Top Music Of 2003 Thread!

[SubMethod]

This is the thread for people to post their picks for the best music of 2003. I know there is still a month left before the year is over, but its not likely your list will change dramatically between now and then. I'm including EPs in my list also, so thats cool if you want to too.

my Top 25 music releases of 2003 list:

1.TV On the Radio - Young Liars EP
2.The White Stripes - Elephant
3.The Constantines - Shine A Light
4.New Pornographers - Electric Version
5.Cat Power - You Are Free
6.Iron and Wine - Sea and the Rhythm EP
7.Menomena - I Am the Fun Blame Monster
8.The Postal Service - Give Up
9.The Strokes - Room on Fire
10.My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves
11.The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
12.The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
13.Cyann and Ben - Spring
14.The Wrens - Meadowlands
15.Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
16.The Rapture - Echoes
17.Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
18.Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
19.Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlantcism
20.Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance
21.Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
22.Damien Rice - O
23.Eisley - Laughing City EP
24.The Decemberists - Her Majesty
25.Snow Patrol - Final Straw

[Gollum]

BEST SONG: "Seven nation army" - THE WHITE STRIPES

[notchreturns]

I'm still not too sure about the ranking, but these are my 10 favorites at the moment:

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
Muse - Absolution
Cat Power - You Are Free
The Postal Service - Give Up
Grandaddy - Sumday
The Strokes - Room on Fire

Favorite songs:

Hey Ya - OutKast
Drunkship of Lanterns - The Mars Volta
Saint Simon - The Shins
Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse
A Wolf at the Door - Radiohead

[BadCoverVersion]

10 ace albums,

Muse - Absolution
The Darkness - Permission To Land
The White Stripes - Elephant
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Fever To Tell
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (UK)
Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for cash
Electric Six - Fire
Kings Of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood
Kraftwerk - Tour De France Soundtracks

10 super singles,

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Outkast - Hey Ya!
The Faint - Agenda Suicide
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Maps
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Muse - Time Is Running Out
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
The Polyphonic Spree - Light & Day

[Saruman]

Rob Zombie - Past, Present & Future

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

[screamer581]

Nice lists everyone, here is my top 10.

1.Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
2.The Postal Service - Give Up
3.The Strokes - Room on Fire
4.Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlantcism
5.Ryan Adams - Rock N Roll
6.The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
7.Grandaddy - Sumday
8.Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
9.Spiritualized - Amazing Grace
10.Electric Six - Fire

Special Consideration-Coldplay Live 2003.

[scottish-movie-freak]

I can't be bothered writing a big list of albums that are 2003's finest so I'll just mention the top two:

The White Stripes- Elephant

and

Evanescence- Fallen

[sAtAn666]

I only have four...

1. Dance Of Death - Iron Maiden
2. Permission To Land - The Darkness
3. Hail To The Thief - Radiohead
4. Strays - Jane's Addiction

[Frank the Tank]

AFI - Sing The Sorrow
Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride
Andrew W.K. - The Wolf
Jane's Addiction - Strays

Those are the only new albums of 2003 I've really liked.

[cupajoe]

anthrax-we've come for you all
black label society-blessed hellride
the mars volta-de loused in the comatorium
korn-take a look in the mirror

[Toneybeen]

Tom McRae - Just Like Blood (always cruelly overlooked)
Siobhan Donaghy - Revolution in Me

[The Heart Collector]

Tomahawk's Mit Gas and The Mars Volta's De-loused In The Comatorium.

[daddiefatsacks]

some of my fave albums of this year

Hot Action Cop - Hot Action Cop
Outkast - Speakerboxx/Love Below
Jay Z - Black Album
50 Cent - Get Rich or die Tryin
Murphy Lee - Murphy's Law
Joe Budden - Joe Budden
White Stripes - Elephant
The strokes - Room on Fire
KoRn - Take a look in the mirror
Deftones - Deftones
Blink 182 - Blink 182
Obie Trice - Cheers


some of the worst albums of the year

Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Offspring - Splinter
G-Unit - Beg For Mercy


Best singles

Andre 3000 - Hey ya!
Hot Action Cop - Fever for the Flava
50 Cent - in da Club
Jet - Will you be my girl?
White Stripes - Hardest Button to Button

[areyoubeingserved]

I bought a lot of old stuff this year, so my list for 2003 subsequently suffers. However for a top three...

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib
The Shins - Chutes too Narrow (get to see them in a week or so)
The Herd - an elephant never forgets (Australian hip hop and beats)

Best song, shamelessly, Jane's Addiction's JUST BECAUSE - still has me singing

[docholiday_13]

The best songs I heard this year were...

The Quiet Things That No one Ever Knows - Brand New
The Scientist - Coldplay
Show Me How To Live - Audioslave
Go With The Flow - Queens of the Stone Age

[SteveSzyk]

...

[bob]

Best Albums:

The White Stripes-Elephant (best album of the year, one of my few "perfect albums")

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Fever To Tell (Punk nonsense at it's best with a few genuinely heartfelt tracks thrown in)

Radiohead-Hail to the Thief (Should have been a given, and was)

[HannibalGuy]

Some of the best albulms released this year (in no order):

KoRn- Take a Look in the Mirror
Rob Zombie- Past, Present, and Future
Pantera- The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys Vulgar Hits
Mushroomhead- Xiii
Hatebreed- The Rise of Britality
King Diamond- The Puppet Master
Metallica- St. Anger
Misfits- Project 1950
AFI- Sing the Sorrow
Iggy Pop- Skullhead Ring
Meat Loaf- Couldn't Have Said it Better
Morbid Angel- Heretic
Vader- Blood/Reign Forever World
Anthrax- We've Come For You All
Iron Maiden- Dance of Death
Elvis Costello- North
Six Feet Under- Bringer of Blood
Cradle of Filth- Damnation and a Day
Dimmu Borgir- Death Cult Armegeddon
Rage Against the Machine- Live at the Grand Olympic Audotorium
P.O.D.- Payable on Death
Avenge Sevenfold- Waken the Fallen
Andrew W.K.- The Wolf
Marilyn Manson- The Golden Age of Grotesque
Led Zeppeln- How the West was Won
Type O Negative- Life is Killing Me
Deftones- Deftones
Voivod- Voivod
KISS- Alive IV
KISS- Centuary Masters- The Best of Kiss
The Haunted- One Kill Wonder
Cold- Year of the Spider
Staind- 14 Shades of Grey
Lamb of God- As the Palaces Burn
Burnt By the Sun- The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good
Ill Nino- Confessions
Godsmack- Faceless

Some good singles:

Metallica- St. Anger
Metallica- Frantic
Metallica- The Unnaimed Feeling
Deftones- Minerva
Deftones- Hexagram
Mushroomhead- Sun Dosen't Rise
Ill Nino- How Can I Live?
Hatebreed- This is Now
Cold- Stupid Girl
Staind- Price to Play
Staind- So Far Away
The Haunted- DOA
Rob Zombie- Demonoid Phenomon
P.O.D.- Will You
AFI- Girls Not Grey
AFI- The Leaving Song Pt. II
Cradle of Filth- Babylon A.D.
Cradle of Filth- Mannequin
Godsmack- Straight Out of Line
Godsmack- Serenity
Iron Maiden- Wildest Dreams
Marilyn Manson- mOBSCENE
Marilyn Manson- This is the New Shit
KoRn- Right Now
KoRn- Did My Time
Type O Negative- I Don't Want to Be Me
Dimmu Borgir- Progenies of the Great Apocolypse
Voivod- We Carry On

Some good box sets:

Slayer- Soundtrack to the Apocolypse (regular and delux edition)
Cannibal Corpse- 15 Year Killing Spree
Motorhead- Stone Def Forever
Mottley Crue- Music to Crash your Car To

[Bullet Tooth Tony]

Not in any specific order...

Some cool LP's of 2003

Louis Logic - Sin-A-Matic
Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain
RJD2 - The Horror EP
Soul Position - 8,000,000 Stories
Various - Kill Bill Vol.1 OST
Gangstarr - The Ownerz
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Necro - Brutality Pt 1
Vakill - The Darkest Cloud
Jay Z - The Black Album

Some cool singles of 2003

50 Cent - In Da Club
Louis Logic - Coochie Coup
RJD2 - Final Frontier (Remix)
Viktor Vaughn - Saliva
Sole - Salt On Everything
Gangstarr feat Jadakiss - Rite Where U Stand
Jay Z - December 4th
Necro & Ill Bill - Our Life
Travis Blaque - The Bachelors (RJD2 Remix)
Killer Mike - A.D.I.D.A.S.
Andre 3000 - Hey Ya!
Weathermen - 5 In The Clip (RJD2 Remix)
Masta Ace - Survival
Planet Asia - African Style

[blankpage]

Best Album of the Year: 'Elephant'- The White Stripes, followed by 'Fever to Tell' - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Song: 'Hardest Button to Button' -The White Stripes, followed by 'Hey Ya' - Outkast

[Hucksta G]

Best Albums
Deftones - Deftones
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

[MunkyFonkey112]

Best Albums

Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
The Neptunes - The Neptunes Presents. . .The Clones
Chingy - Jackpot
50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Beyonce - Dangerously In Love
Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Justin Timberlake - Justified
No Doubt - Singles 1992 - 2003
Kill Bill Soundtrack
Bad Boys II Soundtrack


Best Singles

Lil' Jon - Get Low
Beyonce - Crazy In Love & Baby Boy
Chingy - Holidae In
Outkast - Hey Ya! & The Way You Move
Kelis - Milkshake
50 Cent - In Da Club & P.I.M.P.
Nas - I Can
Ying Yang Twins - Salt Shaker
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Missy Elliot - Work It
R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)

[Sigur509]

This is when you know a great group, Radiohead's Album was the best and they are my favorite band of all time, but a little rap group changed all that. And I hate rap music........

1. Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
2. Radiohead - Hail to the Theif
3. The White Stripes - Elephant
4. Deftones - Deftones
5. AFI- Sing the Sorrow

[ANavissi500]

Damien Rice had the best album of the year...

Also I enjoyed The White Stripes, Outkast, Justin Timberlake, and the Kill Bill soundtrack.

[Rated R]

Here are my top five albums of 2003:

1. I Mother Earth - Quicksilver Meat Dream
2. Mattehw Good - Avalanche
3. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
4. White Stripes - Elephant
5. Tomahawk - Mit Gas

[GrandPrixGator]

White Stripes--Elephant
Radiohead--Hail To The Thief
Over the Rhine--Ohio
The Strokes--Room On Fire
Outkast--Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

[someguy]

I put up Hey Ya(surprised at the amount of mentions for this song),Danger! High Voltage,De-Loused In The Comatorium,White Flag,It's My Life(by No Doubt)

I finally listened to Bad Cover Version this year and I'm angry I didn't listen to it before. I love the song to death now and I would nominate it for the year it came out.

[Psychocandy]

The following list isn't in order of preference or merit or anything. Just a list of some of the stuff that's been on heavy rotation this year.

The White Stripes - Elephant
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Muse - Absolution
Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank The Cradle
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nocturama
The Raveonettes - Chain Gang Of Love
The Strokes - Room On Fire
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
The Coral - Magic & Medicine
The Darkness - Permission To Land
The Tindersticks - Waiting For The Moon
The Kills - Keep On Your Mean Side
The Rapture - Echoes
Shelby Lynne - Identity Crisis
Emmylou Harris - Stumble Into Grace
Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
Elbow - Cast Of Thousands
Starsailor - Silence Is Easy
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Kings Of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood
Blur - Think Tank
Janes Addiction - Strays

And a bunch more i've no doubt neglected to mention. It's been a fine year for music.

[Psychocandy]

Oh...and in addition to the above.

Cat Power - You Are Free

A very, very fine album indeed.

5000 POSTS!!!

[Batgirl1979]

My Top Ten songs of this year(old and new songs)

In no particular order:

1.La cinega just smiled- Ryan adams
2.My Immortal-Evanescence
3.Here without you-Three doors down
4.Out of this world-Bush
5.Everything-Lifehouse
6.Requiem for a dream score
7.This Bitter Pill-Dashboard confessional
8.You Know your Right-Nirvana
9.Painted Black-Gob
10.Don't dream it's over-Crowded House

Honorable mentions:

Behind Blue eyes remake-Limp Bizkit
Sweet Carolina Rain-Kane
I wish I was-Boxcar Racer
Scared-Tradically Hip
Mean to me-Tonic

whew harder than I thought!

[Grebdron]

Only one other schmoe here has even heard one song from it, but IMO the album of the year is Further Down the Old Plank Road by The Chieftains

[SteveSzyk]

The Eight Best of 2003 (http://www.epinions.com/content_3647250564)

Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher A: Scott Herren has created a masterpiece of glitch, jazz, hip-hop and funk with his second release under the Prefuse 73 alias. It’s electronica with soul; a heart and a poignancy nearly unheard of in the genre is found at the core of the jagged electronic beats, that as if with magic form some of the most unbelievable melodic hooks of it’s kind. There’s the constrained urgency of the title track; the more conventional hip-hop route on “Plastic,” an insult to all things mainstream, as well ridiculously powerful detours such as “Choking You” and “Storm Returns,” all making this a strong argument against detractors that electronic music is indeed music.

OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below A: After the success of Stankonia, Andre 3000 and Big Boi of the most creative hip-hop outlet in the mainsteam have delivered a set of two solo albums that are ambitious and brilliant. Andre takes the Prince route, instilling a thick funky feel on nearly everything, while Big Boi continues the work of the duo’s previous efforts by crafting a masterpiece of more accessible hip-hop. “She Lives In My Lap,” “Spread,” and “Dracula’s Wedding” from Andre’s The Love Below are astounding; hooky, entertaining and brilliant, while “Ghettomuzick” (featuring both members), “The Rooster,” and “Bowtie” from Speakerboxxx are all just the same. And of course there’s always the singles; “Hey Ya!” and “The Way You Move,” two of the greatest hooks of the year adding up to two of the most worthy successes of 2003. Who said hip-hop sucks?

The White Stripes Elephant A: This fourth album has the power to convince former detractors that The White Stripes are here to stay. A more accessible, but no less unconventional record, Elephant follows White Blood Cells without any problem, being another brilliant blend of genres and styles; completely bold and memorable. From the best single of the year “Seven Nation Army” to Meg White’s first lead vocal performance on “In The Cold Cold Night” and the awesome “Fell In Love With A Girl”-esque “Hypnotize,” The White Stripes fulfill all their ambitions, with fantastic songwriting, originality and heart.

Massive Attack’s 100th Window A: If One Word Extinguisher doesn’t convince you of electronica’s importance, Massive Attack’s most electronic effort yet could certainly do the trick. Stripped of every member with the exception of Robert del Naja, "3D" and having the difficult task of following the modern masterpiece Mezzanine, expectations couldn’t have been set very high, although they certainly should have. It is indeed just the opposite of what it could have been, as good as its predecessors, being a fantastic collection of poignant, lengthy masterpieces featuring such names as Sinead O’Connor and the staple Horace Andy. “Future Proof,” “Small Time Shot Away,” and “Antistar” show the incredible talent of 3D and end up sounding like mesmerizing pouches of emotion and power while everything else also hypnotizes and stuns. Simply unforgettable.

Goldfrapp Black Cherry A: Nodding to their brilliant previous effort Felt Mountain only on a rare occasion, this sophomore release from the trip-hop duo is an awesome array of the 80’s, sexy synth pop and vocals to die for. It works as a complete opposite to it’s predecessor, calling listeners to dance rather than lull them to sleep, notably on the Kylie Minogue-esque “Twist.” “Strict Machine,” “Tiptoe," and “Crystalline Green” are memorable; exciting, brilliant and unforgettable, while “Hairy Trees” and the title track are the strong threads connecting Felt Mountain and Black Cherry. Not as brilliant as Goldfrapp's previous creation, but still an absolutely unbelievable album, making it clear they deserve more attention.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 A: The best film of the year is supported by this; one of the best albums of the year. Featuring everything one could want on a compilation album; this is both a brilliant companion and a stand alone musical extravaganza.

Erykah Badu Worldwide Underground A-: A soulful blend of funk, jazz and hip-hop, Badu has created an EP with mesmerizing heights. She takes a step away from her previous album, and delivers something completely different; a possible preview of her next full length album. It hardly feels like an EP, with 10 tracks, all of which are layered, deep and memorable such as the single "Danger" which is a showcase of brilliant songwriting and a genius hook, making it one of the greatest pieces of music of the year. "Bump It" is sexy, while "Back In The Day" is nostalgic, and everything in between makes it impossible to deny the talent of possibly the greatest soul artist of this time. Worldwide Underground is a blast from start to finish.

Tricky Vulnerable A-: Tricky recovers from the messy BlowBack with his 7th studio album, an astonishing mix of pop, rock and electronica that is his most musical effort since his groundbreaking debut Maxinquaye. It's pop is what BlowBack should have been, original and enthusiastic, rather than flat and embarrassing, and its female vocalist Costanza is a worthy heir to Martina Topley-Bird, with a voice that oozes vulnerability, but still sounds sexy and mature. "The Love Cats," a Cure cover, is a highlight; a claustrophobic masterpiece that transforms the cute original to a sex song, while "Antimatter" and "Stay" are perfectly enjoyable and well-written alt-pop masterpieces. A slip can be excused when it's followed with as awesome an album as this.

[killswitch]

My fave albums of the year....

Deftones - Deftones
Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
Poison The Well - You Come Before You
Beloved - Failure On

[minorthreatsXe]

Best Singles:

Brand New: Sic Transit Gloria &Glory Fades,The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
AFI: Silver and Cold, Leaving Song Pt 2
Thursday- Signals Over the Air
Queens of The Stone Age- Go with The Flow
The Distillers- Drain the Blood... o man Brody is hott


Best Albums:

AFI-Sing the Sorrow
Vendetta Red: Between The Never and the Now
Thursday:War of All Time
Blink 182: Blink 182
Brand New: Deja Entendu
Truth In Fiction- Welcome To Apathy!!!!!!!
S.T.U.N- Evolution of Energy

[bowieee]

1. Sumday ~ Grandaddy
2. De-Loused in the Comatorium ~ The Mars Volta
3. Elephant ~ The White Stripes
4. Reality ~ David Bowie
5. You Are Free ~ Cat Power
6. Master and Everyone ~ Bonnie Prince Billy
7. fever to tell ~ Yeah, Yeah Yeah's
8. Everyone down here ~ Earlimart
9. Fire ~ Electric Six
10. The Raven ~ Lou Reed

will finish soon : )

[bowieee]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SubMethod

10.My Morning Jacket - [b]It Still Moves
QUOTE]

Great album!

[areyoubeingserved]

www.pitchforkmedia.com are having there lists stapled up at the moment... the top 50 singles and the top 50 albums. The top ten singles are out today, top 10 albums will be tomorrow (although there was a leak/ - Chutes too Narrow at 7 - 4. Radiohead Hail the Thief 3. Sufjan Stevens - Michigan 2. The Books - The Lemon of Pink 1. Rapture - Echoes).

Top 10 Singles are as such

10: The Roots [ft. Cody Chesnutt]
"The Seed 2.0"
[MCA]

09: 50 Cent
"In Da Club"
[Shady/Aftermath/Interscope

08: Kelis
"Milkshake"
[Virgin]

07: Dizzee Rascal
"I Luv U"
[XL]

06: !!!
"Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)"
[Touch & Go]

05: Junior Senior
"Move Your Feet"
[Atlantic]

04: The Rapture
"House of Jealous Lovers"
[Strummer/Universal]

03: Justin Timberlake
"Cry Me a River"
[Jive]

And so, after years of whining about the horrors of the teen-pop era, the detractors got their wish: It came to an end! But, ahh, there was a devilish twist: the production of teen-pop records would screech to a halt, but its biggest stars would retain their ubiquity and force the world to admit there was more to them than questionable good looks and choreography. Justin came out on top, effortlessly laying claim to Michael Jackson's long-abdicated throne, beating the rockists at their own game, and becoming America's most debated, disputed, hated (and loved) pop star.

"Cry Me a River" is his finest moment to date and a brave final act of his tabloid > music life. On this creepy, multi-layered gem, heartbreak makes a vengeful JT ignore the high road and instead reveal his scars and faults. For Page Six and People Weekly, the track may have been a mere volley in the wake of another celebrity breakup, but long after it's become inconsequential whose betrayal Justin is lamenting, every sumptuous nuance of this post-teen-pop Timbaland symphony is still stuck to all corners of our heads. --Scott Plagenhoef

02: Beyonce [ft. Jay-Z]
"Crazy in Love"
[Columbia]

01: Outkast
"Hey Ya!"
[Arista]

"Hey Ya" broke-through, crossed-over, or whatever Billboard term you want to use, like no other chart-topping song since "When Doves Cry". Every race, nation, age, creed, musician, and political party adores the song. Black and white. Jews and Palestinians. Muskrats and snakes. Thurston and Mandy Moore. They all got down. You can approach pop music as cynically as your indieness mandates, but "Hey Ya" is a monument to the idea that a really fucking great song will blow up because it's really fucking great. Mind-blowing, then, when the track sounds very much like a home recording by a guy with a couple guitars and keyboards.

Fulfilling the purpose of all great pop, "Hey Ya" introduces new slang into the vernacular. Better yet, "Shake it like a Polaroid picture" works on a dancefloor, and nowhere else. We're not stuck with a "Show me the money" or "Who let the dogs out?" There's been debate on some music boards frequented by the readers of this site over the intended purpose of music, singles, and the collecting of such. Side A holds true to the idea that music is a unifying cultural force that holds meaning only in context of who it reaches and brings together. These people erect mashups of Kraftwerk and Whitney Houston. Side B believes music exists for music's sake and a idealized, context-less listening experience-- an artistic outpouring meaningful only in its outpouring. "Hey Ya" gives the A Bomb to Side A. --Brent DiCrescenzo

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I like that Thurston and Mandy Moore line in the review of Outcast. I put Outcast and JT reviews up because I thought that's what most people would be interested in. I disagree entirely with 50 Cents position on the list, I think rubbish is rubbish (and pitchfork seem to be getting off on including mainstream stuff) but the list is agreeable for the most part.

[BadCoverVersion]

I Luv U, Cry Me a River and Hey Ya! are my favourites from the list.

I refuse to sit pretty with the notion that Timberlake churns out generic pop pap...simply aint true IMO.

Like him or loathe him (as most appear to do - Ftr, I don't) he's a cut above your average pop tart.

[SAI]

I'm not going to attempt a top whatever list but here is some new stuff I liked this year.

Kings Of Leon: Youth and Young Manhood
The Darkness: Permission to Land
Pretty Girls Make Graves: The New Romance (a real grower)
The White Stripes: Elephant
Audioslave: Audioslave
Jet: Get Born
Evanescence: Fallen (I was shocked I liked this one)

[usuallysuspected]

My favorite albums of the year ( In order)

Coheed and Cambria- In keeping secrets of silent earth:3
Outkast- SB/TLB
Brand new- Deja entedu
311-evolver
spitalfield-remeber right now
Talib Kweli-quality
YellowCard- Ocean avenue
saves the day-in reverie
Blink 182-blink 182
Thursday-War all the time

Honorable mentions
The Postal service- get up
Rufio-1985
Youngbloods-drankin patnas
Linkin Park-Meteora
Dashboard Confessional-ammbs
Red Hot Chili peppers- Greatest hits
Senses Fail-In the depths of dreams(ep)

[someguy]

Ok folks. Not that you care but I have my list of best of 2003 here.

Top 10 music of 2003:

10. Stacey's Mom by Fountains of Wayne

Yes I like the song a lot. This was mainly because I heard the song before it was whored out on the MTV channels and such. I'm sure that if it wasn't as big the song would be loved by many(including some haters) but it got the success it deserved. Humourous lyrics and one hell of a catchy beat make a nice song overall(although that video is disturbing as hell-Stacey and the other kids look like they're 10. If Rachel Hunter wasn't in there I would think I'd be breaking the law watching parts of that video).

9. Hey Ya! by Outkast

The song has a frantic pace and seems all over the place at times but it is a great song none the less. It's no wonder this became a big hit since it is catchy and would get anyone dancing to the tune. Outkast is one of the best modern rap groups/artists out there right now(to me) mainly because they like to take rap into new directions. Although this wasn't exactly making rap original it's a good song anyways and proves who the real talent in Outkast actually is. I hope the two don't break up still since their best stuff was from them(although I like the song it is not one of the best)and wish them good luck.

8. Loosen Your Hold by South

I haven't seen one of the worst musical instruments(banjo)used in a song I like until now. I tend to like these kinds of songs where it is all calm in the verses and changes paths in the course. This one does it too and that is most likely why I love the song. Plus the violins which I love. Just listen to it. Good song.
7. White Flag by Dido

Possibly the biggest surprise of the year for me since I have always hated Dido. Whenever I heard her I turned whatever it was playing off. Although this song came along and I lurved it so much for some odd reason. Her voice was good this time to me and the piano is great(although I love almost all piano tunes)along with the little bit of guitar. There is other stuff on the song I like also like the sparkle noise as I call it but yes it is a good song and I don't care what anyone says!

6. Fallen by Sarah MacLachlan

Another one of the "big surprises" for me since I act the same to Sarah as Dido but this song popped up and I loved this too. It just flows together nicely and has some great violins(if that's the instrument used-I think so). I especially love the violin at the part when she says "I have sunk so low." My dislikeness for MacLachlan stays but I love this song anyways.

5. Into Your Hideout by Pilate

First off that guitar note they loop over and over at times is what made me like this song mostly. It just sounds really good for its simplicity of it. I love it. Plus the drums and other instruments work with it well along with the voice. The video is odd though(it looks like it was shot frame by frame even though it wasn't). Although it was very traditional in doing a song it still has that awesome guitar loop and instruments. Actually the instruments are the real thing to listen to in the song.

4. That Great Love Sound by The Raveonettes(tie)

THE catchiest song of 2003 and I'm sure of it. This song was stuck in my head for months and is one of the only songs where I have the lyrics memorized this year. The voices have this oddness to them that I really like and flows with the music nicely. The music is awesome too and is why I have this here(even though that's the main reason why I have all of these here on the list huh?)mainly. Just a catchy catchy song.

4. Inertiatic ESP(Son et Lumiere) by The Mars Volta(tie)

I HAD to mention this band on the list since it is my favourite band of the year. The first song I heard by them was Drunkenship of Lanterns which I didn't like much. This was the second song I learned and is what got me into the band. The song just starts out nice and calm but goes insane. Then it goes calm but goes insane and finally calm. The calm parts are great especially the beginning with the synthesizer they used(it has to be a synth). Although the insane parts are.......well...........INSANE! The guitar goes absolutely nuts along with the drums and the singer screams and everything. It was nothing I ever heard before but I loved it. Plus the alien sounding voice was awesome too. Get this song any way you can. It'll blow your mind.

3. Mouthful of Love by Young Heart Attack

I think that one quote from a review sums this up. "Sounds like AC/DC and Led Zeppelin with the B-52's as backup singers." Although it does sound odd the mixture produces one of the great bands of 2003. With them being the opening act for The Darkness now I only hope good comes to them. They kick mighty ass in rock.

2. I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness

This song came out of nowhere for me. I only heard of them by Psychocandy's talking of them on the boards but was never interested. Until now. This song is plain FUN from beginning to end and the guys really love their old rock tunes. Even though they will be a quick flash here in North America(like almost all Brit imports)I hope they'll get good in the UK. Has anyone else been screaming out GUITAR! after hearing this song?

1. Danger! High Voltage by Electric Six

DANGER DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE! My GAWD I love this tune so much. This should have gotten big in North America. It should have. But it didn't even though it was super awesome. I got the song from seeing the wacky video and just played it over and over with each time the song being louder. It is the party song of 2003 and the best dance song of 2003. The trumpet,guitar and everything else is so perfect in this song. If you don't love this song you must be mad! It is so damn catchy and addictive. Just listen to it NOW!

Honourable mentions:

-The Golden Path by The Chemical Brothers featuring the Flaming Lips
-The Laws Have Changed by The New Pornographers
-Should I? by KaitO
-Seven Days A Week by The Sounds
-Tower of Song by Jenny Gear
-F*** It by EAMON
-Born Too Slow by The Crystal Method

[Lynn Minmei]

Someguy, there is one mistake with your list...

...Where is Captain and Tennile? ;)

[someguy]

I'm sorry Lynn. I wanted to but the Aicha kid was giving me too many potentially homosexual stares so I had to give in. I'm so sorry.

*cries*

[Haddonfield]

My fave album of the year and quickly becoming an all timer is Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are

a few other faves...

Anthax - Weve Come For You All
Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque

HUGE Dissapointment had to be the new Machine Head album, whick stinks because they started out so well then changed gears to a more "pop" sound, only to never recover from it.

[Black_Cherry]

My favs:

Four Tet - 'Rounds'
Jack Johnson - 'On & On'
Goldfrapp - 'Black Cherry'
Martina Topley-Bird - 'Quixotic'
Belle & Sebastian - 'Dear Catastrophe Waitress'
The Waifs - 'Up All Night'
Jet - 'Get Born'
Nitin Sawhney - 'Human'
Prefuse 73 - 'One Word Extinguisher'
Cat Power - 'You Are Free'
Massive Attack - '100th Window'
Radiohead - 'Hail To The Thief'
Powderfinger - 'Vulture Street'
The Sleepy Jackson - 'Lovers'
The White Stripes - 'Elephant'
Little Birdy - 'Relapse EP'
Ben Harper - 'Diamonds On The Inside'
The Cat Empire - 'The Cat Empire'
The Panics - 'House On A Street In A Town I'm From'
Architecture in Helsinki - 'Fingers Crossed'
Beth Orton - 'Daybreaker'
Something For Kate - 'The Official Fiction'
The Beautiful Girls - 'Learn Yourself'
Xavier Rudd - 'Live At The Grid'
Tegan and Sara - 'If It Was You'
Spencer Tracey - 'Spencer Tracey'
Katalyst - 'Agent Manipulated'

And that's about it! Whew!