Lady Gaga already sounded famous and she acted famous – but that doesn’t mean her music couldn’t stand on its own. Stefani Germanotta’s debut album The Fame brought maximalist pop back to the forefront of the late-Noughties music scene, in an industry that was desperately lacking in pop divas. Among the “too cool for school” alt-rockers who spurned the glitz and glamour of fame, Oasis asserted themselves as the definitive rock and roll stars. Definitely Maybe was exciting, aggressive and loaded with attitude: a 22-year-old Liam Gallagher spits and snarls over the reverb-soaked guitars of “Cigarettes & Alcohol”, and soars on that falsetto for “Live Forever”.
Fifteeen years later and “Take Me Out” still makes you swing your hips.īlur versus Oasis is a battle music fans will be waging for decades to come, but when it comes to debut albums, Oasis emerge as top dogs. And songs such as “This Fire” certainly livened things up their irresistible hooks and disco energy, as frontman Alex Kapranos turned the male gaze on its head with lyrics like “I can feel your lips undress my eyes”. The band themselves called it “music for girls to dance to”. Kanye West called it “white crunk music”. More than trendsetters – the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the brains behind the smartest album of that year.ģ2) Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand (2004) Nick Zinner keeps the urgency going with roaring guitar licks while Brian Chase offers earth-shaking percussion on the likes of “Date With the Night” and “Y Control”. Their debut album Fever to Tell is a bristling record loaded with New York snark supplied by Karen O’s impressive vocal turns. In 2003, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs stuck a middle finger up to the naysayers who scoffed that they were little more than a bunch of posers. Their harmonies are thrilling to hear, and this is arguably the best album for capturing the band’s raw power.ģ3) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell (2003) Songs like “Twist and Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There” have an energy that reflects the youthful vim of the band themselves, who were raring to go following the number one single from which the album takes its name. Please Please Me has a rhythm to it like little else released by The Beatles. 34) Please Please Me – The Beatles (1963)
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