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The Strokes Win NME's Album of the Decade

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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You never see Bono on a bike

NME = Neutering My Ears
Several decades of musical development has been ruined by the reverse snobbery this arsewipe publication spews. Any band or artist that is remotely interesting is hijacked, hyped, bellowed about briefly (to make the NME jornos feel ultra-current), before being sneered four months later.
Today the NME is about as credible as Jedward.

November 18 2009 at 6:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kenji-sama

Rock music died back in the late 90's, none of these bands have any 'real' talent, hell half of these fools can barely sing, play guitar or dress themselves properly. NME doesnt know what rock music is, all it knows is indie. Bands such as these will never match up to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Extreme, Mr Big, Van Halen etc. Firstly they dont have the talent, secondly they dont have the attitude and thirdly they dont know how to cause what rock is all about CARNAGE!!!

November 18 2009 at 6:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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lesley

Move on loser. Stop living in the past. Nothing ever "matches up to" anything else. And why the heck should it. Open your mind. Oh, yeah, and close your gob.

November 18 2009 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wally

The Decemberists. Hazards of Love!

November 18 2009 at 6:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alan Jones

Marillion Happiness is the Road, or there New Less is More acoustic Album.

November 18 2009 at 5:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
john

what a return to form, probably there finest album.
Should have been metallica's death magnetic

November 18 2009 at 5:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

to be honest, i dont know why anyone would want to by that waste of ink anyhow.

its was that loo roll that told 1/2 the world to buy Whats The Story......., claiming Oasis were the best thing to happen to music.

I rest my case!!!!

November 18 2009 at 4:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ped\'s Antics

Krina is actually right. There was never a year 0, so the first ever decade was 1AD to 10AD. The 20th Century ended on 31st December 2000. So, Narki 123 and Mark, get your facts right before criticising others. Still 1 more year to go before the end of the decade, so chance for Cheryl Cole's new album to take top slot.

November 18 2009 at 3:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Martin

What do Melody Maker say?

November 18 2009 at 3:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mc

Not bought the mag for donkeys years as its a load of toss, but my choices for best albums are Keane- Perfect symetry, DM- Playing The Angel- Arcade Fire- Neon Bible and Kasabian- Kasabian (the new albums pretty good too)
As for the Strokes, distinctly average!

November 18 2009 at 3:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Freemo

Either Kings of Leon or The Killers last one. This is rubbish
NME is stick in the 70-s/80s

November 18 2009 at 3:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply