Here's a list I submitted like a week ago for their Singles poll. This is a list, but it also is not by any stretch an accurate list of what I felt were the absolute BEST SONGS OF 2012, because it was only just what I voted for in their poll. And SOMB end of year poll is restricted to songs that were
a) released as an actual single albeit digital or hardcopy cd, lp ("7. "10 or "12 etc)
b) an official music video was made of the song
Now, I'll fully admit, I stuck in a few that did not technically fall under either of those categories, but I at least regarded as a single since the artist had the song available for download in some fashion.
I'd link up videos and whatnot, but I'm not really looking to use the amount of time to track those all down right now. I'll say, most of these can be found on Youtube or Bandcamp (or both). Or by just using Google of course.
72 Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra | Trout Heart Replica
71 Anneke van Giersbergen | Feel Alive
70 Bloc Party | Octopus
69 I Mother Earth | We Got Love
68 Biffy Clyro | Stingin' Belle
67 Dead Letter Circus | Wake Up
66 Neverending White Lights | Ghostship (feat Hot Hot Heat)
65 Hammock | Parkers Chapel (feat. Brooke Waggoner)
64 O'Brother | Lo
63 Timmy Sean | It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas
62 Early Ghost | Cadaques
61 Annuals | Bother
60 Sucre | Hiding Out
59 Rush | Headlong Flight
58 The Beach Boys | That's Why God Made the Radio
57 Kimbra | Come Into My Head
56 Cloud Cult | All the Things We Couldn't See
55 Bend Sinister | Don't You Know
54 Minus the Bear | Your Private Sky
53 Neverending White Lights | Goodbye
52 Kimbra | The Build Up
51 Archive | Violently
50 Imogen Heap | Xizi She Knows
49 Oedipus | Kiss on the Fist
48 Radical Face | Always Gold
47 Mutemath | Prytania
46 Mother Falcon | Just To See Her Smile
45 Everything Everything | Cough Cough
44 Miracles of Modern Science | Eating Me Alive
43 Emanuel & the Fear | My Oh My
42 Menomena | Plumage
41 Memoryhouse | The Kids Were Wrong
40 Diablo Swing Orchestra | Voodoo Mon Amour
39 Revere | Keep This Channel Open
38 Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra | Do It With a Rockstar
37 The Dear Hunter | Never Forgive, Never Forget
36 Muse | Follow Me
35 Water & Bodies | Fourth of July
34 House of Fools | Oblivion
33 Bloc Party | Kettling
32 Emanuel & the Fear | All We All
31 Local Natives | Breakers
30 Ramona Falls | Fingerhold
29 Pepe Deluxe | My Flaming Thirst
28 Miracles of Modern Science | I Found Space
27 Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra | The Killing Type
26 Archive | Hatchet
25 Team Me | Show Me
24 Majestyy | The Notion
23 Sucre | When We Were Young
22 Between the Buried and Me | Astral Body
21 The River Empires | Five Circles
20 Bend Sinister | She Don't Give It Up
19 Ours | Autumn
18 Mayer Hawthorne | Henny & Gingerale
17 Mutemath | Allies
16 Foals | Inhaler
15 Ours | Devil
14 Rush | The Wreckers
13 The Mars Volta | Zed and Two Naughts
12 Vuvuzela | Rings and Things
11 Brooke Waggoner | Ink Slinger
10 Imogen Heap | You Know Where to Find Me
9 Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra | Want it Back
8 Pepe Deluxe | Go Supersonic
7 Kimbra | Two Way Street
6 Pepe Deluxe | A Night and a Day
5 Forest Park | Golden
4 Anathema | Untouchable Part 1
3 Gatherer | Regular Frontier
2 Ramona Falls | Spore
1 Bruce Peninsula | Of Songs
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Godspeed You Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2012)
https://cstrecords.com/cst081/
This is interesting, sort of late-hour news, however, I'm sure NOBODY will recall, or hell even REMEMBER this post I made back on May 29, 2011. And the fact on the EPIC ROCK TALK that was made, I mentioned they might be coming out with an album this year. So? I was right, but nobody will actually give me credit of course.
Okay, putting that aside, I'm curious about this, but don't expect it to be an album of the year candidate really. Why I say that is, mood music generally has to floor me, and so late in the year, it's odds are low. But, I won't dismiss its chances just yet.
I won't be surprised if the hipsters go apeshit over this. This has been available at shows I guess on their current tour. But they have such a loyal following, their fanbase are going to make this out to being the greatest thing since sliced bread. I expect to see it rather high it on many End of Year Lists, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up in the top 10 on the Sound Opinions 2012 EOY poll.
Blech, well, not enough time to elaborate more for now, but given my brain was struggling to find new releases this fall save for the obvious ones like Coheed, BTBAM and maybe a few others, this does help a bit.
EDIT:
Stream is here
the 2 epics are good, the other 2 tracks seem to go nowhere.
3.5 stars
Top 10 Album Index contender? doubtful.
1. Mladic 20:01
2. Their Helicopters Sing 6:22
3. We Drift Like Worried Fire 20:09
4. Strung Luke Lights at Thee Printemps Erable 6:28
DESCRIPTION
We are proud to announce the first new recordings by Godspeed You! Black Emperor in a decade. Featuring two twenty-minute slabs of epic instrumental rock music and two six-and-a-half minute drones, ‘ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND! provides soaring, shining proof of the band’s powerful return to form.
Having emerged from hiatus at the end of 2010, GYBE picked up right where they left off, immediately re-capturing the sound and material that had fallen dormant in 2003 and driving it forward with every show of their extensive touring over the last 18 months. The new album presents the fruits of that labour: evolved and definitive versions of two huge compositions previously known to fans as “Albanian” and “Gamelan”, now properly titled as “MLADIC” and “WE DRIFT LIKE WORRIED FIRE” respectively. Accompanied by the new drones (stitched into the album sequence on CD; cut separately on their own 7″ for the LP version), GYBE have offered up a fifth album that we feel is as absolutely vital, virulent, honest and heavy as anything in their discography.
We don’t have much time for mythology, but we’d be lying if we said the return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2010 didn’t signify a whole lot to us as a marker from which to look back on the past decade, to reflect on what’s been gained or lost within the confines of independent music culture and what’s been gained or lost in the socio-political landscape writ large. Godspeed’s music will do that to you. It is music that bears witness to, channels and transforms this predominantly terrible, infuriating, venal and nihilistically sad story we’re all living, sharing, resisting, protesting, deconstructing and trying to change for the better. We think GYBE has once again provided a uniquely moving and compelling soundtrack for these acts of analysis, defiance and ascension.
* * *
Hard to believe a full decade has passed since the release of Yanqui U.X.O., the last album by GYBE. Never a band to care for conventional industry wisdom, Yanqui was released shortly before xmas 2003 with little publicity and no press availability, no marketing plans or cross-promotions or brand synergies, with back cover artwork tracing the inextricable links between major music labels and the military-industrial complex. Driven by word-of-mouth from a passionate and committed fanbase galvanized by the group's sonic vision and its dedication to unmediated, unsullied musical communication, the album found it's rightful audience.
To suggest that such simple principles and goals have become harder to maintain and enact a decade later is an understatement. For all the contents and discontents – for all the "content" – of our present cultural moment, the idea of circumventing the glare of exposure, the massaging of media cycles and the calculus of identity management appears quaint, if not futile.
But Godspeed is looking to try all the same. The band wants people to care about this new album, without telling people they should or talking about themselves. They want to hold on to some part of that energy that comes with the thrill of anonymous discovery and unmediated transmission, knowing full well that these days, anti-strategy risks being tagged as a strategy, non-marketing framed as its opposite, and deeply held principles they consider fundamental to health as likely to be interpreted as just another form of stealth.
Truly, thanks for being open to hearing it.
Release date: 15 October 2012 (Europe), 16 October 2012 (rest of world)
Running time: 53:09
PACKAGING NOTES
CD comes in a custom gatefold jacket printed on 100% recycled paperboard in 4-colour process plus spot metallic ink and spot matte varnish. CD dust sleeve is also 4-colour print.
LP is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl at Optimal (Germany) and comes in a tipped-on heavyweight gatefold jacket printed in full-colour process plus a spot metallic ink and spot matte varnish. LP dust sleeve is also 4-colour print. Package includes a 7 inch in printed dust sleeve (same audio appears in a different sequence on the CD) and a 12"x48" pull-out poster (printed full colour on both sides) featuring a collage of film stills specially-photographed and captured from the GYBE live 16mm projections.
TRACKLIST
1. MLADIC
2. THEIR HELICOPTERS' SING
3. WE DRIFT LIKE WORRIED FIRE
4. STRUNG LIKE LIGHTS AT THEE PRINTEMPS ERABLE
CREDITS
PERSONNEL
Thierry Amar, David Bryant, Bruce Cawdron, Aidan Girt, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Michael Moya, Mauro Pezzente, Sophie Trudeau, Karl Lemieux.
Tracks 1 and 3 recorded at Hotel2Tango by Howard Bilerman. Tracks 2 and 4 recorded at the band's jamspace, mixed by Amar, Menuck, Bryant and Moya at The Pines.
Mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket.
Cover photograph by Charles-André Coderre. Burnt 16mm frames by Karl Lemieux, re-photographed by Yannick Grandmont. "Atonal Canada" photo by Timothy Herzog. Others images by Bryant/Menuck/Lemieux.
This is interesting, sort of late-hour news, however, I'm sure NOBODY will recall, or hell even REMEMBER this post I made back on May 29, 2011. And the fact on the EPIC ROCK TALK that was made, I mentioned they might be coming out with an album this year. So? I was right, but nobody will actually give me credit of course.
Okay, putting that aside, I'm curious about this, but don't expect it to be an album of the year candidate really. Why I say that is, mood music generally has to floor me, and so late in the year, it's odds are low. But, I won't dismiss its chances just yet.
I won't be surprised if the hipsters go apeshit over this. This has been available at shows I guess on their current tour. But they have such a loyal following, their fanbase are going to make this out to being the greatest thing since sliced bread. I expect to see it rather high it on many End of Year Lists, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up in the top 10 on the Sound Opinions 2012 EOY poll.
Blech, well, not enough time to elaborate more for now, but given my brain was struggling to find new releases this fall save for the obvious ones like Coheed, BTBAM and maybe a few others, this does help a bit.
EDIT:
Stream is here
the 2 epics are good, the other 2 tracks seem to go nowhere.
3.5 stars
Top 10 Album Index contender? doubtful.
1. Mladic 20:01
2. Their Helicopters Sing 6:22
3. We Drift Like Worried Fire 20:09
4. Strung Luke Lights at Thee Printemps Erable 6:28
DESCRIPTION
We are proud to announce the first new recordings by Godspeed You! Black Emperor in a decade. Featuring two twenty-minute slabs of epic instrumental rock music and two six-and-a-half minute drones, ‘ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND! provides soaring, shining proof of the band’s powerful return to form.
Having emerged from hiatus at the end of 2010, GYBE picked up right where they left off, immediately re-capturing the sound and material that had fallen dormant in 2003 and driving it forward with every show of their extensive touring over the last 18 months. The new album presents the fruits of that labour: evolved and definitive versions of two huge compositions previously known to fans as “Albanian” and “Gamelan”, now properly titled as “MLADIC” and “WE DRIFT LIKE WORRIED FIRE” respectively. Accompanied by the new drones (stitched into the album sequence on CD; cut separately on their own 7″ for the LP version), GYBE have offered up a fifth album that we feel is as absolutely vital, virulent, honest and heavy as anything in their discography.
We don’t have much time for mythology, but we’d be lying if we said the return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 2010 didn’t signify a whole lot to us as a marker from which to look back on the past decade, to reflect on what’s been gained or lost within the confines of independent music culture and what’s been gained or lost in the socio-political landscape writ large. Godspeed’s music will do that to you. It is music that bears witness to, channels and transforms this predominantly terrible, infuriating, venal and nihilistically sad story we’re all living, sharing, resisting, protesting, deconstructing and trying to change for the better. We think GYBE has once again provided a uniquely moving and compelling soundtrack for these acts of analysis, defiance and ascension.
* * *
Hard to believe a full decade has passed since the release of Yanqui U.X.O., the last album by GYBE. Never a band to care for conventional industry wisdom, Yanqui was released shortly before xmas 2003 with little publicity and no press availability, no marketing plans or cross-promotions or brand synergies, with back cover artwork tracing the inextricable links between major music labels and the military-industrial complex. Driven by word-of-mouth from a passionate and committed fanbase galvanized by the group's sonic vision and its dedication to unmediated, unsullied musical communication, the album found it's rightful audience.
To suggest that such simple principles and goals have become harder to maintain and enact a decade later is an understatement. For all the contents and discontents – for all the "content" – of our present cultural moment, the idea of circumventing the glare of exposure, the massaging of media cycles and the calculus of identity management appears quaint, if not futile.
But Godspeed is looking to try all the same. The band wants people to care about this new album, without telling people they should or talking about themselves. They want to hold on to some part of that energy that comes with the thrill of anonymous discovery and unmediated transmission, knowing full well that these days, anti-strategy risks being tagged as a strategy, non-marketing framed as its opposite, and deeply held principles they consider fundamental to health as likely to be interpreted as just another form of stealth.
Truly, thanks for being open to hearing it.
Release date: 15 October 2012 (Europe), 16 October 2012 (rest of world)
Running time: 53:09
PACKAGING NOTES
CD comes in a custom gatefold jacket printed on 100% recycled paperboard in 4-colour process plus spot metallic ink and spot matte varnish. CD dust sleeve is also 4-colour print.
LP is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl at Optimal (Germany) and comes in a tipped-on heavyweight gatefold jacket printed in full-colour process plus a spot metallic ink and spot matte varnish. LP dust sleeve is also 4-colour print. Package includes a 7 inch in printed dust sleeve (same audio appears in a different sequence on the CD) and a 12"x48" pull-out poster (printed full colour on both sides) featuring a collage of film stills specially-photographed and captured from the GYBE live 16mm projections.
TRACKLIST
1. MLADIC
2. THEIR HELICOPTERS' SING
3. WE DRIFT LIKE WORRIED FIRE
4. STRUNG LIKE LIGHTS AT THEE PRINTEMPS ERABLE
CREDITS
PERSONNEL
Thierry Amar, David Bryant, Bruce Cawdron, Aidan Girt, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Michael Moya, Mauro Pezzente, Sophie Trudeau, Karl Lemieux.
Tracks 1 and 3 recorded at Hotel2Tango by Howard Bilerman. Tracks 2 and 4 recorded at the band's jamspace, mixed by Amar, Menuck, Bryant and Moya at The Pines.
Mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket.
Cover photograph by Charles-André Coderre. Burnt 16mm frames by Karl Lemieux, re-photographed by Yannick Grandmont. "Atonal Canada" photo by Timothy Herzog. Others images by Bryant/Menuck/Lemieux.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (Sound Opinions MB Blurb)
#11 2011 Singles Poll
Post
"This song (and its consecutive video) will become your everything."
That sentence was the first thing I saw about this song on another message board one day last August. I had never heard of Gotye, but this song immediately caught my attention. The chorus is one of those rare examples of an Earworm that is so strong, it lasts for hours if not days later in your head.
"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know"
Through listening to this song and watching the striking video (which reminds me of among others, Peter Gabriel), it became something I almost had no choice but to keep going back to. And subsequently pass along to as many places online as I could. This song was just too good not to share. And in those 4+ months since, the interest or even addiction to it has seemingly spread exponentially. So much so, there's a cover of it here that seems to be all the rage on Youtube, Facebook and many other sites right now.
Lyrically, this song drew myself and many others in, with what could be interpreted as a classic story of the lonely man thinking about how things ended with his ex-girlfriend. He's still contemplating with the fact he screwed up and will never get her back, even just as a friend. The two-perspective idea is used with the female vocal explaining, as much as she may still miss him, he screwed up, likely due to infidelity, and that is why she is now just someone he only used to know (but doesn't know anymore, by her cutting off contact with him).
The story seems to channel the drama that I'm sure has ensued, with countless examples, between two people in a relationship, in many cases online (changing a facebook status and un-friending someone perhaps?), or in direct, personal situations. It does have that sad, regrettable tone to it. Which as Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree has often said "I always find the saddest music is also the most beautiful," and I think this song being as sad as it is, is that way.
"Somebody That I Used to Know," while it has introduced the globe seemingly, to Gotye, is as significant for exposing how talented a musician he is, as it is introducing the globe to Kimbra as well. Although Gotye's music has been and may still be in the future, pigeon-holed from this one song. Over some time, at least enough people should come to discover his other music isn't really like this one song all that much. And that this song, while as impressive, addictive, inspiring, emotional, therapeutic as it is to many, is not exactly representative of the sound on Making Mirrors, nor Gotye's past work, namely the somewhat successful Like Drawing Blood from 2006.
Regardless, it (and the video for it) will be thought-of as one of the most popular songs from 2011. Whether it remains Gotye's one and only hit the rest of his career is unclear, but it is definitely a case of a rather talented artist, regardless of how arty or pretentious they may come across, creating something that appealed to the masses. Plenty of other examples have justifiably done this, and failed to reach that wide an audience. But I suppose it does hold hope for others, even when the statistics don't seem to suggest it's very likely to happen.
Post
"This song (and its consecutive video) will become your everything."
That sentence was the first thing I saw about this song on another message board one day last August. I had never heard of Gotye, but this song immediately caught my attention. The chorus is one of those rare examples of an Earworm that is so strong, it lasts for hours if not days later in your head.
"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know"
Through listening to this song and watching the striking video (which reminds me of among others, Peter Gabriel), it became something I almost had no choice but to keep going back to. And subsequently pass along to as many places online as I could. This song was just too good not to share. And in those 4+ months since, the interest or even addiction to it has seemingly spread exponentially. So much so, there's a cover of it here that seems to be all the rage on Youtube, Facebook and many other sites right now.
Lyrically, this song drew myself and many others in, with what could be interpreted as a classic story of the lonely man thinking about how things ended with his ex-girlfriend. He's still contemplating with the fact he screwed up and will never get her back, even just as a friend. The two-perspective idea is used with the female vocal explaining, as much as she may still miss him, he screwed up, likely due to infidelity, and that is why she is now just someone he only used to know (but doesn't know anymore, by her cutting off contact with him).
The story seems to channel the drama that I'm sure has ensued, with countless examples, between two people in a relationship, in many cases online (changing a facebook status and un-friending someone perhaps?), or in direct, personal situations. It does have that sad, regrettable tone to it. Which as Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree has often said "I always find the saddest music is also the most beautiful," and I think this song being as sad as it is, is that way.
"Somebody That I Used to Know," while it has introduced the globe seemingly, to Gotye, is as significant for exposing how talented a musician he is, as it is introducing the globe to Kimbra as well. Although Gotye's music has been and may still be in the future, pigeon-holed from this one song. Over some time, at least enough people should come to discover his other music isn't really like this one song all that much. And that this song, while as impressive, addictive, inspiring, emotional, therapeutic as it is to many, is not exactly representative of the sound on Making Mirrors, nor Gotye's past work, namely the somewhat successful Like Drawing Blood from 2006.
Regardless, it (and the video for it) will be thought-of as one of the most popular songs from 2011. Whether it remains Gotye's one and only hit the rest of his career is unclear, but it is definitely a case of a rather talented artist, regardless of how arty or pretentious they may come across, creating something that appealed to the masses. Plenty of other examples have justifiably done this, and failed to reach that wide an audience. But I suppose it does hold hope for others, even when the statistics don't seem to suggest it's very likely to happen.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
2000-2009 Music: Albums, a slight update
I guess it might be worth posting this here. Why now? the Sound Opinions Message Board is doing another 1 of their fun Polls, and it happens to be for those years/that decade.
Blurbs and things of course not now. But this is a slight update on my 100+ (144) of the 2000-2009 10-year span decade. Aka the 2000's.
101-144 though is really just an honorable mention and truthfully could or should include at least 25 or even 50 more titles. Maybe a top 200? I'm just noting how there are many 4-star or 78-87 (out of 100) records, eps, mini-albums I didn't manage to include there. And some really that could belong in the top 100 as well.
Why I hate to make lists in a lot of ways.
But if I remember and have time, perhaps I'll bump this entry and add those and maybe even blurb about some of them. Or maybe for the sake of efficiency, try and write more of a summary and article, that includes noteworthy bits about many of them.
2000-2009 certainly was the most fruitful/fulfilling 10-year span for music for me and more or less anyone whose an avid music fan. So naturally, the lists and depth is longer than most other decades. Although looking at 10-year periods, who knows.
more to add...
144-101..vaguely, as I'm certain there's a few dozen other 4+-star 2000-2009 lps and eps not here
144 Pat Metheny | The Way Up (2005)
143 Archive | Noise (2004)
142 Brian Wilson | Smile (2004)
141 Bruce Peninsula | A Mountain Is a Mouth (2009)
140 Sufjan Stevens | Illinois (2005)
139 Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It in People (2002)
138 Nexus | Metanoia (2001)
137 Unexpect | In a Flesh Aquarium (2006)
136 Brooke Waggoner | Go Easy Little Doves (2009)
135 Doves | Lost Souls (2000)
134 Greg Herriges | Telluric Currents (2009)
133 The Decemberists | The Tain (2004)
132 Peter Gabriel - Up (2002)
131 Archive | Controlling Crowds (2009)
130 The Decemberists | Picaresque (2005)
129 Anathallo | Floating World (2006)
128 The Receiving End of Sirens | The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi (2007)
127 Ramona Falls | Intuit (2009)
126 The Flower Kings | Space Revolver (2000)
125 Margot and the Nuclear So and So's | Not Animal (2008)
124 Thurisaz Circadian Rhythm (2007)
123 Kacica | Kacica (2006)
122 Warpaint | Exquisite Corpse (2008)
121 Minus the Bear | Planet of Ice (2007)
120 Pain of Salvation | Be (2004)
119 Annuals - Be He Me (2006)
118 The Dissociatives | The Dissociatives (2004)
117 Biffy Clyro | Puzzle (2007)
116 Opeth | Deliverance (2002)
115 Muse | Origin of Symmetry (2001)
114 Mute Math | Mute Math (2006)
113 Spock's Beard | Snow (2002)
112 Pat Metheny | Speaking of Now (2002)
111 Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
110 SikTh | Death of a Dead Day (2006)
109 Cavil at Rest | Orion Way (2007) [EP]
108 Neverending White Lights | Act II: The Blood and the Life Eternal (2007)
107 Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) (2008)
106 Margot and the Nuclear So and So's | The Dust of Retreat (2005)
105 The Velvet Teen | Elysium (2004)
104 The New Pornographers | Twin Cinema (2005)
103 Jared Micah & Hats | T.C.H.T.O.B. (2007)
102 Wolf Parade | At Mt Zoomer (2008)
101 3 | The End Is Begun (2007)
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100 Immortal Technique | Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003)
99 System of a Down | Mezmerize (2005)
98 Umphrey's McGee | Anchor Drops (2004)
97 Time of Orchids | Namesake Caution (2007)
96 Local Natives | Gorilla Manor (2009)
95 The Antlers | Hospice (2009)
94 Enchant | Juggling 9 or Dropping 10 (2000)
93 Spock's Beard | V (2000)
92 Anathallo | Luminous Luminescence in the Atlas Position (2001)
91 note. | my city of ghosts, stars and hours (2009)
90 People for Audio | The New Ancients (2007)
89 The Decemberists | The Crane Wife (2006)
88 Kacica | Mosaic (2008)
87 Sculptured | Embodiment (2008)
86 Russian Circles | Enter (2006)
85 Murder by Death | Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (2003)
84 Muse | Absolution (2003)
83 Blackfield | Blackfield (2004)
82 Kaddisfly | Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn (2005)
81 Fates Warning | X (2004)
80 Pure Reason Revolution | Amor Vincit Omnia (2009)
78 Shaman | Ritual (2002)
77 The Reign of Kindo | Rhythm, Chord & Melody (2008)
76 sElf | Gizmodgery (2000)
75 Mutyumu | Ilya (2008)
74 Porcupine Tree | In Absentia (2002)
73 Clann Zú | Black Coats & Bandages (2004)
72 Mew | And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)
71 Klimt 1918 | Dopoguerra (2005)
70 Green Carnation | Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001)
69 Umphrey's McGee | Mantis (2009)
68 Karnivool | Themata (2005)
67 Ours | Precious (2002)
66 Menomena | Friend and Foe (2007)
65 Oceansize | Music for Nurses (2004)
64 SikTh | The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild (2003)
63 Murder by Death | Like the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing (2002)
62 Crotchduster | Big Fat Box of Shit (2004)
61 The Dear Hunter | Act I: The Lake South, the River North (2006)
60 Kiss Kiss | Reality vs. the Optimist (2007)
59 Call Florence Pow | These Are the Plans... (2000)
58 House of Fools | Live and Learn (2007)
57 Archive | You All Look the Same to Me (2002)
56 3 | Wake Pig (2005)
55 Long Distance Calling | Avoid the Light (2009)
54 King's X | Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous (2000)
53 Subterranean Masquerade | Suspended Animation Dreams (2005)
52 In Vain | The Latter Rain (2007)
51 Orphaned Land | Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven (2004)
50 The Mars Volta | De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)
49 Protest the Hero | Kezia (2006)
48 Bend Sinister | Stories of Brothers, Tales of Lovers (2008)
47 Dream Theater | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
46 Fair to Midland | Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (2007)
45 Transatlantic | SMPTe (2000)
44 Fair to Midland | Inter.Funda.Stifle (2004)
43 The Dear Hunter | Act III: Life and Death (2009)
42 Between the Buried and Me | Alaska (2005)
41 Oceansize | Effloresce (2003)
40 Bend Sinister | Through The Broken City (2005)
39 Coheed and Cambria | In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
38 The Mars Volta | Frances the Mute (2005)
37 dredg | The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion (2009)
36 Opeth | Ghost Reveries (2005)
35 Mew | Frengers (2003)
34 Clann Zú | Rua (2002)
33 Imogen Heap | Speak for Yourself (2005)
32 OSI | Office of Strategic Influence (2003)
31 Oceansize | Frames (2007)
30 Mew | No More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories / The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away (2009)
29 Burst | Lazarus Bird (2008)
28 Porcupine Tree | Deadwing (2005)
27 Ours | Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (2008)
26 dredg | Catch Without Arms (2005)
25 Oceansize | Everyone Into Position (2005)
24 Porcupine Tree | Lightbulb Sun (2000)
23 Fates Warning | Disconnected (2000)
22 John Arch | A Twist of Fate (2003) [EP]
21 Soundscape | Grave New World (2009)
20 Zero Hour | The Towers of Avarice (2001)
19 Pure Reason Revolution | The Dark Third (2006)
18 The Stiletto Formal | ¡Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta! (2008)
17 King's X | Manic Moonlight (2001)
16 Kevin Gilbert Nuts/Bolts (2009)
15 Menomena | I Am the Fun Blame Monster! (2003)
14 Coheed and Cambria | Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)
13 maudlin of the Well Bath/Leaving Your Body Map (2001)
12 Between the Buried and Me | Colors (2007)
11 Pain of Salvation | Remedy Lane (2002)
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10 The Dear Hunter | Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (2007)
09 Transatlantic | Bridge Across Forever (2001)
08 Kaddisfly | Set Sail the Prairie (2007)
07 The Receiving End of Sirens | Between the Heart and the Synapse (2005)
06 dredg | El Cielo (2002)
05 Marillion | Marbles (2004)
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04 Pain of Salvation | The Perfect Element I (2000)
03 Ours | Distorted Lullabies (2001)
02 Apes and Androids | Blood Moon (2008)
01 Kevin Gilbert | The Shaming of the True (2000)
Blurbs and things of course not now. But this is a slight update on my 100+ (144) of the 2000-2009 10-year span decade. Aka the 2000's.
101-144 though is really just an honorable mention and truthfully could or should include at least 25 or even 50 more titles. Maybe a top 200? I'm just noting how there are many 4-star or 78-87 (out of 100) records, eps, mini-albums I didn't manage to include there. And some really that could belong in the top 100 as well.
Why I hate to make lists in a lot of ways.
But if I remember and have time, perhaps I'll bump this entry and add those and maybe even blurb about some of them. Or maybe for the sake of efficiency, try and write more of a summary and article, that includes noteworthy bits about many of them.
2000-2009 certainly was the most fruitful/fulfilling 10-year span for music for me and more or less anyone whose an avid music fan. So naturally, the lists and depth is longer than most other decades. Although looking at 10-year periods, who knows.
more to add...
144-101..vaguely, as I'm certain there's a few dozen other 4+-star 2000-2009 lps and eps not here
144 Pat Metheny | The Way Up (2005)
143 Archive | Noise (2004)
142 Brian Wilson | Smile (2004)
141 Bruce Peninsula | A Mountain Is a Mouth (2009)
140 Sufjan Stevens | Illinois (2005)
139 Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It in People (2002)
138 Nexus | Metanoia (2001)
137 Unexpect | In a Flesh Aquarium (2006)
136 Brooke Waggoner | Go Easy Little Doves (2009)
135 Doves | Lost Souls (2000)
134 Greg Herriges | Telluric Currents (2009)
133 The Decemberists | The Tain (2004)
132 Peter Gabriel - Up (2002)
131 Archive | Controlling Crowds (2009)
130 The Decemberists | Picaresque (2005)
129 Anathallo | Floating World (2006)
128 The Receiving End of Sirens | The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi (2007)
127 Ramona Falls | Intuit (2009)
126 The Flower Kings | Space Revolver (2000)
125 Margot and the Nuclear So and So's | Not Animal (2008)
124 Thurisaz Circadian Rhythm (2007)
123 Kacica | Kacica (2006)
122 Warpaint | Exquisite Corpse (2008)
121 Minus the Bear | Planet of Ice (2007)
120 Pain of Salvation | Be (2004)
119 Annuals - Be He Me (2006)
118 The Dissociatives | The Dissociatives (2004)
117 Biffy Clyro | Puzzle (2007)
116 Opeth | Deliverance (2002)
115 Muse | Origin of Symmetry (2001)
114 Mute Math | Mute Math (2006)
113 Spock's Beard | Snow (2002)
112 Pat Metheny | Speaking of Now (2002)
111 Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000)
110 SikTh | Death of a Dead Day (2006)
109 Cavil at Rest | Orion Way (2007) [EP]
108 Neverending White Lights | Act II: The Blood and the Life Eternal (2007)
107 Cloud Cult | Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) (2008)
106 Margot and the Nuclear So and So's | The Dust of Retreat (2005)
105 The Velvet Teen | Elysium (2004)
104 The New Pornographers | Twin Cinema (2005)
103 Jared Micah & Hats | T.C.H.T.O.B. (2007)
102 Wolf Parade | At Mt Zoomer (2008)
101 3 | The End Is Begun (2007)
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100 Immortal Technique | Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003)
99 System of a Down | Mezmerize (2005)
98 Umphrey's McGee | Anchor Drops (2004)
97 Time of Orchids | Namesake Caution (2007)
96 Local Natives | Gorilla Manor (2009)
95 The Antlers | Hospice (2009)
94 Enchant | Juggling 9 or Dropping 10 (2000)
93 Spock's Beard | V (2000)
92 Anathallo | Luminous Luminescence in the Atlas Position (2001)
91 note. | my city of ghosts, stars and hours (2009)
90 People for Audio | The New Ancients (2007)
89 The Decemberists | The Crane Wife (2006)
88 Kacica | Mosaic (2008)
87 Sculptured | Embodiment (2008)
86 Russian Circles | Enter (2006)
85 Murder by Death | Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them? (2003)
84 Muse | Absolution (2003)
83 Blackfield | Blackfield (2004)
82 Kaddisfly | Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn (2005)
81 Fates Warning | X (2004)
80 Pure Reason Revolution | Amor Vincit Omnia (2009)
78 Shaman | Ritual (2002)
77 The Reign of Kindo | Rhythm, Chord & Melody (2008)
76 sElf | Gizmodgery (2000)
75 Mutyumu | Ilya (2008)
74 Porcupine Tree | In Absentia (2002)
73 Clann Zú | Black Coats & Bandages (2004)
72 Mew | And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)
71 Klimt 1918 | Dopoguerra (2005)
70 Green Carnation | Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001)
69 Umphrey's McGee | Mantis (2009)
68 Karnivool | Themata (2005)
67 Ours | Precious (2002)
66 Menomena | Friend and Foe (2007)
65 Oceansize | Music for Nurses (2004)
64 SikTh | The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild (2003)
63 Murder by Death | Like the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing (2002)
62 Crotchduster | Big Fat Box of Shit (2004)
61 The Dear Hunter | Act I: The Lake South, the River North (2006)
60 Kiss Kiss | Reality vs. the Optimist (2007)
59 Call Florence Pow | These Are the Plans... (2000)
58 House of Fools | Live and Learn (2007)
57 Archive | You All Look the Same to Me (2002)
56 3 | Wake Pig (2005)
55 Long Distance Calling | Avoid the Light (2009)
54 King's X | Please Come Home...Mr. Bulbous (2000)
53 Subterranean Masquerade | Suspended Animation Dreams (2005)
52 In Vain | The Latter Rain (2007)
51 Orphaned Land | Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven (2004)
50 The Mars Volta | De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)
49 Protest the Hero | Kezia (2006)
48 Bend Sinister | Stories of Brothers, Tales of Lovers (2008)
47 Dream Theater | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
46 Fair to Midland | Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (2007)
45 Transatlantic | SMPTe (2000)
44 Fair to Midland | Inter.Funda.Stifle (2004)
43 The Dear Hunter | Act III: Life and Death (2009)
42 Between the Buried and Me | Alaska (2005)
41 Oceansize | Effloresce (2003)
40 Bend Sinister | Through The Broken City (2005)
39 Coheed and Cambria | In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
38 The Mars Volta | Frances the Mute (2005)
37 dredg | The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion (2009)
36 Opeth | Ghost Reveries (2005)
35 Mew | Frengers (2003)
34 Clann Zú | Rua (2002)
33 Imogen Heap | Speak for Yourself (2005)
32 OSI | Office of Strategic Influence (2003)
31 Oceansize | Frames (2007)
30 Mew | No More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories / The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away (2009)
29 Burst | Lazarus Bird (2008)
28 Porcupine Tree | Deadwing (2005)
27 Ours | Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (2008)
26 dredg | Catch Without Arms (2005)
25 Oceansize | Everyone Into Position (2005)
24 Porcupine Tree | Lightbulb Sun (2000)
23 Fates Warning | Disconnected (2000)
22 John Arch | A Twist of Fate (2003) [EP]
21 Soundscape | Grave New World (2009)
20 Zero Hour | The Towers of Avarice (2001)
19 Pure Reason Revolution | The Dark Third (2006)
18 The Stiletto Formal | ¡Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta! (2008)
17 King's X | Manic Moonlight (2001)
16 Kevin Gilbert Nuts/Bolts (2009)
15 Menomena | I Am the Fun Blame Monster! (2003)
14 Coheed and Cambria | Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)
13 maudlin of the Well Bath/Leaving Your Body Map (2001)
12 Between the Buried and Me | Colors (2007)
11 Pain of Salvation | Remedy Lane (2002)
10 The Dear Hunter | Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading (2007)
09 Transatlantic | Bridge Across Forever (2001)
08 Kaddisfly | Set Sail the Prairie (2007)
07 The Receiving End of Sirens | Between the Heart and the Synapse (2005)
06 dredg | El Cielo (2002)
05 Marillion | Marbles (2004)
04 Pain of Salvation | The Perfect Element I (2000)
03 Ours | Distorted Lullabies (2001)
02 Apes and Androids | Blood Moon (2008)
01 Kevin Gilbert | The Shaming of the True (2000)
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