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    The Strokes Win NME's Album of the Decade

    • Posted on Nov 17th 2009 4:41AM by Stephen Dowling
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    The Strokes' 'Is This it?' has been chosen as the Album of the Decade by NME.

    The 2001 debut by the tight-jeaned five-piece from the Lower East Side, the album beat the likes of the Libertines, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Streets, Radiohead, and Arcade Fire to take the magazine's award.

    The winning album was chosen by a panel of more than 100 music industry figures, including bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Glasvegas, Paul Weller, Robert Smith, Vampire Weekend, as well as producers, festival bookers, label owners and NME staff past and present.

    In second place was the Libertines' 'Up the Bracket,' followed by Primal Scream's 'Xtrmntr', Arctic Monkeys' 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,' and Yeah Yeah Yeah's 'Fever to Tell' at number five.

    The top ten also saw albums from PJ Harvey, Arcade Fire, Interpol, the Streets and Radiohead.

    The Strokes' singer Julian Casablancas said, "It's totally crazy! I don't know what that means. Does it mean it's a good musical decade or a bad musical decade? I don't know, I'm such a bad judge of my own stuff. But I thought it was great when I heard. Recording the album was fun, it was stressing, it was exciting. I think if I was to know then that I'd be having this conversation now I couldn't be more pleased. I'm restraining myself now, I don't want to get carried away, but I'm pretty damn psyched with myself. Mental high five!"

    NME Editor Krissi Murison said, "This is the definitive word on the greatest albums of the 00s – as voted for by everyone who helped make music brilliant this decade. Aside from the fact my choice only made it to number five, I think you'll agree it's an incredible list of records."

    The full top 50 can be found in this week's issue of the magazine.
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    Steve Everittat 11-19-2009

    Should have been The B-52s 2008 album 'Funplex.' Stunning return to form for the Athens foursome after a 16 year absence...

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    DJ Hillfunkat 11-18-2009

    Ever hear of Left Lane Cruiser,The Black Diamond Heavies,Scott H Biram,Restavrant,Willie Heath Neal,Tom VandenAvond etc..nah you won't not in the NME...go check these out on MySpace & find the real music..where it's dirty & lowdown..not this lily livered crap they serve up!!

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    Graemeat 11-18-2009

    how about Marillion - poss the most underated band's in the UK-which as a fan is not a bad thing - but also recognition is great.
    & for those whom are non-believers / mickey-takers (inc friends !!!) just visit the website for a taster of their music since the fantastic "kayleigh" in '84 & the undeniably awesome Fish left in '89. (ps Steve Hogarth is poss one of the best lyricists in th UK)

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    johnat 11-18-2009

    What about Green Day`s American Idiot,Snow Patrol`s Eye`s Open which was in the album charts for ages.

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    krinaat 11-18-2009

    What about 2010, there is still one whole year before the decade ends! Great album though, still have someday and last nite on my Ipod.

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    Markat 11-18-2009

    No Krina. 2000-2009 is the first decade of the 21st Century. 10 years.

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    krinaat 11-18-2009

    Oh yeh.

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    Richat 11-19-2009

    Actually the millenium didn't start properly until 2001. There are 1000 years in a millenium not 999. So the first decade of the 21st century is 2001-2010.The whole world, thanks to the mass media, managed to celebrate the new millenium a year early. However, it is the noughties we are talking about here in which case that decade did run from 2000-2009. Sorry to be such a pedant.

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    Mr Angryat 11-19-2009

    Sorry!! WRONG!!! 2000 is only the start of the millenium IF there is a year zero. However thanks to the Church (St someone or other who was comissioned by the Pope in the 800s to come up with when Christ was born) it appears that they have organised the years to go from 1BC to 1AD WITHOUT the intervening year 0. So the millenium to all intelligent people actually started in 2001. And as such the decade will end in 2010 and the new one will start in 2011. Sorry but complain to the Pope.

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    Samat 11-18-2009

    It's true, NME truly does not like or, in fact even listen to, any music other than that which they deem to be 'cool' by their own rules... at which point have the libertines ever been justifiably qualified for a spot in a 'best album' list... proof to me that the good stuff these days is always where you wont read about it.

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    saraat 11-18-2009

    Music really has dumbed down, hasn't it? I mean, how the hell did the Libertines get onto that list in the first place? Pete Doherty?!? Or is it a "most press" award...?

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    Derek Willigenburgat 11-18-2009

    If this is the best NME can come up with over nine years, then music is definitely in trouble. NME = "No Music Ever".

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    JDPowerat 11-18-2009

    What a hilarious selection of acts chosen. NME obviously stuck to their age old adage - be trendy and don't pick anything obvious as that would harm our little clique and damage our all knowing hip and trendy pseudo image)

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    Steveat 11-18-2009

    People are so shallow in life. Its judged on music not peoples personal life. Most great artist in their lives have taken drugs. Most great albums and songs are about drugs and written on drugs. The libretines we're a great band and deserved second spot. If you actually read who picked the winning album it does say it wasn't just the NME judges. When music becomes big, people automatically assume its trash is this because of success and jealousy. In the end its all a matter of opinion

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    Narki123at 11-26-2009

    I don' know which is the funniest of the two, Krina thinking we had another year before the end of the decade or the guy saying the b-52's 'Funplex' album is the best album of the last ten years! Each to their own i 's'pose Love 'n' plaice!

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    Jonoat 11-18-2009

    I reckon i should of been The Killers - Hot fuss, it had some absolutly great tunes on it and i dont think i know a single person that doesnt know the words to Mr Brightside !

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    Bongoat 11-18-2009

    er ... I don't .....

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    Shoopat 11-18-2009

    I don't know the words to it coz I don't wanna know the words....can't stand the record, can't stand the band and if they had won the album of the decade what would it say about this country's taste in music??!!

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    Jonoat 11-18-2009

    I reckon i should of been The Killers - Hot fuss, it had some
    absolutly great tunes on it and i dont think i know a single person
    that doesnt know the words to Mr Brightside !

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    Alan Da Gat 11-18-2009

    Not all of NME`S favourites are left field, they have always championed the Super Furry Animals.....so they do get it right occasionally

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