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TheCunningStunt 5 Essential Indie albums 04-23-2010, 07:49 AM

bungalow ys-joanna newsom the... 04-23-2010, 08:10 AM

Sneer The Smiths - The Queen is... 04-23-2010, 08:25 AM

TheBig3 This actually brings up a... 04-23-2010, 08:54 AM

loveissucide Radiator-Super Furry Animals... 04-23-2010, 10:50 AM

music_phantom13 Yeah, hip hop does have a... 04-24-2010, 11:58 AM

Bulldog Hmm... Various Artists -... 04-24-2010, 01:03 PM

TheCunningStunt Some good shouts in this... 04-24-2010, 01:29 PM

gotjuice I tried to avoid some obvious... 04-24-2010, 02:35 PM

Charlemagne Hmm... The Hold Steady-... 04-24-2010, 04:42 PM

Stinkfist In no order 1. Interpol -... 04-25-2010, 11:40 PM

Connair Modest Mouse- The Lonesome... 05-24-2010, 01:02 PM

Laurent Quinn Proper I like you. :clap: 05-24-2010, 01:31 PM

ayush789 5 Essential Indie albums 07-08-2011, 02:27 AM

Orimi Can The Smiths really be... 07-20-2011, 05:13 AM

TheCunningStunt They're an Indie Pop band... 07-20-2011, 05:20 AM

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Justthefacts Kill The Moonlight - Spoon ... 05-02-2012, 08:40 PM

RidgeyRockstar Huge Hold Steady/ Craig Finn... 07-03-2012, 07:46 PM

TheCunningStunt Leaving out obvious ones... 04-25-2010, 01:09 AM

gotjuice Sure, but those albums have... 04-25-2010, 01:28 AM

TheCunningStunt Fair enough, I kind of made... 04-25-2010, 01:30 AM

gotjuice Well, in all fairness, I... 04-25-2010, 11:01 PM

duga As has been pointed out...all... 04-24-2010, 04:47 PM

TheBig3 Or they could see which ones... 04-24-2010, 09:25 PM

TheCunningStunt Even though they could just... 04-25-2010, 01:17 AM

Bulldog Nah, too much like hard work... 04-25-2010, 05:02 AM

TheCunningStunt :laughing: I've seen... 04-25-2010, 05:04 AM

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Kamina A reply. 04-25-2010, 01:05 AM

Violent & Funky It's gonna be America-heavy... 04-25-2010, 11:15 PM

GravitySlips It's funny, if I had to think... 04-26-2010, 06:15 PM

Violent & Funky Thanks, fella. I've... 04-26-2010, 09:57 PM

Violent & Funky :beer: 07-04-2011, 09:40 PM

debaserr Modest Mouse - Lonesome... 04-26-2010, 12:29 AM

Husky McDump This song is for sure top 10... 09-13-2011, 12:22 PM

Zer0 Might as well throw in my 5:... 04-26-2010, 04:25 PM

TheCunningStunt ^ Very solid. I left... 04-26-2010, 04:31 PM

Zer0 Pixies can fall into both... 04-26-2010, 04:39 PM

TheCunningStunt Aye, Indie rock is a very... 04-26-2010, 04:43 PM

debaserr i left off radiohead but... 04-26-2010, 04:44 PM

Urban Hat€monger ? 4AD was about the indiest of... 04-26-2010, 04:48 PM

Reckless Eric The Smiths: The Queen is Dead... 03-20-2012, 07:04 AM

Howard the Duck good list, though i don't... 03-20-2012, 10:58 PM

happymonday Pixies-Doolittle (proto-indie... 04-01-2012, 12:17 AM

TheCunningStunt Didn't know The Pixies were... 04-26-2010, 05:15 PM

TheCunningStunt I know you're Mr Hip Hop but... 04-27-2010, 05:15 PM

RVCA Alright, can someone explain... 04-27-2010, 09:46 PM

TheCunningStunt There's something wrong with... 04-27-2010, 10:42 PM

RVCA Well, I suppose that's the... 04-27-2010, 10:51 PM

downwardspiral yeah. pretty much this. it is... 04-28-2010, 03:52 AM

sidewinder http://www.musicbanter.com/gen... 04-28-2010, 12:00 PM

Odyshape Bee Thousand X 3 YYYs Show... 04-28-2010, 05:44 PM

bungalow oh you're so silent jens-... 04-29-2010, 01:17 AM

debaserr radiohead SOUNDS indie. but... 04-30-2010, 05:20 PM

Urban Hat€monger ? They're on XL Recordings,... 04-30-2010, 05:32 PM

FaSho In The Aeroplane Over The Sea... 04-30-2010, 05:26 PM

TheCunningStunt ^ Solid list. 04-30-2010, 05:28 PM

debaserr first album with them was In... 04-30-2010, 05:37 PM

indienerd Yeah, I've always though that... 05-02-2010, 07:06 PM

iLoveBlood built to spill - theres... 05-03-2010, 03:02 PM

loveissucide +1. Top notch album by a top... 05-03-2010, 05:31 PM

x Cheez iT This is the Built To Spill... 05-10-2010, 02:12 PM

x Cheez iT Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The... 05-10-2010, 07:16 PM

sidewinder ^ Great list! :clap: Replace... 05-03-2010, 05:16 PM

iLoveBlood thanks, but like i said there... 05-04-2010, 02:44 PM

BTown I'm not to electric or... 05-03-2010, 06:05 PM

Odyshape Soft Airplane Chad Vangaalen... 05-08-2010, 12:03 AM

90\'sMusicKid Pixies - Surfer Rosa EDIT:... 05-08-2010, 12:04 AM

Amber Bazaar The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds... 05-09-2010, 09:58 PM

sidewinder :laughing: 05-10-2010, 11:14 AM

IndiElectronica thought of 5 that have not... 05-12-2010, 08:16 AM

Phantom Limb Built To Spill- Keep It Like... 05-14-2010, 01:52 PM

sidewinder ^ Great list there, except... 05-14-2010, 02:04 PM

TheCunningStunt You've never heard Bug :eek:... 05-14-2010, 02:06 PM

sidewinder There are millions of albums... 05-14-2010, 03:48 PM

TheCunningStunt Me too, there are too many... 05-14-2010, 03:50 PM

sidewinder Maybe it'll be my next... 05-14-2010, 03:57 PM

lieasleep Neutral Milk Hotel- In the... 05-24-2010, 08:36 PM

homesick.alien Radiohead- OK Computer Yeah... 05-29-2010, 08:34 PM

The Final Track Radiohead - OK Computer... 06-27-2011, 03:47 PM

Nosferatu Man The Fiery Furnaces -... 06-27-2011, 03:50 PM

TheCunningStunt My list in 2010 was terrible.... 06-27-2011, 04:50 PM

Dr.Seussicide Good list, but I probably... 06-27-2011, 05:07 PM

TheCunningStunt I'm doing a list of every... 06-27-2011, 05:13 PM

Dr.Seussicide I actually started doing... 06-27-2011, 05:18 PM

captaincaptain 1. The Replacements - Let It... 06-27-2011, 08:49 PM

Mr November The National - The Alligator... 06-27-2011, 08:22 PM

aliciacc This is a very hard one... Im... 06-29-2011, 11:30 AM

Badlittlekitten Gee that's hard. Indie is... 06-30-2011, 06:00 AM

Flume I'd say: The Smiths - s/t... 07-01-2011, 12:59 PM

Howard the Duck Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk... 07-02-2011, 02:26 AM

lauraborealous Neutral Milk Hotel - In the... 07-02-2011, 10:45 PM

richie1 This was a tough one. So... 07-03-2011, 03:57 AM

ThePhanastasio In no particular order, but I... 07-03-2011, 04:25 AM

starrynight Very 'safe' (in listing well... 07-03-2011, 07:19 AM

djchameleon If you are introducing... 07-03-2011, 08:56 AM

starrynight Yeh, although they can also... 07-03-2011, 11:05 AM

Howard the Duck the ones that are tried and... 07-04-2011, 09:47 PM

starrynight And those that haven't been... 07-05-2011, 12:25 AM

Flume I agree that essential can... 07-04-2011, 11:40 AM

AGuyIsWatchingYou For my first and last post on... 07-04-2011, 08:37 PM

LoathsomePete And what a glorious post it... 07-04-2011, 09:10 PM

guitarfreak904 portugal the man: censored... 07-10-2011, 07:10 PM

YorkeDaddy Most people here have just... 08-23-2011, 09:26 AM

YorkeDaddy Why not all of them? 08-24-2011, 09:25 AM

Howard the Duck Wowee Zowee 08-24-2011, 09:26 AM

AgeOfOddz I made more of a personal top... 09-11-2011, 07:31 AM

wblack86 I know this is an old thread,... 03-02-2012, 08:12 AM

DevonWilliams In no order: The National... 09-13-2011, 06:40 PM

SE1DavidE Joy Division - Unknown... 09-19-2011, 07:57 AM

Howard the Duck The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love... 09-19-2011, 08:05 AM

djsupermazembe For me, indie rock's golden... 03-15-2012, 01:52 AM

Forward To Death Document by R.E.M. Daydream... 03-15-2012, 02:28 PM

TheBig3 Thats a pretty solid list,... 03-15-2012, 07:14 PM

Forward To Death I love the classic indie and... 03-15-2012, 07:20 PM

Forward To Death I just listened to two of... 03-20-2012, 02:41 PM

Croatian Masochist This is amazing, thankyou so... 04-01-2012, 03:15 AM

Howard the Duck you should get right to it... 04-01-2012, 03:17 AM

Noise Wall Joy Division - Substance My... 04-02-2012, 01:47 AM

Reckless Eric Substance, as a compilation... 05-02-2012, 03:21 PM

Bloom the smiths-the queen is dead... 04-02-2012, 02:34 PM

Reckless Eric A cursory glance at this... 05-02-2012, 03:19 PM

Howard the Duck should be it's great and... 05-02-2012, 05:20 PM

Reckless Eric I think you're right. 05-02-2012, 05:21 PM

llllllllllllllllllll Essential, not necessarily... 05-07-2012, 08:07 PM

iareyeti Wilco - Sky Blue Sky The... 05-08-2012, 08:18 PM

rustie Hmm I hope to listen to this... 05-08-2012, 11:16 PM

Itunesucks 1.) Slanted and Enchanted-... 05-24-2012, 11:32 AM

DoctorSoft 1. Dinosaur Jr. - You're... 05-24-2012, 08:46 PM

jamauro18 Too many great albums! cant... 05-25-2012, 10:48 AM

TheWrightBrother Debate Team- Wins Again... 05-27-2012, 10:56 AM

indiebabe092 1. The Stone Roses - The... 06-01-2012, 07:15 AM

Justthefacts All great albums, Especially... 06-01-2012, 10:28 PM

Noise Wall ^ This. Great ****ing... 06-10-2012, 05:53 PM

hardcoreUFO 1 - Guided by Voices - Alien... 06-06-2012, 04:52 AM

James Ihash Sufjan Steven - Illinoise... 06-18-2012, 02:13 PM

AslanMajor What about The Swell Season?... 06-18-2012, 03:31 PM

professa95 Los Campesinos - Hold on Now... 06-20-2012, 07:45 AM

Howard the Duck Agaetis Byrjyn is the bee's... 06-20-2012, 09:20 AM

Nodius 1) The Strokes: Is this It?... 06-29-2012, 12:32 AM

dreyinc great thread 07-04-2012, 05:36 PM

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07-03-2011, 07:19 AM	#11 (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

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