UGH PITCHFORKS TOP ALBUMS OF THE DECADE...ISN'T BAD?

Okay music geeks, hear me out. Before we all trash this list, for the sake of giving our own taste-making abilities a credibility boost by denouncing everything Pitchfork does, let's taking a closer look at how this list was compiled. The first thing I'd like you to do is scan through the list. Honestly, how many of these albums have you actually heard of, and forgive me, actually listened to? I know for me it's probably somewhere in the range of 60-70 out of 200 albums that made the list. I'm not saying I suspect that most of the records are rightfully on this list, frankly I don't think I'd enjoy a good deal of them, just out of some maybe biases and personal taste. I mean, who has time to listen to that many records? It takes a lot of writers and other people working at Pitchfork to get through all of that music. All I'm saying is, if you're gonna trash it, try doing a better job yourself. We'll probably attempt it ourselves here at PopWeasel in the coming months. Which leads me to my next point...

Let's take a step back and remember that this is their list, not yours, so stop taking it personally. No one ever made Pitchfork the authority of our taste in music. Now I'd like you to scan it over again and take not of how many of your favorite albums of the decade are on this list. I think you'll probably find quite a few.

I will say that I can come up with a list of another 5o records that were not on this list. Most notably Wilco's A Ghost Is Born and Sky Blue Sky but also, Lateralus (Tool) and De-Loused In The Comatorium (The Mars Volta). Also, as Justin so kindly pointed out to me the other night, why is Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head not on this list? Let's all pretend we didn't think that record was awesome.

Now for a few more parting shots:
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Bright Eyes - Lifted/I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
Fog - Ether Teeth
The Books - The Lemon of Pink
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Betwe... OKAY FINE.

THIS LIST SUCKS.