Best Albums of 2003
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"I hate to be the guy who isn't super enthusiastic about an album that is so unanimously praised - and this is good music, but it's not even the best of this year let alone a top 10 for this decade. It's pretty stylistically monotonous and the guitar work isn't as spectacular as I'd expect from ev..." Reply
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"Hate the mantra of 'not their best, too long' that this album gets. If anyone else had made it they would have been hailed for a gem of an album. Some underrated tracks on here including Where I End and You Begin (amazing song) and I Will, as well as the obvious crackers. Maybe not as good as Kid..." Reply
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"People, have fun listening to music. Sure, it's over the top, but that makes it ENJOYABLE not BAD" Reply
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"Their third best imo behind Is This It and The New Abnormal. This is loaded with bangers, but a few tracks in the middle are clear filler. Still, it's not terrible filler, it's just not as outstanding as the songs in the beginning and end. I'm feeling a strong eight to a light nine. traaansition." Reply
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"This album is so consistently enjoyable all the way through. Every single track is fun and full of energy and I would recommend this album to anyone as it is extremely accessible. The song writing is the real strength of the record with the lyrics having so much depth and allowing so much room to..." Reply
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"One of the only electronic albums I can manage to sit through and enjoy. At first it was odd to hear Gibbard's quirky voice and lyrics over heavy beats, but I am certain this is the best example of his songwriting abilities. Highlights are Such Great Heights and the apocalyptic "We Will Become Si..." Reply
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"This album feels very sentimental and incredibly composed. All songs create the same atmosphere and that allows us to just glide through the music so easily. The instrumentation is brilliant, the guitar and piano work being personal standouts for me. You can see all the inspirations the artist ha..." Reply
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"I like how I can pick what flavor of cry I would like to have. Phenomenal." Reply
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"One of the best concept albums ever made. Brings together a mixture of Prog Rock, Jazz, Psych Rock, all that kind of stuff to create one of the most fun rides in an album, hiding artistic lyricism in it. I absolutely love it." Reply
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"I understand criticisms of this record, especially as a precursor to the unfortunate plateau Explosions in the Sky faces with their more recent work (exemplative of the greater state of post-rock as a whole). It follows a rather typical format of instruments building upon each other until a clima..." Reply
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Best Albums of 2003 composition
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| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| William Basinski | 5 | 1% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 0% | |
| Ryan Adams | 3 | 0% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 3 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 0% | |
| ZZ Top | 2 | 0% | |
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Best Albums of 2003 chart changes
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