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I like that you guys all chose bands that are doing something different and breaking new grounds for music, even if I don't agree with most of your picks. For example: Animal Collective are pretty good, but they haven't really released an amazing album (their best being Sung Tongs) that would qualify them as a "best band". I think the solo albums from their members are way better. I kind of agree with the point that their songs can be really annoying. Especially that last album which was half brilliant, half ... annoying. And I'm kinda more on the same boat as Marcos... Feels is very, very bad except for one or two songs.
I honestly didn't think anyone would mention Liars... I mean, I appreciate them doing something different on every album, but... man, they just can't write a decent song to save their lives. Don't get me wrong, they make up for it with energy and creativity, but they don't have too many songs that I want to put on and listen to often. I prefer "drum's not dead" because it kind of takes their songwriting limitations and does something interesting with them. That last self-titled album was a complete waste of time though.
Xiu Xiu I think are relatively good but kind of get worse on every album. They're starting to run out of steam already.
I'd have to say, I totally agree with Lightning Bolt as far as being totally consistent and something completely different. I also love Secret Chiefs 3 of course and they are one of the few bands to amaze me continuously.
Polysics are good, but I prefer their stuff from 98-99. I appreciate that the last album ("Karate House") was in a different direction. I've grown sick of them over the past 5 years though unlike some of the bands that have been mentioned.
I think Boris are relatively important and will be looked back on 10 years from now as a band that really did something special. They've done some albums that resemble Sunn/Earth in the doom riffing department, but then they've done some ambient droney stuff, some totally wacked-out experimental stuff, some garagey/punky stuff, and their new stuff is actually pretty weird. A really innovative band that always continues to stay themselves. I really appreciate that.
As for the Mars Volta, that IS a joke. That band is awful. If you want good prog stuff without jacking off solos, listen to Thinking Plague or something.
I'm surprised no one mentioned Six Organs of Admittance. I think they don't really do anything different on their albums but they're always (I don't know why I keep saying "they"; it's usually just one guy).. I mean, I like all of their stuff. Very very consistent. Never gets old.
I'd definitely nominate Cerberus Shoal as a runnerup on my list as far as just straight-up creative awe-inspiring music. That 18 minute song on the Alvarius B split is one of the only songs that makes me cry. Cerberus Shoal takes all that so called "freak folk" stuff and makes it look embarassing.
I'd also nominate Hot Snakes. Completely consistent and addictive band.
But anyway, enough of that.. my pick for best band of the 00's would definitely have to be Farmers Market. Just amazing. Nothing more to say.
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