5 Essential Indie albums

Mr November · 06-27-2011, 09:22 PM

The National - The Alligator
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
The Antlers - Hospice
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
Owen Pallet - Heartland

captaincaptain · 06-27-2011, 09:49 PM

1. The Replacements - Let It Be
2. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
3. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
4. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
5. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

aliciacc · 06-29-2011, 12:30 PM

This is a very hard one... Im going to think on it. Is this it by the Strokes feels like it has to be on here.

Badlittlekitten · 06-30-2011, 07:00 AM

Gee that's hard. Indie is such a deceptively large genre. For a noob i'd say

Stone Roses -S/t
Pixies - Doolittle
Jesus And Mary Chain - Pyschocandy
The La's - s/t
Blur - Parklife

All predictable yet accessible choices.

Flume · 07-01-2011, 01:59 PM

I'd say:

The Smiths - s/t
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Radiohead - Amnesiac or OK
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk/DCW/If you're feeling sinister
NMH - An Aereoplane over the sea (but that's so obvious)
The Postal Service - Sleeping in (Has to be one of the albums I have listened to most in my life)

Howard the Duck · 07-02-2011, 03:26 AM

Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk at Cubist's Castle
Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes
Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex
The Smiths - The Smiths
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

lauraborealous · 07-02-2011, 11:45 PM

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
The National - Alligator
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica

richie1 · 07-03-2011, 04:57 AM

This was a tough one. So many great albums to choose from. For the moment, here's my 5.

Replacements - Let It Be
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Sebadoh - Bake Sale
MinuteMen - Double Nickels On The Dime

I'm sure I'll want to edit this list before too long. It was hard not to include:

Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle
Husker Du - New Day Rising

and so many more...

ThePhanastasio · 07-03-2011, 05:25 AM

In no particular order, but I am still pretty sure that these are the five I'd include:

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See A Darkness
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Bright Eyes - Lifted, Or The Story Is In the Soil
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Smiths - The Smiths

starrynight · 07-03-2011, 08:19 AM

Very 'safe' (in listing well known albums) lists. I suppose when someone says essential people think it must be famous singers or groups who have received a lot of praise generally.

06-27-2011, 09:49 PM	#82 (permalink)
captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	1. The Replacements - Let It Be 2. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes 3. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 4. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime 5. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells __________________ LAST.FM RYM

06-30-2011, 07:00 AM	#84 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	Gee that's hard. Indie is such a deceptively large genre. For a noob i'd say Stone Roses -S/t Pixies - Doolittle Jesus And Mary Chain - Pyschocandy The La's - s/t Blur - Parklife All predictable yet accessible choices. __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete)

07-01-2011, 01:59 PM	#85 (permalink)
Flume Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 99	I'd say: The Smiths - s/t Arcade Fire - Funeral Radiohead - Amnesiac or OK Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk/DCW/If you're feeling sinister NMH - An Aereoplane over the sea (but that's so obvious) The Postal Service - Sleeping in (Has to be one of the albums I have listened to most in my life) __________________ ''I must know - How can someone so young sing words so sad'' ''Won't you stop and remember me at any convenient time.'' LastFM

07-03-2011, 04:57 AM	#88 (permalink)
richie1 Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Florida, USA Posts: 109	This was a tough one. So many great albums to choose from. For the moment, here's my 5. Replacements - Let It Be Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Sebadoh - Bake Sale MinuteMen - Double Nickels On The Dime I'm sure I'll want to edit this list before too long. It was hard not to include: Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand Elliott Smith - Either/Or Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle Husker Du - New Day Rising and so many more... __________________ Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst after a hard day of nothin' much at all Summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall [link removed by mod - no advertising permitted]

07-03-2011, 05:25 AM	#89 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	In no particular order, but I am still pretty sure that these are the five I'd include: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See A Darkness Elliott Smith - Either/Or Bright Eyes - Lifted, Or The Story Is In the Soil Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea The Smiths - The Smiths __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

06-27-2011, 09:22 PM	#81 (permalink)
Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	The National - The Alligator Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene The Antlers - Hospice Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica Owen Pallet - Heartland

06-29-2011, 12:30 PM	#83 (permalink)
aliciacc Groupie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 8	This is a very hard one... Im going to think on it. Is this it by the Strokes feels like it has to be on here.

07-02-2011, 11:45 PM	#87 (permalink)
lauraborealous Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 2	Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Elliott Smith - Either/Or The National - Alligator Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica

07-03-2011, 08:19 AM	#90 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	Very 'safe' (in listing well known albums) lists. I suppose when someone says essential people think it must be famous singers or groups who have received a lot of praise generally. __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on