Top Fifteen Albums of the Past Fifteen Years

[big nuts]

Continuing from yesterdays thread around top tracks, NME.COM have an article around albums. Top artists from the period list their top ten albums some good choices some bad choices.

Below is my top fifteen from 1997 to the current day

1. In Rainbows - Radiohead
2. Is This It - The Strokes
3. Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
4. Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
5. XTMNTR - Primal Scream
6. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
7. For Emma Forever ago - Bon Iver
8. Takk - Sigur Ros
9. Ladies & Gentleman we are Floating in Space - Spiritualised
10. Portishead - Third
11. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
12. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Moon Safari - Air
14. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
15. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

Strongly considered Funeral by Arcade Fire as well as Deserter Songs by Mercury Rev.

 

[the right footed denilson]

The Libertines?!

 

[bhaexpress]

Continuing from yesterdays thread around top tracks, NME.COM have an article around albums. Top artists from the period list their top ten albums some good choices some bad choices.

Below is my top fifteen from 1997 to the current day

1. In Rainbows - Radiohead
2. Is This It - The Strokes
3. Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
4. Sound of Silver - LCD Sundsystem
5. XTMNTR - Primal Scream
6. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
7. For Emma Forever ago - Bon Iver
8. Takk - Sigur Ros
9. Ladies & Gentleman we are Floating in Space - Spiritualised
10. Portishead - Third
11. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
12. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Moon Safari - Air
14. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
15. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

Strongly considered Funeral by Arcade Fire as well as Deserter Songs by Mercury Rev.

Taste is very subjective ins't it ?

 

[Simster]

1. In Rainbows - Radiohead
2. Is This It - The Strokes
3. Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
4. Sound of Silver - LCD Sundsystem
6. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
8. Takk - Sigur Ros
12. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
14. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party

Strongly considered Funeral by Arcade Fire.

Of the 17 albums you mention, these are the only ones I've listened to, and I wouldn't disagree with you in that I agree they are all pretty good.

But the fact is, I haven't heard of 8 of your 17 albums, and I'm sure there are dozens of other candidates I haven't heard either. And that's the problem with these polls isn't it? We can all agree that these lists are very subjective but even then how is anyone supposed to form a proper list if they haven't heard some of the many albums that might deserve to be on it?

FWIW, my favourite on your list is "Is This It?" by The Strokes which is excellent. Oh and my top 15 would certainly have to include Capture/Release by The Rakes.

 

[Questions]

Continuing from yesterdays thread around top tracks, NME.COM have an article around albums. Top artists from the period list their top ten albums some good choices some bad choices.

Below is my top fifteen from 1997 to the current day

1. In Rainbows - Radiohead



2. Is This It - The Strokes
3. Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
4. Sound of Silver - LCD Sundsystem
5. XTMNTR - Primal Scream
6. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
7. For Emma Forever ago - Bon Iver
8. Takk - Sigur Ros
9. Ladies & Gentleman we are Floating in Space - Spiritualised
10. Portishead - Third
11. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
12. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Moon Safari - Air
14. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
15. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

Strongly considered Funeral by Arcade Fire as well as Deserter Songs by Mercury Rev.

I have only heard of 6 of those bands let alone the actual albums. Old fellow alert.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

i'll second 'In Rainbows' i'll also Hail to the Thief, Seahorses is that 15 years? also Unfinished Monkey Business, Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Sparks) and The Boy With The Arab Strap

 

[BadFish]

Continuing from yesterdays thread around top tracks, NME.COM have an article around albums. Top artists from the period list their top ten albums some good choices some bad choices.

Below is my top fifteen from 1997 to the current day

1. In Rainbows - Radiohead
2. Is This It - The Strokes
3. Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
4. Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
5. XTMNTR - Primal Scream
6. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
7. For Emma Forever ago - Bon Iver
8. Takk - Sigur Ros
9. Ladies & Gentleman we are Floating in Space - Spiritualised
10. Portishead - Third
11. White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
12. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Moon Safari - Air
14. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party
15. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams

Strongly considered Funeral by Arcade Fire as well as Deserter Songs by Mercury Rev.

Seems like a pretty good list, we may have similar tastes, I will check out a few of those.

I will give it a shot (my music listening has taken a huge crash in the last 7 years)

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

i'll second 'In Rainbows' i'll also Hail to the Thief, Seahorses is that 15 years? also Unfinished Monkey Business, Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Sparks) and The Boy With The Arab Strap

Hail to the Thief is probably my favourite Radiohead album

 

[New Carpet?]

Good post.

Off the top of my head, I'm going to go with this 15 (though I'm sure that later on I'd think of another five that I've missed out on that should have made the cut):

1. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
2. Soulwax - Nite Versions
3. Arcade Fire - Funeral
4. Sigur Ros - ()
5. The Strokes - This Is It
6. Caribou - Swim
7. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
8. The Walkmen - You & Me
9. Elliott Smith - Figure 8
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
11. The National - High Violet
12. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
13. M83 - Before The Dawn Hears Us
14. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
15. Beach House - Teen Dream

 

[Rich Suvner]

albums I think need to be in consideration for this are:

David Gray - White Ladder
Damien Marley & Nas - Distant Relatives
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid or Leaders Of The Free World
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Groove Armada - Vertigo or Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Trentemoller - Chronicles
Aim - Moon Safari
Zero 7 - Simple Things

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Now I'm starting to feel old.

But I'd like to suggest the first two albums buy 'Younger brother' - If you enjoy electronica you will love them.

 

[Gritt23]

Blimey, I'm older than I realised.

When did THAT happen?

 

[Kazenga <3]

As controversial as this may be, I thought the first Keane album Hopes and Fears was very good. Would also give the nod to In Rainbows by Radiohead and Teen Dreem by Beach House.

 

[BrightonGuy]

Of the 17 albums you mention, these are the only ones I've listened to, and I wouldn't disagree with you in that I agree they are all pretty good.

But the fact is, I haven't heard of 8 of your 17 albums, and I'm sure there are dozens of other candidates I haven't heard either. And that's the problem with these polls isn't it? We can all agree that these lists are very subjective but even then how is anyone supposed to form a proper list if they haven't heard some of the many albums that might deserve to be on it?

FWIW, my favourite on your list is "Is This It?" by The Strokes which is excellent. Oh and my top 15 would certainly have to include Capture/Release by The Rakes.

No doubt that that album is the best over the past 15 years. IMO

 

[big nuts]

Good post.

Off the top of my head, I'm going to go with this 15 (though I'm sure that later on I'd think of another five that I've missed out on that should have made the cut):

1. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
2. Soulwax - Nite Versions
3. Arcade Fire - Funeral
4. Sigur Ros - ()
5. The Strokes - This Is It
6. Caribou - Swim
7. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
8. The Walkmen - You & Me
9. Elliott Smith - Figure 8
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
11. The National - High Violet
12. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
13. M83 - Before The Dawn Hears Us
14. Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
15. Beach House - Teen Dream

Quality list I was hoping to get a few of them in. The latest albums by beach house, grizzly bear and caribou are superb. If the
poll was the last five years they would be right at the top. Mogwai and The super furries are also amongst my favourite artists.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Elbow-seldom seen kid. Easily no.1 IMHO.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Quality list I was hoping to get a few of them in. The latest albums by beach house, grizzly bear and caribou are superb. If the
poll was the last five years they would be right at the top. Mogwai and The super furries are also amongst my favourite artists.

Spot on. Totally agree about SFA. One of my favourite artists as well.

 

[Cosmic Joker]

15 that moved me over the last 15 years in no particular order

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy
Make-Up - Save Yourself
Ali Farka Toure - Savane
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Florence & the Machine - Lungs
Royksopp - Junior
The Black Keys - Chulahoma

 

[TheMajor]

15 that moved me over the last 15 years in no particular order

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
CSS - Cansei de Ser Sexy
Make-Up - Save Yourself
Ali Farka Toure - Savane
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Florence & the Machine - Lungs
Royksopp - Junior
The Black Keys - Chulahoma

WHO ?

Whatever happened to ABBA ?

 

[brakespear]

hmmmmm....the last 15 years? could be tricky.....in no order:

Takk -Sigur Ros
Hail to the Thief - Radiohead
Alice - Tom Waits
Va Va Voom - Cinerama
Trouble over Bridgewater - Half Man, Half Biscuit
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Regenaration - The Divine Comedy
Sumday - Grandaddy

That (apart from various anime and videogame OST's) is mostly it for the last fifteen years.