A Perfect Circle – Mer De Noms (2000) : Very rarely do I hear a song from an unknown band on the radio and immediately like it, then go and listen to the album, turn it off after 6 tracks because it’s unbearable to listen to, pick it up 4 months later and listen to […]
John Mayer – Continuum (2006) : So John gets tired of pop music, really loves the blues, jams with some buddies, tours as a blues trio, puts out a live disc and then immediately heads back to the studio to record an album that’s going to be hard to top. All the pop elements are […]
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) : Even moreso than non rap albums, it seems like most rap albums only ever have 1 or 2 good songs that can make it to radio and that’s it. Those songs are normally surrounded by complete unlistenable garbage never to be heard from again. This album on […]
Paulson – All At Once (2005) : This could be the catchiest record of all time from a band that nobody has or probably ever will hear of. The moment I heard Miami Current, there was no turning back. This album just has everything that popular music could ask for. Yet… it is not popular. […]
John Mayer – Room For Squares (2001) : My favorite riff of all time might not be found on a Cream or Jimi Hendrix album. It may not have been played by Randy Rhoads or Jimmy Page. No, my favorite riff of all time may have been recorded by a 22 year old white dude […]
Coheed and Cambria – Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005) : I’m not sure what I can write about this record that would do it justice. It’s a concept rock opera with a bizarre, yet humorous, concept that definitely works. The music is captivating… Hard […]
Radiohead – Hail to the Thief (2003) : There will be no Kid A on this list. Sorry. Perhaps I’m not cool or music savvy enough to fully appreciate that album in all of its majesty. There will also be no Amnesiac on this list. It was a step in the right direction but Radiohead […]
Weezer – Green Album (2001) : There was a time this decade when all I listened to was Weezer. This record is why. It’s what got me into the group. After I heard this album, I finally gave the non single tracks on the Blue Album another chance and then discovered a little gem called […]
Today we’ll continue the countdown with 5 more. The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003) : I don’t do drugs but if I did, the first thing I would listen to while on them is Dark Side of the Moon. And then I would probably listen to this. It is as much art […]
Let’s begin. Here we have my honorable mentions, so to speak, all grouped up into 1. My musical tastes changed a lot this decade and this is probably where they started as they carried over from the last decade, so we can’t just forget them. These guys were all considered, and might just deserve a […]