Best Of 2000s Results Thread

[phanan]

Gonna get this going in a bit, and will post the order in between lunch, meetings, conference calls, useless interruptions, and so forth.

Unfortunately, I never received rankings from AtomicBono and Lancemc. Neither has gotten back to me, so their playlists have been removed from the final tallies and each individual ranking list. That means we'll have 14 playlists overall.

Be back in a bit with our Lanterne Rouge.

 

[Irishteen]

I'm curious to see how this goes, some really great playlists this time all of them were good

 

[Screwtape2]

This should be interesting.

 

[phanan]

While I don't think the top 3 would have changed if we had the other two playlists, I have a feeling that there would have been a slight difference in the order, particularly in the second half of the rankings. Spots 11, 12 and 13 are all within six points of each other.

 

[phanan]

14. GirlsAloudFan

Total Points: 30

Highest Ranking: 8th
Lowest Ranking: 14th


Modern Girls

I'm pretty proud of this playlist. I think it's probably the most poptastic playlist in DI history. And, unless Screwtape has done it before, I think it's the first DI entry to feature only female vocalists. I've also represented each year of the decade here. I hope it's a fun listen for you guys. Somethin' a little different. No matter what, I know Axver will love it.

1. Be Your Own Pet - "Bunk Trunk Skunk" - Be Your Own Pet - 2006 - (1:33)
2. Girls Aloud - "Biology" - Chemistry - 2005 - (3:37)
3. Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats" - Some Hearts - 2005 - (3:20)
4. Britney Spears - "Womanizer" - Circus - 2009 - (3:44)
5. Sugababes - "Push the Button" - Taller In More Ways - 2005 - (3:39)
6. Cansei de ser Sexy - "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex" - Cansei de ser Sexy - 2006 - (3:07)
7. Miley Cyrus - "See You Again" - Meet Miley Cyrus - 2007 - (3:11)
8. Lea Michele - "Take A Bow" - Take A Bow (iTunes single) - 2009 - (3:35)
9. Annie - "Heartbeat" - Anniemal - 2004 - (3:06)
10. Lily Allen - "Smile" - Alright, Still - 2006 - (3:16)
11. Aly & AJ - "Potential Breakup Song" - Insomniatic - 2007 - (3:40)
12. PJ Harvey - "One Line" - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea - 2000 - (3:14)
13. Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You" - Let Go - 2002 - (3:44)
14. Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted" - The Spirit Room - 2001 - (3:37)
15. Sleater-Kinney - "Modern Girl" - The Woods - 2005 - (3:02)
16. Rilo Kiley - "Portions For Foxes" - More Adventurous - 2004 - (4:45)
17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps" - Fever To Tell - 2003 - (3:40)
18. Taylor Swift - "Change" - Fearless - 2008 - (4:40)

Total Runtime: 62 minutes 30 seconds

 

[phanan]

Figures you'd like it in the rear, GAFer.

 

[Irishteen]

GAF's list wasn't bad, completely against the tastes that rule here though, to me it was more mixed, I didn't hate all the pop but the quality varied, still it was good and a fun listen too

 

[phanan]

The next two coming were a bit higher on my own list, and I'm a little disappointed they are really low here, but that's the way it goes. Can't say I'm surprised though.

 

[LemonMelon]

Sorz, GAF. Womanizer being your Britney pick kinda summed it up for me; with stronger song choices, this could have been a guilty pleasure for me, but it kinda fell short in that area.

 

[Lancemc]

Aw shit. I had no idea the deadline for rankings came and went. I could have sworn it was Oct 31st for some reason.

I just went in and found your PMs too Phanan. Sorry I missed them. But that's OK, I wasn't too concerned about getting my list in the ranking anyway. It was really just an excuse to make that cover art.

 

[phanan]

You get an honorable mention just for that cover.

Your list was doing fairly well, just so you know.

 

[Screwtape2]

If awards were given out for this edition, GAF would certainly get one for most courageous playlist.

 

[phanan]

13. Screwtape2

Total Points: 58

Highest Ranking: 4th
Lowest Ranking: 14th




Pi –The Best of The 2000’s

“Bookends of ice and snow; the end of the story is a return to the start. We are lost by year’s end, tried and hoping for another. In a kingdom of white, the hope and dream of a new start is crystallized. This cycle of solid to shattered and mended to melted has rarely been as evident as in this decade. So, how does one measure a circular life?”

Often I hear and read that music today is terrible. In the mainstream they’d probably be right. If you know how to find it though this has been a decade rich in great songs, albums and artists. In fact, for the 80 minutes allowed it has been far too rich. I realized quickly that this playlist couldn’t feature my picks for best songs of the decade (most of which are over five minutes and closer to eight) or a fair representation of the decade’s diversity. I struggled more on this playlist than any other. In the end, I just decided to not over think it anymore and just come up with a unified piece. While not every deserving album, artist and song are here, I do think this playlist is a great answer to those that think music is terrible today.

I added the years next to each song. Looking at the playlist it is clear that recent albums, for better or worse, seemed to have an advantage over the rest of the decade. I’m curious if this was the case for anyone else. The biggest examples are “We Are The People” and “Rabbit Heart” (which people might remember from the radio interview before U2’s Sheffield broadcast) which both snuck in thanks to being recent musical discoveries. A year from now the playlist might have looked very different.

1. Todd Rundgren- “God Said” –Liars (7:35) [2004]
2. Empire of The Sun- “We Are The People”-Walking On A Dream (4:27) [2008]
3. Bat For Lashes- “Two Planets” –Two Suns (4:48) [2009]
4. Kate Bush- “King of The Mountain” –Aerial (4:54) [2005]
5. Florence & The Machine- “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” –Lungs (3:52) [2009]
6. Metric- “Poster of A Girl” –Live It Out (4:49) [2005]
7. Moby- “Shot In The Back of The Head” –Wait For Me (3:16) [2009]
8. Morrissey- “Life Is A Pigsty” –Ringleader of the Tormentors (7:23) [2006]
9. Najwa Nimri- “Lord of Nations” –Carefully (4:53) [2001]
10. U2- “Fez-Being Born” –No Line On The Horizon (5:17) [2009]
11. MGMT- “Of Moons, Birds & Monsters” –Oracular Spectacular (4:47) [2007]
12. St. Vincent- “Black Rainbow” –Actor (4:11) [2009]
13. Coldplay- “Spell A Rebel Yell” –Violet Hill (2:47) [2008]
14. Dresden Dolls- “The Jeep Song” –The Dresden Dolls (4:51) [2003]
15. Tori Amos- “Taxi Ride” –Scarlet’s Walk (4:02) [2002]
16. The Verve- “Sit and Wonder” –Forth (6:52) [2008]

Total Time: 78:34

 

[Lancemc]

^^Would have been higher on my list.

 

[phanan]

As you can see, there was a big jump in points from 14th to 13th.

 

[phanan]

^^Would have been higher on my list.

I figured. And it would've catapulted Screw a few spots I think.

 

[Lancemc]

Ah well, such is life.

 

[Screwtape2]

13. Screwtape2

Total Points: 58

Highest Ranking: 4th
Lowest Ranking: 14th

Hey Phanan, is the difference in the highest ranking and lowest ranking a bit misleading or was it that polarizing?

 

[phanan]

I wouldn't necessarily say polarizing, as quite a few playlists had you right in the middle.

 

[Screwtape2]

Okay. I wonder if a large difference in highest ranking and lowest will be common as the results go on.

 

[phanan]

12. Axver

Total Points: 63

Highest Ranking: 3rd
Lowest Ranking: 14th

THIS OLD CABIN: A Selection From The 2000s

Let me be upfront: this is not my Best Of 2000s list. While the 80 minute restriction may have helped others condense their favourites into a very focused selection of personal awesomeness, it was a curse for me. Many of my favourite songs from the 2000s are quite long. However, no list representing just six or seven bands adequately reflected the depth of music I have loved from this decade. Meanwhile, any list of shorter songs contained stuff that I think is great, but not truly in the decade's top 20. I tried to strike a balance but it didn't really feel satisfying. So here's the list I found least objectionable, a list that I think has some reasonable diversity and functions cohesively, a list that I feel does at least a decent job of representing at least some of what I've loved about the 2000s, unashamedly my favourite decade of music. The closer, Verses, is unquestionably my favourite song of the decade. I hope you enjoy, and give some more out-there picks a fair chance. You'll know what I mean.

As for the picture, it's one I took in Malbun, Liechtenstein in July 2009. Not only do I think it has a nice atmosphere complementing some of the songs in my list, but I think it nicely illustrates the foggy nature of doing a Best Of such as this, especially when you have musical inclinations such as mine.

1. Alcest - "Printemps Emeraude" - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde, 2007 (7:20)
2. Tinariwen - "Matadjem Yinmixan" - Aman Iman: Water Is Life, 2007 (5:45)
3. Porcupine Tree - "The Rest Will Flow" - Lightbulb Sun, 2000 [2008 remaster] (3:18)
4. God Is An Astronaut - "Suicide By Star" - All Is Violent, All Is Bright, 2005 (4:38)
5. Jesu - "The Stars That Hang Above You" - Envy/Jesu split EP, 2008 (7:36)
6. Pure Reason Revolution - "Deus Ex Machina" - Amor Vincit Omnia, 2009 (5:41)
7. Melechesh - "Leper Jerusalem" - Emissaries, 2006 (3:49)
8. Agalloch - "In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion" - The Mantle, 2002 (14:46)
9. Anathema - "Release" - A Fine Day To Exit, 2001 (5:48)
10. Blackfield - "Epidemic" - Blackfield II, 2007 (4:59)
11. 65 Days Of Static - "Radio Protector" - One Time For All Time, 2005 (5:26)
12. Russian Circles - "Verses" - Station, 2008 (8:43)

Total runtime: 77:42

 

[Irishteen]

Surprised Justin and Ax's lists are so low, I had them both ranked next to each other in the middle of mine. Both great lists

 

[Screwtape2]

It's a shame that Axver's is down here because I had it in my top 5. Great playlist.

 

[LemonMelon]

Aww, Ax's list was a pleasant surprise IMO. I dug it majorly.

 

[phanan]

Yeah, you take out the two death metal tracks, and Ax really has a fine playlist.

 

[phanan]

Gonna get one more posted before I have to go to a quick meeting that will last about 20 minutes or so.

 

[phanan]

11. bono_212

Total Points: 64

Highest Ranking: 1st
Lowest Ranking: 13th


Turn The Page

Going into this list I knew one thing, there was a side of the 2000s I wanted to cover, and I knew it wasn't going to be the insanely popular side. This decade has been important to me for a lot of reasons. For the most part, it is the decade I grew up in, but, it seems like with the first days of the year 2000, I finally became aware of the fact that I didn't simply have to listen to the music my parents listened to, thus, I went to the one place I knew I could find music 24 hours a day...at least then: MTV. Yes, I was a TRL addict, every day, I couldn't miss a show, and that was how, in October of that year, I witnessed a band from Ireland I had never heard of playing on the rooftop of a building in Times Square. I watched the performance, it was kinda cool. Hated the song though. And yet, after it was over, all I kept hearing day in and day out was about how U2 were BACK. Back? Back from where? I've never even heard of these guys. With each play of the “Beautiful Day” video, I grew more and more tired of these guys, and so, I did the only logical thing...I went to find out what else they sang. I mean, if everyone kept going on about them, there must be SOMETHING worthwhile. Well, to make a long story short, eventually I fell in love with U2, and am where I am today. “Walk On” was not the first U2 song I fell in love with, but I remember, vividly, a day when I was sitting in my room with the remote to the VCR firmly in hand, watching the video again and again and again...just to transcribe the lyrics to the song (I had the Internet, but apparently I didn't know what it's #1 use was, at the #2 use, seeings how Porn exists and all). But this list is not just about U2. It's about the music of the 2000s, the good and the simple guilty pleasures. I could go on and on telling you a story about each and every one of these songs; Singing “Mr. Brightside” at the top of my lungs in my first car, Having a deep philosophical conversation with my friends about the story behind “Stan” (at the oh so ripe age of 13...in fact I just found out that the song is fictitious while I was writing this. The things you'll believe for the rest of your life after you hear it once), Taking my boyfriend to his first Drive-In theater experience while “I Gotta Feeling” played for the 30th time that week. They're all special, they all symbolize the most important years of my life, and, while you may not like the songs, I hope you can understand what my purpose here was. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I realize for most of you this was tl;dr.

1.Black Eyed Peas - “I Gotta Feeling (Radio Edit)” - I Gotta Feeling (4:07)
2.Lady Gaga - “Just Dance” - The Fame (4:02)
3.Rihanna - “Disturbia” - Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (3:59)
4.Nelly Furtado - “Say It Right” - Loose (3:43)
5.Madonna - “Don't Tell Me” - Music (4:40)
6.AFI - “Love Like Winter” - Decemberunderground (2:46)
7.Muse - “Starlight” - Black Holes and Revelations (4:00)
8.Keane - “Everybody's Changing” - Hopes and Fears (3:37)
9.Coldplay - “Clocks” - A Rush of Blood to the Head (5:07)
10.The Killers - “Mr. Brightside” - Hot Fuss (3:43)
11.Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinée - Franz Ferdinand (4:03)
12.Fatboy Slim - “Weapon of Choice” - The Greatest Hits-Why Try Harder (3:38)
13.Outkast - “Hey Ya” - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (3:55)
14.Kanye West - “Stronger” - Graduation (5:12)
15.Gorillaz - “Feel Good Inc.” - Demon Days (3:41)
16.Eminem - “Stan (Ft. Dido)” - Marshall Mathers LP (6:44)
17.Arcade Fire - “Ocean of Noise” - Neon Bible (4:53)
18.U2 - “Walk On” - All That You Can't Leave Behind (4:58)

 

[phanan]

Ashley edged Axver by a single point.

 

[Irishteen]

Weak start for Ashley but her list really did become great as it went on

 

[phanan]

10. Imperor

Total Points: 76

Highest Ranking: 4th
Lowest Ranking: 12th


Imperor presents... In Crustaceans

A1: Radiohead – “Treefingers” – Kid A
A2: Animal Collective – “Banshee Beat” - Feels
A3: Okkervil River – “All You Little Suckers” – SCORE!
A4: Faultline – “Wild Horses (featuring Joseph Arthur)” – Your Love Means Everything
A5: Grizzly Bear – “Alligator” – Horn of Plenty
A6: St. Vincent – “Just the Same But Brand New” - Actor
A7: Panda Bear – “Search for Delicious” – Person Pitch

(33:23)

B1: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Rockers to Swallow” – Isis EP
B2: Deradoorian – “Holding Pattern” – Mind Raft EP
B3: Broken Social Scene – “Major Label Debut (Fast)” – EP To Be You and Me
B4: Wilco – “Unlikely Japan” – You Never Know 7”
B5: Secret Machines – “You Are Chains” – Now Here is Nowhere
B6: My Morning Jacket – “Dondante” – Z

(29:18)