Top Fifteen Albums of the Past Fifteen Years

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

6. Caribou - Swim
7. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Very nice list, particularly these two.

To any fans of Grizzly Bear, I strongly recommend Department of Eagles, Daniel Rossen's side project. I say 'side project', but that doesn't really do them justice.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

My favourites in no particular order

Broadcast - The noise made by people
Sparks - Hello young lovers
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Brunettes - Structure and cosmetics
M83 - Saturdays = youth
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk
Blackbox Recorder - England made me
CSS - Cansei de ser sexy
Postmarks - Memoirs from the end of the world
Ladytron - Witching hour
I'm from Barcelona - Let me introduce you to my friends
Goldfrapp - Felt mountain
Fan Death - Womb of dreams
Delgados - Hate
Divine Comedy - A short album about love

 

[fleet]

Blimey, I'm older than I realised.

When did THAT happen?

me too

 

[kevo]

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.

It is very subjective, but I have to admit that is a great selection.... except you've forgotten The Decline of British Sea Power by British Sea Power...

 

[fleet]

I swear that people are making these up - like a modern version of Mornington Cresent

 

[Pevenseagull]

mostly excellent, I was quite suprised

The Notwist- "Neon Golden" is getting heavy re-listening in pevenseagull towers

 

[kevo]

mostly excellent, I was quite suprised

The Notwist- "Neon Golden" is getting heavy re-listening in pevenseagull towers

Yeah, me too... BSP should have been in there tho!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Yeah, me too... BSP should have been in there tho!

indeed

 

[Pevenseagull]

oh, bloody hell, where's a mention for "Dear Science"?

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

the one I forgot (god knows how) was Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Laura Cantrell "Not the Tremblin' Kind"

No list complete without it. Take it up with John Peel if you've got a problem.

 

[NMH]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
I Am Kloot - I Am Kloot
Supergrass - In It For The Money
Blackfield - Blackfield
Suzanne Vega - Songs in Red and Grey
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
Hooverphonic - The President of the LSD Golf Club
Moby - Play
Reverend Horton Heat - Spend a Night In The Box
Kent - Vapen & Amunition

off the top of my head, will think of more later

 

[kevo]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
I Am Kloot - I Am Kloot
Supergrass - In It For The Money
Blackfield - Blackfield
Suzanne Vega - Songs in Red and Grey
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
Hooverphonic - The President of the LSD Golf Club
Moby - Play
Reverend Horton Heat - Spend a Night In The Box
Kent - Vapen & Amunition

off the top of my head, will think of more later

Do you like Porcupine Tree?

 

[Eggmundo]

Sufjan Stevens- (Come on feel the-) Illinoise
Green Day-American Idiot
The National-High Violet
PJ Harvey-Let England Shake
Beck-Guero
Sufjan Stevens-The Age of Adz
Elbow-Leaders of the Free World
Easy Star All Stars-Dub Side of the Moon
Ludovicio Einaudi-NightBook
Kasabian
Keith Jarrett-Carnegie Hall Concert
Daniel Powter (Yes I know, but it really is a good album!)
The Streets-A Grand don't come for free.
Arcade Fire- Funeral
Radiohead-OK Computer

In no particular order apart from the First, which is definitely NUMERO UNO!

 

[NMH]

Do you like Porcupine Tree?

They are one of the few progressive bands doing anything tangible that can be called their own sound, not obvious or contrived, and from talented writers and musicians.
The albums listed are all really good, and from the last 15 years.

So yes is the answer there

 

[Beeercan]

Boys & Girls in America - The Hold Steady?
The Back Room - Editors?

agree with both () and Takk... by Sigur Ros. Both are brilliant in so many ways.
Funeral by Arcade Fire is a definate for the list

 

[Pevenseagull]

"Under The Bushes, Under The Stars" - Guided By Voices 1996, oh yes

 

[matthew]

Eminem - Recovery

 

[countryman]

Back to Bedlam - James Blunt has to be on the list.