Good Modern Albums Listed By Someone Who Hates Modern Music!

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Bleed Like Me
1.  Bleed Like Me by Garbage
The list author says:
  "Good solid pop music. Rocks out with added electronic production. Very appealing music."
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10,000 Days
2.  10,000 Days by Tool
The list author says:
  "Not as good as it could be but still excellent obtuse prog-metal filled with real venom. Great singer."
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Someone To Drive You Home
3.  Someone To Drive You Home by The Long Blondes
The list author says:
  "Very literate and melodic pop music. Feels like a female companion piece to Lloyd Cole & the Commotions excellent "Rattlesnakes" album."
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Fantastic Playroom
4.  Fantastic Playroom by New Young Pony Club
The list author says:
  "Competent dance-pop. Every track sounds the same and the lyrics are nothing great but it does sound very good."
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With Teeth
5.  With Teeth by Nine Inch Nails
The list author says:
  "NIN are a great band and this might be their best album. The aim seems to be to keep it simple and just make as big a noise as possible."
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The Great Unwanted (Ruffa Lane)
6.  The Great Unwanted (Ruffa Lane) by Lucky Soul
The list author says:
  "A modern take on 60’s soul music with some crunchy, noisy music to back up the singing. Probably better than Duffy & Adele."
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The Back Room
7.  The Back Room by Editors
The list author says:
  "Patchy album but the good songs are brilliant."
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The Cure
8.  The Cure by The Cure
The list author says:
  "I think this is their best album. Takes a few listens for the songs to appear out of the noise but well worth the effort."
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Hail to the Thief
9.  Hail to the Thief by Radiohead
The list author says:
  "It might not be as heavy as The Bends, proggy as OK Computer and as arty as Kid A, but it's by far their most melodically appealing & easily digested album."
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Super Extra Gravity
10.  Super Extra Gravity by Cardigans
The list author says:
  "Imaginatively icy pop music."
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Solitary Man: American III
11.  Solitary Man: American III by Johnny Cash
The list author says:
  "The most consistent of the five American albums. The covers of One (originally by U2) & The Mercy Seat (Nick Cave) are amazing."
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Can'tneverdidnothin'
12.  Can'tneverdidnothin' by Nikka Costa
The list author says:
  "Very funky pop music, and she has a great voice."
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At War With The Mystics (U.S. Version)
13.  At War With The Mystics (U.S. Version) by The Flaming Lips
The list author says:
  "The way it’s produced with the guitars and bass being digitised in strange ways sounds amazing. Some great songs and a few thrashing rockers."
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How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
14.  How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2
The list author says:
  "I know U2 through their Best Ofs. I find the albums to be hard going but I like this one. Fairly consistent & enjoyable enough."
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Show Your Bones
15.  Show Your Bones by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The list author says:
  "Not as good as Fever To Tell and disappoints on the first few listens. Stick with it & you’ll find it’s a very good solid album."
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This Is the Life
16.  This Is the Life by Amy Macdonald
The list author says:
  "Sounds good though the lyrics can be a bit twee on some songs."
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Supernature
17.  Supernature by Goldfrapp
The list author says:
  "Very good perverted electro-disco pop music. I’ve heard it way too many times & it has to be said there is a fair amount of, if not filler, then weaker tracks on it. Black Cherry is also good."
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Absolution
18.  Absolution by Muse
The list author says:
  "Loud pompous music that rarely slows down to take a breath. Sounds great and rocks out with conviction. "Black Holes & Revelations" album is almost as good."
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I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
19.  I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too by Martha Wainwright
The list author says:
  "Up-tempo singer-songwriter. Good solid songs. "See Emily Play" by Pink Floyd is covered. See also Bat For Lashes and My Brightest Diamond for good Goth style female singer-songwriters."
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Get the Gore
20.  Get the Gore by Gore Gore Girls
The list author says:
  "Retro girl-group garage band. Very energetic and really rocks out."
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
21.  Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave
The list author says:
  "Annoys me as he rarely ever rocks out, instead preferring slow piano ballads.This is a whole album of HEAVY ROCK with a mass of backing vocals & another album of HEAVY urgent ballads. His best release"
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Emotive: Parental Advisory
22.  Emotive: Parental Advisory by A Perfect Circle
The list author says:
  "Tricky prog-metal-pop band doing cover versions of songs about the human cost of war & conflict. I enjoy it & I listen to it on a regular basis."
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Waiting For The Sirens' Call
23.  Waiting For The Sirens' Call by New Order
The list author says:
  "Their fans have issues with this but I think it’s one of their strongest albums. Rocks out a bit more than usual. Get Ready is also a solid album."
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Strays
24.  Strays by Jane's Addiction
The list author says:
  "Very strong, powerful album that is almost as good as their two previous masterpieces of eccentric funky heavy metal."
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Beauty and Crime
25.  Beauty and Crime by Suzanne Vega
The list author says:
  "Big disappointments: Beauty and Crime by Suzanne Vega, Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails & Endless Wire by The Who."
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