“Cause music is bigger than words and wider than pictures.” This was my submission, so it’s probably a bit obvious that I’m giving it five stars. If you can please listen to this album as it’s meant to be heard: loud as fuck. Here is my reasoning behind why I submitted this album: I wanted my choice to be a Scottish band, and a band that didn’t have any albums on the original list. I chose Mogwai because I think post-rock is a little underrepresented on the original list. We had Sigur Rós, Tortoise, and Slint, but it feels like Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor are obvious omissions. Young Team isn’t even my favorite Mogwai album; I would rank Come On Die Young and Happy Songs for Happy People above it. However, I think it’s their most important album, being their debut and their introduction to their quiet-loud dynamics and mesmerizing guitars. Hence, in my opinion it’s deserving of the list. The standout song from this album for me is “Mogwai Fear Satan,” probably their most epic song. Also, “Like Herod” needs a special mention. If you enjoyed this, please check out the rest of their music. Clearly, this is a biased view, but I don’t think they have a bad album.

I agree with this being on the secondary list there wasn’t enough dub on the main list, I enjoyed this album but did just get a bit repetitive for me to add this to my frequent rotation.

This certainly is a unique album, but just really isn’t to my taste. Remove the vocals and you have a much better album in my opinion

“Cause music is bigger than words and wider than pictures.” This was my submission, so it’s probably a bit obvious that I’m giving it five stars. If you can please listen to this album as it’s meant to be heard: loud as fuck. Here is my reasoning behind why I submitted this album: I wanted my choice to be a Scottish band, and a band that didn’t have any albums on the original list. I chose Mogwai because I think post-rock is a little underrepresented on the original list. We had Sigur Rós, Tortoise, and Slint, but it feels like Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor are obvious omissions. Young Team isn’t even my favorite Mogwai album; I would rank Come On Die Young and Happy Songs for Happy People above it. However, I think it’s their most important album, being their debut and their introduction to their quiet-loud dynamics and mesmerizing guitars. Hence, in my opinion it’s deserving of the list. The standout song from this album for me is “Mogwai Fear Satan,” probably their most epic song. Also, “Like Herod” needs a special mention. If you enjoyed this, please check out the rest of their music. Clearly, this is a biased view, but I don’t think they have a bad album.

Never heard of Chromatics before, but really enjoyed this, late night ambiance can see me coming back to this more.

Sorry didn’t enjoy this one.

Even after completing the 1089 album, I never clicked this wasn’t in the book, it should have been absolute masterpiece.

Never heard of Mustafa before but James Blake is right up my street, so really enjoyed this short but sweet album, love his vocals, straight into my frequent rotation, great suggestion.

Really enjoyed some of this album, but it also got a bit tedious for my taste. Glad I listened but wouldn’t rush back.

One of the great UK 00’s indie albums, was very underrated at the time, but now it’s almost overrated in certain circles given the rerelease and The push from the radio X crowd. Still a good album that is already in my frequent rotation. So happy to see this today.

This isn’t a bad album, but for something that comes out in 2009 it sounds too much like it’s 70’s influences to be anything that special in my view. If I’m going to listen to hard rock I’d rather listen to the classics than this.

This isn’t my cup of tea, but I do agree with the sentiment that for all the world music on the list there isn’t enough J-Pop or K-Pop hence agree this is a fair submission.

Enjoyed this good rock opera, like the different vocalist for different characters brings it to life more.

Didn’t hate this, but just got A bit long and repetitive

Never heard of this group before but really enjoyed this one, great example of 60s rock.

Enjoyed this, but got a feeling they are one of those bands who you need to see live to truly get.

Really enjoyed this one.

A clear and obvious omission from the book, not a masterpiece but a great album up there with the best of 80’s rock, it just has so many stand out hits on it.