It seems like the decade was just beginning. I can remember witnessing the transformation from alternative rock to indie music as the preferred genre for so many fans, and boy, was it exciting. Since the decade is winding down now, I'd like to take a few minutes to honor the bands that I believe to be the best of the decade.
Let's take a look at the contenders for band of the decade, and then I'll give my personal opinion at the end. Naturally, even the nominees here are all subject to opinion and yours may be different.
The first band I'd like to nominate here is the White Stripes. The garage rock duo of Jack and Meg White is really important in the music world for a number of reasons.
The layered sound that two musicians were able to produce is remarkable, and the band's success spawned off a handful of other bands whose influences were rooted in garage rock. It was great to hear the White Stripes then, and it still is now.
Another obvious contender is Radiohead. While the band became very popular during the previous decade, they became even more well respected during the past ten years.
Each Radiohead album has been a unique experience, with innovation being the key factor here. Radiohead sounds absolutely nothing like the band did in the'90s, and critics and fans have enjoyed every bit of the band's music.
We've mentioned a garage rock band and an experimental band, and now it's time to mention a more traditional rock band. Wilco incorporates elements of a number of different genres, but the purity of the band's music is strong and lasting.
Just when Wilco's record label was ready to give up on the band, Wilco decided to turn on its label and release Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, their 2002 album, independently. Everything is history from there, as some of the decade's best releases were crafted by Wilco.
It's really hard to name just one band as the best of the decade, but Wilco gets it in my mind.
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