The Top albums of the Last 15 years

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

I thought Oasis too, but I checked and (What's the Story) Morning Glory was 17 years ago, Definitely Maybe was 18 years ago...holy smokes I'm getting old.

first thing I checked too when I didn't see both in the top 10

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by king_amonte

How is Californication or By The Way not on this list (RHCP)......that baffles me???

Because releasing the same 15 songs about L.A. every two years isn't very fresh.

[GreenLantern]

Am I reading that wrong or did Pearl Jam not make the top 200?

[TurnedTheCorner]

A flawed poll on the internet? Scandalous!

[Matata]

I can't believe The Strokes are still held in such high regard. My first impression of them was "these guys are completely interchangeable with every jangly-garage rock band that I've heard on 'The Wedge' for the last 5 years. Why is everyone acting like no-ones ever done this before?" Then I found out they were the kids of artsy, influential New York elitists and it all came together.

[PeteLFan]

Can't believe trash like drake made the list.

How is kanye west the best represented hip hop artist on the list.

[Tinordi]

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake it's Morning is noticeably absent good list in all but I'm not a huge Radiohead fan.

[saskflames69]

15 years ago = 1997

Mainstream music went down the crapper in the early 00's. This is why you don't see Pearl Jam, Oasis and all the other good bands on here. There's still some gems on that list, but most good music was released before 2003.

[Free Ben Hur!]

All of these lists are fairly insipid. Case in point, Rolling Stone just did another one of their famous money grab special additions, this one ranking the best 100 guitarists. John Lennon, George Harrison and Kurt Cobain all placed well ahead of Alex Lifeson who barely scraped in at 97 or 98. Pass the salt shaker please.

[Mass_nerder]

Man, looking at Pitchfork's CEO's list is like getting in a time machine and hitting play on my computer 3-4 years ago.
Hahah, my list would have looked almost identical back then.
Less so now.
Brandon Stosuy definitely has the most interesting list by far...lots of noise, metal, some crust, ambient electronic, but still the odd "indie" band.
Bands like Wolf Eyes, Lighting Bolt, Titus Andronicus, Disfear, Dystopia etc probably aren't on a lot of peoples' "best of"

[Sparks]

Originally Posted by saskflames69

15 years ago = 1997

Mainstream music went down the crapper in the early 00's. This is why you don't see Pearl Jam, Oasis and all the other good bands on here. There's still some gems on that list, but most good music was released before 2003.

I think a statement like that depends entirely on how old you are. I would have said mainstream music went to hell around 1996, but this list shows how that was not the case at all.

In 2018, you'll see someone post what you just did, claiming that music was good until 2010 or whatever. Like clockwork.

[iLoveLamp]

My top 10

1. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
2. And So I Watch You From Afar - S/T
3. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. Arcade Fire - Funeral
6. The Killers - Hot Fuss
7. The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
8. Radiohead - Kid A
9. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
10. At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command

[Devils'Advocate]

It's what I thought. Music has completely left me behind. I have *nothing* off the top 58 albums. So I figured "Wow, I must be missing out on sooooo much good music". I spent the last half hour listening to music off the top 50 albums, and didn't find a song that I WANTED to add to my library. So, yep, music has left me behind.

My list would have included:
21 - Adele
Funhouse - Pink
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Hymns of the 49th Parallel - k.d. lang
Flavors of Entanglement - Alanis Morissette
Symphony - Sarah Brightman
Living With War - Neil Young
Where You Live - Tracy Chapman

[Caged Great]

I'm not minding what I've heard of Grizzly Bear after hearing them for the first time on the Colbert Report.

[Yeah_Baby]

Is Set Yourself on Fire anywhere on there? Best Stars album every, and probably my favorite album from the 2000s.


#hipsterdoofus

[macker]

We are Augustines : Rise ye sunken ships & Cloud Nothings : Attack on Memory are my favorite "ROCK" albums of 2011/2012. Big Radiohead fan but never listen to them anymore and don't miss them

[Lobotroth]

Radiohead with 5 albums in the top 40, and rightfully so if you ask me. Not going to lie, overall it's a pretty solid list.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Lobotroth

Radiohead with 5 albums in the top 40, and rightfully so if you ask me. Not going to lie, overall it's a pretty solid list.

No....I like Radiohead, but it's laughable to suggest they have 3 of the top 6 albums of the last five years. Kid A and OK Computer I can get, but In Rainbows at #6? Really?

[Lobotroth]

Originally Posted by blankall

No....I like Radiohead, but it's laughable to suggest they have 3 of the top 6 albums of the last five years. Kid A and OK Computer I can get, but In Rainbows at #6? Really?

Meh, to each their own, I'm not going to try and convince people who don't like Radiohead to start listening, maybe that separates me from the hipsters. Music, like any artform, is a very personal and subjective entity so I normally don't read reviews or look at lists but in this case I can appreciate some of the choices.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Lobotroth

Meh, to each their own, I'm not going to try and convince people who don't like Radiohead to start listening, maybe that separates me from the hipsters. Music, like any artform, is a very personal and subjective entity so I normally don't read reviews or look at lists but in this case I can appreciate some of the choices.

There is a difference between liking Radiohead and stating that they have 3 of the top 6 albums over the last 15 years.

One is a reasonable statement of opinion the other is an absurd and totally unrealistic statement. No single band has 3 albums in the top six over the last 15 years.