Albums I'm Thinking About Getting from the Year 2001 (part 2 of a proposed 10-part series)

here is the list I made for the year 2001...you guys have been a real big help so far. Thanks!

No Doubt - Rock Steady
Aaliyah
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You
Paik - Corridors
Acid Mothers Temple - In C
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Jaybird
Keiji Haino - Abandon All Words
Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist - Danse Manatee
Wolf Eyes - Slicer
Wolf Eyes - Dread
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Tool - Lateraelus
Converge - Jane Doe
Opeth - Blackwater Park
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2
Oneida - Anthem of the Moon
Mogwai - Rock Action
Astrobrite - Crush
Isobella - A 24 Syllable Haiku
Bjork - Vespertine
MF DOOM - Special Herbs Vol. 1 & 2
The Circulatory System
Kinski - Be Gentle with the Warm Turtle
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
Solex - Low Kick and Hard Bop
Fennesz - Endless Summer
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
Fugazi - The Argument
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

unwound and converge are really good. you can skip the rest.

really?

(btw I fully expect Danse Manatee to come out as the nyc g&f villain of this thread...)

well, aaliyah was cool. so maybe that too.

i liked that super furry animals album when it came out. haven't listened since. the vinyl was cool!

everybody here will tell you to buy stars of the lid. they are like that.

whatever you do, don't get that mogwai album. the worst. well, "get", everything is free in this day and age, right?

danse manatee was good

some good stuff in that list. no doubt isnt one of them though

The Opeth album is very good. So is the Tool album.

love aaliyah and danse manatee, hate the glow pt 2.

really?

(btw I fully expect Danse Manatee to come out as the nyc g&f villain of this thread...)

― destroy a. monsters (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:22 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

villain is the shins and the microphones imo.

both wolf eyes are good. if i were limiting it to two or three: fennesz, tired sounds, maybe bjork

Endless Summer!

everybody here will tell you to buy stars of the lid. they are like that.
That's because it makes sense to. Tired Sounds is good, though I must say I prefer On the Refinement of their decline.

basically the only thing you should do with that Shins album is nutpunch it; it will change your life to the extent of, after hearing it, part of you will spend the rest of your life going "why the fuck did I listen to that"

I saw The Shins once on Austin City Limits; just caught the last part of the show...it was a little underwhelming. But I liked the "New Slang" song.

some of my faves were:

a sun that never sets
bath
leaving your body map
the dreadful hours
from wisdom to hate
last fair deal gone down
hymns
tara
a fine day to exit
how i long to feel that summer in my heart
virus west
khanate
the codex necro
point
pure rock fury
10,000 light years
old ramon
fire walk with us
sub-basement

all those are worth owning.

I really want to hear the rest of that No Doubt album too...I like a lot of the singles that came off of that (and am a pretty big fan of No Doubt's 'nu-new-wave' period/schtick...)

interesting, Scott...thanks a lot for all of your suggs on both threads...!

anybody want to rep for Paik? I've been wanting to get into them for a long while seeing that they are supposedly a shoegazer/drone/doom band from Michigan...

I love Paik

Scott is on the crack! Fugazi - The Argument is in my top ten for the decade. Bjork, Opeth, Fennesz, Tool, Microphones are all great too. No Doubt's Rock Steady is a damn good pop album. Unwound - Leaves Turn gets a lot of admiration, but hard to love and go back to repeatedly. I loved the SFA at the time, but haven't been in the mood for it in a few years.

Aaliyah
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You
Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist - Danse Manatee
Wolf Eyes - Dread
Tool - Lateraelus
Converge - Jane Doe
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
Fennesz - Endless Summer
Fugazi - The Argument

all worth getting.

rest is garbage to greater or lesser degrees.

i'm gonna rep for the unwound album which is my favorite from that year and probably in my top 5 for the decade

special herbs series is actually quite boring imo and although the beats are mostly dope, it really does need doom on top of them. (rare an instrumental hiphop album is anything other than this tbrr)

this list is much better top to bottom than your 2000 list

Vespertine and Endless Summer are excellent. I used to really like that Circulatory System album, but I haven't played it in a while (if you like Olivia Tremor Control though, you should get it--it's tighter than whatever their last album is called). DOOM is kinda underrated as a producer, but I'm not sure I'd bother with those Special Herbs albums, a lot of those beats show up on other stuff with his rapping.

the No Doubt is solid but not super memorable beyond the singles. Aaliyah's a classic of course. and as much as i like later Fugazi, for some reason The Argument hasn't really clicked with me, although people seem to love it.

some albums from that year I would recommend:
Ted Leo/Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance
Chris Lee - Chris Lee Plays & Sings Torch'd Songs, Charivari Hymns & Oriki Blue-Marches
Firewater - Psychopharmacology
Usher - 8701
Destroy All Nels Cline - Destroy All Nels Cline

Slicer is by far and away the best (non-cdr) wolf eyes alb imho

In C is fun!

Ones I definitely still own:

Acid Mothers Temple - In C (Terry Riley cover -- probably on par with the Styrenes and Bang On A Can versions -- making it stand out from from all their other albums I've never been able to tell apart)*
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Opeth - Blackwater Park

One I probably still own, but it'd be in the storage closet, so I can make sure right now:

Oneida - Anthem of the Moon

*-- see this thread:

Do I own too many Acid Mothers Temple albums?

Would not necessarily recommend per se' that you buy any of those, though (unless they were $3 or less, for a used CD. I could easily live without them. Opeth one should be on the top of your list, probably.)

xp -- so I can't make sure right now.

(Will refrain from listing the many good albums your list is missing.)

Unlike Chuck, I can't refrain. D.a.M., Were Strokes and White Stripes not listed cuz you already own them, or you don't like them? Cuz while they were obvious and ubiquitous, they're certainly worth hearing if you haven't. More:

Hawksley Workman - (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves [An acquired taste understandably, but a long time favorite]
Mercury Rev - All Is Dream
Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life
Ed Harcourt - Here Be Monsters
The Dismemberment Plan - Change

Also Gorillaz, Daft Punk, Boredoms, Cannibal Ox, Spoon, Pulp, Mark Lanegan, Life Without Buildings, Sigh, Czars, Steve Wynn, Elbow, Basement Jaxx, Missy Elliott, O'Rourke, Andrew Bird, Eels, Four Tet, Otto, Bows, Beta Band, Lift To Experience, !!!, N*E*R*D, Roots Manuva, Spirit Caravan, Bardo Pond, Hammers of Misfortune, Max DeCastro, Moreno Veloso, Blue States. It was a good year.

The Argument is way good.

[apologies, another long list, and these are just the LPs no one's yet mentioned! these threads = red rags :) ]

Saïan Supa Crew - X Raisons
Stereolab - Sound-Dust
De La Soul - AOI: Bionix
Marumari - Supermogadon
Ellen Allien - Stadtkind
Ladytron - 604
Rohff - La vie avant la mort
Princess Superstar - Princess Superstar Is
Low & Dirty Three - In The Fishtank
Jan Jelinek - Loop Finding Jazz Records
Felix da Housecat - Kittenz and thee Glitz
Stereo Total - Musique Automatique
Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights
Miss Kittin and The Hacker - First Album
Kelis - Wanderland
Télépopmusik - Genetic World
Tipsy - Uh Oh
Foxy Brown - Broken Silence
Low - Things We Lost In The Fire
DMX - The Great Depression
Rocé - Top Départ
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Britney Spears - Britney

you've got to add Lightning Bolt's Ride the Skies to that list. It's the album that made me love noise. Wolf Eyes ain't got shit on the bolt.

Vespertine is by far the best thing on that list. Aaliyah and Fennesz are also worth checking out.

Never understood the love for that SFA album, i always found it was production over actual songs. Run Christian Run is an amazing song though.

Haven't heard most of those, but I like Love & Theft, the SFA album, Inverted World, and The Argument, in that order. I spent most of the decade something of a Love & Theft skeptic, but I've been falling in love with it just this past month.

More recommendations not yet mentioned:

the Coup - Party Music
Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet
New Order - Get Ready
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Alicia Keys - Songs in a Minor
Soundtrack of Our Lives - Behind the Music
Gillian Welch - Time (the Revelator)
Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea
Ghostface Killah - Bulletproof Wallets
Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs

rock action is actually great fuck the haters

The best album that wasn't made by Daft Punk this year was The Tyranny of Distance by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists. I would add that to the list, it's an absolute classic.

Other great albums from 2001.

The Strokes-Is this it
New Order-Get Ready
Jim O'Rourke-Insignificance
Jay-Z-The Blueprint
Cannibal Ox-The Cold Vein
The Beta Band-Hot Shots II
Pulp-We Love Life
Basement Jaxx-Rooty
Missy Elliott-Miss E..So Addictive
Spoon-Girls Can Tell
Stereolab-Sound Dust
Rufus Wainwright-Poses
Maxwell-Now
The Human League-Secrets
Spiritualized-Let it Come down

only Fugazi.

maybe Unwound too - it's good, byt sounds dated no imo.

but sounds dated now

Boredoms - Rebore 0

Aaliyah
Bjork - Vespertine

^^essential

Solex - Low Kick and Hard Bop

^^ok, not essential

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

^^dreadful

Bjork - Vespertine <- love this so much

Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You <- this is beautiful too, don't miss it if you like this band

Isobella - A 24 Syllable Haiku <- have never even heard of this, but it sounds intriguing - what is it?

Unwound, Converge, Opeth, Oneida. Those are all fantastic.

Vespertine and The Argument are both really good, though I can't remember the last time I played the Bjork album tbh. I think it's a very 'in the right mood' album.

I loved the Paik at the time but can't say I've dug it out for years. My pick of the list would probably be that, the Unwound, and the Fennesz, though.

Tired Sounds of... is pleasant but not my favourite SoTL by some way (that would be The Ballasted Orchestra which by the way I am still mad at everyone for not voting for in the alt 90s poll) so I don't know whether to "pick" it or not.

Okay, I lied (when I said I would restrain myself.) Not mentioned yet, I don't think:

Montgomery Gentry – Carrying On (Columbia)
Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera (Soul Dump)
(Various) – Epop Version_01 (Epic)
Gore Gore Girls – Gore Gore Girls (Get Hip)
Mensen – Delusions Of Grandeur (Gearhead)
Brooks & Dunn – Steers & Stripes (Arista Nashville)
Bosco – Action (Atlantic)
Koffee Brown – Mars/Venus (Arista)
Jason Moran – Black Stars (Blue Note)
Mammoth Volume – A Single Book Of Songs By (The Music Cartel)
Steve Kuhn Trio – Quiereme Mucho (WEA International)
Fabulous Disaster - Put Out Or Get Out (Pink & Black)
Toby Keith – Pull My Chain (Dreamworks)
Novadriver – Void (Small Stone)
Fireball Ministry – FMEP (Small Stone)
Lucyfire – This Dollar Saved My Life At Whitehorse (SPV)
Neurosis – A Sun That Never Sets (Relapse)
Not – Bad Trip Boys (Noiseworks)
Josie And The Pussycats – Music From The Motion Picture (Play-Tone/Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax)
The C*nts – Oh No It’s The C*nts (Disturbing)
Joey Kingpin – A Beat Down In Hell Town (Radikal)
Clone Defects – Blood On Jupiter (Tom Perkins Entertainment)
Charlie Haden – Nocturne (Verve)
Kultur Shock – Fucc The INS (Kool Arrow)
The Chargers Street Gang – Holy The Bop Apocalypse (Get Hip)
Beautiful Creatures – Beautiful Creatures (Warner Bros.)
Alligator Stew – A First Taste Of (Halcyon/Record Heaven Music)
The Horrorist – Manic Panic (Things To Come)
The Beatnuts – Take It Or Squeeze It (Loud)
Asa Cruz – Pop Star (Sundown)
Manu Chao – Proxima Estacion Esperanza (Virgin)
Def Cut – Return To Burn (Bomb Hip-Hop)
The Briefs – Hit After Hit (Dirtnap)
City High – City High (Booga Basement/Interscope)
The Cutthroats 9 – Anger Management (Reptilian EP)
Tim Berne – The Shell Game (Thirsty Ear)
Nerve Agents – The Butterfly Collection (Hellcat)
Pauline Oliveros – No Mo (Pogus)Bang On A Can – Terry Riley In C (Cantaloupe)
Mushroom – Foxy Music (Innerspace)
No Neck Blues Band – Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones But Names Will Never Hurt Me (Revenant)
Morsel – Para Siempre (Small Stone)
The Hives – A.K.A. Idiot (Gearhead EP)
DJ Assault – Jefferson Ave. (Intuit-Solar)

I have heard The White Stripes and Strokes albums: I thought the Strokes were decent, but thought both were very overrated...De Stijl is my White Stripes pick...

Isobella is a shoegazer band, on the same record label as Paik I think...

endless summer

here are the albums from 2001 I heard and liked:

toxicity
first comets on fire album
ultraglide in black
amnesiac
first gorillaz album

i also like are you are missing winner but its easily tied with white blood cells as prolley the worst album i've heard from this year...

"The C*nts – Oh No It’s The C*nts (Disturbing)"

luv ya. a cd that nobody will ever be able to find or hear and that in all probability they would never listen to twice. i bought mine for a dollar at strawberrys in philly!

i think you and me are the only bosco fans too.

wish i still had that novadriver cd.

In C, The Argument, and Vespertine are my faves here. bonus track on the CD version of In C is really good.

aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah aaliyah oh yeah and vespertine too

yes:
Fugazi - The Argument
Bob Dylan
Unwound
Super Furry Animals

no:
Solex
Microphones ("The Moon" is a choice cut however)

also yes:
Basinski - the disintegration loops
Kylie - Fever

EXCELLENT:

Aaliyah
Tool - Lateraelus
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
Fennesz - Endless Summer

DECENT to GREAT:

Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You
Acid Mothers Temple - In C
Keiji Haino - Abandon All Words
Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist - Danse Manatee
Wolf Eyes - Slicer
Converge - Jane Doe
Mogwai - Rock Action
Bjork - Vespertine
MF DOOM - Special Herbs Vol. 1 & 2
The Circulatory System
Kinski - Be Gentle with the Warm Turtle

HAVEN'T HEARD (but love other stuff of theirs):

Wolf Eyes - Dread
Oneida - Anthem of the Moon

NOT MY THING, but are "accomplished" and you may enjoy:

Opeth - Blackwater Park
Fugazi - The Argument

AVOID/LOL INDIE:

The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

Ok, yeah. US Maple put out Acre Thrills this year, which is tied with "Talker" for their best album, meaning it's the best album of 2001. Does not sound like anything else mentioned on this thread, and just ridiculously great.

AVOID/LOL INDIE:

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

Don't listen to this fucktard. Get RATW I absolutely goddamn IMPLORE you. It's one of the best records I've ever heard, in all sorts of ways.

Other great albums from 2001.

The Strokes-Is this it
New Order-Get Ready
Jim O'Rourke-Insignificance
Jay-Z-The Blueprint
Cannibal Ox-The Cold Vein
The Beta Band-Hot Shots II
Pulp-We Love Life
Basement Jaxx-Rooty
Missy Elliott-Miss E..So Addictive
Spoon-Girls Can Tell
Stereolab-Sound Dust
Rufus Wainwright-Poses
Maxwell-Now
The Human League-Secrets
Spiritualized-Let it Come down

― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 22 July 2010 17:31 (4 days ago)

This is a really, really good list btw - especially CanOx and The Beta Band (lol DEATH TO FALSE HIP-HOP)

Ah, Hefner "Dead Media" which is the album that freaked out all of their long-term fans, but is secretly their best.

Thanks to this thread for reminding me to listen to the Aaliyah album finally. I picked it up after my run. Am on "Read Between the Lines." So far it's really nice. Maybe I was afraid it was gonna be like her last role in Queen of the Damned, not so good.

Death in June - All Pigs Must Die

man that album scared the shit out of me

Half of it is soothing lullabies about death and pigs inbreeding. I love that album

No Doubt - Rock Steady
Acid Mothers Temple - In C (one of very few AMT records i actually like)
Keiji Haino - Abandon All Words (dunno this one, but am a fan, so yeah)
Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist - Danse Manatee
Wolf Eyes - Slicer
Wolf Eyes - Dread (best wolf eyes by far)
MF DOOM - Special Herbs Vol. 1 & 2
Fennesz - Endless Summer (total classic)
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World (dunno this record, but love the title track)

Acid Mothers Temple have thoroughly pissed me off and pretty much guaranteed my absolute reluctance to listen to them by releasing seemingly every goddamn little brainfart of an idea they get - can't you guys just release, like, a record every year or something? See also, Robert Pollard

Dread the best Wolf Eyes, huh? I've only heard Burned Mind and Human Animal to be fair.

hey, how'd the shins get in that above list? for the record: fuck the shins.

yeah, dread's my favorite. burned mind is good too, similar but the ideas are more condensed. slicer's great too, but relatively minimal. and yeah, AMT are great when they're on, but quality control is ridiculously low.

also garage stuff, some of it very obvious:

strokes - is this it
white stripes - white blood cells
dirtbombs - ultraglide in black
the deadly snakes - i'm not your soldier anymore
lost sounds - black wave
lost sounds - memphis is dead
reigning sound - break up break down
the gossip - that's not what i heard
the kent 3 - spells
king khan & his shrines - three hairs and you're mine

non-garage that i remember liking (some of which i haven't heard in forever):

boredoms - rebore 0
ludacris - word of mouf
miss e...so addictive - missy elliott
to rococo rot - music is a hungry ghost
outkast - big boi & dre present... (good intro/overview)
jay-z - the blueprint
badawi - soldier of midian
aiko shimada - blue marble
daft punk - discovery
andrew w.k. - i get wet
the coup - party music
low - things we lost in the fire (my favorite low by far)
N*E*R*D - in search of
cannibal ox - the cold vein
gorillaz - gorillaz
aaliyah - s/t

never heard the kurupt album - space boogie? any good? really liked the dj quick collab...