 | Is This It by The Strokes
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.98 the best record of 2001 and possibly the best of this decade. them and the white stripes were the pioneers for the second wave of retro/dance/indie in the 2000's. this band changed things for the better for rock music.
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 | Jimmy Eat World (Bleed American) by Jimmy Eat World
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $2.76 a perfect pop rock album with tons of emotion and sincerity. this broke them into the mainstream and they've been dominating the emo reign ever since
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 | Stay What You Are by Saves the Day
Buy used from: $2.82 like jimmy eat world's album, this is another perfect pop rock album. it's very catchy and sincere and is the bands gem. classic, classic album.
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 | Amnesiac by Radiohead
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.50 nearly after a year of blowing peoples mind with "kid A", they release all the material scrapped from that record and here they are. if you thought kid A was weird, i suggest you check this one out.
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 | The Photo Album by Death Cab for Cutie
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.93 this is indie pop at it's best and they prove that with this record and the one to follow (2003's "transatlantism") and are still going strong today.
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 | Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.95 the awesome debut by a angelic band with just a cool, classic sound to them. one of the better indie bands of the year and are truly magical with some killer classics on here.
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 | B.R.M.C. by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.01 once again, another breakthrough indie band (along with the strokes, white stripes) in the year of 01, but these guys are the real deal. this is plain ol good rock n roll like you use to hear. this stuff is classic.
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 | White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Buy used from: $3.48 a phenomenol album that broke them into the mainstream. alot of people say their overrated but i disagree. listen to the music and tell me you don't hear genius and an abundance of talent, especially considering it's meg on drums and jack doing all the rest. this band rocks!
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 | Guest by Phantom Planet
Buy new: $48.98 / Used from: $1.06 everyone knows their smash hit "california" but this album has so much more to offer than that. this whole album is great for a sunny day or for a rainy one. it has many different moods to it and is a great record.
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 | Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.39 gives you a new look at pop punk and it's a well-written album with some angst and edge to it. it's hard to believe this is the same band that went on to release "deja..." and "devil and god..." years later.
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 | Low Level Owl: Volume 1 by The Appleseed Cast
Buy used from: $6.99 this is some of the finest, most beautiful soundscapes a set of ears can ever hear. while mostly instrumental both volumes 1 & 2 are equally brilliant and groundbreaking. this is post rock mixed with 90's emo and it's bliss
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 | At Dawn by My Morning Jacket
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.50 an incredible album that introduced the band to the world (unlike their fuzzy (and outstanding debut) and is just a great record that combines country, funk, psychedelia, and rock all into one. a unique band and this band is an experience...
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 | Full Collapse by Thursday
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $0.98 undoubtly, the most surprising record of 2001 and one of the best. the emotion, angst, and message are undescribable in this album. a gem and a classic for the for the start of the millenium.
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 | The Invisible Band by Travis
Buy used from: $0.01 after their 1999 "the man who" breakthrough, travis come back with another solid album full of frail soft alternative rock
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 | Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.86 while originall released in 1999 in iceland, this is their breakthrough album this year in the states and their are some moments of brilliance (if you have the patience to wait and hear them through all droning). this band can not be of this planet
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 | Weezer (Green Album) by Weezer
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $1.60 finally, after disappearing for 5 years they return with their followup to the commericial failure (but classic) "pinkerton". the green album is more upbeat and poppy but still distinctly weezer.
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 | Ancient Melodies of the Future by Built to Spill
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.73 after releasing two stellar last albums, this one is not as solid but still a great album nonetheless from one of the better indie rock bands of the late 90's/early 00's.
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 | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most by Dashboard Confessional
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.00 leaves further seems forever to form a acoustic rock band with great memorable songs. very personal and real feel to the album.
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 | Let It Come Down by Spiritualized
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $0.35 after their breakthrough 1997 album, "ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space" spiritualized come back with a more straight forward rock pop sound and tone down the spacey atmospherics of previous album. result: still excellent and very satisfying
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 | Origin of Symmetry by Muse
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.25 a raw stepping stone for one of rock's biggest bands today. it's like queen mixed with alot of radiohead. this is where the band found their sound
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