5 Essential Indie albums

TheCunningStunt · 04-25-2010, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Don't get wrong, I do that sometimes myself. Just wasn't really feeling the vibes when I posted my list

And you call yourself a mod. You should go the extra mile! Letting the MB team down.

gotjuice · 04-26-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Fair enough, I kind of made the thread because I thought people would post why the album they chose is more essential than an 'obvious album'

Say, I want to know why your 5 albums are more essential than NMH (even though they're an obvious one, I don't think you can get more essential than that)

Well, in all fairness, I didn't say mine were more essential than NMH, I said just as essential

Obviously NMH is an indie rock cornerstone, but for me personally, discoveries like Boxer, Sigur Ros, etc. shaped my musical vision and development just as much as NMH did. They're all so original and still unmatched. So to me, they're all essential. Hence why they made my list

Violent & Funky · 04-26-2010, 12:15 AM

It's gonna be America-heavy because I prefer their brand of indie rock:

Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement
You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr.
13 Songs - Fugazi

I want this poor noob to get a solid base and hear the influences before they move on to modern indie...

Stinkfist · 04-26-2010, 12:40 AM

In no order

1. Interpol - Antics
2. Arcade Fire - Funeral
3. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not.
4. The Strokes - Is This It
5. Modest Mouse - Good News... Or. We Were Dead...

A very generic list I know but 5 that everyone should have and as good a place to start as any.

debaserr · 04-26-2010, 01:29 AM

Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West Face-melting

Pixies - Doolittle - Can't leave this off.

The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? - Gorgeous playful soundscape. A bit proggy too.

Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary

Slint - Spiderland - On first listen, this didn't do much for me. After giving it a proper review, it blew me away.

Zer0 · 04-26-2010, 05:25 PM

Might as well throw in my 5:

1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
2. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
3. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
4. Pixies - Doolittle
5. Arcade Fire - Funeral

Those 5 are a great starting point.

TheCunningStunt · 04-26-2010, 05:31 PM

^

Very solid.

I left out Doolittle because I felt it was more Alternative than Indie.. but meh, I should've really put it in. It's an essential.

Zer0 · 04-26-2010, 05:39 PM

Pixies can fall into both really. The alternative rock scene in the 80's was pretty much the american indie movement. There was no real difference between the two at the time.

TheCunningStunt · 04-26-2010, 05:43 PM

Aye, Indie rock is a very loose term I feel. Even bands on major labels, I'd say yeah they're an Indie band.. just because they make music that sounds Indie. But I wanted these lists to be as Indie as possible, so I left out stuff like Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.

Good list though, I think if you gave them to someone who had only ever heard mainstream music their life would change.

debaserr · 04-26-2010, 05:44 PM

i left off radiohead but really wanted to include them.

04-26-2010, 12:15 AM	#23 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	It's gonna be America-heavy because I prefer their brand of indie rock: Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth Surfer Rosa - Pixies Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr. 13 Songs - Fugazi I want this poor noob to get a solid base and hear the influences before they move on to modern indie... __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/ohio0808 sometimes I don't thrill you sometimes I think I'll kill you just don't let me fuck up will you 'cause when I need a friend it's still you

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Stinkfist Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 114	In no order 1. Interpol - Antics 2. Arcade Fire - Funeral 3. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not. 4. The Strokes - Is This It 5. Modest Mouse - Good News... Or. We Were Dead... A very generic list I know but 5 that everyone should have and as good a place to start as any. __________________ You've claimed all this time that you would die for me. Why then are you so suprised to hear your own Eulogy?

04-26-2010, 01:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West Face-melting Pixies - Doolittle - Can't leave this off. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? - Gorgeous playful soundscape. A bit proggy too. Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary Slint - Spiderland - On first listen, this didn't do much for me. After giving it a proper review, it blew me away. __________________ Last.FM Last edited by debaserr; 04-26-2010 at 01:56 AM.

04-26-2010, 05:25 PM	#26 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Might as well throw in my 5: 1. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 2. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 3. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 4. Pixies - Doolittle 5. Arcade Fire - Funeral Those 5 are a great starting point. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

04-26-2010, 05:31 PM	#27 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	^ Very solid. I left out Doolittle because I felt it was more Alternative than Indie.. but meh, I should've really put it in. It's an essential. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

04-26-2010, 05:39 PM	#28 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Pixies can fall into both really. The alternative rock scene in the 80's was pretty much the american indie movement. There was no real difference between the two at the time. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

04-26-2010, 05:43 PM	#29 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Aye, Indie rock is a very loose term I feel. Even bands on major labels, I'd say yeah they're an Indie band.. just because they make music that sounds Indie. But I wanted these lists to be as Indie as possible, so I left out stuff like Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Good list though, I think if you gave them to someone who had only ever heard mainstream music their life would change. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

04-26-2010, 05:44 PM	#30 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	i left off radiohead but really wanted to include them. __________________ Last.FM