Best Bands of the Decade, anyone?

[Ghost Hip]

BTW, you guys were supposed to post all your favourite bands of the decade, not just the best.

I'm too lazy.

Arcade Fire
The Strokes
White Stripes
Yeah yeah yeahs

Did i do it?

[rabbit]

for me:
the white stripes
queens of the stone age
elliott smith

[smile_man]

Did i do it?

I don't think it matters anymore, everyone seems to be posting bands that started before 2000, but continued to make music through/into the decade.

in that case:

at the drive-in
don caballero
joan of arc
atlas sound
braid
do make say think
anticon collective
brian jonestown massacre
death cab
the microphones
broken social scene/kc accidental (the band)
elliott smith
flaming lips (all their best stuff has been since 1990)
godspeed you! black emperor!/ a silver mt. zion
wilco
lightning bolt

[nad]

I don't think it matters anymore, everyone seems to be posting bands that started before 2000, but continued to make music through/into the decade.

Yeah, I totally screwed up because my two nominations started in '99 and '98 respectively. Then my "oh whoops I screwed up" nomination (The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band) started in 1999 as well!

Apparently this requires further research. Oh, and cheers for someone mentioning Autolux (began in 2000), because it's finally time I started listening to them, especially since Failure were CLEARLY the greatest band from the '90s. Well, tied for #1 with Acid Bath anyhow.

[oinkbanana]

surprised no one mentioned
animal collective.

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails had a really great decade as well.

[Mudfuzz]

Ok to be on topic I'll add OM to the list, great band.

[bigchiefbc]

I don't think it matters anymore, everyone seems to be posting bands that started before 2000, but continued to make music through/into the decade.

Well wait a sec, "Best Band of the Decade" doesn't necessarily imply that the band had to have formed this decade, just who's best based on their work in the decade. Here's my shot at it, with as little thought put in as possible. Forgive me for being relatively mainstream.

Tool
The Mars Volta
Radiohead
Nine Inch Nails
Electric Wizard
Interpol
The Hives
Muse
Autechre
Juno Reactor

[tuffteef]

howling bells

too many bands from downunder start off with a bang but split a year later

[nad]

Well wait a sec, "Best Band of the Decade" doesn't necessarily imply that the band had to have formed this decade, just who's best based on their work in the decade.

In that case I'm going to finalize this list of lists and be done with it:

Kayo Dot (Choirs of the Eye)
Jerry Cantrell (Degradation Trip vols. 1 & 2)
Tool (Lateralus)
Drudkh (Autumn Aurora)
Hammers of Misfortune (The August Engine)
Neurosis
Silver Mt. Zion
Old Man Gloom
Deathspell Omega
Agalloch
Colour Haze
Electric Wizard
Enslaved
Yakuza
Sunn O)))
Unida
Ufomammut
Ulver
Nine Inch Nails
King Crimson
ISIS
John Frusciante
Mammatus
Rwake

Those are all groups that put out amazing work since 2000, the first five of which having released what I consider utter masterpieces. In the years to come, several albums from these groups may eventually reveal their innate perfection to me. Or something.

[iblamesummers]

Arab on Radar
Mahjongg
Indian Jewelry
Erase Errata
Broadcast
Dillinger Four
Milemarker
Juana Molina
Liars
Tame Impala
Oneida
Deerhoof
Lifter Puller
Hair Police
Drums Like Machine Guns
Need New Body
Les Savy Fav
TV on teh Radio
Metalux
Psychic Ills
Owls
Party of Helicopters
Yage
Social Junk
Fugazi
Cock E.S.P.
Two Dead Sluts One Good Fuck
U.S. Maple
Mika Miko
Social Junk
Fog
Plate Six
Jesus and teh Mary Chain
Sonic Youth
the Julie Mittens
Doves
Le Tigre
Old Time Religun
Queens of the stone age
Nachtmystium
Jaga Jazzist
Mazarin
Fatal Flying Guillotines
Selby Tigers
Propaghandi
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Zwan

[SSL27]

Minus the Bear!
Explosions in the Sky
The Mars Volta
Silversun Pickups
God Is an Astronaut
Fair To Midland
Mastodon
As Cities Burn
Emery
Brad Sucks
Dance Gavin Dance
Twin Tigers
Grizzly Bear
As Tall As Lions
Fleet Foxes

[hatshirt]

and

grinderman
clockcleaner
heroine sheiks
qui
tomahawk
fantomas
the kronk men!

[archlilim]

Ufomammut

Fuck forgot them, but so good. I'd throw in with Yakuza too.

surprised no one mentioned
animal collective.

[tuffteef]

BTW, you guys were supposed to post all your favourite bands of the decade, not just the best.

I'm too lazy.

Arcade Fire
The Strokes
White Stripes
Yeah yeah yeahs

Did i do it?

yyy yes please the z man is amazing

[Morax]

Astra
Diagonal
Graveyard
Witchcraft
Serpent Throne
Nachtmystium (Instinct,Decay is fukin untouchable but everything after that is utter shite for the ears)
Leviathan
Xasthur(early material only)
Asteroid
Secret Saucer
Shape of Despair
Snail (not a new band but does it count if they've reformed?)
Wo Fat
White Witch Canyon
Inferi
Krohm
Paysage D'hiver
Lurker Of Chalice
...I could go on for awhile but these are the ones off of the top of my head