Pitchfork's P2k: The Decade in Music

Looking forward to this week's countdown of the Top 200 albums of the decade.

The list of Nos. 200 -- 151 go up on Yom Kippur.

Hope the administrator puts it up on a new page. My computer at work can't handle even 2000 posts, let alone 4000

this list will be interesting since i don't feel like there's developed any consensus on even a shortlist of 'defining album of decade' candidates at this point. and i'm wondering if pitchfork's status now is such that the results of this list may actually play a strong hand in determining what albums from this decade will still be popular among musicnerds 10+ years from now. who knows.

i like these lists mainly because they're fun to mock and to argue over but also because they sometimes help me catch some good indie stuff that i missed over the course of the year (or years in this case)

It's gonna be Kid A just as surely as it was gonna be "B.O.B."

Sneak Preview of the Pitchdork Top Ten:

1. Some OutKast Shit
2. Some Radiohead Shit
3. Some LCD Soundsystem Shit
4. Some Radiohead Shit
5. Some OutKast Shit
6. Some Radiohead Shit
7. Some Radiohead Shit
8. Some OutKast Shit
9. Some LCD Soundsystem Shit
10. oh shit do we remember the strokes

Yeah, probably it will be Kid A. Still should be an interesting list, especially if you're less concerned about what-places-where and more concerned about discovering stuff that may have escaped your attention and reading thoughts about what happened in music this decade, e.g., trends, new sounds and production methods, and so forth.

hilarious and perceptive, kbp. stop by this thread more!

Not enough Radiohead predictions on his list, tho.

Yeah that is quite a conservative prediction on Radiohead's share in the top 10 KPB

KBP even

i agree placing isn't what it's all about, but it'd be nice if album of the decade wasn't kid a. album of the decade should be written by a band of the decade, and while i'm sure any pitchfork writer could wax elegant about how there is no definitive band of the decade, and everything is splintered and radiohead made the transition into the internet age and all that. it'd be just fine and nice but dreadfully predictable. i think they are in a position where they can really make a bold and interesting statement, they should seize the opportunity.

yeah, if there's one reason why kid a shouldnt be album of the decade, it's because you can't make the argument that radiohead was the band of the decade

Alright, so what album should it be then?

what's the maximum amount of posts that can be in one thread?

pfork's #1 is likely animal collective or somesuch, they've been high on those guys for the whole decade pretty much

It's gonna be Kid A just as surely as it was gonna be "B.O.B."

― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:37 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Pfork has learned how to be contrarian and duck their own canon for talking points. Obvious choice Kid A is gonna be No. 2, Daft Punk's Discovery is gonna be No. 1. I'm callin it right now

discovery does have a strong case going for it as an era-defining album, i wouldn't be surprised

i guess the question is are they doing this wholly by tabulation of individual writers lists like they do for their year-end lists or do they go in and manually rearrange the top 10-20 to suit the overall statement they want to make

Discovery sounds reasonable

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probably the latter, like any publication on planet earth

Discovery would be a great choice.

Discover-the-album yes. Discovery-the-Vampire-Weekend-side-project no.

yeah, if there's one reason why kid a shouldnt be album of the decade, it's because you can't make the argument that radiohead was the band of the decade

You can't? Kid A; Amnesiac; Hail To The Theif; In Rainbows.

Besides, I don't see why the No. 1 album of the decade has to be made by a band of the decade.

it shouldn't, but if the band made better albums in the '90s it doesn't speak very highly of this decade

Normally I'd say that's true, but if the band in question was maybe/probably the band of the 90s, even falling off that level of quality wouldn't necessarily eliminate them from consideration as the band of the 00s.

I wouldn't say Radiohead is the band of this decade, anyway. But I think you could make a case for it.

this sounds like a different thread

not to muck up this perfectly awesome one

Someone said Animal Collective was (from Pitchfork's perspective) the band of the decade. I can see that more than Radiohead: Many albums released this decade, all very well-received (at least by Pitchfork), a big progression in their sound, and a "cutting-edge" sound in terms of mashing-up genres and that noise-rock aesthetic. Feels right, tho I'm sure there are other good nominees.

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We should all take turns starting a "Radiohead: Band of the Decade?" thread once a day.

lol. It may sound like a different thread, WGW. I can't tell, since (a) I'm distracted by the motion I'm supposed to be writing and (b) my daughter just let-out a blood-curdling scream because Carly and Freddie are finally making goo-goo eyes at each other on iCarly.

what's a motion?

Album of the decade: I GET WET

A motion is a written request asking the Court to take some action in a lawsuit.

Are you suing iCarly?

He's suing PFM if they don't make Kid A album of the decade.

It does seem like Animal Collective was the most hyped/praised band on Pitchfork over the last decade, but it's hard to imagine which AC-related project could be named album of the decade.

LOL! No. My wife and daughter just caught the end of the show. I'm working in the other room.

But I will stop soon to catch up on this shocking development on iCarly!

If there was a legal action for bad scriptwriting, I would sue iCarly. I have standing.

it's hard to imagine which AC-related project could be named album of the decade.

MPP, given the rating. Working against it: It's too new.

(Also possible: Person Pitch).

He's suing PFM if they don't make Kid A album of the decade.

I have a broad list of potential grievances, this among them.

yeah, they're not going to name a 2009 album the album of the decade. person pitch doesn't seem like a grand-statement kind of album, so it's hard to imagine that, too

Agreed. I'm more interested in Nos. 200 -- 50 anyway. More opportunity to broaden my horizons.

I like Kala as, if not for sure #1, top 10 material. If it wasn't decade defining necessarily, it's pretty decade-encapsulating

Yeah, KALA's in contention for No. 1, I think. I'd rank it above the Animal Collective albums (most of which I like a lot).

Daniel, ESq.
The HR deparment of Pitchfork wanted me to inform you that Kid A will not receive the #1 spot. You've failed to realize that some of the pitchfork writers are also writers of the popular nickelodeon show iCarly and they were quite livid over your comment about "bad scriptwriting" (throwing banannas and shit). Needless to say 'Kid A' has been removed from the drawing hat and you have been quietly asked to not partake in the Pitchfork scene anymore.

Yeah, KALA's in contention for No. 1, I think. I'd rank it above the Animal Collective albums (most of which I like a lot).

― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:12 PM (1 hour ago)

i could not be more certain than i am right now that at least one AC project will beat kala, probably 2

You've failed to realize that some of the pitchfork writers are also writers of the popular nickelodeon show iCarly and they were quite livid over your comment about "bad scriptwriting" (throwing banannas and shit). Needless to say 'Kid A' has been removed from the drawing hat and you have been quietly asked to not partake in the Pitchfork scene anymore.

Okay, but I stand by my iCarly comment. That writing is for s---t.

I am intrigued, however, about how this whole Carly/Freddie/Sam romantic triangle will work out.

lol it is bad writing, almost everything is implausible, but it is my guilty pleasure (like lots of implausible things) and I too kinda care about the love triangle since they had a follow episode to Freddie and Sam's kiss and now they have Sam walking in on Freddie and Carly slow dancing at smoothie place.