy enough to appease my cathartic tendencies, yet still retained the same melodic nature of Devin Townsend's solo work to do more than just act as a stress reliever. Perfect album for them to go out on.

Now keep in mind there are literally hundreRAB of albums on my hard drive from this decade so narrowing it down to just one is no easy task. I say The New Black is my favorite album of the decade this week but ask me the same question next week and I'll probably have a different answer with other reasons.
 
I find this almost impossible and I could find many from lot's of genres so narrowing it down makes it more difficult. Here's one for starters:

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Blue Larabency Downward.
 
Just one? :(

According to last.fm, this is my most played album from the 00s.

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While I don't listen to it as much as I used to, I still have to go with it. Runner-ups would probably be Is This It by The Strokes, Veni Vidi Vicious by The Hives and Show Your Bones by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Overall a very good decade.
 
I haven't heard enough 2000s albums to have a really comprehensive view, but if there were any real milestones of the decade I'd think this would have to be one of them:

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...Even if the band's name is completely ridiculous. :laughing:
 
^Is it anything like Screamadelica or Riot City Blues? Cause that's all I own by them, and I love those albums, but I've heard their style differs like crazy.
 
Actually after some wiki research this album didn't hit the UK til 2000 so I guess it's w/e

Original release was in 99


I've always considered it a 90s album but idk...

Damn Icelandians always messin shit up
 
Buckethead is FAR from being 'ex guns n roses guitarist' first and foremost, he's a solo artist who landed a high paying session part. and even if he was, his solo work is WILDLY different to anything guns have ever done. Please at least endeavour to LISTEN to the album in question.
 
But it's mainstream pop!!!!111one!#!


But more seriously, Story, it's hardly fair for you to slate the whole britpop movement like you do when your favorite Radiohead album is indeed the quintessential britpop album. Granted, perhaps it is more "advanced" or "creative" than something like "Morning Glory" and its ilk, but their roots lie in the same places.

For the record, my favorite Radiohead album is Amnesiac.
 
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