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Rank your top 5 "Rock" albums from the past 20 years (released in 2003 or later) (1 Viewer)
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opensourcebeer
Footballguy
A lot of great stuff already listed.
Pinback had a couple of stellar albums in 2004 and 2007.
Pinback had a couple of stellar albums in 2004 and 2007.
Zow
Footballguy
Lotta repeats from @rockaction 's thread but my personal top 5 in no particular order but for the first album would be:
Oracular Spectacular - MGMT (my top choice
American Idiot - Green Day (even though it's not their best work)
Elephant - White Stripes
Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not - Artic Monkeys
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
Do Mumford and Sons count? I thought not, but if they did I'd have Babel in my top 5 and would probably take out In Rainbows (just on personal preference).
Oracular Spectacular - MGMT (my top choice
American Idiot - Green Day (even though it's not their best work)
Elephant - White Stripes
Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not - Artic Monkeys
Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
Do Mumford and Sons count? I thought not, but if they did I'd have Babel in my top 5 and would probably take out In Rainbows (just on personal preference).
Zow
Footballguy
Damn, not sure why I forgot about the bold. That'd be way up there for me, too, and probably should replace In Rainbows for me.
ETA: Upon reflection, Narrow Stairs is my preference. I still listen to more songs from that album.
rockaction
Footballguy
My question isn't puzzling at all, and I'm more than passingly familiar with the album and more than familiar with Jay-Z's inclusion in the "rock and roll" hall of fame.
Some things aren't rock. The Black Album is one of those things. It's not even close to rock. Only a tortured definition of "rock" gets one there.
rockaction
Footballguy
The Postal Service and Death Cab aren't rock, either, but I figured I wouldn't be a grinch and picked the obvious (by all accounts at the time) non-rock album.
rockaction
Footballguy
There isn't a "Genre" tag in question that calls the Black album "rock." Not on Wiki, not on any page nor almost any review about the album that contains the word "genre" in it. It's hip hop or rap, pure and simple, and nobody denied that until the rock and roll "Hall of Fame" started putting the likes of Missy Elliott and disco starts into it, conflating pop and rock, conflating heretofore easily understood genres.
99 Problems and Jay-Z still doesn't rock.
99 Problems and Jay-Z still doesn't rock.
kupcho1
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
I think we know who is trying to expand/contract definitions here and who isn't. Call me quo. As in status.
PIK95
Footballguy
You know who rocks? The King of Rock.
I'm the king of rock, there is none higher
Sucker MC's should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use fire
I won't stop rockin' till I retire
Now we rock the party and come correct
Our cuts are on time and rhymes connect
Got the right to vote and will elect
And other rappers can't stand us, but give us respect!
I'm the king of rock, there is none higher
Sucker MC's should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use fire
I won't stop rockin' till I retire
Now we rock the party and come correct
Our cuts are on time and rhymes connect
Got the right to vote and will elect
And other rappers can't stand us, but give us respect!
rockaction
Footballguy
Another example of Rick Rubin trying to sell records by conflating the definitions and using guitar samples over a hip hop/rap drum machine.
Yain't foolin' nobody, from '85 to '03.
Yain't foolin' nobody, from '85 to '03.
PIK95
Footballguy
The king of crowd rockers finally is back
My voice is your choice as the hottest wax
True as a wizard, just a blizzard, I ain't taken no crap
I'm rhymin' and designin' with your girl in my lap
The bass is kickin' always stickin' 'cause you like it that way
You think it's hotter plus it's def 'cause it's by Cool J
Cut Creator on the fader, my right-hand man
We rock the bells so very well 'cause that's the name of this jam
Rock the bells!
My voice is your choice as the hottest wax
True as a wizard, just a blizzard, I ain't taken no crap
I'm rhymin' and designin' with your girl in my lap
The bass is kickin' always stickin' 'cause you like it that way
You think it's hotter plus it's def 'cause it's by Cool J
Cut Creator on the fader, my right-hand man
We rock the bells so very well 'cause that's the name of this jam
Rock the bells!
kupcho1
Footballguy
Careful. You may draw the ire of rockarbiter
PIK95
Footballguy
Rock Lobster?
rockaction
Footballguy
That's absolutely fine if you want to list Run DMC and Jay-Z as rock bands. Just go to the 'hood and tell them you're doing so. Write back when you get the chance.
Tick
Footballguy
Don't know if it's rock, but it rocks.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
You're not from Cleveland are you.
PIK95
Footballguy
That was me giving a nod to my fourteen year old daughter. We listen to it all the time. Wasn't even thinking about it genre wise.
General Malaise
Footballguy
You really like Queens of the Stone Age, huh?
lardonastick
Footballguy
Some that came to mind that I haven't seen mentioned
Built to Spill - You in Reverse
Dr. Dog - Fate
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Black Mountain - In the Future
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Built to Spill - You in Reverse
Dr. Dog - Fate
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Black Mountain - In the Future
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
kupcho1
Footballguy
I'm not the arbiter of anything, but this sounds a wee bit racist. I don't think Run, DMC or Jay-Z live in the hood these days.
Can we get back to the 5 best rock albums since 2003? I'm anxious to hear what rockarbiter deems appropriate choices.
TIA
General Malaise
Footballguy
If this is where your peak is, I suggest another mountain range.
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, no, it's not racist. And by merely suggesting it, you know what you're doing. But that's par for the course I guess, for modern sensibilities. It's reality, not racist. You'd get a lot of amused looks at best.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Black star by David Bowie is clear & away my favorite.
“this isn’t rock”
“this isn’t rock”
kupcho1
Footballguy
Sarcasm down?
General Malaise
Footballguy
MAC_32
Footballguy
LOVE this call. While he has better songs cover-to-cover this is by my favorite album of his and definitely fits as 'rock.'
MAC_32
Footballguy
I was unaware they had any recently released music
El Floppo
Footballguy
Well, I flat out am digging your list GM.
General Malaise
Footballguy
The 2nd song on the album is a remake of Tyler so.......
General Malaise
Footballguy
Well, I flat out am digging your list GM.
I'm not going to simply vomit one up. This takes time.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Do The Shins count as rock?
kupcho1
Footballguy
They were #6 on my 2003 list. Not sure if they would pass muster as rock though.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I say yes. Rockaction will say no.
General Malaise
Footballguy
They were #6 on my 2003 list. Not sure if they would pass muster as rock though.
Emo? Same genre as Deathcab, right? Just trying to see the bucket I need to pull from.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I don't see how Arcade Fire is ROCK and The Shins are NOT rock.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Never thought of them as emo. Indie would be the bucket I tossed both of them inThey were #6 on my 2003 list. Not sure if they would pass muster as rock though.
Emo? Same genre as Deathcab, right? Just trying to see the bucket I need to pull from.
Need a @rockarbiter ruling to be sure.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Emo is rock.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
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Note: I am not suggesting she should be labelled as rock, merely that she does have some songs that rock a bit
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Their wiki says “indie rock”. I think it counts, but YMMV.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Never thought of them as emo. Indie would be the bucket I tossed both of them inThey were #6 on my 2003 list. Not sure if they would pass muster as rock though.
Emo? Same genre as Deathcab, right? Just trying to see the bucket I need to pull from.
Need a @rockarbiter ruling to be sure.
Tis why I used a question mark. Coffee House rock? Indie?
Need better parameters here. The navigational buoys are opaque.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Arcade Fire is more bombastic and at least from my memory has more grooving, jamming, etc. Louder? I can't explain but AF feels more rock to me than The Shins
PIK95
Footballguy
The first three Arcade Fire records are very rockin. Reflektor is a lil different.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Feel like AI needs to get involved here. In no universe would I consider Arcade Fire more rock than The Shins. Both bands are fronted by wispy hipsters. Didn't Arcade Fire require concert goers to dress in period piece costumes?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Reflektor is where I fell off the train with the band. Not sure if I didn't care for the new direction or I was just tired of the band itself.
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