Clash's 50 Greatest Albums of the Last 5 Years (Z)

[dragonboy]

Did this get posted already?

50 The Killers - Hot Fuss
49 Kasabian - Kasabian
48 Deerhunter - Microcastle
47 Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
46 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
45 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
44 Portishead - Third
43 Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
42 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
41 Santigold - Santigold
40 Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
39 Sigur Rós - Takk...
38 Efterklang - Parades
37 Liars - Drum's Not Dead
36 The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
35 Hot Chip - The Warning
34 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
33 Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
32 Feist - The Reminder
31 Broadcast - Tender Buttons
30 Battles - Mirrored
29 Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
28 Tunng - Mother's Daughter And Other Songs
27 The Libertines - The Libertines
26 Kanye West - The College Dropout
25 Apparat - Walls
24 Burial - Burial
23 Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves
22 Caribou - The Milk Of Human Kindness
21 Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
20 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
19 Soulwax - Nite Versions
18 The Bug - London Zoo
17 Brian Wilson - SMiLE
16 Isolée - We Are Monster
15 My Morning Jacket - Z
14 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
13 Joanna Newsom - Ys
12 Modeselektor - Hello Mom!
11 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
10 Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
09 J Dilla - Donuts
08 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
07 M.I.A. - Arular
06 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
05 The Knife - Silent Shout
04 TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
03 Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
02 Radiohead - In Rainbows
01 Arcade Fire - Funeral

[capt. scotty]

This cant be the band/member of the band The Clash, this is a magazine, right?

Nice to see some MMJ love, but that list is way too indie-trendy IMO. A good amount of those are deserving, but they go overboard and exclude a lot of more deserving stuff. Then again, it's probably some indie magazine, I'm assuming

Elbow  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Return to Cookie Mountain  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] (that's #4 but Dear Science isnt in the Top 50?  :-?)
Dilla Donuts  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Animal Collective #10  ;D

[ycartrob]

I read that as the last 50 years, not 5.  ;D

I was about to go O F F!

[dragonboy]

I read that as the last 50 years, not 5.  ;D

I was about to go O F F!

;D ;D ;D

Yeah, nice to see some love for Donuts!

[Leontheslut]

There hasn't been a better album than Funeral in the last five years? Z BLOWS that album away. Actually Z blows away any album on that list.

This is secretly a pitchfork ranking.

[dragonboy]

I only have 15 of these & haven't even heard of a few of the artists (Isolée, Apparat, Tunng, Benga, Efterklang)

Guess I'm getting old  :(

[mjkoehler]

I still do not get all of the praise for In Rainbows. I love Radiohead but that is #2 in the last 5 years? Huh?!?! I tried Animal Collective and I do not get them. I tried, just didn't seem interesting.

[ycartrob]

I still do not get all of the praise for In Rainbows. I love Radiohead but that is #2 in the last 5 years? Huh?!?! I tried Animal Collective and I do not get them. I tried, just didn't seem interesting.

I really, really, really wanted to like Animal Collective but I totally, totally, totally, didn't get it.

[capt. scotty]

I still do not get all of the praise for In Rainbows. I love Radiohead but that is #2 in the last 5 years? Huh?!?! I tried Animal Collective and I do not get them. I tried, just didn't seem interesting.

I'm not really into Radiohead, nor do I have this particular album, but I think Radiohead is overrated more than underrated in every facet.

I have similar sentiments for Animal Collective.

And again, this is some magazine, right?

[dragonboy]

And again, this is some magazine, right?

So what, your search engine isn't working today Capt or you're just just being lazy?  ;)

http://www.clashmusic.com/

EDIT: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-in-brief

[dragonboy]

15
My Morning Jacket, 'Z'
(2005; ATO)

In which the Kentucky hair bear bunch get serious.

Whereas My Morning Jacket's first three long-players were self produced and recorded on former band member Johnny Quaid's family farm, 'Z' saw experienced old hand John Leckie (Radiohead, The Stone Roses) head up the sessions in New York State's Catskill Mountains, helping the band achieve an previously unforeseen cohesion.

The loss of two founding members, and the introduction of two new ones, also informed the mood of the album, allowing them to shed any "well, that's how we've always done it" working methods and embrace the new ideas and techniques brought by the experienced producer.

An equally important shift was the decision to maybe turn down the reverb a little (well, a lot) on frontman Jim James' vocals, previously one of the most recognisable elements of the band's sound. My Morning Jacket's earlier efforts had found James seemingly recorded while trapped down a deep well (the band had used the grain silo on the Quaid farm as an oversized echo chamber); on 'Z', his impressive voice was given its deserved centre stage billing, howling on opener 'Wordless Chorus', unleashing an unholy scream on 'Gideon' and showing softer tones and a pleasing Kentucky burr on 'Knot Comes Loose'.

Another new development on 'Z' was the unashamed use of synthesisers, providing the opening deep bass at the album's start and some of the more exotic touches throughout. A notable development given the band's perceived 'jam band' tag in the US and all its attendant Luddite connotations.

With a wide enough scope to please both FM rock radio and those who like their music with a little more spice, 'Z' remains the moment when My Morning Jacket outgrew their homespun beginnings and became the widely feted modern rock band that most recently brought us 'Evil Urges'.

[capt. scotty]

And again, this is some magazine, right?

So what, your search engine isn't working today Capt or you're just just being lazy?  ;)

http://www.clashmusic.com/

EDIT: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-in-brief

Well, it is easier for you or some other person here who's in the no to just say yes or no, right?  ;D

I figured if I tried a search, I'd just get stuff about the band The Clash anyway.

Good to see the lastest news on there that Wu Tang is still together  [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/wu-tang-not-splitting

[aMillionDreams]

And again, this is some magazine, right?

So what, your search engine isn't working today Capt or you're just just being lazy?  ;)

http://www.clashmusic.com/

EDIT: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-in-brief

Well, it is easier for you or some other person here who's in the no to just say yes or no, right?  ;D

I figured if I tried a search, I'd just get stuff about the band The Clash anyway.

Good to see the lastest news on there that Wu Tang is still together  [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/wu-tang-not-splitting

know

[ManNamedTruth]

that list sucks.
also, why is santogold always misspelled santigold. i've seen it both ways but i'm pretty sure its santogold.

[capt. scotty]

And again, this is some magazine, right?

So what, your search engine isn't working today Capt or you're just just being lazy?  ;)

http://www.clashmusic.com/

EDIT: http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-in-brief

Well, it is easier for you or some other person here who's in the no to just say yes or no, right?  ;D

I figured if I tried a search, I'd just get stuff about the band The Clash anyway.

Good to see the lastest news on there that Wu Tang is still together  [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/wu-tang-not-splitting

know

Wow. I had to think four a second and read my post a few times before I even knew what youre post meant.

Did Tracy steal youre username?

[capt. scotty]

that list sucks.
also, why is santogold always misspelled santigold. i've seen it both ways but i'm pretty sure its santogold.

I dont listen to them, but even I noticed the same thing.

I've seen it a lot, and on reputable sites, which is weird

I was beginning to think there were 2 bands with almost the same exact name or I was entering early senility

[Angry Ewok]

Z is definitely one of the best albums in recent. I'm kind of sad that evil urges doesn't get much love, even around here.

[Penny Lane]

that list sucks.
also, why is santogold always misspelled santigold. i've seen it both ways but i'm pretty sure its santogold.

I dont listen to them, but even I noticed the same thing.

I've seen it a lot, and on reputable sites, which is weird

I was beginning to think there were 2 bands with almost the same exact name or I was entering early senility

santogold had to change their name to santigold because of copyright infringement.

[Penny Lane]

This cant be the band/member of the band The Clash, this is a magazine, right?

Nice to see some MMJ love, but that list is way too indie-trendy IMO. A good amount of those are deserving, but they go overboard and exclude a lot of more deserving stuff. Then again, it's probably some indie magazine, I'm assuming

Elbow  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Return to Cookie Mountain  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] (that's #4 but Dear Science isnt in the Top 50?  :-?)
Dilla Donuts  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Animal Collective #10  ;D

i agree about Animal Collective but Dear Science=WAY overrated. RTCM far better.  :)

[capt. scotty]

This cant be the band/member of the band The Clash, this is a magazine, right?

Nice to see some MMJ love, but that list is way too indie-trendy IMO. A good amount of those are deserving, but they go overboard and exclude a lot of more deserving stuff. Then again, it's probably some indie magazine, I'm assuming

Elbow  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Return to Cookie Mountain  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] (that's #4 but Dear Science isnt in the Top 50?  :-?)
Dilla Donuts  [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Animal Collective #10  ;D

i agree about Animal Collective but Dear Science=WAY overrated. RTCM far better.  :)

Well, I dont think I've had either TVOTR album long enough to picka favorite with a clear mind, but the point I was trying to make was if they thought RTCM was so good it was #4, wouldn't you expect them to have Dear Science in the Top 50???