The Love Universe

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It’s hard to believe we’ve been living in the “new” millenium for close to a decade. In 2000 I was a junior at Antioch High School. This decade saw me graduate high school, go to college, pursue my dream of being a musician, marry my high school sweetheart, and now as it nears completion- playing numerous instruments in a folk rock band and work towards a masters in library science. Through it all there has been some great music! There were so many amazing albums that I wasn’t able to include, but I find that this list displays the albums that really defined me during the last ten years. The nice thing about not being a music critic is that I can throw objectivity out the window and list albums that have deep sentimental value right alongside albums that could make the list on technical merit alone. I was going to write a blurb for each one, but I think I’ll save my thoughts for discussions in the comments area. Let me know what you think! And yes, I did put these in an intentional order:

25. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below- Outkast (2003)

24. Why Should The Fire Die- Nickel Creek (2005)

23. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven- Godspeed You Black Emperor (2000)

22. Funeral- The Arcade Fire (2004)

21. Brighter Than Creation’s Dark- Drive-By Truckers (2008)

20. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb- U2 (2004)

19. Music For The Morning After- Pete Yorn (2001)

18. O Brother Where Art Thou- Various Artists (2000)

17. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots- The Flaming Lips (2002)

16. Sea Change- Beck (2002)

15. The Shepherd’s Dog- Iron & Wine (2007)

14. Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (2008)

13. The Mysterious Production of Eggs- Andrew Bird (2005)

12. The Motorcycle Diaries Soundtrack- Gustavo Santaolalla (2004)

11. Z- My Morning Jacket (2005)

10. Demon Days- Gorillaz (2005)

9. Relationship of Command- At The Drive-In (2000)

8. Leaders of the Free World- Elbow (2006)

7. Parachutes- Coldplay (2000)

6. Talkie Walkie- Air (2004)

5. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco (2002)

4. Illinois- Sufjan Stevens (2005)

3. Vespertine- Bjork (2001)

2. The Rising Tide- Sunny Day Real Estate (2000)

1. Kid A- Radiohead (2000)

Albums I can’t believe didn’t make the list!
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes- TV on the Radio (2004)
Think Tank- Blur (2003)
Wincing The Night Away- The Shins (2007)
Catch For Us The Foxes- mewithoutyou (2004)
Grinderman (2007)
The Crane Wife- The Decemberists (2006)

One observation: According to the list, the years 2000 and 2005 were very influential musically for me.