The Schwerve's Magnum Opus: Top 1000 Songs and 100 Albums of The Decade: (2006)

Magnum Opus

Disclaimer: Years are fairly arbitrary time periods.  The only thing that makes a decade is the human conditions' odometer fetish.  Unfortunately, like you, I'm human as well and fall prey to these tendencies.  I can't claim to know everything, I'm just an educated observer; and here are my educated observations.  They are not perfect and neither you nor I will completely agree with them in a years time, but that is the fun of lists.

Both the Man Man and Grinderman albums have grown on me through the years.  Those two still get regular plays while an album like the Raptures, which I do enjoy, hasn't aged as well. The Belle & Sebastian album, The Life Pursuit is one of their under-appreciated masterpieces, never seemed to get the acclaim it deserved.  Also that Pipettes album is just too fun to leave off.

Check out Man Man's performance of "Black Mission Goggles" live at Amoeba, it conveys fairly well the insanity of their shows.  Others to look at, Cornelius' "Fit Song" for brilliance, Chad Van Gaalen's "Flower Gardens" for a bad acid trip, and The Knife's "Silent Shout" for I don't know what.Read more

by Sean CK

Schwerve's Magnum Opus: Top 1000 Songs and 100 Albums of The Decade (2005)

Magnum Opus 

Disclaimer: Years are fairly arbitrary time periods.  The only thing that makes a decade is the human conditions' odometer fetish.  Unfortunately, like you, I'm human as well and fall prey to these tendencies.  I can't claim to know everything, I'm just an educated observer; and here are my educated observations.  They are not perfect and neither you nor I will completely agree with them in a years time, but that is the fun of lists. 

If you were in the basement environmental lab at the university of colorado at around 3am during 2005 you've heard all of these. No matter where I go I will always associate these songs with sleep deprivation and water chemistry.  Especially The Mountain Goats - This Year, that was my 4am anthem after 12 hours of slow experiments and strong coffee.
Check out the videos for The White Stripes - Denial Twist, starring Conan O'Brien and Daft Punk - Technologic, which is simply one of the creepiest videos ever made.Read more

by Sean CK