I'm gonna do a little something I've wanted to do for a while, I'm going to name MY top 10 albums of the last 10 years.
Some you may agree on, some you may not, but that's fine, it's my opinion.
#10 "I brought you my bullets, you brought me your love" by My Chemical Romance- 2002. The little rock band that could made their debut, not by politely knocking, but by kicking the damn door down. An amazing album, by a band that would disappoint me in comparison with their next two outings.
#9 "Discovery" by Daft Punk- 2001. In my opinion, the ONE album that got me into techno, the perfect mix of slow and heavy dance music.
8 "The College Dropout" by Kanye West- 2004. Honestly one of 4 rap Cd's I can currently listen to front to back at this point, and one of only 2 on this list. a near perfect rap Cd, if there ever was one. Wests' break-out hit "Through the Wire" was even recorded while his jaw was sewn shut.
#7 "The Cool" by Lupe Fiasco- 2007. To this day, still one of the greatest rappers of our generation, Lupe Fiasco returns with his sophomore record "The Cool" further proving that geeks can rap, and still be smooth.
#6 "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out"- by Panic! at the Disco- 2005 An eclectic mix of big beat, classical, and dance music for the Las Vegas quartet, a big risk in the eyes of many, and a risk that paid off in spades. Their follow up "Pretty. Odd." is on the list as well, we'll get to that.
#5 "Songs About Jane" by Maroon 5- 2002 We've all heard our share of break-up songs, but you really have to fuck someone over to get a break-up ALBUM and that's what happens when you screw over Adam Levine. Artistically near perfect in my opinion.
Here's where the list gets a bit wonky...
#4 "The Bedlam in Goliath" by The Mars Volta- 2008 Wow, a nice dose of Prog/psychedelia/jam music, the remnants of De Facto release their 4th album as The Mars Volta, and do not disappoint, using every bit of their musical arsenal, the group records a sonic masterpiece that can only be described as...whoa...
#3 "Pretty. Odd." by Panic at the Disco- 2008 The Vegas quartet does it again with their second outing, give a nod to The Beatles with a folk-y, trippy rock odyssey, many people saw this as a misguided jump, most praised them for their genre leap, though it is to note, after this album, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left, citing creative differences.
#2 "Sams Town" by The Killers- 2006 Surprise surprise, another Vegas band, what can I say, the Killers are brilliant, and Sams Town only further proves it, it has the sound of a classic rock album, embedded in a modern masterpiece, and not many Cd's can say that.
Well...I said in the beginning that this list was PURE opinion, and #1 is partially the reason for said claim.
#1 "Franz Ferdinand" by Franz Ferdinand- 2004 I've always had a thing for lead singers with odd voices, and Alex Kapranos and his Scottish band, really peak my interest, it's a great dance CD as well as a CD to sit and chill to, and thats really why I thought it was the best, it's a cd for all occasions.
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