Best Albums of the 2000s

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2000s decade summaryThe best artists of the 2000s were Radiohead, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Coldplay, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, Wilco and Animal Collective.
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"Underrated record and the last Dream Theater album (so far..) that I would recommend from beginning to end. Some tremendous moments of Dream Theater's fervor for next level musicianship meeting undeniable melodic hooks."  Reply
- AAL2014 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2007
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"Good pop rock album. Best 10 songs average is 86,7/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best song is "Whenever, wherever" 95/100, followed by "Underneath your clothes" and "The one" both 90/100 and next "Objection (tango)" 85/100. All other songs good 80/100."  Reply
- Eastwood | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2001
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"I can't decide if I like this one more or Trouble.. I think they are equally great. However 'Can I Stay' is my favorite song of his.... Who sings like that?! And Yes.... You can stay however long you want if you can sing to my ear like this :)"  Reply
- js9394 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2006
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"To complete what Corenfro said, I do think that this album is underrated and groundbreaking. The way that Guldemond delivers his melodies over unstable and creative harmonies is totally unique. I cannot think of another band that sounds like this. Mother Mother has a very unique sound and "O My H..."    Reply
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"I'm going against the grain here. I really like this album. I prefer it over all there others (maybe not Silent Alarm depending on the mood). Good mix of up tempo beats and melody. I like the whole thing."  Reply
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