Tracks 71 - 80

Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:

71 - 80.

80. Queens of the Stone Age - "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar...

...But I Feel Like A Millionaire"	"Mama" - My Chemical Romance .79
78. Hard-Fi - "Help Me Please"	"Separate and Ever Deadly" - Last Shadow Puppets .77
76. Hail Social - "Heaven"	"You Haven't Told Me Anything" - Keane .76
75. Gomez - "Catch Me Up"	"Sleep On Needles" - Sondre Lerche .74
73. Interpol - "PDA"	"Holding Hands in the Shower" - NPSH .72

71. Gorillaz - "All Alone"

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80.
Queens of the Stone Age / "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" / Songs for the Deaf / 2002
Lean and melt-your-face-off intense. The way hard rock's supposed to be done.



79.
My Chemical Romance / "Mama" / The Black Parade / 2006
Everything on The Black Parade was a strong showing. However, "Mama" was an entirely new side to MCR. Careening from Gypsy-stomp cut time, to stadium rock four four, to an absolutely insane waltz, the song is a bracing, somewhat disturbing listen thanks to its lyrics. It plays like a perverse showtune, something emphasized during Liza Manelli's strange but fitting, show stopping cameo. Needless to say, the 14 year old girls that "omg luv" MCR most likely won't get the cleverness here.
Once again, the best sound quality in a video has collided with the shittiest video produced...


78.
Hard-Fi / "Help Me Please" / Help: A Day in the Life / 2005
By far better than anything they put their name to, this charity album demo demonstrates that beyond their typical Clash/disco fusion, they could show some startling depth. Spare and beautiful.



77.
The Last Shadow Puppets / "Separate and Ever Deadly" / The Age of the Understatement / 2008
1960's melodrama and Alex Turner's ultra-literate wordplay lift the Puppets out of sideshow status.



76.
TIE
Hail Social / "Heaven" / Modern Love and Death / 2007
Keane / "You Haven't Told Me Anything" / Perfect Symmetry / 2008
Both releases saw their respective bands embracing synth (well, synth-IER) pop and become all the better for it. Hail Social expanded their formerly canned sound and cranked out one of the best post-disco songs of this decade, while Keane finally injected a bit levity and humor into their sound.




75.
Gomez / "Catch Me Up" / Split the Difference / 2004
As entertaining as ever, except here they trade in psychedelia for distinctly British Americana. A highlight in a tremendous body of work.



74.
Sondre Lerche / "Sleep On Needles" / Faces Down / 2002
Norwegian Brit-Pop. The gravelly voice and casually tossed off hook at the very end barely hint at Lerche's skill.



73.
Interpol / "PDA" / Turn On the Bright Lights / 2001
From tense to sinister to soaring, all in five minutes.



72.
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head / "Holding Hands in the Shower" / Glistening Pleasure / 2008
You'd be hard pressed to find a more fun band around these days. And this bouncy, handclap crazy album track is them at their finest.



71.
Gorillaz / "All Alone" / Demon Days / 2005
Blur's pop-smarts, a wonderful verse from Roots Manuva, and Martina Topley-Bird's lighter than air vocal turn. Brilliant.