If there is one thing that Blitz never has enough of, it’s music threads…so here’s another one.
Over the coming weeks I am looking to develop a comprehensive list of Blitzer’s favourite albums for each year from 1960 through to 2024.
I’ll break it down into threads by decades so you don’t have to spend ages on putting your favourites together.
This fourth thread is for the 2000s.
I’m asking that you name your top three albums for each year…in order as your top album will get three votes, 2nd favourite will get 2 votes and 3rd favourite will get one.
2009
3 - We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
2 - Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself And Another
1 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2004 was a bit like 1994 for me, a lot of my fav albums had to miss out.
It does get a bit light-on in the back half, but the first half of this decade is particularly strong imo.
2000
3 - At the Drive-in - Relationship of Command
2 - Millencolin - Pennybridge pioneers
1 - A Perfect circle - Mer De Noms
2001
3 - System of a Down - Toxicity
2 - Tool - Lateralus
1 - The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
2002
3 - … And you will know us by the trail of dead - Source tags and codes
2 - Queens of the stone age - Songs for the deaf
1 - Front End Loader - How can we fail when we’re so sincere
2003
3 - The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
2 - Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
1 - The White Stripes - Elephant
2004
3 - Green Day - American Idiot
2 - Modest Mouse - Good news for people who like bad news
1 - The Killers - Hot Fuss
2005
3 - The Mars Volta - Francis the mute
2 - Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
1 - Franz Ferdinand - You could have it so much better
2006
3 - The Fratellis - Costello music
2 - Butterfingers - The Deeper you dig
1 - The Killers - Sam’s town
It was strongly considered, but I don’t feel the need to put it on so much these days. Same with Jimmy Eat World and Klaxons, two I thought would definitely reach the podium.
The mid 2000’s saw me lose interest in much of the new music available, and also become bored with “classic rock”repeats. Hence after a few trips to the US came my descent (ascent?) into Yee Haw music, clearly visible in my choices here.
It opened up a whole new world of artists and songs that I was surprised to find that I enjoyed immensely. It also marked a move away from listening to albums but rather cherry picking songs that I enjoyed by a wider range of artists.
TL;DR - You might not have heard of some of these.
2000
3 - Kasey Chambers - The Captain
2 - Lemon Jelly - KY
1 - Sinead O’Connor - Faith and Courage
2001
3 - Soundtrack - Moulin Rouge
2 - Kasey Chambers - Barricades and Brickwalls
1 - Bee Gees - This is Where I Came In
2002
3 - Sinéad O’Connor- Sean-Nos Nua
2 - Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
1 - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
2003
3 - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
2 - Sinead O’Connor - She Who Dwells
1 - Dixie Chicks - Home
2004
3 - Alanis Morissette - So-called Chaos
2 - Kasey Chambers - Wayward Angel
1 - Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
2005
3 - Brad Paisley - Time Well Wasted
2 - Melanie C - Beautiful Intentions
1 - Kate Bush - Aerial
2006
3 - Amy Winehouse - Back to Blac
2 - Trace Adkins - Dangerous Man
1 - Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way Home
2007
3 - Robert Plant and Alison Kraus - Raising Sand
2 - Tori Amos- American Girl Posse
1 - Josh Turner - Everything is Fine
2008
3 - Rattlin’ Bones- Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
2 - Duffy - Rockferry
1 - Taylor Swift - Fearless
2009
3 - Lily Allen - It’s not me, it’s you
2 - Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
1 - George Strait - Twang
