2000 to 2009 The Best Music From The Worst Decade Ever
This past decade has truly been an abysmal age. From The Strokes to Paramore with too much George Bush givin us the “what what in the butt” in the all around. All the horrible 1980's materialism and shallow fashion addiction that we had worked so hard to smash up and run out of town resurrected as spandex survivor's guilt. Reopening the floodgates of racist, sexist, anti-intelligent crap onto the world. What's worse is that there shall forever be a generation who looks back on all this horror with nostalgia.
I'm just glad we can finally take this dying, mangy, mutt out back and with one slug, release it from it's sad, mortal coil. And released we all shall be. The advent of Youtube, Ubuntu, bit torrents, and (insert favorite social network here) have given Earth's people unprecedented access and insight into to each other. The long result will grow to a thriving media environment where great works will be made without regard to (but still including) profit or fame will be the norm. Not soon enough. In far too many way, these past ten years have simply been wasted time that we will never get back. Still, there were some high points, some great nights spent as drunken, huddled masses. Days when we thought we could scream away war and bigotry, and moments when we almost did.
This is a rough sketch of the few hours of this decade that were worth living through.
Best Records
Beetles, Jay-Z, DJ Danger Mouse vs The Record Industry - The Grey Album
The official opening salvo of mash up culture. Something my dad I can enjoy for the next 20 years. The one saving grace of an otherwise depressing era is this kluster-sonic joyride through what you thought you knew.
84 Nash – A Secret Reward
The last great stand of the last great Dayton band. When the Nash broke up, God melted the mold with it. Thanks goodness they managed to release this most hummable opus before the end came.
Defiance Ohio – Share What You Got
Hands down, the official motion picture soundtrack of every raging party worth going to. Smelly kids, broken hearts, and escapist politics. Seriously, I had crush on Sherri when I was 15 and she was a crazy eyed bike messenger. I did a techno cover of “Chad's Favorite Song” for a Christmas compilation a couple years ago.
Silver Jews – Bright Flight
I'm so, so glad Dave Berman decided to grace us with his unhealthy wit. Really great interviews didn't come until the later albums, but this one has some real jukebox standards.
Sword Heaven – We Of The Fucking Mountains
I don't get the whole noise movement that took over the world for three or four years in the middle of the decade. My best guess is that it was somewhere between an attempt to sonically represent the anti-senseable quasi brutality of the day and the best attempts of those who like to talk a lot to present their inability to create as creation itself. Either way, this record stands out as the opposite of all the rest of that. Actually inspired, biologically rhythmic, and louder than God.
Beat The Devil - Self Titled
This NYC based trio always put on a great show, something Tom Waits himself may have gotten jealous of from time to time.
Columbus Needs A Mountain V/A
I can't believe how much mileage this compilation is still getting. The last leftover of a real effort to build a mountain in Columbus, Ohio.
Lifter/Puller – The Soft Rock
Warnings, therapy, and the best riffs ever. I tried to drown out the pain of the millennium with women, drugs, booze, and insomnia...after all of that failed this album was there to hold my hair back, kick me in the jaw, and send me back out with at little something to look forward to.
Times New Viking – We Were High/We Were Not High
The shotty 5 song EP that started it all. Still their best record to date
The Mighty Boosh – Season Two
I know these guys aren't a real jazz-funk band, but these guys are 8000% more of a real band than some of the stuff I had to put up with on the radio is the past ten years. And unlike the White Stripes, they actually have sex with each other!!
Best Bands That Came And Went
Fat Girls By The Snack Table -cbus
Bunkbed Nights - g rap
Chicks On Speed - germany
The Sewing Terrorists - g rap
Welcome To Concrete -cbus
The Scarlets -g rap
xoxo Miles
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of getting into the HOF? the only one i can think of is maybe the white stripes.. maybe foo fighters? i don't know cause a lot of the big acts from the 00's is crap like britney spears and timberlake.. i just heard artie talking about that on howard stern and thought it was a interesting question. maybe the place will be like a museum no one gives a shit about anymore...
