I feel like that's the critic's cop-out from admitting that it sucks.

"You gotta listen to the album as a whole, man!"

"If you're just listening for one good song, you're listening wrong!"

It's just such a yawnfest album, and I can't stand the singing. It's like a piss-poor imitation of Thom Yorke's style.

It was made as a more complete piece of work, they didn't want to put out a few catchy singles that get radio airplay. Saying it's a more complete album instead of just an album that contains a few good songs isn't copping out or admitting is sucks..

Right but saying that the album is "complete" doesn't make it good, you know?

IE, I love many of the songs from Songs for the Deaf, but when you listen to the album as a whole and understand the theme/underlying message, it makes the album so much better.

Why not? :) Sainthood my personal favourite album of 2009.

I listened to Oracular and the hits just stand out, hence why they're called hits. With Congratulations at first I could just listen and all the tracks just blended into one. I think it has a really good feel to it, I'm glad there are no stand out tracks until you get used to the album. Definitely my favourite of the year thus far.

1995-Sparklehorse-Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
1996-Belle And Sebastian-If You're Feeling Sinister
1997-Mogwai-Young Team
1998-Refused-The Shape Of Punk To Come
1999-Blur-13
2000-At The Drive In-Relationship Of Command
2001-Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros-Global A Go-Go
2002-Beck-Sea Change
2003-The Unicorns-Who Will Cut Our When You're Gone?
2004-Bad Religion-The Empire Strikes First
2005-Wolf Parade-Apoligies To The Queen Mary
2006-Tool-10,000 Days
2007-Beirut-The Flying Club Cup
2008-Why?-Alopecia
2009-Dinosaur Jr.-Farm
2010-Laura Veirs-July Flame

So hard deciding between If You're Feeling Sinister and Emperor Tomato Ketchup for 1996.

This was hard..

1988: Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
1989: De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
1991: RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1992: Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
1993: Nina Simone - The Essential Nina Simone
1994: Nas - Illmatic
1995: Micheal Jackson - History
1996: Oasis - (What's the story) Morning Glory?
1997: The Prodigy - Fat of the Land
1998: Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Black Star
1999: Moby - Play
2000: Coldplay - Parachutes
2001: St Germain - Tourist
2002: Daft Punk - Discovery
2003: Linkin Park - Meteora (Yes, I said it)
2004: Donavon Frankenreiter - Donavon Frankenreiter
2005: Pete Philly & Perquisite - Mindstate
2006: Jamiroquai - High Times
2007: Arts the Beatdoctor - Transitions
2008: Lady Linn And Her Magnificent Seven - Here We Go Again
2009: Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up

Not so big on the late 80s, begin 90s period. Actually, most of my music is from the 00's.
Honorable mentions; Arctic Monkeys, Jack Johnson, OK Go, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Lidell, Snow Patrol, Boys Noize, Justice and so on and so on..

Nice list you got there. Relationship Of Command, Global A Go-Go, and The Shape Of Punk To Come especially, nice to see another 95er around here.

Thanks mate

1990: Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
1991: Immortal - Immortal
1992: The Visions of Shiva - Perfect Day
1993: Dave Matthews Band - Remember Two Things
1994: Forgotten Woods - As The Wolves Gather
1995: Sequential One - Dance
1996: David Gray - Sell, Sell, Sell
1997: Hellraiser - Ultimate Hardcore Dance Album - Volume IV
1998: Paul Oakenfold - Tranceport
1999: Xasthur / Orosius - Split
2000: ATB - Two Worlds
2001: System of a Down - Toxicity
2002: Ferry Corsten - The Very Best Of Ferry Corsten
2003: Various - Trance Classics
2004: Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks
2005: Hammock - Kenotic
2006: Arms And Sleepers - Bliss Was It In That Dawn To Be Alive
2007: Library Tapes - Höstluft
2008: The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
2009: Marcus Schössow - Outside The Box
2010: Akira Kosemura - Grassland