Excluding Radiohead. Let's mix it up a bit.

i think broken social scene have made quite a name for themselves since the turn of the century. three very good albums that are very different from each other, and a lot more material outside of that. queens of the stone age have also been consistently excellent.

id say sparklehorse but mark linkous took a long hiatus before he released music in between his two records. im a huge blonde redhead fan but thats more of my preference. interpol and the strokes have been very good but have both slowly declined with each release even though i love their records.

im sure animal collective will be a quick nominee on this board, and they do have a lot of good stuff themselves

Muse, anyone?

Muse

this, or boutros bubba

it's kinda crazy to imagine the window for this title is getting ready to close

it's incrazible

Animal Collective.

is this bands who have not brought of albums pre- 1990? I'm guessing so

for albums of the 1990's

nirvana
nine inch nails
dj shadow
aphex twin
dr.dre
bjork
pavement
slint

as for bands - for me it's counting crows - but alot would say nirvana im guessing - this is obviously going to be personal preference

is this bands who have not brought of albums pre- 1990? I'm guessing so

for albums of the 1990's

nirvana
nine inch nails
dj shadow
aphex twin
dr.dre
bjork
pavement
slint

as for bands - for me it's counting crows - but alot would say nirvana im guessing - this is obviously going to be personal prefrence

i think you misread the topic title.

mastodon?

^ oh good choice scoff scoff!

Animal Collective.

i will agree with this...

Deerhoof
The Decemberists
Animal Collective

and lil wayne

Animal Collective.

never heard of them - anyone give me a good starting album?

if it helps i'm in a heavy music era at the moment.

p.s - if people can be bothered, same for these:
lil wayne
Deerhoof
The Decemberists
broken social scene
sparklehorse

never heard of them - anyone give me a good starting album?

if it helps i'm in a heavy music era at the moment.

Strawberry Jam

so the 00's, bit of a nothing decade really, no real movement.

I'd go with Animal Collective or Joanna Newsom for sure.

why is everyone saying animal collective? youre joking, right? i mean they are good and their music is interesting and fun etc etc but they are hardly the best band of the 90's! I mean strawberry jam wasnt even that good! i can remember the first song and that's about it

caribou is relatively similar and far better

never heard of them - anyone give me a good starting album?

if it helps i'm in a heavy music era at the moment.

p.s - if people can be bothered, same for these:
lil wayne
Deerhoof
The Decemberists
broken social scene
sparklehorse

deerhoof - the runners four
the decemberists - picaresque
broken social scene - you forgot it in people
sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life

deerhoof - Reveille

eat skull

mallow

www.last.fm/music/Mallow

akron/family and xiu xiu are both pretty great. And the Liars.

never heard of them - anyone give me a good starting album?


any of them but Strawberry Jam. i would go to Feels probably and work backwards until it's too weird for you, then go to Strawberry Jam.

for Deerhoof I would say go to Milk Man, do the same, then get Runners Four.

for Broken Social Scene, definitely You Forgot it in People.

all Decemberists songs sound the same so I don't think it really matters.

pissed jeans

Good call CL.

sleater-kinney cause their best album was 2005

i'm officially embarrassed to have lived in this decade

dont be dumb mistle

you actually mentioned two bands i like at least. if animal collective, the decemberists and broken social scene are the best bands of the 00's then the 00's were shit

i agree, this thread doesn't really contain any remarkable bands, it's making this decade look pretty crappy

id say qotsa
and the desert sessions are the greatest things ever
even tho theyre both 97 and up

:think:
of montreal, animal collective, arcade fire, white stripes, death cab, trail of dead, shins, deerhunter
:cry:

why is everyone saying animal collective? youre joking, right? i mean they are good and their music is interesting and fun etc etc but they are hardly the best band of the 90's! I mean strawberry jam wasnt even that good! i can remember the first song and that's about it

caribou is relatively similar and far better

listen to it a couple more times, you cant be serious

the strokes

Joanna Newsom

The world has moved on time to catch up. Why not just say Sufjan, amazing how these people are the most talented people in history one year and then no one remembers them a year later.

The world has moved on time to catch up. Why not just say Sufjan, amazing how these people are the most talented people in history one year and then no one remembers them a year later.
i totally forgot about sufjan :banging:

maybe a little Sigur Ros.

here's the thing idiots

you can't say who the 'best' are until you're into the decade following the one where any 00's bands have started. because they might release their best stuff next decade, but you might still consider them an 00's band.

like wilco's best stuff is this decade but they're a 90s band right?

of course we cant really judge a band until we have a little perspective but i figured we're just doing this based off works released so far in the decade. if there was a band who released 4 albums in the 90s and 4 albums in the 00s, as far as this thread went, id only judge them for how solid their releases in the 00s were. like with a band like wilco or radiohead, who had solid material in the 90s but their best were in the 00s, id think both of them were both 2 of the best bands of this decade. im not calling them strictly 90s bands because they started off then. its not like their material has taken a drop like the smashing pumpkins.

there are lots of good bands that have a couple of good albums that are yet to really establish themselves so im enjoying the 00s as far as music goes. and with such easy access theres music for everyone so if you're embarassed to have listened to music in this decade then you're pretty stupid.

i'm not actually embarrassed about that. i've got too many personal things to be embarrassed about. i just find the idea of these artists being the most important of the decade strange, because i think it's some vapid bullshit. i admit i don't know them very well as they turned me off pretty quickly though. but actually yeah. if we look at this decade in our lives and our ridiculous world and we think these bands was the greatest art that came of it that's actually offensive. we should be ashamed

we should all be embarassed for nominating animal collective

please don't take me seriously. i'm just an asshole

ok ok! some good bands popping up which (i shouldn't have) forgotten about!

the strokes, arcade fire, white stripes, outkast, no doubt, rage against the machine, nirvana, counting crows, smashing pumpkins, nine inch nails, oasis are probably technically the best bands of the 90's

then there are the great bands who would not be "techinally" the best of the 90's - animal collective, the offspring, at the drive-in, greenday, sublime, weezer (one album anyway GUFFAW)

im sure there are many others that, I guess, could be called 90's bands

what the fuck

seriously can you shut the fuck up about 90's bands already

best bands of the 00's.

Djali Zwan
Explosions in the Sky
Radiohead
Cursive/The Good Life
Bright Eyes
Mars Volta
Two Gallants
Sigur Ros
Arcade Fire
At the Drive In - Most of their stuff was 90s but they deserve mention because Relationship of Command was 2000 and it is one of the greatest albums of all time.\

Of course the pumpkins two(too).

Ghosts of the Great Highway automatically puts Sun Kil Moon on my list. Probably would be my pick for album of the decade.

The National have put out some great stuff, I've loved every one of their releases. I think their first came out in 2001?

That said I think I'd have to give it to Sigur Ros. Not sure when Agaetis Byrjun came out, if it was 90's it was late 90's.

yup. 1999 I believe.

Ghosts of the Great Highway automatically puts Sun Kil Moon on my list. Probably would be my pick for album of the decade.

The National have put out some great stuff, I've loved every one of their releases. I think their first came out in 2001?

That said I think I'd have to give it to Sigur Ros. Not sure when Agaetis Byrjun came out, if it was 90's it was late 90's.

I agree with these and would add Wilco, maybe Explosions, Radiohead if we weren't excluding them from this topic...

*cough* flash in the pan bands anyone? *cough*

im so bored of hearing about radiohead sigur ros explosions in the sky arcade fire all the fucking time

why don't people realise there are good rock bands out there with balls?

the 00's: the age of sensitivity

joanna newsom is fucking awful

we should all be embarassed for nominating animal collective

why? they're fucking awesome

ok ok! some good bands popping up which (i shouldn't have) forgotten about!

the strokes, arcade fire, white stripes, outkast, no doubt, rage against the machine, nirvana, counting crows, smashing pumpkins, nine inch nails, oasis are probably technically the best bands of the 90's

then there are the great bands who would not be "techinally" the best of the 90's - animal collective, the offspring, at the drive-in, greenday, sublime, weezer (one album anyway GUFFAW)

im sure there are many others that, I guess, could be called 90's bands

no doubt? oasis? get the fuck out of here

I dunno. Boris definitely holds my interest. They have some great pre-2k stuff as well.

Magnolia Electric Co. for sure as well.

Wolves in the Throne Room.

There's a ton of good psych and stoner stuff out there.



music and bands suck

Sunn O))

microphones/mt eerie

Sunn O))), Dillinger Escape Plan, Jesu.

All Fucking Stunning.

no doubt? oasis? get the fuck out of here

oasis have two of the greatest albums of all time

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oasis have two of the greatest albums of all time

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/448/ggw2mg6.jpg

the 00's: the age of sensitivity

wow - finally you have said something funny which is on topic

bravo! claps all round

now i regret making that post

I'm Hardcore
http://www.insurancetechguru.com/loser.jpg

now i regret making that post

why? it's the first funny thing you have said... ever

Of Montreal is the correct answer.

i played this song - Gronlandic Edit - on youtube

what i like about it is that you can turn it to near any volume and it will still sound good :D most bands have a specific point that sounds best but you can have these guys at any level and it still sounds good

i dont know whether it is just youtube but that is great production

the lyrics also fit the 90's pretty well - the best though.. still to be appointed

The Mars Volta

I'm Hardcore
http://www.insurancetechguru.com/loser.jpg

continuing your descent down the slide of mediocrity.

please stop quoting that waste, some of us have him on ignore

i too have him on ignore, sometimes i just cant help myself

board needs a super-ignore function. i don't want to be reminded that this guy exists, let alone see "view post" links. let me mute him

i turned off ignore on him because it would say 'view post' every couple of posts. too annoying

super-ignore seconded

gorillaz

seriously though the best band of the 00s so far has to be SEXUAL BUTTS

i know i was talking about the 90's and not the 00's

lol

but just because something is cool doesn't make it good - you guys seem to forget that

yeah
yeah
yeahs

The Mars Voltalet's make this the longest thread, ever

let's make this the longest thread, ever

ryan adams

jessica simpson

i listened to strawberry jam while eating lunch and it's bloody awful! why are they mentioned?!

the objective correct answer white stripes.
00s > 90s btw.

of montreal is so fucking awful. jesus christ.

well if we are including bands that can have started in the 90's, cave in.

trev you suck

jupiter is awesome

and lil wayne

minus 50 points

mt eerie

plus 20

Still doesnt make up for it.

My Morning Jacket.
Despite 1 album being in 1999.

W I T C H

Deerhoof
The Decemberists
Animal Collective
i'd go with AC for most consistent band of the 00s; decemberists, i only feel like the last two records were good and deerhoof is extremely hit or miss.

of montreal is so fucking awful. jesus christ.

really? have you listened to their earlier material? i can understand how some of the newer stuff can be obnoxious at times but some of their older stuff was really easy on the ears.

Ours

really? have you listened to their earlier material? i can understand how some of the newer stuff can be obnoxious at times but some of their older stuff was really easy on the ears.
i've only heard that hissing fauna shit.

intelligence
the hold steady
sm & the jicks
broadcast
king khan & bbq show
twilight singers
yellow swans

schaadow's got a couple of good ones

schaadow what did you think of the new walkmen album? i think you were the one who gave me the leaked link of a hundred miles off a couple years back. you should post more.

i've only heard that hissing fauna shit.

here, try this if you have a little spare time. they've always been a little into psychedelics but they were much better when they were a straightforward pop band. this album is called the gay parade.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4w1mybiktb8

if you like that album you'll like all their pre 2000 stuff. they're still alright but i dont really like this entire "lets make dance music" theme that barnes is into.

Radiohead is not the best band of the 00's at all..

maybe Animal Collective/Panda Bear.

Muse, anyone?
Fuck no.

Muse isn't awful, but they aren't the best band of the 00's.

Anyway I think it might have to be The White Stripes.

Sure, their first album came out in 1998... but, for example, the Pumpkins recorded music in the 80's, so does that mean we can't call them one of the best 90's bands now?

lurk moar faggot

two gallants!

grzegorz

schaadow what did you think of the new walkmen album? i think you were the one who gave me the leaked link of a hundred miles off a couple years back. you should post more.



here, try this if you have a little spare time. they've always been a little into psychedelics but they were much better when they were a straightforward pop band. this album is called the gay parade.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4w1mybiktb8

if you like that album you'll like all their pre 2000 stuff. they're still alright but i dont really like this entire "lets make dance music" theme that barnes is into.

i love their last three albums. and i don't even like to dance! The Sunlandic Twins is THE SHIT!

i've tried listening to some of their earlier stuff and (outside of Aldhils Arboretum) i can't really get into it as much.

Some "new" bands I'm listening to:

- Arcade Fire
- Sigur Rós
- A Silver Mt. Zion
- Silversun Pickups
- Animal Collective

- The Music
http://www.myspace.com/themusic

- The Sonic Hearts
http://www.myspace.com/thesonichearts

- volcano!
http://www.myspace.com/volcanoisaband

- Cherry Ghost
http://www.myspace.com/cherryghostband

- Lorraine
http://www.myspace.com/lorrainemusic

- Tacks, The Boy Disaster
http://www.myspace.com/tackstheboydisaster

- The Secret Machines
www.myspace.com/secretmachines

- iLiKETRAiNS
www.myspace.com/iliketrains

- A Northern Chorus
www.myspace.com/anorthernchorus

- Radar Bros.
http://www.myspace.com/radarbros

- Film School
http://www.myspace.com/filmschool

- Airiel
http://www.myspace.com/airiel

whoa man Arcade Fire? shitttt i must be living under a rock

- The Secret Machines
www.myspace.com/secretmachines

- iLiKETRAiNS
www.myspace.com/iliketrains

- A Northern Chorus
www.myspace.com/anorthernchorus

- Airiel
http://www.myspace.com/airiel
:rockon:

definitely xiu xiu

i'd probably go with the white stripes. mmj are up there too but i really can't think of any other artists that are so great .

i had dial-up and no money ever til the start of this year, so there's a lot i haven't heard, but most of what i have has been at the least uninspiring and usually near-instantaneous turn-off response.
the strokes and the stripes are alright sometimes
interpol is the only band that comes to mind that has a few songs i actually love.

oh and, since i find this completely idiotic..
contrary to what some ppl are suggesting here it is possible to exist for more than one decade. for instance i myself have existed during 4 of them.
would you consider led zep a 60's band since their first 2 records came out in 69?

even saying that, this decade seems pretty lame

its not lame you're just picky cause mp3s have destroyed your soul

modern production is pretty soulless and just generally bad, nothing wrong with an mp3 of sth that at some point sounded good.

list of reasons why stuff sucks
-aforementioned sound issue
-i'm almost 29 and i don't relate to 'kids these days'
-the inescapable fact that there are 12 notes and after you've heard 100000 rock songs, it's hard to hear anything that feels "new", not that that's all that matters, in fact maybe moving away from trying to create "new and improved" rock it becomes something like folk music where it's interpreted, covered, arranged, etc. i know ppl are scared of this fate but it's inevitable..maybe
-everything seems really nervous, distraught, generally negative, in a way that surpasses previous watermarks for such things, as is the natural response, nirvana and radiohead did this, let's up the 'i need to kill myself today'-ness and remove any trace of sincerity so it'll sell
-the world is going down the toilet..
-there are different places to take music, it's just not commercially sound
-even "indie" music feels sellout-ish to me now, not that i knew so much of it before
-on that note, maybe i just haven't heard the right stuff yet.

My Morning Jacket.
Despite 1 album being in 1999.

this gets my vote

-the inescapable fact that there are 12 notes and after you've heard 100000 rock songs, it's hard to hear anything that feels "new", not that that's all that matters, in fact maybe moving away from trying to create "new and improved" rock it becomes something like folk music where it's interpreted, covered, arranged, etc. i know ppl are scared of this fate but it's inevitable..maybe
how about not listening to rock music then

christ this thread is a disgrace

the smashing pumpkins

^that was a joke btw

I'd probably say it's very close between:

Queens of the Stone Age
and, depending on their upcoming albums...

TV On The Radio
Dredg
The Arcade Fire
Mewithoutyou

Hell even Coldplay deserves to get a mention if you take away X & Y.
The other 3 records are all very good.

^that was a joke btw

I'd probably say it's very close between:

Queens of the Stone Age
and, depending on their upcoming albums...

TV On The Radio
Dredg
The Arcade Fire
Mewithoutyou

Hell even Coldplay deserves to get a mention if you take away X & Y.
The other 3 records are all very good.

Dredg has a new album coming out? i haven't listened to them since i was disappointed with Catch With Arms.

i keep forgetting to mention that i agree with nominating Arcade Fire.

Anyway I think it might have to be The White Stripes.


Yup. Even though Icky is average, The White Stripes>De Stijl>White Blood Cells>Elephant>Get Behind Me Satan throughout the 00's is quite a feat. Great live too. Eagerly awaiting their comeback.

I should also mention the Avett Brothers. Seeing them again yesterday at the Portland Zoo reaffirmed my belief that they're currently the best, or one of the best live acts you can see.

The White Stripes is a good one too. didn't really think about it until the above post.

A Perfect Circle

Forgot all about them until today. That was a kickass band.

Ours

Hells yea!

Of Montreal and New Pornographers are the first that come to mind.

Noughties SUCK. It seems that bands these days are struggling to develop something that is revolutionary.

It's like a pale imitation of the nineties.

Andrew Bird, Lemon Jelly, Electric President, also Modest Mouse has been doing a good job this decade.

i dont kno if they were mentioned, but..

deerhunter?

their two new albums are fucking spectacular

Ignoring: Bjork and Radiohead who have made some of their best music in this decade.

Cusp Bands (producing just as much or equal between 90's and 00's):
Bright Eyes
of Montreal
The Mountain Goats
American Analog Set
Matmos
Belle and Sebastian
The Incredible Moses Leroy
Kind of Life Spitting
Sigur Rós

00 Bands (I'm sure lots of repeats):
Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
The Microphones
Eats Tapes
The New Pornograhers
The Decemberists
The Blow
Your Heart Breaks
The Mae Shi
Sunset Rubdown
High Places
Sufjan Stevens
Saul Williams
Glasser
Lemonade
The Roots
cocorosie
DAT Politics
The Knife
MIA
cLOUDDEAD
Tilly and the Wall
Antony Heagarty
The Gossip
Kimya Dawson
Hot Chip
Immortal Technique
Patrick Wolf
Animal Collective
Joanna Newsom
Foals

I'm leaving out alot... if you think music this decade has been lack luster you're deaf or you have your head buried in the dirt.

the best music in this decade for me has come from the all the new noise/shoegaze bands popping up:

sereena maneesh
ringo deathstarr
a place to bury strangers
have a nice life

all these bands basically only have 1 EP/LP each, but i'm expecting some damn good things from them in the years to come

all those bands are boring

Ignoring: Bjork and Radiohead who have made some of their best music in this decade.

Cusp Bands (producing just as much or equal between 90's and 00's):
Bright Eyes
of Montreal
The Mountain Goats
American Analog Set
Matmos
Belle and Sebastian
The Incredible Moses Leroy
Kind of Life Spitting
Sigur Rós

00 Bands (I'm sure lots of repeats):
Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
The Microphones
Eats Tapes
The New Pornograhers
The Decemberists
The Blow
Your Heart Breaks
The Mae Shi
Sunset Rubdown
High Places
Sufjan Stevens
Saul Williams
Glasser
Lemonade
The Roots
cocorosie
DAT Politics
The Knife
MIA
cLOUDDEAD
Tilly and the Wall
Antony Heagarty
The Gossip
Kimya Dawson
Hot Chip
Immortal Technique
Patrick Wolf
Animal Collective
Joanna Newsom
Foals

I'm leaving out alot... if you think music this decade has been lack luster you're deaf or you have your head buried in the dirt.

i dunno. when i go through your list there are some bands that are certainly good in there but none i would nominate as really great. that list for me confirms that there haven't been any real standout bands in the 00s. i'm still thinking white stripes or mmj would be the closest.

i dunno. when i go through your list there are some bands that are certainly good in there but none i would nominate as really great. that list for me confirms that there haven't been any real standout bands in the 00s. i'm still thinking white stripes or mmj would be the closest.

Wow, if those are the only two bands you can think of you obviously have a musical security blanket that weighs a few thousand pounds.

that's clearly not what i said

how about not listening to rock music then

christ this thread is a disgrace

ok fine, got any suggestions? actually i heard some pretty neat futuristic jazz on web radio the other day but they didnt say who it was.

and the world is one flailing disgrace after another.

why haven't the strokes been mentioned by anyone else

that's clearly not what i said

Clearly you weren't very clear.

why haven't the strokes been mentioned by anyone else

they have 1 good album

i mentioned them in the second post of this thread

the shins

RX Bandits
The Mars Volta
Portugal. The Man

RX Bandits
The Mars Volta
Portugal. The Man

you mean, worst bands of all time

xiu xiu have never made a bad album and all of their many releases are 00's

that's pretty hard to beat if you ask me