30. The Decemberists: 'The Hazards of Love' (Capitol Records) - The Oregon quartet aren’t known for their self-editing, and longtime fans of Colin Meloy’s Anglophile folk-obsessed outfit weren’t disappointed at the sheer scope of this 17-song sprawling rock opera about love and loss. A timely reminder that concept albums needn’t bring about hoary images of Rick Wakeman’s The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, these painstaking vignettes perfectly showcased the band’s unabashed love of musical eclecticism. Taking in Led Zep, Queen and some Pink Floyd-esque licks, cool it ain’t but for pure invention alone, The Decemberists once again proved they’re in a mind boggling universe of their own. (Alex Donohue)
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- Moderat, Memory Tapes and Vitalic?!! Great list for including those alone
- The Blueprint 3? That is one rubbish album. Shame that Jay Z hasn't made a good album for 8 years.
- Tune-Yards should have been on this list.
- Gotta be the best album list I've read so far!
- bunch of marginally talented hipster douches ruined this list.
YYY and Muse are the only ones worth buying.
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