Listed below are the best albums of the 2010s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"This album is fantastic. Yes, it may be very lo-fi, but the compositions and arrangements are superb. It's neo-progressive/experimental rock at its a absolute best. I can't say enough about this record."Reply
"I predict that this album would become a classic. Please indicate to me if I'm wrong. This is the first time as I reviewed the 2010's disk. I'll be slowly followed by other ..."Reply
"A haunting set of songs, it will only get better with more listens. I really hope they continue to make music together, as this is way too good to be a one off. Bite The Hand is probably my favorite song of the year, and the EP overall is definitely my favorite release."Reply
"Nightwish's best and most eclectic release. Sure, it's cheesy in a few places, but that's just par for the course for the genre. Song of Myself is one of the best songs in the symphonic metal genre (and easily a top-5 Nightwish track) if you exclude the lengthy poem coda (I still like that segmen...""Nightwish's best and most eclectic release. Sure, it's cheesy in a few places, but that's just par for the course for the genre. Song of Myself is one of the best songs in the symphonic metal genre (and easily a top-5 Nightwish track) if you exclude the lengthy poem coda (I still like that segment through). Slow, Love, Slow proves that Anette is a great singer. The lead single, Storytime, rivals Nightwish's best singles. The Crow, The Owl, and the Dove is a beautiful tune that was accompanied by a touching fan-made music video. Ghost River is the perfect balance between symphonic and power metal. What puts this album above the rest of the catalog is the sheer scope and number of above average songs - there are very few duds on this album."[+]Reply
"Earlier this week I was blessed with an absolutely crippling case of insomnia and, in my dazed, "can't fucking believe I'm awake at 6am" state, I figured I'd give that darned new Coldplay record a shot. "Ghost Stories" had actually landed pretty nicely on my ears just a few years prior and all, s...""Earlier this week I was blessed with an absolutely crippling case of insomnia and, in my dazed, "can't fucking believe I'm awake at 6am" state, I figured I'd give that darned new Coldplay record a shot. "Ghost Stories" had actually landed pretty nicely on my ears just a few years prior and all, so...why not give it a go? "Experimental" was a claim I was never going to buy: we all knew what this "double album" was going to be before launching in.
...Or did we?
Welp, turns out, we basically did. Everyday Life is not pushing pop-rock-anthem boundaries another band hasn't pushed (and pushed more successfully) before: U2 has been doing this shit since "All that You Can't Leave Behind." That said, after a decade of half-hearted attempts at more straightforward pop, it seems that Martin and co. have finally chosen to (belatedly) acknowledge that their strength lies in tender balladry and chorus-driven anthems. This plays to their advantage. Chris Martin, despite his desire to front a neo-disco outfit, has not lost his superhuman touch with the sentimental: "Orphans", "Old Friends", and "Champion of the World" all pluck heartstrings with greater force than any of the next-best Coldplay tracks of the 2010s (Charlie Brown, Always in My Head...Magic?). Frankly, I don't see much use in delving in to the more traditional highlights: what's to be gained from reminding you that Coldplay is really fucking good at being...Coldplay?
Except that's not really all that happened.
Oh no. Not at all.
No, this record is bizarre, and what's damn bizarre about this record is the borderline-abrasive genre hopping. Let's break down the "Coldplay-not-doing-Coldplay-shit" just for kicks:
Broken (I refuse to capitalize the E, sorry Chris): Straight vocal gospel. Like...played totally, 100% straight. This is, again, right out of the U2 playbook (everyone knows the best version of "I Still Haven't Found..." is the gospel-choir infused cut on Rattle and Hum), but still...that our British boys refrained from breaking into a reverb-addled gospel-hybrid-thing is commendable. Again, though, just...bizarre. Think about this. Then listen to it. It doesn't get any less weird.
Arabesque: It's been a few weeks, so we're used to it now...but...the Kuti family is playing on a Coldplay track. The Kuti family is playing on a Coldplay track and it's not a fucking gimmick. Gimmick-be-damned, "Arabesque" is a poorly-named heavy hitter of a song, the centerpiece of "Everyday Life", and blessed with thick-ass electric piano, horns galore, and Martin successfully writing the "we're all one" message Bono hasn't been able to string together in years. The only downside to this number is how it brings the degrees of separation between Kuti and the Chainsmokers down to one.
When I Need a Friend: I'm fucking losing my mind. Is this fucking real? Chris Martin singing with a church choir (like, traditional church choir) over found-sounds? Do I even need to talk about this? It's fucking great. Fuck. Fuck.
Èkó: Joni-esque guitar. Flower-child folk-music. They just keep hitting us with this shit, huh? It's well executed, too! I've lost the ability to speak critically about what's going on here; all I know is that the sounds aren't weird, it's just weird to hear them coming from Coldplay. It might be even weirder that it's actually good.
Cry Cry Cry: Chris Martin and the Coldtones. How long has Martin been into doo-wop and why is it just now manifesting in his musical direction? It's hard to imagine this track translating to a Coldplay show (not that they'll be playing any on an international level, I suppose), but it almost feels like I'm being toyed with at this point. "Bet you didn't know I like Dion, assholes"- Chris Martin, 2019
بني آدم: Why is this baroque piano piece on the record? Because Chris Martin is already richer than god, that's why.
What a bold, anti-commercial move from a band I had written off as selling-out harder than Tekashi69 in court. I'm not sure that this genre-hopping approach served the record's flow particularly well, but it might've been the only way the Coldplay family could challenge the ever-growing perception of the band as a brand rather than...well, a band.
How did "Cry Cry Cry" end up being good. Fuck."[+]Reply
"Yes! This is an awesome album. I can’t believe the average to middle grade reviews Coulors is receiving. It’s fun , light and a blast wire to wire . Yes I LOVE Morning Phase and NO I’m not a Beck fan boy , what we have here are 2 vastly different albums back to back and both are great . Is Colors...""Yes! This is an awesome album. I can’t believe the average to middle grade reviews Coulors is receiving. It’s fun , light and a blast wire to wire . Yes I LOVE Morning Phase and NO I’m not a Beck fan boy , what we have here are 2 vastly different albums back to back and both are great . Is Colors album of the year ? Just maybe, it’s certainly going to finish in my top 5 for 2017"[+]Reply
"The spinning circles of dead bodies in the night. The insistent creek in the floor boards powdered with bed crumbs. So subtle yet so disturbed. Haunted, dark and bleak. This album is a work of art while remaining true to purpose of all good music, to be enjoyed. The sparse arrangements of 'Victor...""The spinning circles of dead bodies in the night. The insistent creek in the floor boards powdered with bed crumbs. So subtle yet so disturbed. Haunted, dark and bleak. This album is a work of art while remaining true to purpose of all good music, to be enjoyed. The sparse arrangements of 'Victory Dance' will lead you astray into it's dreary tapestry. This is an album that will have you lost in the woods. When the drums pound alone and the moments of silence... something that stirs the imagination indeed. But even after I say all this... the album has great songwriting. There are moments amongst all this where the need to write a catchy song breaks through. 'Outta My System' a tale of the young at heart meeting the tar and trash of the heart, the constant repetition has you singing along on the first listen! 'Holdin On To Black Metal' also provides light hearted humour amongst it all. Really, it is an achievement to pull that off considering the rest of the album. This one is an abandoned car at the side of the reservoir, left to the elements while the odd light still flickers inside it. The inside strewn with trinkets off the young couple who once claimed it as their own."[+]Reply
"“There’s this woman on the internet, Even if she’s some Nigerian guy Yeah well you should read the poetry he speaks to me, i don’t care if they’re just beautiful lies.” Holy shit lmao this album is fuckin amazing."Reply
"It took several listens to come to this conclusion, but this is Of Montreal's second-best album, after "Hissing Fauna". The hyperpersonal freak-out era is over and the band is making accessible music again, albeit with their own perverse sensibilities and a dash of '60s jangle pop."Reply