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37.Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)
This is a decade defining album. Even though it’s not my favorite album of the decade,i myself believe that indie rock in the 2000s will be remembered by Arcade Fire’s masterpiece Funeral. I don’t remember another album that I considered to be a modern classic after so few listens. The record is just stunning,powerful and just beautiful. This album hits hard when it does. I used to walk while listening to this the summer of 09,my every single step felt more powerful with this album in the background. When I listen to Funeral,i feel like i’m really going for a ride. The emotion in the music is so sincere. When I first listened to Arcade Fire,i was one of those people who thought that the 2000s were a horrible time for music and that Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven is the best song of all time. (But I still deep down inside preferred Achilles Last Stand) And I think it was during the first time i heard the chorus to Rebellion (Lies) when my opinion on music just changed. I could not get any enjoyment out of the music that I once adored. (Besides Progressive Rock that is) One thing i noticed about Funeral recently is that the album is very original. At the time,every single indie rock band had stolen something off of The Pixies. Arcade Fire aren’t one of those bands. They’re free of any clichés found on an indie album. Which is why Funeral still sounds very fresh. Every little detail is fantastic from the accordions to the strings and to the horns. Funeral in my opinion is one of the best albums of this generation of music.
Favorite Track:Wake Up
36.DJ Shadow - Entroducing (1996)
You know this list really is lacking at the hip hop department. I’m kinda surprised with that since hip hop has been really growing on me the past couple years. (I have My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Good Kid Maad City to thank for that) But I knew this record would be on the list the second i started listing albums. This is one of the most unique albums ever. The way DJ Shadow uses samples is just unheard of. Sadly there is a train of thought that sampling is bordering on plaglarism. I really don’t agree. The thing with this record it’s the first record where I would consider sampling an art. Sure,sampling has been used waaay before this album came out but this kind of sampling was never done before. This stuff requires so much skill,time and also a lot of finesse. And you know what,at least it cites where the sample is taken from rather than just using it and not referring to the source. (Something Led Zeppelin never did with a ton of riffs huh?) But still,if you don’t like samples that much this record is not really for you. (Still worth a shot though) I ignored this album for way too long. I used to think this was some lame EDM record but then somehow I heard the record and i was really surprised with the variety of styles this man explores randing from hip hop,jazz,funk,psychedelic rock and more. From what I’ve heard,this album is actually in the Guinness Book Of World Records for being an album composed entirely of samples. It’s such a shame that DJ Shadow went on to produce very uninspired rehashes. It really hurts me to say that he’s a one album wonder. But we still have Entroducing. A masterpiece that will always stand the test of time.
Favorite Track:Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2 (That’s one track)
35.Slowdive - Souvlaki (1993)
This album moves me. It takes me to a brand new planet. The spacey guitars just captivate me like nothing else. For example,listen to the opener Alison. There is a guitar lick on that song that just gives me goosebumps every single time. You know the one. (0:55) I don’t know why but somehow that sound the guitar makes just takes me away and Dagger brings me back home. Those two usually are the fan favorites off this album but I actually prefer Machine Gun over them. The bridge and the chorus on that track are some the most beautiful moments in music period. The lyrics are also very strong. But I just like how dreamy this all sounds. It’s nothing like that other shoegaze album. One of the things that I find to be very weird about this album is that even though the lyrics can be really dark,somehow the music has this sound to it where it gives a certain amount of hope to the listener. There really isn’t much to say this album. It really should just be experienced. Trust me,you won’t regret it.
Favorite Track:Machine Gun
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