Discussion: The Decade Defined
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It's hard to believe, but the first decade of the new millennium is rapidly drawing to a close — and it's been a remarkable one for music. AllSongs Considered, which launched on Jan. 1, 2000, has had a front-row seat for all the amazing artists, albums and songs released in the past 10 years, from the klezmer music of Kaila Flexer (featured on our first episode) to the noise-rock of the New Zealand band The Dead C (featured last week).
In this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at some of the defining trends, sounds and historic moments that made the '00s stand out, in a roundtable discussion with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson.
A Timeline of the Decade in Music
Nominate the decade's most important recordings.
Complete coverage of the decade in music.
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- Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
- Greatest Hits by The Equals
- Give Up by The Postal Service
- The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 by Randy Newman
- Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen
- Since I Left You by The Avalanches
- This Is Not a Test! by Missy Elliott
- Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Harry McClintock
- Do I Make You Proud/Takin' It to the Streets by Taylor Hicks
- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
- O by Damien Rice
- Echoes by The Rapture
- Dirty Vegas by Dirty Vegas
- Funeral by Arcade Fire
