![]() ![]() "Looking Out for You" is a horrifying piece, marked by tear-filled wailing and what I think is the sound of a man beating himself in the chest with a half-full metal bucket of nails. "Sweet Solitude" is surprisingly upbeat, considering it recounts the time he spent at Sing Sing for human trafficking. He emerged 14 months later with Drowsy, a collection of songs mostly about being tired. From what I understand, Chris locked himself in a remote Montana cabin with nothing more than a four-track, an acoustic guitar, a harmonica, a single bongo, a didgeridoo, a pillow, the May 1994 issue of Cat Fancy, and like 740 pounds of ganja. Drowsy, his 2004 (?) solo debut, went largely unnoticed by mainstream and underground media outlets, but don't let that fool you. ![]() Since I'm sure I can't write a better synopsis of the album now as I did then, here is what I had to say about it then: You may know him as Chris Thunder, Gemkeezi, Luda-Chris, or one of the creative forces behind The Franklins, the undisputed kings of Missoula, Montana's goth jazz/acid synth-pop metal scene. I previously reviewed this album during my well-received A-Z CDs back in aught seven. Now to the studio albums, with a bonus 101st album. It's an excellent album with some fantastic garage and blues-based rock.Īlright. Thus, excluded are soundtracks, live albums, greatest hits, or compilations.īefore I get to those studio albums, however, I will say that my favorite compilation of the 2000s is Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit, a 2001 compilation produced by Jack White featuring various Detroit garage bands, including The White Stripes, The Von Bondies, Detroit Cobras, The Dirtbombs, and Ko & The Knockouts, among others. If I am able to do so, on the day I die, I will post an updated list.Īlso, I am including only studio albums. Sorry, Death Cab fans.Īnd, of course, this list is likely premature, since I am sure that I will one day own more albums from this decade than I do today. As a heads up, I tend not to buy music that puts me to sleep. Therefore, if there is an album you think should be on the list, chances are I don't own it or, if I do own it, I didn't think it was better than any of the albums on the list. Only the Top 10 will be discussed in depth, although I will randomly insert a blurb here and there about an album outside the Top 10 when I feel it to be appropriate.Īs always, I am only ranking albums that I own. No no, fair reader, I am ranking my Top 100 albums of the 2000s. ![]() ![]() Therefore, I am not limiting this list to merely the Top 10 albums of the 2000s. I love listening to music, and I love writing about listening to music. ![]()
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