Also, as much as I wish it were okay, When the Pawn… doesn’t count. Fiona Apple needs to record more. She’s recorded under 35 songs in over 16 years. That’s a horrific ratio.

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers — Honky Tonk Union
Magic Dirt — What are Rockstars Doing Today (this is probably my favorite album of the decade)
Joshua Radin — We Were Here
T.I. — Paper Trail
Pine Hill Haints — Ghost Dance
Supersuckers — Motherfuckers Be Trippin’
PJ Harvey — Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Damien Rice, O
Amy Winehouse — Back to Black (she drives me crazy when she talks, but that record is seriously great from start to finish)
Fiona Apple — When the Pawn… (I’m putting this instead of Extraordinary Machine because A) I like it better, and B) Since it came out in late Nov. ‘99, I think it should count as this past decade since 2 of the record’s 3 singles were released in 2000)

As for the Nick Cave, the proposition soundtrack and the Jesse James soundtrack are the only two works I have actually listened to from him. It was a legitimate question, not an attempt to put down the pick. I honestly don’t know how anything he has done could outshine, in my opinion, the masterpiece of music he did for Jesse James. Outside of say The Good, Bad and Ugly it is my favorite soundtrack.
But to me, the music is inseperable from the movie when it comes judgement. I see the movie when I hear the music, so that may cloud my judgement to some extent. Regardless, the music in Jesse James fits the movie perfectly and is finely crafted. By no means was the propositions music bad, in fact I think it was great. Just not even close to Jesse James.

As for lady Gaga, while her music is catchy it gets so damn annoying that after a times of hearing her music it really makes me want to punch her in the poker face.

My bad on missing Mastadon, I thought I looked through the list thoroughly. I can only comment on Kanye as I have never listened (and never will)to Mastadon, but he definitely has put together several albums that would be home on any best of list.

One of these days I am going to teach you how to actually LISTEN to music. I think you are just hearing it.

Love,

Tom

Lady GaGa is both a talented songwriter/performer and a cultural force. She willed herself famous and it worked because the songs were good enough. Realistically, she was the most deserving choice that I overlooked/slighted.

Abbatoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus was vastly superior to the Jesse James soundtrack. Even the Proposition soundtrack was superior to the Jesse James soundtrack if you cut out the spoken word stuff.

to tom-
The Darkness had such a good debut album, nice pick.
Tool = awful.
Nick Cave – How could anything he did top the stuff in Assasination of Jesse James?
over the rhine is ok at best no way they should be on top of the decade list.
also, who is this mute math guy?

Here we go:

Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze (2005)
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly! (2000)
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Outkast – Stankonia (2000)
U2 – All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
The Arctic Monkeys – Humbug (2009)
Fantomas – The Director’s Cut (2003)
The Darkness – Permission to Land (2003)
Gorillaz – Demon Days (2004)
The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003)
Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030 (2000)
Jurassic 5 – Power In Numbers (2002)
Tool – Lateralus (2001)
Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!(2007)
Muse – Absolution (2003)
Over The Rhine – Ohio (2003)
Foo Fighters – In Your Honor (2005)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus (2004)
Clint Mansell and Mogwai – The Fountain (2006)
Mute Math – Mute Math (2006)

Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker (2000)
Girls – Album (2009)
The Weakerthans – Reconstruction Site (2003)
Lady GaGa – The Fame (2008)
Against Me! – As The Eternal Cowboy (2003)
The Arcade Fire – Funeral (2004)
LCD Soundsystem – The Sound of Silver (2007)