I've been following along (though a few pages behind) and I've been forcing myself to listen to every song drafted in it's entirety. It's been pretty fun because I am hearing some new stuff that I like and will want to explore further, and I'm also hearing some stuff I really don't like which makes me wonder about the person that selected it as the best of the 00s.
As I've been listening, I've been making short comments on the songs and ranking them according to my favorites. Of course, this is all a matter of taste, but you may find this entertaining. At the very least you'll enjoy the youtube comments I've read and included occasionally.
So, without further ado, here are my rankings and comments for the first two rounds:
1 2.03 Professor S
Johnny Cash Hurt (3:38) Awesome song. Definitely one of the best of the 00s
2 2.11 Jzilla
Tool Schism (6:47) :h: Tool
3 2.18 piratemike
Outkast B.O.B. (5:04) Uno, dos, tres, it's on…
4 1.16 Jzilla
Muse New Born (6:03) Song rocks - new music to me, which is kind of an added bonus.
5 2.21 Postradamus
The White Stripes Seven Nation Army (3:51) The track that got me (and I suppose many others) into The White Stripes
6 2.23 Tremendous Upside
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maps (3:39) Youtube comment: This is among my few very-modern favorite bands, a twist of black, Enthrawelling.
7 1.07 Disco Stu
Franz Ferdinand Take Me Out (3:57) Great song…one I actually knew which was a nice change.
8 1.05 Abrantes
TV on the Radio Wolf Like Me (4:39) Good tune…rocks
9 1.21 Northern Voice
The Arcade Fire Rebellion (Lies)
10 2.26 KarmaPolice
The White Stripes Black Math (3:03) Kick-### guitar.
11 1.26 Bonzai
The Walkmen The Rat (4:27) I knew this song, but didn't know that band. Very good!
12 1.19 John Madden's Lunchbox
Interpol NYC (4:19) Most Interpol sounds the same, luckily I like the sound
13 1.15 The Dreaded Marco
TV on the Radio Staring at the Sun (4:01) Youtube: It really encapsulates those transient instances of pure wonderment
14 1.04 Tremendous Upside
My Morning Jacket One Big Holiday (5:21) Good song, nice guitar solo at the end.
15 1.24 Professor S
Gnarls Barkley Crazy (2:58) Good tune. I'm a little worn out on it, but still good. GB Cee-lo.
16 2.15 valence
The White Stripes Hardest Button to Button (3:32)
17 2.09 Kumerica
Jay-Z 99 Problems (3:54) "You're crazy for this one, Rick!" GB Rick Rubin
18 1.06 Postradamus
The Arcade Fire Wake Up (5:35) Youtube: Your so in touch with your gay side
19 2.07 The Future Champs
The Postal Service Such Great Heights (4:26) Had only heard this as an Iron & Wine song…like it.
20 1.18 Kumerica
Outkast Hey Ya! (4:11) There's a few songs that are better on this album, but none were more popular than this.
21 1.25 Eephus
Gorillaz Feel Good Inc. (3:41) I like this song…not my favorite from Gorillaz though.
22 2.10 Tiananmen Tank
The Arcade Fire Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (4:48)
23 2.01 Bonzai
The Arcade Fire Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) (5:12)
24 1.11 Steve Tasker
Radiohead How to Disappear Completely (5:56) One of the better of the million radiohead songs picked early
25 2.25 AcerFC
Eminem Lose Yourself (5:20) Youtube: @JustForMyMemory ur a slut no one likes u slut
26 2.05 tyler_cracker
Gorillaz D.A.R.E. (4:04)
27 2.04 D_House
Fleet Foxes Mykonkos (4:35) Youtube: So delicate and rhythmic. Really beautiful.
28 1.08 Nigel Tufnel
My Morning Jacket Mahgeeta (5:57)
29 2.16 Steve Tasker
The Killers Jenny Was a Friend of Mine (4:04) It's got a beat and I can dance to it.
30 1.12 valence
Radiohead There There (The Boney King of Nowhere) (5:23)
31 2.08 John Madden's Lunchbox
The Strokes The Modern Age (3:22) Youtube: a melhor banda da nova geração na minha opinião
32 1.20 The Future Chamops
The Hold Steady Massive Nights (2:54)
33 1.17 Tiananmen Tank
Radiohead Life in a Glasshouse (5:06) Nice trumpet
34 2.06 Northern Voice
Spoon The Way We Get By (2:38) Catchy, not a lot to it.
35 2.19 Nigel Tufnel
Deerhunter Nothing Ever Happened (5:50) Nice song, good strong guitar work.
36 1.02 AcerFC
Green Day American Idiot (2:54)
37 2.22 Abrantes
LCD Soundsystem All My Friends (7:37) Better than the first LCD drafted by a long shot.
38 1.23 D_House
The Thermals A Pillar of Salt (2:57) I liked the music, didn't care much for the lead singer's vocals.
39 1.09 piratemike
McLusky Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues (1:51) Interesting noises. Lambs of Abortion version on youtube was entertaining.
40 2.02 Eephus
Amerie 1 Thing (3:55) Catchy as far as crappy pop/r&b goes. Plus she's hot.
41 2.20 Disco Stu
My Morning Jacket Worldess Chorus (4:12)
42 2.12 drpill
Boards of Canada Alpha and Omega (7:02) 70s electric vibe…drugs, anyone?
43 2.24 The Dreaded Marco
LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge (7:53) So, this is basically a dude with a casio keyboard?
44 1.13 Oliver Humanzee
Wilco Ashes of American Flags (4:44) Sounds like a bad Elvis Costello impression
45 1.22 tyler_cracker
Radiohead Where I End And You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In) Youtube: This song whit the lyrics have moved me some how. music does that sometimes. i hope ill find back.. see you again
46 2.17 AhrnCityPahnder
Broken Social Scene Cause = Time (4:14)
47 2.14 Oliver Humanzee
The New Year The End's Not Near (3:43) This guy needs a hug.
48 2.13 Uncle Humuna
Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California (4:42) One of the worst RHCP tracks, imo
49 1.10 AhrnCityPahnder
Modest Mouse Perfect Disguise (2:43) I kept waiting for something to happen here…2 mins of buildup to… nothing.
50 1.01 KarmaPolice
Radiohead Morning Bell (4:35) Another radiodud
51 1.14 Uncle Humuna
Green Day Jesus of Suburbia (9:08) Long, repetitive, same ol' Green Day guitar riffs. Painful.
52 1.03 drpill
Radiohead Idioteque (5:09) Just awful. Hey look, I can make music on a computer!