The Best Rock Albums of 2000

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Best of Rock 2000

    8/10
  1. Spring Heel Jack: Disappeared (Thirsty Ear)
  2. Dirty 3: Whatever You Love You Are (Touch & Go)
  3. Roy Montgomery: The Allegory of Hearing (Drunken Fish)
    7.5/10
  4. Volebeats: Solitude (Safe House)
  5. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (Columbia)
  6. Animal Collective: Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished (Animal)
    7/10
  7. Circle: Andexelt (Metamorphos)
  8. Pinetop Seven: Bringing Home The Last Great Strike (Truckstop)
  9. Shalabi Effect: Shalabi Effect (Alien 8)
  10. Comets On Fire: Comets on Fire (COF)
  11. Demolition Squad: Hit It (Psychotropic)
  12. Morphine: The Night (Dreamworks)
  13. Blectum From Blechdom: The Messy Jesse Fiesta (Deluxe)
  14. Steffen Basho-Junghans: Song of the Earth (Sublingual)
  15. Storm & Stress: Under Thunder And Fluorescent Light (Touch & Go)
  16. Annette Peacock: An Acrobat's Heart (ECM)
  17. For Carnation (Touch & Go)
  18. Alastair Galbraith: Cry (Emperor Jones)
  19. Mojave 3: Excuses For Travellers (4AD)
  20. Aesop Rock: Float (Mush)
  21. David Grubbs: The Spectrum Between (Drag City)
  22. Milk Cult: Project M-13 (0 To 1)
  23. Black Heart Procession: 3 (Touch & Go)
  24. Four Tet: Pause (Domino)
  25. Sin Ropas: Three Cherries (Perishable)
  26. Fontanelle: Fontanelle (Kranky)
  27. Pan American: 360 Business 360 Bypass (Kranky)
  28. Avalanches: Since I Left You (Modular)
  29. Maquiladora: White Sands (Lotushouse)
  30. Calexico: Hot Rail (Quarterstick)
  31. Susumu Yokota: Sakura (Skintone)
  32. Radian: TG11 (Rhiz)
  33. Delgados: The Great Eastern (Chemikal Underground)
  34. L'Altra: Music Of A Sinking Occasion (Aesthetics)
  35. Arab On Radar: Soak The Saddle (Skin Graft)
  36. The Danubians (Cuneiform)
  37. Bent Leg Fatima (File 13)
  38. Clinic: Internal Wrangler (Domino)
  39. Shivaree: I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump (Capitol)
  40. Arto Lindsay: Prize (Righteous Babe)
  41. Isis: Celestial (Escape Artist)
  42. Kid 606: Down With The Scene (Ipecac)
  43. P'taah: Compressed Light (Ubiquity)
  44. Electric Wizard: Dopethrone (MUsic Cartel)
  45. Doves: Lost Souls (Heavenly)
  46. Mum: Yesterday Was Dramatic Today Is Ok (Thule)
  47. Shipping News: Very Soon And In Pleasant Company (Quarterstick)
  48. Lou Reed: Ecstasy (Reprise, 2000)
  49. Acid Mothers Temple: La Novia (2000)
  50. Sunn O))): Zero Zero Void (Rise Above)
  51. Otomo Yoshihide: Anode (Tzadik)
  52. Songs:Ohia: Ghost Tropic (Secrety Canadian)
  53. Mermen: The Amazing California Health And Happiness Road Show (Source)
  54. Jackie-O Motherfucker: Magick Fire Music (Ecstatic Peace)
  55. Cursive: Domestica (Saddle Creek)
  56. A Silver Mt Zion: He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms (Constellation)
  57. Datach'i: We Are Always Well Thank You (Caipirinha)
  58. Joan Of Arc: The Gap (Jade Tree, 2000)
  59. Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun (Warner Bros)
  60. Aloha: That's Your Fire (Polyvinyl)
  61. Joseph Arthur: Come To Where I'm From (Virgin)
  62. Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious (Burning Heart)
  63. Tin Hat Trio: Helium (Angel)
  64. Ulan Bator: Ego Echo (Young God)
  65. Discordance Axis: The Inalienable Dreamless (Hydra Head)
  66. Bright Eyes: Fevers And Mirrors (Saddle Creek)
  67. Dysrhythmia: Contradiction (Self-released)
  68. Deftones: White Pony (Maverick)
  69. Liquid Mind: Unity (Chuck Wild)
  70. Steve Earle: Transcendental Blues (Artemis)
  71. Soul Fly: Primitive (Roadrunner)
    6.5/10
  72. Badly Drawn Boy: The Hour of The Bewilderbeast (Twisted Nerve)
  73. Boss Hog: White Out (In The Red)
  74. 6ths: Hyacinths and Thistles (Merge)
  75. Gravitar: You Must First Learn To Draw The Real (Monotremata)
  76. Angel In Heavy Syrup: IV (Monotremata)
  77. Grandaddy: The Sophtware Slump (V2)
  78. Belle & Sebastian's Fold Your Hands Child (Jeepster)
  79. High On Fire: Art Of Self Defense (Man's Ruin)
  80. Poem Rocket: Psychogeography (Atavistic)
  81. Dead C: Dead C (Language)
  82. Primal Scream: XTRMNTR (Astralwerks)
  83. Lapse: Heaven Ain't Happenin' (Southern)
  84. Steve Roach: Early Man (Projekt)
  85. Speedy J: A Shocking Hobby (Novamute)
  86. Tosca: Suzuki (G-Stone)
  87. Nobukazu Takemura: Sign (Thrill Jockey)
  88. Laika: Good Looking Blues (Too Pure)
  89. Outkast: Stankonia (2000)
  90. Bruce Russell: Maximalist Mantra Music (Crank Automotive)
  91. Dr Dre: 2000
  92. Hot Snakes: Automatic Midnight (Swam)
  93. Minus 5: In Rock (Book)
  94. Unisex: Stratosfear (Double Agent)

Playlist
  1. Volebeats: Just As You Are Beautiful
  2. Clinic: Return of Evil Bill
  3. Mojave 3: In Love With A View
  4. Pinetop Seven: And The Dog Longed To Be A Horse
  5. Comets On Fire: The Way Down
  6. Four Tet: You Could Ruin My Day
  7. Emmylou Harris: Bang the Drum Slowly
  8. Clinic: Second Foot Stomp
  9. Tom Waits: Starving In The Belly Of A Whale
  10. Mandible Chatter: The Dust Blows Back
  11. 6ths: Just Like A Movie Star
  12. Modest Mouse: The Stars Are Projectors
  13. 6ths: You You You You You
  14. Looper: Money Hair
  15. Willard Grant Conspiracy: Christmas In Nevada
  16. Smog: Dress Sexy At My Funeral
  17. Blonde Redhead: This Is Not
  18. Cash Audio: Who Killed The Blues
  19. 6ths: The Dead Only Quickly Decay
  20. Volapuk: Valse Chinoise
  21. Minus 5: Lies Of The Living Dead
  22. Mojave 3: Got My Sunshine
  23. Queens Of The Stone Age: Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
  24. Radiohead: The National Anthem
  25. Murder City Devils: I'll Come Running
  26. Clinic: The Second Line
  27. Vue Vue: Girl
  28. Gluecifer: Get The Horn
  29. Lambchop: The Petrified Florist
  30. Bright Eyes: The Calender Hung Itself
  31. Sin Ropas: Redtooth
  32. Boss Hog: Itchy & Scratchy
  33. Datach'i: Uma is Dead
  34. Add N To (X): Plug Me In
  35. Eat Static: Mondo A Go-Go
  36. Calexico: Ballad Of Cable Hogue
  37. Minus 5: The Little Black Egg
  38. Damon & Naomi: The New World
  39. Black Heart Procession: Waterfront
  40. Everclear: Learning How To Smile
  41. Amon Tobin: Chocolate Lovely
  42. David Thomas: Clouds Of You
  43. Lambchop: The Butcher Boy
  44. Panamerican: Code
  45. Bright Eyes: Something Vague
  46. Add N To (X): Brothel Charge
  47. Willard Grant Conspiracy: Christmas In Nevada
  48. Sixteen Horsepower: Clogger
  49. Skull Control: Mater Dolores
  50. Zeke: Let's Get Drugs
  51. Marilyn Manson: The Fight Song
  52. New Pornographers: The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism
  53. Lenny Kravitz: Again
  54. Goldfrapp: Lovely Head
  55. Joseph Arthur: Exhausted
  56. Marilyn Manson: The Death Song
Extended tracks
  1. Steve Roach: Cave Dwellers
  2. Dirty 3: I Offered It Up To The Stars
  3. Otomo Yoshihide: Anode
  4. Nobukazu Takemura: Souvenir In Chicago
  5. Storm & Stress: Meet Me In The Place...
  6. Species Being: Track 4
  7. A Silver Mt Zion: Lonely As The Sound of Lying On The Ground
  8. Mojave 3: My Life In Art
  9. Six Organs of Admittance: Journey Through Sankuan Pass
  10. Steven Smith: Tableland
  11. Gravitar: Rocket To Dearborn
  12. For Carnation: Tales
  13. Takemura: Souvenir In Chicago
  14. Angel In Heavy Syrup: Voyage
  15. Joan Of Arc: Your Impersonation
  16. Maquiladora: Bueno Mis Amigos
  17. Arovane: The Storm
  18. Laika: Widows' Weed
  19. A Silver Mt Zion: Blown-Out Joy
  20. Michael Hall: I Wish I Was A Mole
  21. Primal Scream: Swastika Eyes
  22. Sun City Girls: Rotation Flotation
  23. Caspar Brotzmann: Indians
  24. Nile: The Dream Of Ur
  25. Dysrhythmia: Earthquake
  26. Grandaddy: He's Simple
  27. Electric Wizard: Weird Tales
  28. Vladimir Delay: Huone

Other critics

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Rock And Rap Confidential
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Best of Jazz 2000
  1. Guillermo Gregorio: Faktura (2000)
  2. Joe Maneri: Going To Church (2000)
  3. Myra Melford: Dance Beyond the Color (2000)
  4. Andrew Hill: Dusk (2000)
  5. Dave Douglas: El Trilogy (2000)
  6. Dave Holland: Prime Detective (*****)
  7. Splattercell: OAH (****)
  8. Ken Vandermark Territory Band: Transatlantic Bridge (2000)
  9. New Orchestra: Inscape (2000)
  10. Steve Turre: In The Spur of the Moment (***)
  11. Joshua Redman: Passage of Time (***)
  12. David Murray: Octect Plays (***)
  13. Bill Frisell: Ghost Town (**)
  14. Marty Ehrlich: Malinke's Dance (**)
  15. 33.3: Plays Music (**)
  16. George Lewis: Endless Shout
  17. William Parker: Painter's Spring
  18. Bill Dixon: Papyrus
  19. David Berkman: Communication Theory
  20. Greg Osby: The Invisible Hand
  21. Bobo Stenson: Trio Serenity
  22. Acoustic Alchemy: The Beautiful Game
  23. Leo Smith: Golden Quartet
  24. Clark Terry: One on One
  25. Sonny Rollins: This Is What I Do
  26. Joe Lovano: 52nd Street

Best-sellers
  1. N Sync: No Strings Attached (10 millions)
  2. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (8 millions)
  3. Britney Spears: Oops (8 millions)
  4. Creed: Human Clay (6.5 millions)
  5. Santana: Supernatural (6 millions)
  6. Nelly: Country Grammar (5 millions)
  7. Beatles: 1 (5 millions)
  8. Backstreet Boys: Black & Blue (4 millions)


By genre:

Songwriters
  1. Peter Searcy: Could You Please And Thank You (Time Bomb)
  2. Shivaree: I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump (Capitol)
  3. Annette Peacock: An Acrobat's Heart (ECM)
  4. Badly Drawn Boy: The Hour of The Bewilderbeast (Twisted Nerve)
  5. Joseph Arthur: Come To Where I'm From (Virgin)
  6. Aimee Mann: Bachelor No 2 (Superego)

Post-rock
  1. Storm & Stress: Under Thunder And Fluorescent Light (Touch & Go)
  2. For Carnation (Touch & Go)
  3. David Grubbs: The Spectrum Between (Drag City)
  4. Black Heart Procession: 3 (Touch & Go)
  5. Fontanelle: Fontanelle (Kranky)
  6. Pan American: 360 Business 360 Bypass (Kranky)
  7. Shipping News: Very Soon And In Pleasant Company (Quarterstick)
Psychedelia
  1. Gravitar: You Must First Learn To Draw The Real (Monotremata)
  2. Delgados: The Great Eastern (Chemikal Underground)

Electronica
  1. Kid 606: Down With The Scene (Ipecac)
  2. Liquid Mind: Unity (Chuck Wild)
  3. Datach'i: We Are Always Well Thank You (Caipirinha)
  4. Vladislav Delay: Entain (Mille Plateaux)

Progressive
  1. Species Being: Orgone Therapy (Chaosophy)
  2. The Danubians (Cuneiform)

Punk/hardcore
  1. Hot Snakes: Automatic Midnight (Swam)
  2. Arab On Radar: Soak The Saddle (Skin Graft)

Dance
  1. Spring Heel Jack: Disappeared (Thirsty Ear)
Heavy rock
  1. Electric Wizard: Dopethrone

Instrumental
  1. Spring Heel Jack: Disappeared (Thirsty Ear)
  2. Roy Montgomery: The Allegory of Hearing (Drunken Fish)
  3. Dirty 3: Whatever You Love You Are (Touch & Go)
  4. Spring Heel Jack: Treader (Tugboat, 1999 - Thirsty Ear)
  5. Milk Cult: Project M-13 (0 To 1)
  6. Fontanelle: Fontanelle (Kranky)
  7. Gravitar: You Must First Learn To Draw The Real (Monotremata)
  8. Mermen: The Amazing California Health And Happiness Road Show (Source)

By country:

Britain
  1. Spring Heel Jack: Disappeared (Thirsty Ear)
  2. Belle & Sebastian's Fold Your Hands Child (Jeepster)
  3. Goldfrapp: Felt Mountain (Mute)
  4. Broadcast: The Noise Made By People (Warp)
  5. Delgados: The Great Eastern (Chemikal Underground)
  6. Primal Scream: XTRMNTR (Astralwerks)
  7. Mojave 3: Excuses For Travellers (4AD)
  8. Doves: Lost Souls (Heavenly)

Germany
Japan
  1. Susumu Yokota: Sakura (Skintone)
  2. Angel In Heavy Syrup: IV (Monotremata)
  3. Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun (Warner Bros)

Rest of Europe
  1. The Danubians (Cuneiform)
  2. Ulan Bator: Ego Echo (Young God)
  3. Mum: Yesterday Was Dramatic Today Is Ok (Thule)
Australia
  1. Roy Montgomery: The Allegory of Hearing (Drunken Fish)
  2. Dirty 3: Whatever You Love You Are (Touch & Go)
  3. Alastair Galbraith: Cry (Emperor Jones)
  4. Bruce Russell: Maximalist Mantra Music (Crank Automotive)

Canada

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