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mi-yu-'s The Top 100 Albums of the 2000's (^O^)/

01 - Radiohead / Kid A (2000)
02 - Björk / Vespertine (2001)
03 - Radiohead / In Rainbows (2007)
04 - Sigur Rós / ( ) (2002)
05 - The Postal Service / Give Up (2003)
06 - Arcade Fire / Funeral (2005)
07 - Animal Collective / Feels (2005)
08 - PJ Harvey / White Chalk (2007)
09 - M.I.A. / Arular (2005)
10 - Amiina / Kurr (2007)
11 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2005)
12 - Mew / Frengers (2003)
13 - Bat for Lashes / Fur & Gold (2007)
14 - Sigur Rós / Takk... (2005)
15 - Röyksopp / The Understanding (2005)
16 - Coldplay / Parachutes (2000)
17 - The Strokes / Is This It (2000)
18 - Juana Molina / Son (2006)
19 - múm / Summer Make Good (2004)
20 - The White Stripes / Elephant (2003)
21 - Battles / Mirrored (2007)
22 - Gregory and the Hawk / Moenie and Kitchi (2008)
23 - Gang Gang Dance / Saint Dymphna (2008)
24 - Thom Yorke / The Eraser (2006)
25 - Snow Patrol / Eyes Open (2006)
26 - Radiohead / Amnesiac (2001)
27 - Fleet Foxes / Fleet Foxes (2008)
28 - Joanna Newsom / Ys (2006)
29 - Arcade Fire / Neon Bible (2006)
30 - Tyondai Braxton / Central Market (2009)
31 - Cat Power / You Are Free (2003)
32 - Fennesz / Endless Summer (2001)
33 - Antony and the Johnsons / I am a Bird Now (2005)
34 - Múm / Finally We Are No One (2002)
35 - Bon Iver / For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
36 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Fever To Tell (2003)
37 - Sufjan Stevens / Illinois (2005)
38 - Kings of Leon / Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)
39 - Justice / Cross (2007)
40 - Coldplay / Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (2008)
41 - Mika / Life In Cartoon Motion (2007)
42 - The Libertines / The Libertines (2004)
43 - The Music / The Music (2002)
44 - Kasabian / Kasabian (2004)
45 - Primal Scream / Xtrmntr (2000)
46 - The Gossip / Standing In The Way Of Control (2006)
47 - PJ Harvey / Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000)
48 - Grillaz / Demon Days (2005)
49 - LCD Soundsystem / LCD Soundsystem (2005)
50 - Portishead / Third (2008)
51 - The Kills / Midnight Boom (2008)
52 - Radiohead / Hail To The Thief (2003)
53 - CSS / Cansei De Ser Sexy (2006)
54 - The Go! Team / Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004)
55 - !!! / Myth Takes (2007)
56 - Travis / The Invisible Band (2001)
57 - Super Furry Animals / Rings Around The World (2001)
58 - Franz Ferdinand / Franz Ferdinand (2004)
59 - Death Cab for Cutie / Plans (2005)
60 - PJ Harvey & John Parish / A Woman A Man Walked By (2009)
61 - M83 / Before The Dawn Heals Us (2005)
62 - Sonic Youth / Sonic Nurse (2004)
63 - Keane / Hopes And Fears (2004)
64 - Dirty Projectors / Bitte Orca (2009)
65 - Rilo Kikey / The Exectution of All Things(2002)
66 - School of Seven Bells / Alpinisms (2008)
67 - Bat for Lashes / Two Suns (2009)
68 - The Killers / Hot Fuss (2004)
69 - Duft Punk / Discovery (2001)
67 - Grizzly Bear / Veckatimest (2009)
68 - The Mars Volta / Frances The Mute (2005)
69 - Beck / Sea Change (2002)
70 - Blur / Think Tank (2003)
71 - Boards of Canada / Geogaddi (2002)
72 - Muse / Origin Of Symmetry (2001)
73 - The Flaming Lips / Embryonic (2009)
74 - M.I.A. / Kala (2008)
75 - Björk / Medulla (2004)
76 - Rodrigo y Gabriela / Rodrigo Y Gabriela (2006)
77 - Antony and the Johnsons / The Crying Light (2009)
78 - Kings of Leon / Only By The Night (2008)
79 - Ellen Allien & Apparat / Orchestra Of Bubbles (2006)
80 - Coldplay / X&Y (2005)
81 - Animal Collective / Strawberry Jam (2007)
82 - Sonic Youth / The Eternal (2009)
83 - Modeselektor / Happy Birthday! (2007)
84 - Red Hot Chili Peppers / By The Way (2002)
85 - MGMT / Oracular Spectacular (2007)
86 - Beck / Modan Guilt (2008)
87 - Interpol / Antics (2004)
88 - TV on the Radio / Dear Science (2008)
89 - The Kooks / Inside In / Inside Out (2006)
90 - The Album Leaf / In A Safe Place (2004)
91 - Coldplay / A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
92 - Sigur Rós /Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (2008)
93 - The Kills / No Wow (2005)
94 - Björk / Volta (2007)
95 - Arctic Monkeys / Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
96 - Jóhann Jóhannsson / Dís (2004)
97 - Vampire Weekend / Vampire Weekend (2008)
98 - My Morning Jacket / Z (2005)
99 - Foo Fighters / One By One (2002)
100 - Spiritualized / Songs In A & E (2008)

Alpha Omega x2
Architecture in Helsinki
Beaches
Behind Crimson Eyes
Bullet For My Valentine
Cog x3
Cut Copy x2
Daft Punk
Del Toro
Devo
Dungen
El Guincho
Fantomas
Francisco Lopez
Franz Ferdinand
Gyroscope
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Hilltop Hoods
Iron Maiden
Jakob
Jet
John Butler Trio x2
Kora
Laura
M83
Midnight Juggernauts
Mogwai
Mono
MSTRKRFT
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Operator Please
Pendulum
Pineapples From The Dawn Of Time
Pivot
Pnau
Roger Waters
Rosetta
Sigur Ros
Spiritualized
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Cassette Kids
The Dandy Warhols
The Fratellis
The Hilltop Hoods
The Killers
The Living End x2
The Lovetones
The Mars Volta
The Music
The Presets x4
The Prodigy
The Saints
The Stooges
The Surrogate
The Travelling So-And-So's
The Vines x2
The White Stripes
Tool
Tucker B's
Vampire Weekend
Van She
Wolfmother x3

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November 4, 2009

1. Thom Yorke - Hearing Damage
2. The Hives - Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones
3. The Bloodsugars - Form/Function
4. Zoot Woman - Just A Friend Of Mine
5. La Roux - Reflections Are Protection
6. Friendly Fires - Kiss Of Life
7. Bear in Heaven - Fake Out
8. Wolfmother - Sundial
9. R.E.M. - These Days (Live)
10. Jupiter One - Volcano
11. Van She - Changes
12. Free Energy - Something In Common
13. Pixies - Hey
14. Can - Oh Yeah
15. brazos - Kid
16. Mew - Repeaterbeater
17. The Beatings - Youth Crimes
18. Guided by Voices - Glad Girls
19. The Shaky Hands - Love Curse
20. Phoenix - Rome
21. Gary Numan - Films
22. The Very Best - Warm Heart Of Africa
23. Vampire Weekend - Horchata
24. Memory Tapes - Bicycle
25. The Flaming Lips - Your Bats
26. Nirvana - School
27. The Music - Bleed From Within
28. Old Cranes - Little Bird Courage
29. 7 Worlds Collide - Too Blue
30. Mon Frere - You Don't Mind
31. Neon Indian - Ephemeral Artery
32. Studio - Origin
33. bang bang eche - Beat Up The Kids
34. Electric Six - Waste Of Time And Money
35. Manic Street Preachers - All Is Vanity
36. The Black Heart Procession - Suicide
37. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
38. Dan Deacon - Get Older

1. … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
2. 7 Shot Screamers
3. 12 Summers Old x3
4. Action Action
5. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
6. Alice in Chains the original lineup
7. Alien Ant Farm
8. Aloha
9. Ambulance LTD
10. Amina
11. Angels & Airwaves
12. An Horse
13. Fiona Apple
14. Ash x5
15. A-Sides
16. Bad Religion x2
17. Beat Union
18. Biffy Clyro
19. Black Gold
20. Blind Pilot
21. blink-182 x4
22. The Blood Brothers
23. Blood On The Walls
24. The Blue Man Group
25. Blue October
26. Bril
27. The Bronzed Chorus
28. Bush x2
29. Calla
30. Capgun Coup x2
31. The Charms
32. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
33. Circle and Square
34. Coldplay
35. Coliseum
36. Common Roots x25
37. The Courteeners
38. Cowboy Mouth
39. The Cribs
40. Cursive x4
41. Cute Is What We Aim For
42. Damone
43. the darkest hour
44. Dead Meadow
45. Deadly Snakes
46. Death Cab for Cutie x2
47. Deep Sea Diver
48. Decahedron
49. The Decembrists x2
50. Deer Tick
51. Gavin DeGraw
52. The Detachment Kit
53. Dinofight!
54. The Dillinger Escape Plan
55. The Donnas
56. The Doves
57. Dr. Cowboy
58. The Dresden Dolls
59. Dropkick Murphys
60. Dressy Bessy
61. Eagles of Death Metal
62. Escape
63. The Eternals
64. Everclear
65. Every Time I Die x2
66. Steve Ewing
67. Exene and the Original Sinners
68. The Exit x2
69. Eyes Adrift
70. Farmer Dave
71. Farmers Tan Market
72. Feeding The Masses
73. Fenix TX x2
74. Filter
75. Flogging Molly
76. Ben Folds
77. Foo Fighters x4
78. Forth of July
79. Fragile Porcelain Mice x4
80. The Frames
81. The Frey
82. Garbage x2
83. The Gentleman Callers
84. Inara George
85. Girl in a Coma
86. Girls Against Boys
87. The Good Life
88. Gravity Kills
89. Greenwheel
90. Goldfinger
91. Good Luck Sailboat
92. Gym Class Heroes
93. The Hives
94. Home Grown x2
95. Hot Hot Heat
96. Idlewild
97. I Hate Kate
98. Ingram Hill
99. Interpol
100. Killswitch Engage (only staid for first 3 songs for photo pass)
101. Ben Kweller x2
102. Lapush
103. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists x2
104. Less Than Jake x3
105. Jenny Lewis
106. The Like
107. The Living End x3
108. Lit
109. Local H x2
110. Lost City of Angels
111. The Killers
112. KISS
113. Mae
114. Male Models
115. Maps & Atlases
116. Marigold Summer
117. Marilyn Manson
118. Matchbox 20
119. The Matches
120. Paul McCartney
121. mc chris
122. We Versus The Shark
123. Metallica
124. Mesh StL
125. Mest
126. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
127. Moby
128. The Monkees
129. Morning Wood
130. Morrissey x2
131. Murphy’s Law
132. Muse x4
133. The Music
134. Mr. Quintron
135. MxPx x2
136. My Brightest Diamond
137. Nada Surf
138. Bif Naked
139. The New Amsterdams
140. New World Spirits x2
141. N.I.L.8
142. No Doubt x2
143. The Noise FM
144. Now It’s Overhead
145. Oasis
146. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
147. OK Go x2
148. Offspring x2
149. The Oranges Band
150. Our Lady Peace x2
151. Ozma x2
152. Palo Alto
153. Parallel
154. Paramore x2
155. Mike Park
156. Parkway Drive
157. Peachcake
158. Pegasus-XL
159. Pennywise
160. People in Plains
161. Pepper
162. The Pink Spiders
163. The Pinker Tones
164. Plus Minus
165. poison control center
166. Pomeroy
167. The Ponys
168. The Pragmatic
169. Princeton
170. Ra Ra Riot
171. Radiohead
172. Radio Iodine
173. Rancid x5
174. The Raveonettes
175. Red Hot Chili Peppers
176. The Red Walls x2
177. Reel Big Fish x2
178. Resistall
179. Reverend Horton Heat
180. Josh Ritter
181. Rock N’ Roll Soldiers
182. The Rogers Sisters
183. Rooney x3
184. Run DMC
185. Michael Runion
186. Sea Wolf
187. The Sex Pistols
188. Brett Sheroky (of Common Roots) x2
189. Brett Sheroky & The 4.1.2 (now Common Roots)
190. The Shins
191. Silversun Pickups
192. Sleater-Kinney
193. Smashing Pumpkins
194. Snow Patrol
195. Social Distortion x2
196. So Many Dynamos x9
197. The Sounds x2
198. Sum 41 x3
199. Super Grass
200. Sigur Rós x2
201. Stir
202. Straylight Run
203. Street Dogs
204. Stellastar*
205. The Strokes x2
206. Story of the Year
207. Tegan and Sara
208. The Thermals
209. Tiger Army
210. Tight Pants Syndrome
211. Tilly and the Wall x3
212. The Timmys
213. Tree Of Woe
214. Two Ton Boa
215. Ultraman
216. The Unseen
217. The Urge x7
218. Van Halen
219. Vedera(formally Veda)
220. Veruca Salt
221. VHS or Beta x2
222. Victoria
223. The Vines
224. Viva Voca
225. Wakefield
226. Imaad Wasif
227. Weezer x2
228. Weird Al Yankovic
229. Wilco
230. Kristeen Young
231. The White Stripes
232. A Wilhelm Scream
233. Wolfmother
234. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
235. Kristeen Young
236. Zebrahead
237. The Zutons
238. Company of Thieves
239. Autovein
240. The Lake
241. One lone car
242. Kinch
243. Natural Selection
244. Makeshift Gentlemen

Bands I have seen over the years.

A
Alexisonfire x2
Architects
Attack! Attack!
A Textbook Tradegy
Atreyu
Bring Me the Horizon x2
Canterbury
CKY
Danananaykroyd
Deftones
Dinosaur Pile-up
Dropkick Murphys
Eagles of Death Metal
Emery
Enter Shikari x2
Faith No More
Feeder
Fightstar
Forever Wednesday
Frank Turner
Funeral for a Friend
Furthest Drive Home
Gallows
Hadouken
Hexes
Ian Brown
In This Moment
Jamie T
Kids In Glass Houses x2
Leftover Crack
Lethal Bizzle
Lights
Lightspeed Champion
Lower Than Atlantis
Manchester Orchestra
Metallica
Mindless Self Indulgence
Misery Signals
New Found Glory
Placebo
Polar Bear Club
Random Hand
Reuben
Rise Against
Rival Schools
Set Your Goals
Sonic Boom Six x3
Stars Of The Search Party
Streetlight Manifesto
Tenacious D
The Academy Is
The Blackout
The King Blues
Them Crooked Vultures
The Music
The Plight
The Prodigy
This City
Your Demise
65daysofstatic

cheekeemunkee's top albums (7 days)
1. Silversun Pickups - Swoon (29) 2. R.E.M. - Monster (16) 3. Bad Religion - The Process of Belief (16) 4. U2 - Achtung, Baby! (13) 5. Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining (12) 6. Pearl Jam - Backspacer (11) 7. The Charlatans - Simpatico (11) 8. The Music - Welcome To The North (11) 9. Europe - Last Look At Eden (10) 10. Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust (10)

[1] Animal- Captain The first day of the Oxegen festival was outstanding, Captain had very little buzz, but I had a feeling they were going to be good to see and they were great. Buy everything you can from them {Pet Sounds Tent-Oxegen-Dublin}. [2] The Network's Going Down- Carbon/Silicon Mick Jones' new band sounds great recorded, all of their music is free to download, but they retire songs from their site so you have to be vigilant if you want their music; they were pretty terrible live though when I saw them the first night of SxSW. [3] Psycho Killer- Talking Heads David Byrne played the end of the first night of the ACL festival, I didn't see much of his performance, {AT&T Stage-ACL-Austin}. [4] Heimdalsgate Like A Promethan Curse- of Montreal What an amazing live band to see one of the best I've seen; they had musicians on different levels of the stage and the show was not just about music but performance art {Warehouse-Houston}. [5] Nature Of The Experiment- Tokyo Police Club I got to the theatre super early for the show, and I only got to see the last song, and then had to sit through "Angels & Airwaves" (worst band ever) for 45 minutes {Nokia Theatre-Dallas}. [6] No Lucifer- British Sea Power this was such a lovely rainy day in Ireland, luckily they were playing inside a tent {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [7] I Feel Fine All The Time- dios (malos) I do love Dios, I see them every year {Walters-Houston}. [8] The Frown Song- Ben Folds Such great shows all the time, there's nothing like Ben Folds slamming down his mitts on the piano {O2-Oxegen-Dublin & Palladium-Dallas}. [9] Tendency- Battle this was one of those bands I come home from Europe not having known but really getting into {Pet Sounds-Oxegen-Dublin}. [10] People C'mon- Delta Spirit this was such a great middle of the day in the Austin sun {Austin Ventures-ACL-Austin}. [11] The Way It Is- Nicole Atkins Nicole Atkins was a great had a {AMD-ACL-Austin}. [12] Bonny- Tom Smith The only musician that is on the compilation twice, but they're one of my favorite bands, and I did see them twice, so I figure I'm allowed {Pabst Theatre-Milwaukee & Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [13] Suzanne- Leonard Cohen after leaving early from the Roskilde Festival; Collean, Becky, Folkert, & I sat in the park and listened to Leonard Cohen for a free show {Kongens Have-Copenhagen}. [14] Golden Brown- The Stranglers it was just great to see icons performing on stage {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [15] San Berdoo Sunburn- Eagles of Death Metal I only saw a little bit from EoDM before I decided it was time to leave {Meridian-Houston}. [16] Just Another Folk Song- Make Model Collean, Tanya & I saw these guys play at SxSW I actually had a drink with the drummer before they took the stage; they were so happy to be playing, I think you can tell that they have some real potential. [17] Spit at Stars- Jack Peñate it was good to see Jack playing in Ireland, it wasn't too crowded, but everyone there had a really great time {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [18] Walcott- Vampire Weekend In Ireland they sounded absolutely amazing, definitely a highlight of the festival season {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin & AMD-ACL-Austin}. [19] We Get On- Kate Nash She sounded good in Denmark but was a natural in Ireland (she was born in Dublin), the best was when she sang about being bitter and everyone threw lemons at her, she loved it (I think) {Odeon-Roskilde-Copenhagen & O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [20] Heartbeat- Scouting for Girls First band of a freezing rainy day, Collean was nice enough to let me borrow her poncho to stay dry {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [21] We Are All on Drugs- Weezer As much as everyone gave me a hard time about them not sounding good live, they were stupendous {Nokia Theatre-Dallas}. [22] Hot Girls In Good Moods- butch walker and the let's go out tonites Another hot day in Austin to see Butch Walker {Austin Ventures-ACL-Austin}. [23] Bullets- Editors The Pabst was one of the best places I could see a show; I'm so glad to have made it up to Wisconsin for the Editors show {Pabst Theatre-Milwaukee & Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [24] Retirement- Kaiser Chiefs Always one of the best bands to see play live, there was so much going on that day that I was running back and forth from stage to stage {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [25] Our Bovine Public- The Cribs the middle of this day at SxSW was an outstanding time, rock posters and rock music is always brilliant. [26] Take Her Back- The Pigeon Detectives When they played this song in Austin at SxSW I was up against the stage screaming along, the Ireland show was much less rock filled {O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [27] Partie Traumatic- Black Kids another show that was just chosen out of the blue, but they were quite fun {Futures-Oxegen-Dublin}. [28] Trash- The Whip These guys weren't so hot live, but I think I'll give them another chance since it was in the middle of the day, and they'd probably played late the night before (or at least that's what I'm defending them with) {Latitude-Austin}. [29] This Scene Is Dead- We Are Scientists Every time I see these guys I get them mixed up with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but they're so much better {O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [30] Over and Over- Hot Chip this is the only song from Hot Chip that I like, but it's really good so I couldn't skip them {AT&T Blue-ACL-Austin}. [31] Barrowland Ballroom- Amy Macdonald I loved seeing Amy at Oxegen, I ran into the pit (if you can call it that), there's nothing like a foxy Scot to get your hands clapping early in the day {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [32] Tell Me What It's Worth- Lightspeed Champion I highly recommend taking the time to hunt him down, he is great live, and his music will really surprise you; luckily he doesn't sound anything like his old band (Test Icicles) {Pet Sounds-Oxegen-Dublin}. [33] My Only Offer- Mates of State These guys are really fun to watch {Austin Ventures-ACL-Austin}. [34] Better to Be- Liam Finn I hadn't heard of Liam Finn before, but it was a good show {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [35] Won't Go Away- The Feeling 70's style with a happy little jig at the beginning of the day in mist filled Ireland {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [36] Peachy- Missy Higgins she's a down-under girl banging away on the guitar while setting up a great set for Ben Folds {Palladium-Dallas}. [37] Colorblind- Counting Crows I know this song sounds a bit mellow, but it's a really passionate tune from a guy who seems to have a lot of passion {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [38] Que Sera Sera- Pink Martini went to see these guys play with the symphony; yeah, sometimes I can be classy {Jones Hall-Houston}. [39] Sea of Love- Cat Power She's a bit of an acquired taste, but I think this song is just lovely {Warehouse-Houston}. [40] The Sunnyside Of The Street- The Pogues Pretty much the most enjoyable music you can listen to if you like a bit of Irish style punkesque {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [41] I Useta Lover- The Saw Doctors Another Irish band who apparently are super famous in Ireland (the tent was packed), but I didn't know them prior to this journey {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [42] Lucky Man- The Verve I think everyone knows these guys and their big hit in the US, but since they "broke up" they had more than a bit of musical mystique in Britain that made them a bit like superstars {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [43] Neptune's Call- Duke Spirit I ventured out on the scoot to see these guys open for EoDM and they didn't disappoint, they were really good, and the first time in over a year since I'd been to the Meridian, and it isn't much better than it used to be {Meridian-Houston}. [44] Around the Bend- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Not only are these guys great, but I won their new EP {Roskilde-Copenhagen}. [45] Buck Rogers- Feeder I cannot explain how great it was to see these guys perform again, granted their getting a little long in the tooth, but who isn't {O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [46] Bring On The Dancing Horses- Echo & The Bunnymen Pretty much dark-music gods and still around after 30 years, much like me {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [47] Devil's Dance Floor- Flogging Molly I have to credit Collean for this band, I wasn't all that convinced by them in the past, but they sound really great live, and seeing them in Ireland was amazing {Warehouse-Houston & Futures-Oxegen-Dublin}. [48] Dogs Were Barking- Gogol Bordello I was only able to hear their music since Kathy and I were busy getting free food in the VIP area {AT&T-ACL-Austin}. [49] The Heinrich Maneuver- Interpol Collean and I were walking back to the bus when Interpol finally got onstage, but we got to hear a little I think the first day was the hardest {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [50] Brand New Start- Little Joy I only went into the club to hear these guys because I wanted to talk to someone watching the show, but to my delight, they were really really great {Warehouse-Houston}. [51] Your Love Alone Is Not Enough- Manic Street Preachers Considering I own more music from MSP than anyone else, I would have to say that they were the highlight of the year, I got a little weepy and I definitely was dancing with some super drunk guy at the show; thanks to Collean for putting up with me at this show...I made her arrive to their set super early to get a good spot, and I never looked behind me to see if they were even crowded {Green Room-Oxegen-Dublin}. [52] Manwomanboogie- Q-Tip Formerly of A Tribe Called Quest, I missed 99% of this show because I decided to go to a midnight movie instead of staying (big mistake) {Warehouse-Houston}. [53] Queen Dot Kong- The Dø the show was good, but the tent that they played in was amazing and really unique; there were bleachers set up in the back and side of the tent so you could see from no matter where you were standing {Astoria-Roskilde-Copenhagen}. [54] Getting Down- The Kills When you are a band that prides yourself on being pale and singing dark music, of course you're going to be miserable in the hot Austin sun, but the show was great even if they were complaining {AT&T Blue-ACL-Austin}. [55] Breakin'- The Music great show, lots of fun {Pet Sounds-Oxegen-Dublin}. [56] No You Didn't, No You Don't- The Courteeners Yes they did (rock me), I love these guys, they're so much fun {}.
[57] What's The Frequency Kenneth?- R.E.M. they're REM, there really is nothing more needed to say; they're awesome {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [58] VI Kommer Att Dö Samtidigt- Säkert Yes, this is in a foreign language (Swedish), but she was able to compete with Radiohead and Band of Horses playing on different stages at the same time {Pavilion-Roskilde-Copenhagen}. [59] My Friends- Stereophonics This song is dedicated to all of you guys, great band to see {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin}. [60] Ella's In The Band- The Fratellis over the past 3 years of following them and loving their music, I finally got to see them live; awesome fun {Heineken-Oxegen-Dublin & AT&T Blue-ACL-Austin}. [61] Let's Dance to Joy Division- The Wombats These guys are huge, they were amazing in Austin, and pretty darn close to that in Ireland too {Austin & O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [62] What's My Heart For- The Zutons Still one of my favorite bands, not the best show I've seen them perform, but still good {O2-Oxegen-Dublin}. [63] Sweet Lady- What Made Milwaukee Famous one of my favorite bands from Austin that can always make me happy {AMD-ACL-Austin}. [64] I Will Remain- Old 97's another favorite of mine from the capital of Texas {AT&T-ACL-Austin & Warehouse-Houston}.

Below I have compiled a list of my favourite albums of the last decade:

It goes without saying that Doves are by far my favourite band of the past ten years with all four of their albums inside my top 50.

This is a work in progress so bare with me......reviews to follow.

1) Doves - Lost Souls(2000)

Doves debut album Lost Souls is as close to the ultimate album as you could get. It demands you to listen more and more. I remember walking into a record shop and buying Doves Second album The Last Broadcast and the bloke behind the till saying "Have you heard lost souls?" To which i replied "No" and i vagely remember him saying "You have to buy it, if theres one album you need thats it", He wasn't wrong! Needless to say, I bought it and have been a huge Doves fan since. Its moody, yet uplifting vibe really catches you with brilliant basslines and well crafted song structures. The three boys from Manchester dont look like pop stars, yet over the last decade they have produced four outstanding records, and this is the best of them!

2) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots(2002)


Wayne Coyne and his band the Flaming lips 10th album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots is absolutley genious. Theres not many people in music that could pull an album like this off, let alone make it a success, yet The Flaming Lips did and to critical acclaim. You could listen to this record in 20 years and it would still feel like its from the future (Thats how good it is!).

3) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl(2005)


4) Primal Scream - Xtrmntr(2000)



5) Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)


6) Doves - Kingdom Of Rust (2009)


7) Radiohead - Kid A (2000)


8) Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What I'm Not (2006)


9) The Libertines - Up the Bracket (2002)



10) The Strokes - Is This It? (2001)




11)Ryan Adams - Gold (2001)


12) Shack - ...Here's Tom With the Weather (2003)


13) Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)


14) Doves - The Last Broadcast (2002)



15) The Arcade Fire - Funeral (2005)


16) The Stands - All Years Leaving (2004)


17) Brakes - Give Blood (2005)


18) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (2009)


19) LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (2005)


20) Paul Weller - 22 Dreams (2008)


21) The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike! (2005)


22) South - From Here On In (2002)


23) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)


24) The Rifles - No Love Lost (2006)


25) British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? (2008)


26) Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World (2001)


27) Blur - Think Tank (2003)


28) The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)


29) The Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever (2007)


30) Spiritualized - Let It Come Down (2001)


31) Super Furry Animals - Phantom Power (2003)


32) PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2003)


33) Kasabian - Kasabian (2004)


34) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz (2009)


35) The Coral - The Coral (2002)


36) The Rifles - The Great Escape (2009)


37) Eels - Hombre Lobo : 12 songs of desire (2009)


38) Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood (2003)


39) Doves - Some Cities (2005)


40) The Music - The Music (2003)


41) Dustins Bar Mitzvah - Dial M For Mitzva (2005)


42) The Charlatans - You Cross My Path (2008)


43) Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker (2000)


44) Mando Diao - Bring Um In (2004)


45) Oasis - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000)


46) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C (2001)


47) Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)


48) Primal Scream - Evil Heat (2002)


49) British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Power (2003)


50) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2006)


51) Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)


52) Coldplay - Parachutes (2000)


53) Howling Bells - Howling Bells (2006)


54) Eminem - The Marshall Mathers EP (2000)


55) Ian Brown - Solarized (2004)


56) Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)


57) Jose Gonzalez - Veneer (2005)


58) The Sunshine Underground - Raise the Alarm (2006)


59) LCD Soundsysystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)


60) Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (2008)


61) The Futureheads - The Futureheads (2004)


62) The Charlatans - Wonderland (2001)


63) Brakes - Beatific Visions (2007)


64) Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil (2007)


65) Coldplay - Viva la Vida (2008)


66) British Sea Power - Open Season (2005)


67) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Abattoir Blues (2004)


68) The Last Shadow Puppets- The Last Shadow Puppets (2008)


69) Elbow - Asleep In The Back (2001)


70) The Cribs - Ignore The Ignorant (2009)


71) The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002)


72) Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth (2005)


73) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)


74) Kasabian - Empire (2004)


75) The Enemy - We'll Live and Die in These Towns (2007)


76) The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics (2006)


77) The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth (2007)


78) The Black Keys - Thick Freakness (2003)


79) Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar (2005)


80) Super Furry Animals - Dark days/ Light years (2009)


81) Art Brut - Bang bang rock n roll (2005)


82) Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim (2008)


83) Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005)


84) The Stands - Horse Fabulous (2005)


85) Alfa 9 - Then We Begin (2006)


86) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them on on Your Own (2003)


87) Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha (2008)


88) Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres (2002)


89) Archie Bronson Outfit - Derdang Derdang (2006)


90) The Horrors - Primary Colours (2009)


91) Interpol - Antics (2004)


92) Talib Kweli- Ear Drum (2007)


93) Graham Coxen - Happiness in Magazines (2005)


94) Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)


95) The Morning After Girls - Shadows Evolve


96) The Rakes - Capture/ Release (2006)


97) Brakes - Touchdown (2009)


98) The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed (2008)


99) The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Bravery Repetition and Noise (2001)


100) Kanye West - Late Registration (2005)