The Best Albums Of My Decade: By Less Lee Moore

Published on December 31st, 2009 in: Best Of Lists, Canadian Content, Listicles, Music, Staff Picks, Top Ten Lists |

In an editorial called “An Argument Against Year End Lists” Dusted‘s Ben Tausig calls them both “viscerally disgusting” and “overdone” and accuses those critics who write them of being lazy.

Point taken, Mr. Tausig.

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Foetus, Damp

Except for the fact that people love making and reading lists (Popshifter staff included), I do agree with his arguments on precisely why the timing of such lists is arbitrary and ultimately meaningless: “The calendar year has little or nothing to do with when bands record, tour, practice, break up, or anything else. . . albums aren’t the only way people listen to music.”

And for those of use who don’t listen to every new album released in a year (and don’t care to), they become an exercise in futility: how do you pick ten albums when you might’ve only heard ten new albums between January and December?

Since the end of this year marks the imminent dawn of a new decade, such attempts become exhausting. Yet a lot can change in a decade, for good and for bad, and the music we listened to on that ten-year journey can remind us of those changes, provoking memories and emotions, both good and bad.

With that in mind, here are the ten (ish) albums that defined the naughts for me and why.

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3 Responses to “The Best Albums Of My Decade: By Less Lee Moore”


  1. Rev. Syung Myung Me:
    December 31st, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Damp and Love are amazing records. I love “I Hate You All” from Damp and “(not adam)” from Love the best; like, if you asked me a reason to buy those albums, those are the two cuts I’d play. Hello, Young Lovers is crazy good too — though I think I might have chosen Lil’ Beethoven, as that was the one that made Sparks click for me. Particularly “My Baby’s Taking Me Home”.

    I got Speakerboxxx/Love Below for the Love Below part, but was pleased with how good Speakerboxxx was. Both had a lot of filler, but I tend to think that might be the nature of the beast with hiphop albums. Perhaps they should bring actual comedians in for the skits.

    Also AIIIIR!

  2. Popshifter:
    December 31st, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Now you’re going to make me have to choose, aren’t you? As for Love, I think “Aladdin Reverse” and “Don’t Want Me Anymore” are my faves, but every song is really essential. As for “Damp,” the remix of “Blessed Evening” and “I Hate You All” are stellar, but I think I have listened to “Mine Is No Disgrace” at least 500 times. It was sort of like a mantra. And I cannot forget to mention “Chimera” in terms of sheer emotional impact.

    LLM

  3. Popshifter » We Want To Thank You:
    January 19th, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    […] . . ” blog post of January 15, 2010, and links to the “Best Albums Of My Decade” blog post which tied his Love and Damp albums at number one. He also posted a link to his “Best Of […]







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