captains dead’s top 30 records of the decade, 21-30

gregor | August 28th, 2009 - 10:51 am

well, hey here is the remainder of my top 30 records of the 00′s. is it odd that the truckers take up 4 spots out of said 30? that either says to me that i need to expand my horizons a wee bit more, or they happen to put out stuff that i love, a lot. im leaning towards its more of the latter. im sure i have missed a few, but if i have missed em then could they truly be considered a favorite?

21. drive by truckers.decoration day

outfit
when the pin hits the shell

22. richmond fontaine.the fitzgerald

welhorn yards
incident at conklin creek

23. cat power.the greatest

lived in bars

24. glossary.better angels of our nature – you can still download it for free

little caney
blood on the knobs

25. the hold steady.separation sunday

cattle and the creeping things
stevie nix

26. drive by truckers.brighter than creations dark

two daughters and a beautiful wife
ghost to most

27. spoon.girls can tell

fitted shirt

28. son volt.okemah and the melody of riot

bandages and scars
jet pilot

29. varnaline.songs in a northern key

still dream
indian summer takedown

30. guided by voices.half smiles of the decomposed

girls of wild strawberries
huffman prairie flying field

captains dead’s top 30 records of the decade, 11-20

gregor | August 26th, 2009 - 9:17 am

as the title suggests, here’s 11-20 of my top 30 of the 00′s. interestingly enough the middle of the pack was much more difficult to compile than my top ten. 21-30 will be up tomorrow….

11. gordon downie.coke machine glow

starpainters
chancellor

12. the wrens.meadowlands

the house that guilt built
this boy is exhausted

13. drive by truckers.southern rock opera

wallace
road cases

14. explosions in the sky.the earth is not a cold dead place

first breath after a coma

15. band of horses.everything all the time

the funeral
the great salt lake

16. constantines.shine a light

nighttime anytime (it’s alright)
young lions

17. aesop rock.labor days

daylight
labor

18. sleater kinney.all hands on the bad one

#1 must have
was it a lie

19. centro-matic.fort recovery

calling thermatico
triggers and trash heaps

20. ted leo and the pharmacists.the tyranny of distance

timorous me

captains dead’s top 30 records of the decade, 1-10

gregor | August 24th, 2009 - 1:48 pm

when i was a little kid i remember constantly asking my mother how old i would be in the year 2000. this was before i could count or add and stuff, or maybe i just did it cause i was lazy. regardless, the answer always came up as 26, but she always liked to add that i may not live to see said age or date – alluding to the fact that she may kill me beforehand. apparently, i was a pain in the ass in my younger days.

when 2000 hit i was indeed 26, and as it turns out was never murdered by my mother. i was living in chicago, like i had the previous 26 years, and life was grand. i was getting married in august, had a good job, she had a good job, decent amount of disposable income, lots of friends and things seemed like they were moving in the right direction.

a scant 10 years later, and holy shit has my life changed! you all prob know my story so im not going to get into it, but yeah its changed. in brief though: got two kids, live in new orleans, still married, still have a good job, she just got a good job, much broker and still wondering what i want to do with my life. one thing that hasnt changed,nor will it ever probably, is my obsession and my love affair with music. i guess thats why i keep doing this?

anyway, here are my top 10 favorite records of the 00′s – 11-30 will be posted over the next two days.

1. wilco.yankee hotel foxtrot