As you scan our 25 best rock albums of the '00s, you'll quickly notice that a lot of these artists could be claimed by other genres: Susan Tedeschi by blues, Drive-By Truckers by alt-country, Wilco by indie. And that's the thing about rock in this young century: it's less a definable genre and more of a fractured aesthetic scattered across numerous genres. But make no mistake -- had Back to the River or Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or Southern Rock Opera come out in the 1970s, they would've been considered nothing but rock.
Because of rock's current state of affairs, readers are going to stumble across new flavors. Fans of Jack Johnson are going to read about High on Fire's Matt Pike, while followers of Nickelback will get to learn about something called Creepjoint. So yeah, keep an open mind and instead of bemoaning what rock has become in the 21st century, embrace it. There are a lot of killer jams to be found here. Be sure to listen to high quality audio of all the artist mentioned here anytime and anywhere you want with your free trial Rhapsody membership. Click here to join!
25. Clutch
Strange Cousins from the West, 2009
This ninth full-length from Southern-swaggered stoner metal outfit Clutch is a deeper foray for the band into the history of the blues. With the absence of organs and the addition of slide guitar, Clutch's sonic progression is a clever revision of rock 'n' roll's roots, from the soulful delivery of "Motherless Child" to the storytelling boogie of "Sleestak Lightning." Other foot-tapping standouts include the infectious rhythm of lead single "50,000 Unstoppable Watts," the effortless groove of "Minotaur" and the high-energy gallop of "Freakonomics." --Jen Guyre24. Susan Tedeschi
Back to the River, 2008
Susan Tedeschi is beautiful and sexy, yet she howls, grunts and wails as if she's missing half her teeth and spent her teenage years drifting in and out of family court. Tedeschi is known as a blues singer, but Back to the River is straight-up classic rock, as sweaty and righteous as Rod Stewart-era Jeff Beck, Delaney & Bonnie and early Humble Pie. Much like JJ Grey & Mofro, Tedeschi isn't afraid to go retro; dig the soulful horns and vintage guitar solo on the gutsy ballad "700 Houses." --Justin Farrar23. Jack Johnson
Brushfire Fairytales, 2001
Not only was Brushfire Fairytales Jack Johnson's debut, it was also the first of five platinum albums for the surfer-turned-adult-alternative dude. At the time of its release, the record felt like a pleasant and engaging fusion of John Mayer, Dave Matthews and Ben Harper. But looking back, Brushfire Fairytales feels downright prophetic. Johnson has gone on to spawn an ever-growing army of finely tanned crooners, specializing in the kind of funky fresh folk-pop that he single-handedly pioneered. --Justin Farrar22. Nickelback
All the Right Reasons, 2005
With 2005's All the Right Reasons, Nickelback hit on a perfect recipe of big guitars and even bigger pop moves. Maturing into a relevant modern rock act, the elder statesmen of "active rock" reached and then surpassed the zillion-seller status that Silver Side Up brought them in '01. The Southern rock-ish "Rockstar," surging heart-tugger "Far Away" and anthemic "Photograph" all made it into the Top 10 for good reason: they are infinitely sing-able and sound great coming out of a jukebox. --Mike McGuirk21. The Coydogs
The Coydogs, 2008
We hate to reduce a band to its influences, but exceptions do exist. Example: the Coydogs sound like Tom Petty fronting Crazy Horse circa "Stupid Girl" -- oh yeah, toss in a little Big Star/Teenage Fanclub. The thought of a band nailing the ultimate all-time awesome fusion of American power pop and California country-rock can be pondered for lifetimes. Of course, the Coydogs don't achieve perfection, but they go for it. Plus, the band has cultivated a better balance of brute force and song craft than most of its peers. --Justin Farrar20. Mastodon
Leviathan, 2004
Voted 2004's Album of the Year in Kerrang!, Terrorizer and Revolver magazines, Leviathan is a concept album based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The Atlanta prog-metal band's critically acclaimed combination of sludge-metal punch and Thin Lizzy-harmonized guitar leads made just about every metal fan in America say "UHG2BFKM!" when the album appeared and promptly began embarrassing everyone else in '04. Its only failing is that you can't actually toss harpoons at sperm whales while listening to "Seabeast." --Mike McGuirk19. Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile, 2005
Brandi Carlile's expressive voice lilts to and fro before edging into a cavernous howl, sounding at times like a female Jeff Buckley. But Carlile's voice also glistens with an odd country sheen, and she manages to fit all these nuances in a neat puzzle; rather than disjointed, her songs sound supernatural. "Follow," a haunting ballad that borders on shoegaze, is the most beguiling song in her set. --Linda Ryan18. Creepjoint
Kill the Head, 2005
Kill the Head is one of the early 21st century's best hard-rock albums, and few know it exists. The latest project from mad genius Tim Harrington, cofounder of Masters of Reality, Creepjoint play electroid death-rock bubbling with preternatural rage and a profound cynicism for humanity. Harrington is a master of art pop, as well as a producer well versed in warped sound effects. This is simply a stunning -- if often challenging -- chunk of freakery. Dig the title track's pummeling onslaught. --Justin Farrar17. Amy Winehouse
Back to Black, 2006
Wildly talented but also just plain wild, Amy Winehouse has got pipes that are more R&B-drenched than Joss Stone's, and her lyrics are more autobiographical than Lily Allen's. Winehouse also leads the kind of tabloid-rich lifestyle that would make even Britney Spears blush. But Back to Black proves that her material is stronger than the hype. "Tears Dry On Their Own" proudly recalls Motown classics, while cuts like "Wake Up Alone," "Some Unholy War" and "Love Is a Losing Game" show what the English Winehouse can do when she stops cribbing a posed toughness from American hip-hop songs. --Nick Dedina16. The Flaming Lips
At War with the Mystics, 2006
More heartfelt flamboyance from the consistently weird, constantly brilliant Flaming Lips. As usual, they disguise mind-blowing observations with seemingly simple lyrics, then hide those inside odd orchestras of electric strings, thumping drums, heavenly voices, things that go bzzzzt and anything else that happens to be lying around. Prepare to be moved. --Tim Quirk15. Shinedown
The Sound of Madness, 2008
Shinedown's third album marks their natural progression from a band that once bore elements of Southern rock into a band confidently running that torch into the late '00s. "Heroes," off Us and Them, was one of the best rock songs of 2005, and here Shinedown far exceed the potential hinted at in that track. Accessible as the straightest pop music but harder and heavier than anything else on the radio and, most importantly, angry as all hell, "Devour," the title track, and the scream-along-worthy ballads "Second Chance" and "The Crow & the Butterfly" grab the listener by the throat and don't let go. --Mike McGuirk14. Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys, 2004
Substance and style come together with this Willie Nelson-endorsed Texas brother act. Los Lonely Boys sound the way bands used to sound: like they live for the joy of playing together. They've created border soul music, with Albert King, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and the Beatles as their patron saints. --Sarah Bardeen13. High on Fire
Blessed Black Wings, 2005
Matt Pike proves himself a true auteur of all that is heavy with Blessed Black Wings -- if the first druid metal minute of "To Cross the Bridge" doesn't prove that, then the thrumming, volcanic pillaging that ensues should do the trick. This is heavy metal made by a man who rarely wears a shirt, and he plays that way. Just the beginnings of these songs are better than most albums. Other over-the-top statements that can be made here are that the guitar solos all rule, the vocals are bloodthirstily monumental and you can't play it loud enough. --Mike McGuirk12. The Hold Steady
Boys and Girls of America, 2006
The Hold Steady's first two records of bare-knuckled bangers were lauded as dissertations on underdog bar rock, coupling Craig Finn's scrappy narratives about getting high and chasing tail with riffs on the scale of vintage Thin Lizzy. On their third, Finn reins in the rambling for more concise tales of spiritual survival in strip-mall culture. When things get sentimental, as on the piano-driven "First Night," the songwriting is still commanding, but these guys are best with unrestrained rockers like "Stuck Between Stations" or "Hot Soft Light" -- with hearts on their sleeves and amps on 11. --Nate Cavalieri11. TK Webb
Phantom Parade, 2006
The first couple spins produce, "Man, this guy sounds drunk." After that the response becomes, "George Thorogood on cough syrup?" But eventually Webb's genius crawls out of his own bluesy murk: this guy has stolen the most lo-fi/country blues aspects of the Stones' Exile on Main St. and alchemically shaped them into a brand-new universe. "Which Witch," for example, burns slowly like vintage bar rock, then slyly shape-shifts into a droning raga that confuses the Ganges and the Mississippi. --Justin Farrar10. Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002
The esoteric but alluring collage of sounds on this album earned them the No. 6 spot on our Best of 2002 poll. The songs traverse styles, from the bleak "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart" to the perky "Heavy Metal Drummer," all the while retaining Wilco's signature pawnshop-guitar-run-through-a-dozen-effects-pedals sound. --Eric Shea9. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights, 2007
Maybe there's something anachronistic about a band that plays funk music in the 21st century as if Parliament (let alone hip-hop) had never happened. It does sound like Sharon Jones could have cut her record in 1967, not 2007. But when the music's this good, those concerns fly out the window. Jones pours everything she's got into this album, and her gruff, passionate, brassy style grabs you by the collar and doesn't let go until the end. The Dap-Kings restrain themselves behind her, shuffling and jangling but leaving her plenty of space to maneuver on a clutch of good, if not great, songs. --Sarah Bardeen8. White Stripes
White Blood Cells, 2001
The third proper White Stripes LP catches Jack and Meg at their finest: not yet bored with the simple alchemy that brought them international acclaim, but mature enough to make the most of it. Starting with "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground," the record opens with five of Jack White's most fully conceived tunes, the best being the seductive "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman." Aside from the downright ungentlemanly snarl of "I Think I Smell a Rat," there's hardly a miss. --Nate Cavalieri7. Radiohead
Kid A, 2000
After the whirlwind of acclaim for OK Computer, Radiohead tried to escape the hype by hitching a ride through the cosmos -- or at least that's what Kid A would have us believe. As Thom Yorke's wails sound like they're belted from the insular surface of the moon ("How to Disappear Completely"), opaque textures of twinkling music boxes ("Kid A"), bustling horns ("The National Anthem"), fanciful harp ("Motion Picture Soundtrack"), crystallized hums ("Treefingers"), dissonant reception ("Everything in Its Right Place") and plenty of unidentified flying clatter orbit this otherworldly masterpiece. --Stephanie Benson6. Drive-By Truckers
Southern Rock Opera, 2001
The alt-country reprobates enter three-guitar heaven on a what-it-says-it-is that gains power and bite as the fat lady's moment approaches. When Patterson Hood lets his bandmates write songs on the first disc, you can take a piss break, but Mike Cooley and Rob Malone both contribute winners on the second -- about alcoholism and Cassie Gaines easing her brother into Lynyrd Skynyrd, respectively. Although George Wallace is treated to a crucial cameo, Skynyrd are the tragic heroes throughout. The last three songs get them on the plane, up in the air and plummeting to their doom. Every detail and digression tells. --Robert Christgau5. Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2002
On their sophomore release, Coldplay ace the difficult task of hanging onto their original fan base while proving wrong those who initially wrote the band off as Radiohead-lite. A Rush of Blood to the Head is a shimmering collection of confidently played life's-gone-wrong songs, highlighted by "Clocks" and "In My Place." --Linda Ryan4. Bob Dylan
Love and Theft, 2001
Like 1997's comeback, Time Out of Mind, the sequel, Love and Theft, capitalizes on smoky production by Daniel Lanois, rambunctious performances and Dylan's tattered delivery. But with its rollicking spirit, Love and Theft deals more in revelry than remorse. Kicking open the saloon doors with the hard-strutting "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum," the record is dually playful and powerful, butt-kicking and heart-rending. When on "Summer Days" Dylan is "standing on a table proposing a toast to the King," it's hard not to raise a glass right back to the enduring icon's continued rambles down Highway 61. --Nate Cavalieri3. Green Day
American Idiot, 2004
Led by the killer title track, American Idiot finds Green Day sounding as vital as ever. Told through the character "Jesus of Suburbia," the concept album, released just prior to the 2004 presidential election, is nourished by the trio's vitriol against America's political climate and overall malaise. Rock-opera riffs complement instantly gratifying pop hooks that extend well beyond the band's punk roots. Even when they slow it down, they still pack a punch. The album won a Grammy for Best Rock Album and reignited Green Day's flagging career, all while spreading their message far and wide. --Stephanie Benson2. Andrew W.K.
I Get Wet, 2001
The rock music equivalent of Tony Robbins doing a keg stand, A.W.K. is smarter than the dunderheaded partycore I Get Wet appears to be on the surface. First, there hasn't been anything this catchy since "Surrender," and second, the music simultaneously references Obituary and '70s art rockers Sparks, whoever they are. --Mike McGuirk1. Queens of the Stone Age
Rated R, 2000
Fans expecting an album as heavy as Q.O.T.S.A.'s debut may have been a little disappointed in R, but the brute force of the band's heavy stoner rock still packed quite a wallop. "The Feel-Good Hit …" and the acid-tinged "In the Fade" (with Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan on vocals) prove that while the musical atmosphere is thick, there's enough serrated melody to slice through. --Linda RyanHonorable Mentions:
My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade
Moviola, Dead Knowledge
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Greendale
Buffalo Killers, Let It Ride
The Derek Trucks Band, Joyful Noise
Coldplay, Parachutes
Radiohead, In Rainbows
The Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music
Porcupine Tree, In Absentia
Beck, Sea Change
The White Stripes, Elephant
The Moondoggies, Don’t Be a Stranger
Ray LaMontagne, Till the Sun Turns Black
Bjork, Vespertine
Tift Merritt, Bramble Rose
Mark Lanegan, Bubblegum
Fall Out Boy, From Under the Cork Tree
The Felice Brothers, The Felice Brothers
The Avett Brothers, I and Love and You
Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
Dungen, Ta Det Lugnt
The Black Crowes, Lions
Bob Dylan, Modern Times
Heartless Bastards, The Mountain
Neil Young, Neil Young Archives Vol. 1
The Darkness, Permission to Land
The Killers, Hot Fuss
North Mississippi Allstars, Polaris
The Black Keys, Attack & Release
John Mayer, Room For Squares
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hi, i think: !what happend with Oasis!, because is a great rock band, so please take care of that bye.
White Blood Cells 2001 over Elephant? WBC wasn't even an official release. Elephant was put together way better than the three unofficial released albums.
and where is jet? they came out the same time with white stripes and it kinda looked like they were pushing a sorta back to basic rock movement.
jet should of been some where on this list and i believe white stripes should of been number one. great lyrics, sound, and stage presentation. something that is missing now a days. minimalism in rock? come on!!
WTF?!?!? WHERE'S LINKIN PARK!!!
EPIC FAIL!
where are the red hot chili peppers?!?!
I Think There Should Be More Green Day, Muse, Panic In The Disco, Sum 41, Blink 182 and Paramore :(
This is obviously someone's IPod set-list, and not a real definitive collection of the best Rock Albums of the Decade. Rhapsody is hoping to gain subscribers interested in this mostly obscure, genre smorgasbord. If they had included more widely acclaimed and commercially successful albums it wouldn't drive new subscriptions. I adore some of these albums, and even I wouldn't consider them in the top 25. I would love to know how you view Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) or Lateralus (Tool)? Are they too wildy successful? Too Critically Acclaimed? Too well produced? Can't wait to see your Best Rock Albums of All Time.
Not 1 of the 4 albums Muse has released in the 00's has made it in the list. Not even in the honourable mentions! From this I can only presume that the writer hasn't heard them?
Deffinately should be more muse and avenged 7x. muse have consistantly produced some of the best music this decade, far better than some of the titles up there, not looking at anyone in particular... Jack Johnson, Amy Whinehouse, sorry, Winehouse and Radiohead. Are Jack and Amy even rock? doubtful really
Very good, indeed!
que hay de metallica y iron maiden, queen, guns and roses, nirvana, dragonforce, michael jakson
Hmmm.....Some of these albums are alright, but a a lot of them aren't really rock. Green Day are more pop-punk in my opinion, not rock...and Amy Winehouse? No comment. Where are the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Biffy Clyro? Muse? RATM? These are bands who should have at least gotten an honourable mention! This should have been titled my favourite albums of all time (of any genre)...it's hardly what I'd call rock. Thumbs up on Nickelback though.
Where are The Kings of Leon or The Stereophonics with Dakota and Devil off of Language. Sex. Violence. Other? I would have thought they would have got an honourable mention.
Tsk tsk. Anthony Keidis would be rolling around in his grave, if he were dead.
I agree with your comment Aaron! This is definitely more like a list of Artists that are being promoted by Rhapsody! There must be some interest in these artists for an alterior reason!
Dude...were's A7X? City of Evil should definitely be on this list
Where are the Linkin Park? This decade they gave some good music, and they bring an inovation in the Rock world. For this they deserve a place in this classement. And what about EVANESCENCE?
According to who these are the 25 best rock album of the decade?
Eh? Rubbish. Biffy Clyro: Puzzle is an amazing album. And Bruce's: The Rising inly in special mentions? Terrible!
where is GUNS N' FUCKING ROSES?!!!
No room for what is basically a cover band.
AMY WINEHOUSE?!?
Definitely this is one persons opinion of the best albums of the decade and you know what i mean.
Green Day may be punk at heat but deserve their place with American Idiot...
Linkin Park and the Chilli Peppers should have been in the top 10 (at least)!?!
Can someone teach "Drive By Truckers" how to tune a guitar! And don't tell me it's for effect~!!! Pure crap!
"R" is a sick album....good to see it up there.
Rubbish!!!! Not even one Linkin Park or Tool album!
I'm not a bitch. I'm going to listen to your list. Thanks Dude.
This is a joke
did you get the honorable mention list and the top 20 reversed by accident?
This is a travesty, Coldplay isn't a rock band, and even if it was, it doesn't deserve a place in a best of anything list. American Idiot is one of the most overrated albums of the decade, it has no place here. And Nickelback is on this? What in gods name were you thinking, Nickelback is a musical abomination that should be vanquished from the musical landscape for the good of mankind.
This list is terrible, what were you thinking.
And to all you morons who think Linkin Park deserves a place, go crawl in a pit and die. You people are the reason we can't have nice music.
Wilco sucks! Treated as practically gods by music critics, their singer has voice quality comparable with, oh, say, stale toast. What is the deal with people who like these guys? This band should perform in a garage and stay there.
I agree with Erum. WHERE THE HECK IS LINKIN PARK'S MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT!?!
Coldplay isn't a rock band? What the hell? They play rock, maybe a bit slow and not with the power, but hey- it's still piece of good rock music. American Idiot is more pop than rock album, so its place is on the other list. Nickelback maybe whored themselves, but All The Right Reasons is good album.
Linkin Park? Are you mad? Their albums aren't good enough.
And where the hell is eg Motorhead or Chickenfoot?
cadê o 21st Century Breakdown???
totally agree... Linkin park is one of the worst bands of the century... and were the hell is muse?
Hi, Green Day's '21st Century Breakdown' n Linkin Park, where r u?
ummmmmmm, in fact, i personally think that a7x shld be considered as Metal instead of Rock...
but we coulldnt find our beloved a7x in the Metal's Best Albums of the Decade, EITHER.
Where r u A7X? T_T
Ok, this has to be one of the toughest undertakings of all time. Even when considering it is only a decade worth of music for only one genre. However, I have to take serious issue with at least four of the selections on the grounds that they are nothing remotely resembling "rock".
1. Jack Johnson - love em but not even close
2. Brandi Carlisle - also great but no way
3. Amy Winehouse - not deserving of a mention in the same breath as Bobby D.
4. Sharon Jones - ?????? I repeat ??????
PS - Memo to the people posting about G&R - I can only assume they are referring to Chinese Democracy since it's the only album capable of being mentioned on the list given the time restriction. If that is the case your brains are more scrambled than the Spaghetti Incident. It's over!!! Let it go!!! Enjoy the 3-4 good songs from the first album and move on.
Where is AC/DC?????????
I understand that this is only one person's opinion, but you're trying to tell me that The Strokes - Is This it? and The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication aren't even given an honourable mention??? Let's get serious here. Both are groundbreaking albums and both are listed in Rolling Stone and Spin's top 100 albums of all time.
Also... no love for the Arctic Monkeys - Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not????
Great to see props to Porcupine Tree and High on Fire. Isis?
No Warren Zevon?? I'm sure he would appreciate the absurdity!
amy winehouse i mean realy u gotta be absolutly f*cking mental to think she is rock i mean come on jack johnson is crap and who the f*ck is a w k i mean greenday 3rd should be first a wheres linkin park this list is bullsh*t absolute bullsh*t most of the bands ive neva heard of i will make a top 20 list and every1 will know the bands and i agree where the f*ck is ac/dc
Im sorry to all to all the people who say Linkin Parkm shouldnt be on there.
The first and 3rd album were horrible but the 2nd-Meteora was immense. I suggest listen to it and understand what I mean.
Also Red hot chilli peppers should be here.
AMY WINEHOUSE WTF???
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Hey y'all. Amy Winehouse has pipes (vocal and otherwise), but she don't belong in a rock list. I'd swap her with KOL in a pinch. Commercial or not, at least one of the 3 U2 albums should be on the list - those guys out-rock Coldplay any day of the week. Finally, Springsteen should get more than an honorable mention for the Rising. At a time when most bands are just slapping songs together hoping that one sticks on itunes, the Boss writes an ALBUM. Forgive me for loving the "old school" concept of an artist putting thought into great music that also makes a statement.
Well, this is all just one person's opinion as to what he likes. I can't really have a beef with it, per se, becuase we all have our own top 10 lists in our mind.
HOwever, props on Rated R. Maybe not my number one, but definitely top 10. Jack Johnson doesn't count as rock, though. He sounds like he's about to fall asleep at his guitar.
I have to side with all the other Muse people here...I
This is embarrassing! Most of this list isn't even rock music! sharon jones? coldplay? amy winehouse??? come on, who wrote this list?!
What is up with this list? Most of these artists are not rock. Where is Chevelle, Linkin Park, and Greenday? Who writes this stuff?
Thanks for reading, Christy! I'm the one who compiled the list. I just wanted to point something out. While Linkin Park and Chevelle did not make the list, Green Day's 'American Idiot' is no. 3. So yeah, we love our Green Day!
There is no such thing as the greatest rocknroll band. In the 50s it was about swing and rythem. In the 60s it was about a message. In the 70s came distortion and anger. In the 80s it was sex and rocknroll. In the 90s it was trying to salvage a heritage in the 00s rocknroll died sorry in the 10s we play mp3s and remember how it was.
Hey, not a bad list, but I think we all learned something about Rhapsody staff today.
How about a list for sober people?
the fact that no room for squares made the honorable mention, and one of the greatest albums of this, last, or next decade, Continuum By john Mayer was overlooked, nay, neglected by not only the rock list but every single list you compiled, shows me a blatant ignorance on your part, whoever you happen to be.
I totally agree with Logan. Continuum redefined the modern artist, proving that new music doesn't have to be techno trash that won't last five years. John Mayer had an amazing decade, and I am disappointed to see that he is missing. Plus, pretty much all of the artists that are included over him? I've never even heard of them!
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I'm disappointed that there's no Muse. Also John Mayer's bar none best studio album Continuum, but you put Room For Squares in Honorable Mention. I also agree with Amy Winehouse being on this list. Even though this is all subjective I do think you did a pretty good job with the rest.
Who in God's name would rate Coldplay above Radiohead or imply that Nickelback isn't a festering tumor upon music? Why, the same people who thought Green Day is worth applauding for their ham-fisted last-minute political essay they wrote up the night before entering the recording studio. This isn't a top 25. This is a 10th grader's iPod play list.
You guys do know that stuff like Bitte Orca, Hospice, Is This It, Francis The Mute, Rings Around the World, etc. came out this decade, right? I hope you did since they are all light years ahead of I Get Wet I would even settle for Animal Collective before touching 90% of that list. Frankly, I'm not even sure if you people listened to more than half of these. 100 Days, 100 Nights and Back to Black are soul. American Idiot is just a bunch of kids making a poor informed political statement that will vanish as it becomes less and less relevant to modern day society and Nickelback is the shovelware of rock music. Vespertine and Kid A are rock in the loosest sense and while In Rainbows is close, it's still a pretty long stretch.
Frankly, I'm not sure who has worst taste: The people who compiled this list, or the people who are crying about the lack of equally wretched artists such as Linkin Park being absent and how innovative they are even though they have probably stagnated the growth of rock music's evolution than contribute to it. These don't look like albums that belong on the main display, but rather what you uncover after digging through the discount section with the four dollar CDs and the "buy 2 get one 1 free" sales. It's the kind of releases that you would put your life on the line to keep your friends finding out your deep shame and forbidden love with Jack Johnson.
I worked in a music store and have neither heard,or sold
95% of the artist on this list!!!! It reminds me of why
I have long since cancelled my Rolling Stone subscription!! Always pushing crap never sells!!!
Hey guys,
How about going the whole hog and putting together a "Top 25 Prog album" list for the last decade, or are we all still not ready to admit that there are some really great groups who fall into this genre? I have seen a few names like Porcupine Tree skulking around your other lists, so be brave and give it a go!
Lets se what happens.
regards,
PS Amy Winehouse on a Rock list? keep taking the tablets, you need to be cured.
Dear Alan,
Thanks for another great comment. Keep an eye out for a prog-rock list from the Classic Rock Crate Digger. I love prog, and a list is long overdue!
linkin park blows donkeys. get over it.
LOL. I agree. Linkin Park is the ish.
Nickelback and Coldplay, but no Wildhearts? What a lame list.
We guess nearly all folks should have viewed it forthcoming with Amy. Unfortunately, the woman ended up being on a downhill spin and out of control the last few years. Unfortunate.