Can u all believe that the decade is half over already? Where did the time go? Anyway, I wanted u guys to compile a list of some of the best albums to be released this decade (2000-2005). There have been some really good ones so lets see what u all come up with. I'll get things started.

These are in no particular order.

Gorillaz - Gorillaz 2000
N.E.R.D. - In Search Of 2001 (2002 in the States)
Zero 7 - Simple Things 2002
Sade - Lovers Rock 2000
India. Arie - Acoustic Soul 2001
Res - How I Do 2001
Common - Electric Circus 2002
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk 2002
Rage Against The Machine - Renegades 2000
Bilal - First Born Second 2001
Black Eyed Peas - Bridging The Gap 2000
Craig David Born To Do It 2001

Here's my list - one CD per artist.


1. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips.
2. Amnesiac - Radiohead.
3. The Beekeeper - Tori Amos.
4. How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2.
5. Bloodflowers - The Cure.
6. Poses - Rufus Wainwright.
7. Reality - David Bowie.
8. Issues + Options - Phil Roy.
9. Love and Theft - Bob Dylan.
10. Universal Hall - The Waterboys.
11. Musicology - Prince.
12. Release - Pet Shop Boys.
13. Essence - Lucinda Williams.
14. Uppers & Downers - Fisher.
15. Around the Sun - REM
16. Silver and Gold - Neil Young.
17. It's a Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse.
18. Sea Change - Beck.
19. Funeral - Arcade Fire.
20. Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
21. Love is Hell - Ryan Adams.
22. Alice - Tom Waits.
23. Cause and Effect - Human Drama.
24. Loose Screw - The Pretenders.
25. Long Distance Runner - The Motorhomes
26. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
27. American Life - Madonna
28. The Love Below/Speakerboxx - Outkast
29. Shootenanny! - eels.
30. UP - Peter Gabriel.
31. Sophtware Slump - Grandaddy.
32. A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay.
33. Now Here is Nowhere - The Secret Machines.
34. Bare - Annie Lennox.
35. Say You Will - Fleetwood Mac.
36. Emotive - A Perfect Circle.
37. Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea - PJ Harvey.
38. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers.
39. Rock Steady - No Doubt.
40. Chemistry - Semisonic.
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Some of my favorites are:

Radiohead - Kid A/Amnesiac
U2 - How to Dismantle...
David Bowie - Heathen
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Marilyn Manson - Holywood: In The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Eminem - Eminem Show
Jay Z - Black Album
Wilco - A Ghost is Born
The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows

Louden Up Now by !!!
Vespertine by Bjork
Kid A/Amnesiac/Hail To The Thief by Radiohead
Worldwide Underground/Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu
Discovery by Daft Punk
Fight To Win by Femi Kuti
No More Drama by Mary J. Blige
Lovers Rock by Sade
American Life by Madonna
The Love Below by Outkast
She's In Control by Chromeo





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I can't say best, but these are some of my favorites of the last few years...



Hefner - Residue
Kamaal The Abstract (if this counts - wasn't officially released)
Donnie- The Colored Section
Roy Hargrove/RH Factor - Hardgroove
Hefner - Reworks
Van Hunt - Van Hunt
Prince - The Rainbow Children ( I edited out the Murky narrations!)
James Taylor - October Road
Stephen Simmonds - Spirit Tales
John Mayer - Room For Squares
Da Lata - Songs From The Tin
Brenda Russell - Between The Sun and The Moon
Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground
Pat Metheny Group - Speaking Of Now
Frank McComb - The Truth
Dwele - Rize (if this counts- wasn't officially released)




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These are my favorites, but I will say Coldplay's was easily the best, IMO. I haven't honestly bought many new CDs in the last five years. Most were from the '80s, lol.

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
U2 - How to Dismantle a Atomic Bomb
The Killers - Hot Fuss
No Doubt - Rock Steady
Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
Annie Lennox - Bare
Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue
Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys
Britney Spears - In the Zone
Duran Duran - Astronaut
Prince - Musicology

Coldplay- Rush of blood to the head
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Beck- Guero
Beck- Sea Change
Radiohead- Kid A
Radiohead- Amnesiac
Radiohead- Hail To The Thief
Josh Rouse- Nashville
Ben Folds- Rock'n The Suburbs
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind soundtrack
Vanilla Sky soundtrack
George Harrison- Brainwashed
Better Than Ezra- Closer
Josh Rouse- 1972
Josh Rouse- Under The Cold blue stars
Ben Folds- Super D
Damien Rice- O
Tori Amos- Scarletts Walk
Paul McCartney- 2001 album
Ben Folds- Sunny 16

These are the only albums of 00s so far that I think a lot of....









And I go back and forth with "All For You".

sufjan stevens - seven swans
prince - rainbow children
erykah badu - worldwide underground
andre 3000 - the love below
david bowie - reality
david bowie - heathen
rufus wainwright - want one
rufus wainwright - poses
!!! - louden up now
u2 - how to dismantle an atomic bomb
gwen stefani - l.a.m.b.
the arcade fire - funeral
tori amos - scarlet's walk
janet - damita jo
beck - sea change
fleetwood mac - say you will
the album leaf - in a safe place
officially released)
madonna - american life
annie lennox - bare
prince - musicology
ladytron - 604
mahogany - dream of a modern day
sigur ros - agaetis byrjun
sigur ros - ()
out hud - streetdad

I'll keep on saying it , you people leave me no other choice Madonna sucks

Dewrede said:

Hendrix sux.

This decade sucks. Worst decade ever!
I could count the number of good albums on one hand, and 2 of them are soundtracks (Lost in Translation and Kill Bill)

Dewrede said:

Wow, thanks for that bit of wisdom. I'm sure everyone in this thread will be so pleased that you could enlighten us. Everyone here really cares about your opinion so much. Please feel free to repeat the same thing in every single thread ad nauseum.



...I guess I have no other choice than to keep reminding everyone that you have a huge picture of Norah Jones in your profile. And you like Clittina.

Who ,me Norah Jones in my profile ? no more , still like her tho'
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Dewrede said:

You took it out!

Why ?
Surely this isn't more pleasing to the eye ?
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Dewrede said:

Well, at least now I don't get an overwhelming urge to fall asleep when I'm browsing your org profile.

OK
I agree her music requires a certain mood , but you've got
to admit her singing is better than Madonna's , or isn't it ?

Dewrede said:

I love Madonna's voice. But maybe because I've grown up with her. She's like a childhood friend to me or something.

OK , differnt strokes for different folks , i guess
(i like some of her songs tho')

What's the difference between Norah Jones and Joss Stone?

Critic God Robert Christgua said that while he's no fan of Jones' style, he can respect her more then Joss Stone, who's faking it.

I still have my 50/50 thing with Joss and still take her age into account as to why I'm not feeling her more, soulfulness be damned. But Norah is just a few inches older then her and I buy it when she sings. Hmmm...

Drive-By Truckers – Dirty South, Southern Rock Opera
Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers
Shins – Chutes Too Narrow, Oh Inverted World
Bright Eyes – Lifted...
Neko Case – Furnace Room Lullabies
Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Behind the Music
Bob Dylan – Love and Theft
New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
Rodney Crowell – The Houston Kid, Fate’s Right Hand
Beulah – The Coast Is Never Clear, YOKO
Shelby Lynne – I Am Shelby Lynne
Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out.
The Go-Betweens – The Friends of Rachel Worth
Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
Lambchop – Nixon
AC Newman – The Slow Wonder
Magnetic Fields – I
Ladybug Transistor – s/t
The Delgados – The Great Eastern, Hate
Pulp – We Love Life
The Icarus Line – Penance Soiree