Pitchfork's P2k: The Decade in Music

i remember when ok computer was kindof a big deal

but i don't give in at all, melissa. i was ironic. or understating. or whatever. there was neither one solid argument against amnesiac as album of the decade nor any serious argument for another record. that says it all, doesn't it? btw my track of the decade would either be pyramid song or knives out. aqny other songs which have engraved themselves in the human cortex like those two? i haven't heard them. but if you have, tell me i am open for music which breaks frontiers. i really don't get that amnesiac bashing at all. pretentious would be a band like yes or elp in the 70s but not radiohead's amnesiac.

"tuneless" is more like it.

ENGRAVED THEMSELVES IN YOUR HUMAN CORTEX, MORAN. for christ's sake.

There was no serious argument because it was a stupid statement and people were trying to not be flat-out insulting towards you for being so feeble.

maybe i would have an opinion on whether or not it is the album of the decade, but I have never heard it because I am too busy listening to Taylor Swift albums just so u no

don't u get it dan? it's our fault.

wtf do you want alex? me to tell you which songs from this decade i found more memorable than knives out? do you have like three days to spare?

I won't make an argument against or for Amnesiac as the album of the decade, but it's definitely my personal favorite and will sit atop any decade list that I make.

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Jesus, Dan.

u guys, the individual writers list will probably be more interesting tho

i eagerly await these interesting lists.

lol i just realized that "interesting lists" is a rad oxymoron.

uh i was joking btw individual ppl are retards for real

if you don't think this is better than anything on Amnesiac, i have no use for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSUfN4vmYzc

Melissa, fwiw I have a lot more respect for "this is my favorite album of the decade" than I do for "this is the best album of the decade". The latter is reflective of your personal aesthetic and what you bring to the table when you listen to music; the latter does not exist.

uh i was joking btw individual ppl are retards for real

― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Monday, August 17, 2009 4:51 PM (16 seconds ago) Bookmark

lol yeah wisdom of crowds all the way my dude.

you can have no use for me, either, it's okay.

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taylor swift doesn't ring a bell. any youtube link or something? are you serious about amnesiac? i hope not. and dan why are you so aggressive? just propose another album. you told me what you think of my fave of the nils and i wouldn't mind to tell you what i think about yours.

yeah HI DERE otm. alex doesn't seem to understand the subjectivity of this MY FAVORITE THINGS POLL.

Melissa, fwiw I have a lot more respect for "this is my favorite album of the decade" than I do for "this is the best album of the decade". The latter is reflective of your personal aesthetic and what you bring to the table when you listen to music; the latter does not exist.

Ehhh I don't think so. Me writing "XX is the best album of the decade" is the same as saying "XX is my favorite album of the decade."

it's even the same as writing, "X is the best album of the decade."

in a way, you're right, alfred, but in another way, i agree with the hi dere.

deeply outraged that the pitchfascists havent included a single video game track or youtbue vid yet ~~~ hopefully theyre just waiting for the top 15

Yeah, Dan, but this entire thread is full of people declaring this-and-that the best of the decade and the claws didn't come out for those. Best=favorite for most people, and jumping down Alex's throat because he didn't couch his opinion in enough IMO IMO IMO IMO is pretty ridiculous.

Melissa, fwiw I have a lot more respect for "this is my favorite album of the decade" than I do for "this is the best album of the decade". The latter is reflective of your personal aesthetic and what you bring to the table when you listen to music; the latter does not exist.

oh ffs "best" and "favorite" are interchangeable w/r/t opinions, are we still having this argument?

ps i h8 all the songs listed so far

haha whoops xpost, cue Whiney JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND POSTING .JPGS about it

deeply outraged that the pitchfascists havent included a single video game track or youtbue vid yet ~~~ hopefully theyre just waiting for the top 15

― jveggra va pbqr (Lamp), Monda

yeah i mean if Tay Zonday doesn't get like number 8 i'm gonna cut ryan's balls off.

<3 Lamp

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Tay Zonday actually put out a solid single a few years ago called "Can't Dance":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3aA1Hy17A8

^ how can you not love this dude

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"X is the best album of the decade" = "X is my favorite album of the decade," sure. But "X is the only album which has engraved itself on the human cortex" doesn't seem quite as elastic.

omg. why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLAv3JHRwY

no we can't lock this, this entire thread is making me laugh my ass off.

Because ILM is otherwise utterly free of hyperbole!

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I know, right?: That video is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hil1F2T19GY&feature=related

"X is the best album of the decade" = "X is my favorite album of the decade," sure. But "X is the only album which has engraved itself on the human cortex" doesn't seem quite as elastic

How 'bout "X is the only album which has wrapped itself around my thighs like a lithe tendon."

that kinda reminds me of the music from nausicaa

http://www.hamienet.com/Penis-Song-sheet-music-page_26996-2-1.png

Can we all agree that this needs to be on the list?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfCmYyG-yg4

How 'bout "X is the only album which has wrapped itself around my thighs like a lithe tendon."

That's fine, they're your thighs.

and dan why are you so aggressive? just propose another album. you told me what you think of my fave of the nils and i wouldn't mind to tell you what i think about yours.

I'm aggressive because I really, really, really dislike Amnesiac as an album. I think it was as hastily put together as Kid A with material that wasn't as strong and not nearly as cohesive. Furthermore, I thought that Hail To The Thief is a better album than either.

Right now, I don't have a favorite album of the decade. There's too much music that's come out that I really, really enjoyed. The ones that stay on my mind the most, for various reasons, are:

Portishead - Third
MIA - Kala
The Knife - Silent Shout
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
The Cure - Bloodflowers
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
Modeselektor - Hello Mom!
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Bat For Lashes - Two Moons
Santigold - s/t
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Poem-Cees - Paranoia
Outkast - Stankonia
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero Remixed
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Boards of Canada - Music Has A Right To Children
Kenna - New Sacred Cow
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee
Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
Thom Yorke - The Eraser

There isn't an album that can capture the spirit of this decade. We won't even know what the spirit of this decade is until 20 years have passed and we've forgotten all the details.

Too true. It would be hard to do it right until you have at least eight months go by after the end of 2009 to even pretend to get any perspective. I don't know if I'll be able to get in the right frame of mind to try before then. I'm currently in a metal & stoner rock phase!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWQdltUMid4

I'm currently in a metal & stoner rock phase!

Then you've already got the spirit of hipsters circa 2006.

Whiney, what should we be listening to right now?

also in response to this: Yeah, Dan, but this entire thread is full of people declaring this-and-that the best of the decade and the claws didn't come out for those. Best=favorite for most people, and jumping down Alex's throat because he didn't couch his opinion in enough IMO IMO IMO IMO is pretty ridiculous.

I just started reading this thread! There's no fucking way I'm going back and killing my browser trying to read the entire thing.

And Matos, I'm going to beat the drum for explicitly acknowledging subjectivity until the day I die because lack of precision in ones usage of language makes everyone dumber and easier to misunderstand.