Album of the Decade so far

[J70]

The Album of the 80s, The Joshua Tree, has just been re-released all be it a remastered version with some previously unreleased material. Maybe it is a cynical marketing excercise by U2, but it is definitely one for any music collection.

It seems to be a trend now, redoing classic albums on a 20th or 30th anniversary.

Look out for a Darkness on the Edge of Town package (remastered album, concert film, maybe a documentary) next year. He did it with Born to Run two years ago, so hopefully Springsteen will give Darkness the works as well.

[Hardy]

I havent heard the Boss' new album Magic, but by all accounts is amazing, better than The Rising or Devils and Dust.

I have it and it's top notch. I've never been a real Springsteen aficionado, but this album seems to be like a distillation of the essence of his talent - some great anthemic songs and good melodies. It reminded me a bit of Dylan's Time Out of Mind, not that the content is similar, but in the way it made you feel "I didn't think he had that in him".

[Puckoon]

Im going to have to give this springsteen fellow a listen - he seems to get touted on here as being fantastic.

[his holiness nb]

No 1 = Green day - American Idiot
No 2 = The Killers - Sams Town

Cant think of any others I would say are "great" so far this decade.

If I'm right David Grays white ladder is late 90's. If not, add that in.

[Gnevin]

The Album of the 80s, The Joshua Tree, has just been re-released all be it a remastered version with some previously unreleased material. Maybe it is a cynical marketing excercise by U2, but it is definitely one for any music collection.

It seems to be a trend now, redoing classic albums on a 20th or 30th anniversary.

Look out for a Darkness on the Edge of Town package (remastered album, concert film, maybe a documentary) next year. He did it with Born to Run two years ago, so hopefully Springsteen will give Darkness the works as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_hat


That episode expresses my feelings perfectly on "Remastering stuff"

[westmayo]

This is always a tough one to pick no matter if it's a decade or ever, here's my  two cent:

Arcade Fire: Funeral
Modest Mouse: Good News for people who love bad news
The Decemberists: Picaresque
Kings of Leon: Youth and Young manhood
The Go Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Sufjan Stevens: Illonis

[Great Leap Forward]

I havent heard the Boss' new album Magic, but by all accounts is amazing, better than The Rising or Devils and Dust.

I have it and it's top notch. I've never been a real Springsteen aficionado, but this album seems to be like a distillation of the essence of his talent - some great anthemic songs and good melodies. It reminded me a bit of Dylan's Time Out of Mind, not that the content is similar, but in the way it made you feel "I didn't think he had that in him".

I think the praise for Magic had been a bit over the top. It is a good album and it contains some super songs but one of the reviews I've read said it was his best since Born to Run which is obsurd. It is good to hear him in good form though.

[nifan]

This is always a tough one to pick no matter if it's a decade or ever, here's my  two cent:

Arcade Fire: Funeral
Modest Mouse: Good News for people who love bad news
The Decemberists: Picaresque
Kings of Leon: Youth and Young manhood
The Go Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Sufjan Stevens: Illonis

Id have Modest Mouse - the moon and antartica ahead of Good news.
Sufjan Stevens illinois is a good shout, possibly plumb for seven swans as an alternative - like them both.

[downredblack]

Carry on up the Charts - Beautiful South  released in the 90's . Is it 1 in 7 households is reckoned to own a copy . I msut confess to owning a copy . Heard 36D the other night on the radio very unusual to hear that song on the radio .

[An Fhairche Abu]

Off the top of my head the best records of this decade:

Kid A – Radiohead
Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven – Godspeed You Black Emperor!
You Forgot It In People – Broken Social Scene
Twin Cinema – The New Pornographers
Sound Of Sliver – LCD Soundsystem
Funeral – Arcade Fire
The Meadowlands – The Wrens
Turn On The Bright Lights – Interpol
Kill The Moonlight – Spoon
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

[nifan]

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco
Twin Cinema – The New Pornographers

I knew id forget some!

Id also add
wolfparade - apologies for the queen mary
sunset rubdown - shut up im dreaming/random spit lover
the thermals - the body the blood the machine

[nifan]

I must be getting old, I havent heard of most of the above 

you must be, but for all you old fogies, An Fhairche Abu put the album name first just to confuse yous

[nifan]

sure it just depends what you are into,
I like the indie, and most of the bands i listed would be american/canadian and woulddnt get a lot of airplay over here

[Captain Scarlet]

the one album that has popped up the most has been funeral
went to see them in the big top there recently, totally awesome.
see they have a list on amazon with many of the above mentioned.
http://www.amazon.com/BEST-ALBUMS-OF-THIS-DECADE/lm/89Q2PR3M660L

[Captain Scarlet]

also i know its not cool amongst the musos anymore but the artctic monkeys first album is class.
they had the misfirtune of becoming popular and so will be shunned by the indie kids.
saw another list there of top 50 and i never heard of a lot of them and im fairly knowledgeable on my tunes. if they were that good they would be more popular surely.