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The 50 best rock albums of the 2010s (this list is good)
Louder Sound ^ | December 18, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 12/31/2019 1:46:59 PM PST by DoodleBob

Somewhere around the middle of the decade, Gene Simmons famously declared to all who would listen that "rock'n'roll is finally dead". Pointing the finger at file-sharing for what he called the "murder" of the genre, he railed against modern technology and what he perceived as the decade's lack of talent, decrying the absence of a "next Bob Dylan" in modern music's landscape.

But pay no attention to uncle Gene. Firstly, he's been saying this sort of thing since 1993, and we all know how the 90s panned out in terms of rock's legacy. Just because Kiss failed to make a great record this decade doesn't mean everyone else did. Secondly, a quick scan of the albums below will show you that rock music's been plenty busy over the last 10 years.

Rock'n'roll mainstays AC/DC released Rock Or Bust, an album we felt "placed its faith at the feet of rock‘n’roll, both as a restorative force and also as a vaccine against all ills" when it was released in 2014. Fellow veterans ZZ Top and Rush joined them in releasing stone-cold belters at various points throughout the decade.

But – as we've discussed in depth elsewhere – there's been plenty of new blood making their mark on the decade, too. The Struts cemented their profile with two swaggering albums – 2014's Everybody Wants and 2018's Young & Dangerous – their success helped in no small part by the impossible charisma of vocalist Luke Spiller. Who says we don't have any rock stars anymore? Idles, Fantastic Negrito and Royal Blood all furnished us with future classics.

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So, here we present the best 50 rock albums of the decade – as voted for by you.

(Excerpt) Read more at loudersound.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bestalbums; ironmaiden; music; rush
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To: circlecity

Rock n Roll’s been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died.


61 posted on 12/31/2019 5:10:50 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DoodleBob

I guess by default, I’d have to put the new Who album on the list.


62 posted on 12/31/2019 5:11:38 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Ditto.

When King of Limbs was released, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. All I knew is that I couldn’t stop listening to it.

Maybe it doesn’t compare well with In Rainbows or Hail to the Thief, but it’s a brilliant album. Far better than most on this list.


63 posted on 12/31/2019 5:12:23 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Skooz

I do like the “From the Basement” versions better, though.


64 posted on 12/31/2019 5:12:55 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DoodleBob

I’ve heard of David Bowie. The others ... nah.


65 posted on 12/31/2019 5:13:49 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: dfwgator

Yes, that’s excellent. Great versions of all the songs plus “Daily Mail,” which should have been on the album.

Have you seen the In the Basement session for In Rainbows?

Perfection.


66 posted on 12/31/2019 5:18:03 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: ifinnegan

Roger that, over.


67 posted on 12/31/2019 5:18:11 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Skooz

Oh yes, I could watch Phil Selway drum all day, he’s a machine!

Love their cover of The Smith’s “The Headmaster Ritual”


68 posted on 12/31/2019 5:25:47 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jim W N

The Steel Wheelchairs tour didn’t produce an album.


69 posted on 12/31/2019 5:26:13 PM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: DoodleBob

Rock band of the decade was The Hold Steady. No alternative is defensible.


70 posted on 12/31/2019 5:29:41 PM PST by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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To: Fungi

Gotcha beat. I never heard of any of them.


71 posted on 12/31/2019 5:31:59 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: dfwgator

Selway is the perfect drummer for Radiohead.

I love the counterintuitive upbeat, jazzy style juxtaposed to the dreamy, complex music from the rest of the band.

Most any other drummer would play it safe and go for a Nick Mason or John Densmore vibe, playing along with rather than countering the music played by the others.


72 posted on 12/31/2019 5:33:43 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: DoodleBob

Kate Bush (hate her) and Tool are still around?


73 posted on 12/31/2019 5:35:20 PM PST by Fledermaus (Horowitz was a waste of time and money, Barr and Durham better not be.)
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To: DoodleBob

Nobody’s Fault is Led Zeppelin.


74 posted on 12/31/2019 5:39:02 PM PST by Fledermaus (Horowitz was a waste of time and money, Barr and Durham better not be.)
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To: Fledermaus

“Nobody’s Fault But Mine” is Zeppelin, by way of Blind Willie Johnson.

“Nobody’s Fault” is Aerosmith, on the Rocks album.


75 posted on 12/31/2019 5:42:08 PM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: circlecity

Lol, what? Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main St with Mick Taylor, are probably the most unique and original collection of blues rock ever made.


76 posted on 12/31/2019 5:45:43 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going no than throwing bleach, said one w)
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To: Skooz

My bad. Thanks. Even bought Rocks in high school. Getting old sucks. lol


77 posted on 12/31/2019 5:46:45 PM PST by Fledermaus (Horowitz was a waste of time and money, Barr and Durham better not be.)
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To: DoodleBob

“2010 rock”
...I assume the Boomers have destroyed this insanity...


78 posted on 12/31/2019 5:49:15 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: DoodleBob

VOLBEAT: Rewind, Replay, Rebound (2019)


79 posted on 12/31/2019 5:57:40 PM PST by Phillyred
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To: ping jockey

Really enjoy Blackberry Smoke. Think I caught them on a festival on AXS TV and was impressed.


80 posted on 12/31/2019 6:17:10 PM PST by ozaukeemom (9/11/01 Never Forget. Never.)
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