Top 53 Music Albums of 2003
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- Chart size: 53 albums.
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Produced by Jimmy Tamborello and Chris Walla. A duo consisting of Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and electronic musician Jimmy Tamborello, Give Up is their only album to date, which is really a shame, because the two have a really great chemistry that makes for an exceptional album. Fine all the way through, Give Up is an example of how it can suck when something sounds so good...but there just isn't any more of it. Come on, guys. Make another album, already! We'll all be glad you did.
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Produced by Jack White. Old time, blues based rock and roll got a huge shot in the arm from Jack White. Taking a minimalist approach by way of the Flat Duo Jets, Jack and Meg make an album that would have been more at home in 1973 than 2003...but their music suits the new century well. "Seven Nation Army", "Ball And Biscuit", "You've Got Her In Your Pocket" are all songs that give hope to rock after all. Elephant is their best album, and if a reunion ever happens, I'll be first in line for tickets.
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2003
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Produced By Rick Rubin & Ethan Johns. A great comeback album from The Jayhawks without Marc Olson. Rainy Day Music is loaded with great melodic songs...not the alt country of their earlier career. Amazing harmonies and great lyrics. Every track on this album is a joy to listen to. The title track, "Eyes Of Sarahjane", "Angelyne", "Tailspin"...if the world recognized this for what it really is, it would be considered one of the best pop albums ever made. And the world would be a better place for it. I must always have this album, because it's beautiful, well made, and it sounds amazing no matter what mood I'm in.
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2003 – NEW WEST
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. The Deeper In
2. Sink Hole
3. Hell No, I Ain’t Happy
4. Marry Me
5. My Sweet Annette
6. Outfit
7. Heathens
8. Sounds Better In The Song
9. (Something's Got To) Give Pretty Soon
10. Your Daddy Hates Me
11. Careless
12. When The Pin Hits The Shell
13. Do It Yourself
14. Decoration Day
15. Loaded Gun In The Closet
In 2003, Drive-By Truckers were a band that was quickly growing their brand of Southern rock into a thriving mature collection of great songs and great stories. Coming off of the fantastic double album Southern Rock Opera, the Truckers switched gears a bit with Decoration Day. Not only was Mike Cooley growing quickly as a songwriting force in the band almost equal to Patterson Hood, but they had also added Jason Isbell, a young third guitarist who would prove over the short time he would be in the band (and over his now exceptional solo career) that he was a top notch writer as well. Decoration Day is loaded with great songs, along with a new found maturity not found on their previous albums. Hood is still the main writer here, but Cooley adds four tracks along with only two from Isbell. But those two tracks are the highlight of the album, showing the first glimpse of what a special writer Isbell would soon become.
Isbell’s “Decoration Day” and “Outfit” are both great songs. Hood’s “The Deeper In” is about the only people in the US to have served jail time for brother/sister incest. Many of the songs continue the Truckers tradition of making music about life in the American South, but Decoration Day is darker than their previous albums…but it still manages to be enough fun to hold interest. The album was recorded mostly live in the studio, with half of the tracks being first take performances. Decoration Day is the beginning if the Isbell era for the band, and while the next album, The Dirty South, would be much stronger, this one is still an important part of the band’s discography. It’s a great listen, and well worth the time. Not the Trucker’s best work, but also not an album that should be dismissed as a lesser work. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced By DAVID BARBE
1. The Deeper In
2. Sink Hole
3. Hell No, I Ain’t Happy
4. Marry Me
5. My Sweet Annette
6. Outfit
7. Heathens
8. Sounds Better In The Song
9. (Something's Got To) Give Pretty Soon
10. Your Daddy Hates Me
11. Careless
12. When The Pin Hits The Shell
13. Do It Yourself
14. Decoration Day
15. Loaded Gun In The Closet
In 2003, Drive-By Truckers were a band that was quickly growing their brand of Southern rock into a thriving mature collection of great songs and great stories. Coming off of the fantastic double album Southern Rock Opera, the Truckers switched gears a bit with Decoration Day. Not only was Mike Cooley growing quickly as a songwriting force in the band almost equal to Patterson Hood, but they had also added Jason Isbell, a young third guitarist who would prove over the short time he would be in the band (and over his now exceptional solo career) that he was a top notch writer as well. Decoration Day is loaded with great songs, along with a new found maturity not found on their previous albums. Hood is still the main writer here, but Cooley adds four tracks along with only two from Isbell. But those two tracks are the highlight of the album, showing the first glimpse of what a special writer Isbell would soon become.
Isbell’s “Decoration Day” and “Outfit” are both great songs. Hood’s “The Deeper In” is about the only people in the US to have served jail time for brother/sister incest. Many of the songs continue the Truckers tradition of making music about life in the American South, but Decoration Day is darker than their previous albums…but it still manages to be enough fun to hold interest. The album was recorded mostly live in the studio, with half of the tracks being first take performances. Decoration Day is the beginning if the Isbell era for the band, and while the next album, The Dirty South, would be much stronger, this one is still an important part of the band’s discography. It’s a great listen, and well worth the time. Not the Trucker’s best work, but also not an album that should be dismissed as a lesser work. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
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Produced by Dave Sardy. It seems to really piss people off that a band like Jet came out of nowhere and made a successful throwback rock and roll album. Be trendy and hate Jet all you want to...your loss. This album is filled with great rock songs, which, along with all of the misguided hate, kind of makes Jet The Knack for a new generation. This is a good album, from "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" to "Rollover DJ" to "Cold Hard Bitch". Great rock and roll album, like it or not.
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Produced by Rich Costey, John Cornfield, Muse and Paul Reeve. Maybe the biggest sounding three piece band ever. Absolution is one of three must have albums by this band, along with Black Holes and Origin Of Symmetry. Matthew Bellamy is a musical giant, and Absolution is blessed with strong tracks like "Stockholm Syndrome" and "Time Is Running Out", and the rest is above solid as well. Muse is one of those bands you simply can't ignore, and this album should be a part of your Muse experience.
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2003 – SUGAR HILL
Produced By RAY KENNEDY
1. Let’s Just Fall
2. Nobody’s Girl
3. Desolation Angels
4. Everybody
5. I Saw It Coming
6. Vancouver
7. Willamina
8. Mersey Beat
9. Set Me Free
10. Snowfall
11. You Don’t Want Me Around
12. May Peace Find You Tonight
Reckless Kelly knocked around central Idaho and Oregon in the late 90’s before settling into the Austin scene, They were a perfect fit…as country rock as they come. After a pair of albums that did very little, Under The Table And Above The Sun didn’t exactly set the charts on fire…but it did, for the first time in their career, make at least a dent there. The band would have mild successes in the 2010’s, but for now, this was the stepping stone that they needed…their next album contained their best song, “Wicked Twisted Road”. But this record, while not great, gives you an idea of what this band is capable of.
The best song here, by far, is “Vancouver”. It shows that Reckless Kelly is capable of being more than just a bland alt-country outfit, and sets the table for their next record nicely. Under The Table & Above The Sun is pleasant enough, but there’s nothing here that will make you turn your head and say that this was a band on the verge of something big…something that they are still waiting for. But this is by no means a bad album. It’s worth having for “Vancouver” alone, and add to that songs like “Nobody’s Girl”, “Snowfall” and “I Saw It Coming”, and you have yourself a nice little gem of an record. Again…this is not greatness. But it’s a good listen, and worthwhile if you stumble on it. [First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
Produced By RAY KENNEDY
1. Let’s Just Fall
2. Nobody’s Girl
3. Desolation Angels
4. Everybody
5. I Saw It Coming
6. Vancouver
7. Willamina
8. Mersey Beat
9. Set Me Free
10. Snowfall
11. You Don’t Want Me Around
12. May Peace Find You Tonight
Reckless Kelly knocked around central Idaho and Oregon in the late 90’s before settling into the Austin scene, They were a perfect fit…as country rock as they come. After a pair of albums that did very little, Under The Table And Above The Sun didn’t exactly set the charts on fire…but it did, for the first time in their career, make at least a dent there. The band would have mild successes in the 2010’s, but for now, this was the stepping stone that they needed…their next album contained their best song, “Wicked Twisted Road”. But this record, while not great, gives you an idea of what this band is capable of.
The best song here, by far, is “Vancouver”. It shows that Reckless Kelly is capable of being more than just a bland alt-country outfit, and sets the table for their next record nicely. Under The Table & Above The Sun is pleasant enough, but there’s nothing here that will make you turn your head and say that this was a band on the verge of something big…something that they are still waiting for. But this is by no means a bad album. It’s worth having for “Vancouver” alone, and add to that songs like “Nobody’s Girl”, “Snowfall” and “I Saw It Coming”, and you have yourself a nice little gem of an record. Again…this is not greatness. But it’s a good listen, and worthwhile if you stumble on it. [First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]
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Top 53 Music Albums of 2003 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 4 | 8% | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 1 | 2% | |
| Pete Yorn | 1 | 2% | |
| The Exies | 1 | 2% | |
| The Thrills | 1 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 2% | |
| Sidestepper | 1 | 2% | |
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