Best Albums of the decade

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  • Fixer13Fixer13 Posts: 197

    Great idea OP!  There are lots of awesome albums from my favorite artists this decade.  Here are some that I still love to listen to, in no particular order-

    • Spoon- They Want My soul
    • The War on Drugs- A Deeper Understanding
    • Modest Mouse- Strangers to Ourselves
    • My Morning Jacket- Circuital
    • The Black Keys- Brothers
    • M83- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
    • Pearl Jam- Lightning Bolt
    • LCD Soundsystem- This is Happening 
    • Foals- Holy Fire
    • Wilco- Star Wars
    • NIN- Hesitation Marks
    • Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool
    • Interpol- Interpol
    • The Joy Formidable- The Big Roar
    • Beck- Colors
    • Cage the Elephant- Melophobia

    "How do afford your rock 'n roll lifestyle?"- Cake
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Really? A streaming service is $10 a month and you get all the music in the world. 
    I don't believe in Spotify. They rip off artists.
    I will always buy the CD or iTunes download.

    Thats totally fair. I am the same way. But it also explains how people can check out so many albums. 
  • No Order
    Lorde - Pure Heroine
    Wilco - Star Wars
    Spoon - They Want My Soul
    Spoon - Transference
    QOTSA - Like Clockwork
    QOTSA - Villains
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
    Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
    Parquet Courts - Human Performance
    Parquet Courts - Wide Awake
    Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
    Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
    Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
    Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
    The Voidz - The Voidz
    Pearl Jam - Vaults 3,4, and 6
    Soundgarden - King Animal
    Arcade Fire - The Suburbs







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  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 758

    Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls

    Bishop Briggs – Church of Scars

    The Black Keys – El Camino

    Chevelle – Hats Off to The Bull

    Ed Sheeran - +

    Ed Sheeran - x

    Ed Sheeran - ÷ (deluxe)

    Father John Misty -Fear Fun

    Jack White – Blunderbuss

    Judah and the Lion – Folk Hop n’ Roll

    The Lumineers – The Lumineers

    The Lumineers – Cleopatra

    Passenger – All the Little Lights

    The Raconteurs – Help Us Stranger

    Rival Sons – Head Down

    Royal Blood – Royal Blood

    Taylor Swift – 1989

    Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface

    Various Artists - Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • No CoderNo Coder Posts: 1,126
    PJ_Soul said:
    Really? A streaming service is $10 a month and you get all the music in the world. 
    I don't believe in Spotify. They rip off artists.
    I will always buy the CD or iTunes download.

    There quite a few artists who can thank Spotify for leading me to spend money on their vinyl and their shows.
    That’s a good point. If I didn’t have the ability to discover them for free, I wouldn’t buy their stuff or seek to see them live. 
    I agree. I have discovered so much music that I would not have had the money for buiy just buying vinyl/cd's. And I then go to their concerts and do end up buying some of their vinyls etc if I am really into them.
    I can see where the streaming services can cost artists money, BUT a lot of artists have now embraced the new model and make their money from other resources (touring/social media/merch etc). Very few artists, other than the top tier artists (Ed Sheeran/Adele/Swift etc) , are making big money our of selling physical albums
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • DE4173 said:

    Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls

    Bishop Briggs – Church of Scars

    The Black Keys – El Camino

    Chevelle – Hats Off to The Bull

    Ed Sheeran - +

    Ed Sheeran - x

    Ed Sheeran - ÷ (deluxe)

    Father John Misty -Fear Fun

    Jack White – Blunderbuss

    Judah and the Lion – Folk Hop n’ Roll

    The Lumineers – The Lumineers

    The Lumineers – Cleopatra

    Passenger – All the Little Lights

    The Raconteurs – Help Us Stranger

    Rival Sons – Head Down

    Royal Blood – Royal Blood

    Taylor Swift – 1989

    Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface

    Various Artists - Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

    Judah and the Lion was the biggest let down with their most recent album. I mean Folk Hop was awesome and I expected a lot more from them because of it. I don’t think I have revisited them once since the pep talks release. 

    Great list though. I need to revisit Chevelle. Haven’t listened to them in forever. 
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    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
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    Columbia 2016
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    edited December 2019
    Really? A streaming service is $10 a month and you get all the music in the world. 
    I don't believe in Spotify. They rip off artists.
    I will always buy the CD or iTunes download.

    Thats totally fair. I am the same way. But it also explains how people can check out so many albums. 
    Fair point that you and PJ soul make.
    I might try it if I can afford it as there's so much music out there I have never heard.
    I believe it's more than $10 per month here in Australia plus data costs to stream.
    Storage space for CDs is a problem so streaming then downloading what I love off iTunes or Bandcamp might be the way.

    Post edited by Thoughts_Arrive on
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    PJ actually has a decent selection of official bootlegs on Apple music.  Not everything, but I'd say around 70 full shows ... which is nice.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I just checked Apple music and I was off ... they have 222 official pearl jam bootlegs ...  which is a little better then nice.  In fact it's ...


  • No CoderNo Coder Posts: 1,126
    Really? A streaming service is $10 a month and you get all the music in the world. 
    I don't believe in Spotify. They rip off artists.
    I will always buy the CD or iTunes download.

    Thats totally fair. I am the same way. But it also explains how people can check out so many albums. 
    Fair point that you and PJ soul make.
    I might try it if I can afford it as there's so much music out there I have never heard.
    I believe it's more than $10 per month here in Australia plus data costs to stream.
    Storage space for CDs is a problem so streaming then downloading what I love off iTunes or Bandcamp might be the way.

    I use Apple Music and in Oz we don't have as many PJ bootlegs available, but there is decent amount

    Apple Music is $11.99/Month in Australia. For me, we do a Family subscription, which allows 6 people to have their own access and profiles and that's $17.99/month. I have 3 Teenagers and my wife on it, so that's 5 of us accessing as much music as we like for $18 bucks.

    Spotify have the same plans and pricing, but if you sign up now, you get 3 months Individual access for $11.99, then it reverts back to $11.99 per month after that. But there is no contracts, so yo can cancel anytime.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Nobody has Alt-J on their list?
  • Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Any app will if you're not on wifi.
  • Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Any app will if you're not on wifi.
    Who the hell worries about data still?  I'm on unlimited, yo!
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,951
    Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Any app will if you're not on wifi.
    True, but with Spotify (at least) you can temporarily download any album or playlist so that you can listen without using data when you're off wifi.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,951
    Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Any app will if you're not on wifi.
    Who the hell worries about data still?  I'm on unlimited, yo!
    In Canada, an unlimited data plan will run you around $75/month. People in a lot of countries definitely still worry about data!
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul said:
    Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    Any app will if you're not on wifi.
    True, but with Spotify (at least) you can temporarily download any album or playlist so that you can listen without using data when you're off wifi.
    Indeed.  Maybe you can clarify as I'm not sure, but I think this option may only be for Premium subscribers?  I've only ever used Spotify when Premium is 99 cents for 3 months.
  • No CoderNo Coder Posts: 1,126
    Thank you.
    Does it use up your phone data?
    It can, but I know with Apple Music, you can download heaps of songs onto your phone for use when out of WIFI  use. I think it's like 2000 songs at a time that can be stored. I'm pretty sure Spotify is similar
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • It's great to know you can temporarily download. I think some mobile phone plans here include free streaming when using data. I'll ask my provider.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,693
    Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success. 
    To me she is the evolution of Radiohead and a regular pop artist.  Which is fitting because apparently Thom Yorke is a huge fan.  It shouldn't work but it does.  On top of that you’ve got these big sounds in the background but a lot of it was recorded in her parents house.  Crazy.  
  • I have Apple Music and I have 44.66 GB of music downloaded on my phone. I love Apple Music. I use it at work everyday and it really gets me through the day. Plus if someone recommends something I can download it and check it out. The stuff I really like I buy on vinyl. I don’t have one thing in my house or car that would play a cd. Apple Music just is a bill that we pay month to month without debating over. 15 bucks a month for my family and I to have unlimited music is well worth it. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Can someone please break the code for me on Billie Eilish. She was a good guest on Howard Stern. But I have tried to get into her music and I just don’t see the hype. She always seems to be singing without putting in any effort. Like she never belts anything out. It’s more like a mumble whisper type singing. It’s sorta catchy but nothing like a Taylor Swift song. I just don’t get it but I wish her nothing but success. 
    To me she is the evolution of Radiohead and a regular pop artist.  Which is fitting because apparently Thom Yorke is a huge fan.  It shouldn't work but it does.  On top of that you’ve got these big sounds in the background but a lot of it was recorded in her parents house.  Crazy.  
    I don’t hear anything close to Radiohead in her music. I think it’s her whisper singing on every song that just doesn’t click for me. I like the roller coaster that a singer can take you on with their vocals. Her singing is like a monotone teacher giving a lecture on the greenness of lettuce. The music is catchy and I like her attitude. Like I said, I’ve tried but it doesn’t catch my ear. Maybe I just need to get super baked and listen with green ears. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,693
    Well it may never click but at least you’re giving her a fair shake.  

    Music needed her.  Im glad theres an 18 yr old massively popular singer who blends all these genres and doesn't dress like a slut.  The creativity is nice to follow. Gives me hope for the future of music lol. 
  • Well it may never click but at least you’re giving her a fair shake.  

    Music needed her.  Im glad theres an 18 yr old massively popular singer who blends all these genres and doesn't dress like a slut.  The creativity is nice to follow. Gives me hope for the future of music lol. 
    I agree 100% with what you said right here. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    What does how she dresses have to do with anything?
  • I think they mean that it’s nice to see her get fame on the merits of her art not the size of her chest and butt. Sex sells a lot of shitty music. If I’m speaking out of place, I apologize sincerely. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    edited December 2019
    @cp3iverson check out her entire interview on the Howard Stern show. Fantastic interview with her and her brother. And then later on with her parents. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    I just think all the other points are stronger (and correct). 


  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,693
    @cp3iverson check out her entire interview on the Howard Stern show. Fantastic interview with her and her brother. And then later on with her parents. 

     Thanks dude!
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    edited December 2019
    Well it may never click but at least you’re giving her a fair shake.  

    Music needed her.  Im glad theres an 18 yr old massively popular singer who blends all these genres and doesn't dress like a slut.  The creativity is nice to follow. Gives me hope for the future of music lol. 
    Didn't Dave Grohl compare her to Kurt Cobain?
    I think she's actually 16 years old.
    Post edited by Thoughts_Arrive on
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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