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I hate to admit it, but I would have a very hard time naming ten artists from this decade that I listen to regularly.

 

having said that, I nominate Dungen.

 

:cheers

 

 

i am still waiting to see them play live...it just hasn't worked out the last couple of dates they've played boston (was out of town, and the 2nd time the show sold out and i couldn't get in).

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:cheers

 

 

i am still waiting to see them play live...it just hasn't worked out the last couple of dates they've played boston (was out of town, and the 2nd time the show sold out and i couldn't get in).

 

They are a fantastic live band. I've seen them on their last two tours. Hopefully they'll be coming around again before too long.

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That's a great list, Dondante. I'd also make arguments for Beck, Califone, Feist, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Marah, Lucinda Williams, M.I.A., Ryan Adams, Ron Sexsmith, Jack White/White Stripes, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen. But it's hard to disagree with any of your picks. :thumbup

 

 

 

 

like him or not, sufjan has to be on that list. i would add drive by truckers. i need to check out ron sexsmith

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1. Drive-By Truckers

Southern Rock Opera '01

Decoration Day '03

The Dirty South '04

A Blessing and a Curse '06

Brighter Than Creations Dark '08

Live From Austin City Limits '09

The Fine Print '09

 

2. Jay Farrar

Sebastopol '01

ThirdShiftGrottoSlack '02

Terroir Blues '03

Stone, Steel, & Bright Lights '04

Okemah & the Melody of Riot '05

Gob Iron '06

The Search (On Chant & Strum) '07

American Central Dust '09

One Fast Move or I'm Gone '09

 

3. Wilco

Mermaid Avenue II '00

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot '02

A Ghost Is Born '04

Kicking Television '05

Sky Blue Sky '07

Wilco (The Album) '09

 

4. Jason Molina

The Lioness '00

Protection Spells '00

Ghost Tropic '00

Mi Sei Apparso Come Un Fantasma '01

Didn't It Rain '02

Magnolia Electric Co '03

Pyramid Electric Co '04

Trials & Errors '05

What Comes After the Blues '05

Hard to Love a Man '05

Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go '06

Fading Trails '06

Sojourner '07

Josephine '09

Molina and Johnson '09

 

5. Will Johnson

All the Falsest Hearts Can Try '00

South San Gabriel Songs '00

Distance and Clime '01

Murder of Tides '02

Love You Just the Same '03

Welcome Convalescence '03

Flashes & Cables '04

Vultures Await '04

The Carlton Chronicles '05

Fort Recovery '06

Operation Motorcide '07

Dual Hawks '08

Molina and Johnson '09

 

6. The Black Keys

The Big Come Up '02

Thickfreakness '03

Rubber Factory '04

Chulahoma '06

Magic Potion '06

Attack & Release '08

Blakroc '09

 

7. Ryan Adams

Heartbreaker '00

Pneumonia '01

Gold '01

Demolition '02

Rock and Roll '03

Love Is Hell '04

Cold Roses '05

Jacksonville City Nights '05

29 '05

Easy Tiger '07

Follow the Lights '07

Cardinology '08

 

8. The Hold Steady

Almost Killed Me '04

Separation Sunday '05

Boys and Girls in America '06

Stay Positive '08

A Positive Rage '09

 

9. Neko Case

Furnace Room Lullaby '00

Blacklisted '02

The Tigers Have Spoken '04

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood '06

Live in Austin '07

Middle Cyclone '09

 

10. Neil Young

Road Rock Vol. I '00

Silver & Gold '00

Are You Passionate? '02

Greendale '03

Prairie Wind '05

Living With War '06

Live @ The Fillmore East '06

Live @ Massey Hall '07

Chrome Dreams II '07

Live @ Canterbury House '08

Fork in the Road '09

Archives Vol. I '09

Dreamin' Man '09

 

 

good call on neil young!

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Six Organs of Admittance

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2000 Invitation To The SR For Supper 8"

2000 Dust and Chimes

2000 Somewhere Between Her shoulder And God 7"

2000 The Manifestation 12"

2002 Dark Noontide

2002 You Can Always See The Sun EP

2003 Compathia

2003 For Octavio Paz

2003 Trighplane Terraforms No.1 Split

2004 Stephanie Volkmar/Six Organs Of Admittance Split

2004 The Manifestation

2005 School of the Flower

2005 The Honeycreeper Smiles 7"

2006 7" split w / Om

2006 Days Of Blood (LP, Limited edition)

2006 The Sun Awakens

2007 Proem To Empty The Sun

2007 Shelter from the Ash

2008 Goatflower (CDr, Limited edition of 100 handmade copies)

2009 RTZ (Compilation, Recorded 1999-2003)

2009 Luminous Night

 

Where's a good place to start ?

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Six Organs of Admittance

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Dungen

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Dungen (2001)

Stadsvandringar (English - City Walks) (2002)

Ta Det Lugnt (English - Take it Easy) (2004)

Tyst Minut (Silent Minute) (2005)

Tio Bitar (English - Ten Pieces) (2007)

4 (2008)

Samtidigt (Simultaneously) (2009)

 

 

I saw about 15 minutes of a Six Organs show a few years ago and it was awesome. I've been meaning to check out some recordings, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

What are Tyst Minut and Samtidigt? I have all of Dungen's main releases (aside from the self titled one), but I'm not familiar with those.

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I saw about 15 minutes of a Six Organs show a few years ago and it was awesome. I've been meaning to check out some recordings, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

i really like _Shelter from the Ash_ a lot, and _Dark Noontide_ as well. _Songs For Octavio Paz_ is pretty mellow, but good.

 

What are Tyst Minut and Samtidigt? I have all of Dungen's main releases (aside from the self titled one), but I'm not familiar with those.

 

they are 12" records; the Tyst Minut came as a bonus CD on the _Tat De Lugnt_ cd reissue. not sure if _Samtidigt_ has been reissued...it originally came out on Mexican Summer which is an off-shoot of Kemado and has put out some fine fine records, including ones from Kurt Vile and Wooden Shjips.

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Where's a good place to start ?

 

I'm partial to School of the Flower myself.

 

I'd have Radiohead, Califone, Sigur Ros, Yo La Tengo, Wilco, Doves, Smog/Bill Callahan, Broken Social Scene and Sparklehorse on my list in some order.

 

--Mike

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good call on neil young!

While far from his greatest decade, the first installment of the Archives, the Archives Performance Series releases, and Greendale push him into the discussion for me. That said, Fork in the Road is fucking terrible and Are You Passionate? is not one of his finer moments. Silver & Gold and Prairie Wind are solid folk/country/acoustic albums. I like Living With War for what it is, and Chrome Dreams II is a very good 1/2 album (No Hidden Path, Spirit Road, Dirty Old Man, Ordinary People, and The Way). I also enjoyed the Demme documentary "Heart of Gold," released in '06.

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Here's my quick take with a list of studio albums:

 

The White Stripes

De Stijl (2000)

White Blood Cells (2001)

Elephant (2003)

Get Behind Me Satan (2005)

Icky Thump (2007)

 

Wilco

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

A Ghost Is Born (2004)

Sky Blue Sky (2007)

Wilco (The Album) (2009)

 

The Hold Steady

Almost Killed Me (2004)

Separation Sunday (2005)

Boys and Girls In America (2006)

Stay Positive (2008)

 

Blitzen Trapper

Blitzen Trapper (2003)

Field Rexx (2004)

Wild Mountain Nation (2007)

Furr (2008)

 

Spoon

Girls Can Tell (2001)

Kill the Moonlight (2002)

Gimme Fiction (2005)

Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)

 

The National

The National (2001)

Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (2003)

Alligator (2005)

Boxer (2007)

 

Ryan Adams

Heartbreaker (2000)

Gold (2001)

Demolition (2002)

Rock N Roll (2003)

Love Is Hell (2004)

Cold Roses (with The Cardinals) (2005)

Jacksonville City Nights (with The Cardinals) (2005)

29 (2005)

Easy Tiger (2007)

Cardinology (with The Cardinals) (2008)

 

Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus (2001)

Pig Lib (2003)

Face the Truth (2005)

Real Emotional Trash (2008)

 

Okkervil River

Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See (2002)

Down the River of Golden Dreams (2003)

Black Sheep Boy (2005)

The Stage Names (2007)

The Stand Ins (2008)

 

Sam Roberts

We Were Born In A Flame (2003)

Chemical City (2006)

Love at the End of the World (2008)

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Been too busy to check back in.....lot of great picks here. Neil Young was an oversight on my part.

 

I find it strange none of us has mentioned MMJ yet(!). We all dig 'em. :pirate

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I didn't get that memo.

 

I exaggerate. But if you're a Neil fan, you at least oughta hear and acknowledge the live Okonokos version of Dondante, one of the best things anyone's done this decade IMO.

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