I love the way he simplified all of his arrangements for this album. It made me rethink the way I record and write music.

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I get a lot of demos. I got maybe 40-50 the year before this came out. Nearly all are terrible. One in this stack was called “Orwell” with a strawberry printed on it?! Probably the worst band name and artwork I’ve ever seen. Turned out to be one of the best new psychedelic bands in the last decade. I frantically wrote these guys back: “You guys are great, but please change your name!”

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L.A.’s drunk-punk scene wouldn’t be the same without Blaque Chris, and since everybody else and their dad is opining about their favorite albums of the decade on our site, we figured, hey, why not Chris?

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I am exempting any sounds I had even the slightest part of, even if I think them to be strong contenders for this list. Sorry Madvillian, Jogger, Long Lost, etc!

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Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Jorma Kaukonen – Blue Country Heart, The Dandy Warhols – Welcome to the Monkey House…

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The next time I hear someone wax on about how Lady Gaga is some sort of innovator or icon, I’m grinding this album into her ear until she gets a clue.

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Two members of the same band each give L.A. Record their favorite albums of the Aughties! Which albums will overlap? Which will cancel each other out? Is the inclusion of “Ex Models” a vicious personal swipe at someone? And will L.A. Record EVER run out of top ten lists of the Aughties? Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion…

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Vibe Central – Hit Singles, Scott Walker – The Drift, Ariel Pink – House Arrest, Quintron – Unmasked Organ Light – Year Infinity Man (Fuck Everybody Else)…

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These are great records made by hunky, young things. We love them in spite of their inherent boy-band-ism. This is an instance where our tastes align with 13 year-old girls’.

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Dan, maybe the Coltrane one’s too old, even though it’s got the only complete live version? If so, please substitute w/ Petra Haden’s “Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out,” ok?

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