It's not a bad list for my tastes, but I tend to like this and other lists like it more for the mini-reviews that go with it which does add some cultural, or at least musical, context to some of the albums that was probably lacking in the initial reviews. The top spots on the new version aren't much different from the old list and I do like some of the changes like getting the Built To Spill albums in the right order, and the high placement of Yo La Tengo and the nod to Talk Talk and the recognition of what a good album that last indie release by Modest Mouse was and continues to be. Not too surprised at how high Neutral Milk Hotel placed (last time it was #85) as its stature has grown dramatically in the last few years. Maybe Nude As The News was the only zine that got it right back in the day when they placed it in the top 3 of their 100 most compelling albums of the 90s. Kind of sad reading what they said back then and knowing how hard life has been for him since ....

Jeff Mangum proves himself one of the decade's most promising young songwriters with In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, the visionary's second release as the leader of Neutral Milk Hotel. In a timeless setting, he performs an impassioned opus filled with striking imagery and intoxicating melodies. Mangum and his crew of Elephant 6 collaborators offer eleven seamlessly woven tracks that should be required listening for any music lover.

Quite a few of my favorites got either dropped or omitted though. Biggest for me would be that they dropped Laika's Silver Apples of the Moon from this new one and also no mention of Cat Power. Good to see PJ Harvey, although she would be higher on my list. I'd also boost Maxinquaye, but also nice to see Portishead getting their due. Lots of things right about it, but it's still just another in a long line of mostly generic lists. Hard to argue with OK Computer though. I don't know any other album in consideration for the top spot that both had such a widespread influence and also sold a ton, other than Nevermind. And all they did is switch around the two top spots on this list from the 1999 list. Agree about D-Plan, although it does seem kinda high to me. But it's one of those albums that has done nothing but grow better in most people's minds, so maybe it's not out of place, especially since it has always been a Pitchfork fave. And one of mine too, just look at my avatar