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It's interesting that people are citing the feel of SBS as a good thing. I'm much more a fan of Wilco's studio creations than their guitar jams. The two things that original attracted me to Wilco was the studio brilliance of Jay Bennett and the lyrical genius of Jeff Tweedy. I wasn't a fan of A Ghost is Born for a while, but eventually took to it. Sky Blue Sky to me is the epitome of what I don't want from a Wilco album. "You Are My Face", for exampel, is sub-Cat Stevens soft rock that degenerates into a sub-Lynyrd Skynyrd boogie jam, devoid of any interesting instrumentation. It's pretty

How is Wishful Thinking bad? That's one of the best songs on Ghost.

"You Are My Face" isn't in my top 50 Wilco songs, personally.

Impossible Germany is great. The rest not so much.

I always thought the chorus line was an ellusion to the whole YHF fiasco.

It took hearing those songs live for me to realize what a great album A Ghost is Born is. It was my least favorite at one point, but now it's probably my third favorite Wilco record.

Summerteeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Usually Summerteeth, but not enough so that I could consider either my definite favs. My favs list is like: Tied for first: YHF, Summerteeth Tied for second: Being There, A Ghost is Born, Wilco (The Album) Tied for last: Sky Blue Sky, A.M.

Album: best, worst A.M.: Passenger Side, That's Not the Issue Being There: Misunderstood, Was I in Your Dreams? MA: Another Man's Done Gone, Christ For President Summerteeth: She's a Jar, We're Just Friends(there are no bad songs on Summerteeth, but this is the one that's the least amazing to me.) MAII: Remember the Mountain Bed, Joe Dimaggio Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Jesus, Etc., I'm The Man Who Loves You A Ghost is Born: Spiders (Kidsmoke), The Late Greats Sky Blue Sky: Impossible Germany, Shake it Off Wilco (The Album): Country Disappeared, Sunny Feeling

I think Chutes has more mainstream acclaim but that the fanbase is 50/50, if not in the corner of Oh, Inverted World.

You mean The Billy Corgan method?

Didn't Mercer fire everyone?

I agree with this. Chutes is a front to back classic.

Oh I forgot: Nick Cave- The Boatman's Call

Andrew W.K. Originally a 0.6 ZERO POINT SIX!!! Assuming they'd now give every album in the top 200 at least an 8.0, that's pretty good growth.

Also it keeps people like me from whining.

I sort of think if you're doing a best of decade list, it's best to list them chronologically, so that in theory you have an idea of how music changed over the course of the 10 year period, and how different albums and styles grew out of each other.

Yeah. The Glow, Part 2 was criminally low. Overall this whole list had a weird feel to it, it was like they were trying to straddle indie and mainstream, and a lot of albums I felt were more suited for the top 50 (Z, Abattoir Blues, The Glow Part 2, Dear Science) were overlooked for ones I didn't think were quite there (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga). Also, is M.I.A. THAT great that we need to rank a bootleg of her demo tape in the top 200 over SMiLE, Love & Theft, A Ghost is Born, and Van Lear Rose?

Fair enough. To me it's more like ranking Help! or A Hard Day's Night over Revolver. I guess I can understand the rush of Funeral and the immediacy...I just don't feel it as much anymore, and haven't felt that rush from the album since probably 06. You always have the best analogies btw. I still crack up over your Wilco (The Album)= Bill Clinton analogy.

I disagree completely. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is to me the album that encapsulates this decade best, with front to back great songs. There are probably 3 or 4 songs on Funeral I just don't care for, and the ones I do care for don't reach the levels of transcendence that YHF does. The one thing we agree on is Loretta Lynn and Brian Wilson. I'd also add Bob Dylan to that list for Love & Theft and Modern Times. Better than Foxtrot though? "Wake Up" is probably in my top 10 songs of the 00s, and "Rebellion (Lies)" is in the top 20. "Tunnels" is also really good. After that it's sort

Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago Jeff Buckley- Grace The Microphones- The Glow, Part 2

Funeral over Yankee Hotel Foxtrot makes me want to strangle a kitten. I can't believe people are still making a fuss about that album.

Dirty Hipster!

I want "Carnival of Light".

Fair enough on Teenage Fan Club. Arcade Fire to me is like really great arrangements of really kind of average songs. "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Wake Up" are the only songs on Funeral that blow me away. If they didn't have all the swirling string arrangements, they'd be another one of many faceless 00s bands imo. The White Stripes had a great gimmick, and about a half a dozen good songs; that does not a legendary band make.

Ugh too syrupy for me. I'm one of the few people on this board that seem to dig Nirvana, but I think the topic at hand was the list. White Blood Cells is a pretty weak best of decade imo. Maybe like a #15 or so, but #1 is pushing it. I'm happy to see at least one Wilco record over Funeral.