# Album of the Year 2003: Your Nominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365 "2003-12-01T23:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sKipping\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@sKipping\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sKipping_girl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/21 "2003-12-02T11:11:10Z")
**Badblood!!!** by _Gerling_ A great album by a great Aussie band šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/22 "2003-12-02T12:03:02Z")
How could I forget Broken Social Scene? Theyā€™re the runner-up, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![greandog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@greandog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greandog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/23 "2003-12-02T12:30:19Z")
lots of good albums here, iā€™d recomend Ha Ha Sound by Broadcast. great production ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/24 "2003-12-02T12:31:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Treviathan \* > \*\*Itā€™s not just because Iā€™m Canadian, but I do think we can lay claim to three of the best albums of this year: _Electric Version_ by **The New Pornographers** , _Reconstruction Site_ by **The Weakerthans** , and the most mind-blowing, eclectic, wistful, and heartbreaking album of the past year, _You Forgot It In People_ from the **Broken Social Scene**. \*\* Great stuff, but you forgot _Shine a Light_ by **The Constantines**. That hasnā€™t left my car CD player for several weeks now. Non-Canadian picks go to _Elephant_ by **The White Stripes** and _Speakerboxxx/The Love Below_ by **Outkast**. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/25 "2003-12-02T13:31:01Z")
The White Stripes, Elephant - gets another vote for me Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers - amazing stuff Have only heard two tracks off of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, 1 by each member, and loved them bothā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Fox\_in\_the\_Snow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@Fox\_in\_the\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fox_in_the_Snow)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/26 "2003-12-02T14:41:03Z")
Well Elephant and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below are both fantastic. Iā€™m also a fan of Belle and Sebastianā€™s Dear Catastrophe Waitress and Black Cherry by Goldfrapp. Plus Fever to Tell by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs has many charms. ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/27 "2003-12-02T16:05:40Z")
_Electric Version_ by the New Pornographers, _Hail to the Thief_ by Radiohead. Honorable mention to _Twilight_, by BĆ“a. Admittedly, it was released back in 2001 (and released in the U.K. as _The Race of a Thousand Camels_ way back in 1998), but I first heard it this year and was absolutely blown away. Apparently, the song ā€œDuvetā€ is the theme of the anime _Serial Experiments Lain_, which is how the friend who introduced me to BĆ“a first heard about the band. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/28 "2003-12-02T16:15:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rubystreak \* > **I am deeply ashamed to admit how few of these albums Iā€™ve heard, and in some cases, even heard OF. Sad for me, I realize.** Hop in ā€¦ thereā€™s plenty of room in the boat. No need to feel bad about it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/29 "2003-12-02T16:17:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rubystreak \* > \*\*I am deeply ashamed to admit how few of these albums Iā€™ve heard, and in some cases, even heard OF. Sad for me, I realize. > > Hi Duke! šŸ™‚ \*\* Hey there, **Ruby** ā€¦still stuck in Bingo, NY, huh? šŸ˜‰ Donā€™t be ashamed of it, though. I could say the same thing, too. Itā€™s a natural by-product of a fragmented music biz and a homogenous national radio structure. Heck, I wouldnā€™t have even heard about the Pernice Brothers without Internet radio. I will also put in a vote for Broken Social Scene. More good music coming out of Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/30 "2003-12-02T16:50:01Z")
Broken Social Sceneā€™s _You Forgot it in People_ was released in 2002, even if nobody heard of it until this year. Still the best album of the year. šŸ˜› Iā€™ll second The Constantineā€™s _Shine A Light_ and, although I havenā€™t heard the new album, give props to the Weakerthans. Anyone else catch the Constantines/Weakerthans shows? Best rock show Iā€™ve ever been to. ---
**Author:** ![PsychoTrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@PsychoTrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PsychoTrain)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/31 "2003-12-02T16:54:29Z")
Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs, particularly disc 1. Some really awesome stuff here, their best album in years. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/32 "2003-12-02T17:29:33Z")
Havenā€™t listened to much of this yearā€™s crop, but: Blue Man Group - Complex Is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![DaveX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@DaveX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveX)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/33 "2003-12-02T19:34:41Z")
Damien Rice ā€œOā€ One of the most emotionally naked records Iā€™ve heard in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/34 "2003-12-02T19:43:52Z")
**Duke** : Actually, Iā€™m not in Bingoland anymore. Iā€™m in Ithaca. Yay Me! I guess Iā€™m ashamed because I try to be eclectic and Iā€™m certainly open-minded about music. These days, the new music I listen to is almost all hip hop. I would love to hear some of the stuff you guys have posted, and now that Iā€™ve seen the names, I may pick them up, but I donā€™t have a lot of spare cash and donā€™t download, soā€¦ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/35 "2003-12-02T19:49:48Z")
**Growl** by Ray Wylie Hubbard Anyone who liked ā€œCar Wheels on A Gravel Roadā€ will like this. The reason that album sounded so good, Gurf Morlix, plays on ā€œGrowlā€. And doesnā€™t play on Lucindaā€™s two newest, a major contributor to those albumā€™s suck factor. ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/36 "2003-12-02T20:01:05Z")
ā€œ_Audioslave_ā€ from Audioslave. Just an incredible album. If you havenā€™t heard it, do yourself a favor and check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/37 "2003-12-02T20:09:06Z")
_Fallen_-Evanescence ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/38 "2003-12-02T21:55:22Z")
Iā€™ll have to vote for ā€œElectric Versionā€ by the New Pornographers, with ā€œFallenā€ by Evanescence as a runner-up. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/39 "2003-12-02T22:25:55Z")
Going over my MP3 list, these stand out as releases in 2003 that I liked mucho. Calexico ā€“ Feast of Wire Cat Power ā€“ You are Free Long Winters ā€“ When I Pretend to Fall Massive Attack ā€“ 100th Window ā€“ a lot of people dogged this album but I like it. Pinback ā€“ Offcell EP ā€“ love these guysā€¦I may be biased. Tomahawk ā€“ Mit Gas Ween ā€“ Quebec Overall not a great year for music IMO. Not smacking anyoneā€™s opinion, and Iā€™m the only person I know who says so ā€¦ but I cannot get into that New Pornographers album. Listened 4 or 5x, it just struck me as really boring. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365/40 "2003-12-02T22:39:13Z")
here are my favs: Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music Ben Harper - Diamonds on the Inside Allman Brothers - Hittinā€™ the Note Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-of-the-year-2003-your-nominations/216365.md?page=3)