Band of the decade?

Originally posted by stj0691:There is no "band of the decade". Trying to find a "band of the decade" means finding a band that was "the best" of a respective decade. The flaw with this is, how do you interpret "the best"? Music is based upon opinion, meaning it's open to a spectrum of criticisms. For instance, I could say Buckcherry could be the band of the decade. WIll people agree with me? If they want to, that's up to them. Hell I could call this "Artist of the Decade" and nominate Britney Spears just because I like her music, as do many people. Fanbase doesn't work either because this gives a huge unfair advantage to older bands/artists. You can't really define this topic, therefore it's open to practically all musicians.

Originally posted by Doc32:I'd have to say just in terms of commercial success i'd give coldplay the honor of band of the decade, 4 albums all with huge sales, alot of radio airplay. CP has had a great 10 years

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I disagree whole-heartedly. Sure Hot Fuss was a great album, but Sam's Town and Day and Age have shown that The Killers arne't afraid to change it up, and i think they've evolved and gotten better every time. Day and Age has some beautiful melodies on it, and it has amazing written songs. Hot Fuss was a lot about hte basic rock/pop topics, where as Day and Age is a whole new spectacle. I think Day and Age is their best yet. Brandon's voice has gotten a lot better, his singing is immaculate on Day and Age, and it all just comes together so perfectly.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]Well, the change is not the only factor for the improvement. I prefer 1000 times the naked rock and roll from Hot Fuss to the melodic pop of Day and Age. OK, DAA is a new spectacle, it incorporates dance and pop elements to their music, and it's funny (no doubt), and all of that is very positive, of course...
Sam's Town is almost as good as Hot Fuss; it's a great album, but lacks a bit of spontaneity, if you know what I mean. By the way, if Hot Fuss had contained Read My Mind, Sam's Town (the song), the Enterlude and When You Were Young, it would be among my Best 5 albums of all times... WYWY is such a powerful song, so deep and meaningful. Shame that it wasn't included in Hot Fuss)

Maybe I live in an old fashioned era, where strong guitars and powerful drums are the basis of that entity that we call Rock And Roll...

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Guys the band of the decade is the Jonas Brothers...(so obvious)

Originally posted by WojBhoy:Band of the decade? Couldn't really say, I think there are a fair few who could be cited as having made real impact, but it depends what we're talking about - mainstream success, influence/impact on other bands etc.? This does make me think back to that NME poll recently where they talked about the top 50-100 albums of the decade, and most of the ones listed are ones I've never heard or heard of, but of the ones that I did, I just thought where were albums such as Springsteen's 'The Rising', ATYCLB etc. Perhaps it's a slight bias, but it seemed like an odd list to me.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Well if you call Hot Fuss "Strong guitars and powerful drums" i'd have to disagree. I'd say that the synth was way more prominent on Hot Fuss than the other two albums. Sam's town is more of a guitar and drums album, where as Day and Age is more of a whole-band production, they're all using their elements to come together to make great music. I dunno, I just like to see bands evolve, and I think most get better with time, including the Killers.