Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
At 15, I heard these albums, and they dissolved my whole 'music needs to be fast' mindset, and opened my mind to a whole new world of music. Before this I was into Black Flag, Minor Threat (not Fugazi back then), Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys and even some ska punk. Yeah, ska punk! What an idiot! I still enjoy those hardcore bands to varying degrees to this day.
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