5 Essential Indie albums

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-26-2010, 04:48 PM

4AD was about the indiest of indie labels there was.

TheCunningStunt · 04-26-2010, 05:15 PM

Didn't know The Pixies were on 4AD, I might have to revisit my list and get Doolittle on there.

GravitySlips · 04-26-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

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...

It's funny, if I had to think of the 5 albums that first turned me on to music beyond the realm hardcore punk, it would probably be these 5. Excellent list!

Here's 5 of my favourite albums that I could call 'indie':

beat happening you turn me on
the clean anthology
guided by voices bee thousand
yo la tengo painful
ride nowhere

Violent & Funky · 04-26-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

It's funny, if I had to think of the 5 albums that first turned me on to music beyond the realm hardcore punk, it would probably be these 5. Excellent list!

Here's 5 of my favourite albums that I could call 'indie':

beat happening you turn me on
the clean anthology
guided by voices bee thousand
yo la tengo painful
ride nowhere

Thanks, fella. I've downloaded Bee Thousand but haven't given it a thorough listen yet. Plus, I will prolly get myself a Beat Happening album once I get to that chapter in Our Band Could Be Your Life...

TheCunningStunt · 04-27-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHipHop

I have only one in mind

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

I know you're Mr Hip Hop but surely you can think of 4 more?!

RVCA · 04-27-2010, 09:46 PM

Alright, can someone explain NMH to me? A while ago, I read an interview with Jesse Lacey (singer/songwriter of Brand New) who cited that In the Aeroplane was one of his central influences in making music. So I acquired the album and gave it a listen, and wrote it off as simply not that good.

Recently, I've start browsing these forums on a daily basis and I see this specific album being mentioned quite frequently. Apparently, it's one of the best indie albums ever. I couldn't believe it, so I gave it another listen.

Still not good.

Another listen.

Still not good. Do I just lack the proper appreciation for music? Is something wrong with me? I find NMH to be poorly composed and produced, boring, and worst of all, the singer is quite terrible. Some lyrics are profound and interesting, but then I hear "Semen stains the mountaintops" repeated over and over...

bleh

TheCunningStunt · 04-27-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Alright, can someone explain NMH to me? A while ago, I read an interview with Jesse Lacey (singer/songwriter of Brand New) who cited that In the Aeroplane was one of his central influences in making music. So I acquired the album and gave it a listen, and wrote it off as simply not that good.

Recently, I've start browsing these forums on a daily basis and I see this specific album being mentioned quite frequently. Apparently, it's one of the best indie albums ever. I couldn't believe it, so I gave it another listen.

Still not good.

Another listen.

Still not good. Do I just lack the proper appreciation for music? Is something wrong with me? I find NMH to be poorly composed and produced, boring, and worst of all, the singer is quite terrible. Some lyrics are profound and interesting, but then I hear "Semen stains the mountaintops" repeated over and over...

bleh

There's something wrong with you.

RVCA · 04-27-2010, 10:51 PM

Well, I suppose that's the easiest explanation.

Maybe I'm just destined to be one of those people who only enjoys the popular stuff and who has no true appreciation for the more influential and important artists/albums in music.

downwardspiral · 04-28-2010, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

^ 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.

yeah. pretty much this. it is one of my all time favourite albums though.

so many good shouts in this thread. here's my two cents, although it's probably just going to be a reiterated list:

elliott smith - either/or
arcade fire - funeral
les savy fav - let's stay friends (this one is probably going to cause some debate as to whether they're indie or not, i guess they're not predominantly indie and they have some math rock influence but let me have it anyway! it's a flucking good album)
interpol - turn on the bright lights
yeah yeah yeahs - show your bones

sidewinder · 04-28-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Alright, can someone explain NMH to me? A while ago, I read an interview with Jesse Lacey (singer/songwriter of Brand New) who cited that In the Aeroplane was one of his central influences in making music. So I acquired the album and gave it a listen, and wrote it off as simply not that good.

Recently, I've start browsing these forums on a daily basis and I see this specific album being mentioned quite frequently. Apparently, it's one of the best indie albums ever. I couldn't believe it, so I gave it another listen.

Still not good.

Another listen.

Still not good. Do I just lack the proper appreciation for music? Is something wrong with me? I find NMH to be poorly composed and produced, boring, and worst of all, the singer is quite terrible. Some lyrics are profound and interesting, but then I hear "Semen stains the mountaintops" repeated over and over...

bleh

http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...nd-thread.html

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Originally Posted by downwardspiral

les savy fav - let's stay friends (this one is probably going to cause some debate as to whether they're indie or not, i guess they're not predominantly indie and they have some math rock influence but let me have it anyway! it's a flucking good album)

Math Rock falls under the indie rock umbrella, as does a lot of post hardcore which is part of LSV's sound and influence too.

That's the problem with indie as a genre is that everyone thinks it only includes bands with a specific sound now. Bands that were originally indie before it became a sound (including LSV) are now being questioned.

04-26-2010, 04:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	4AD was about the indiest of indie labels there was. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Didn't know The Pixies were on 4AD, I might have to revisit my list and get Doolittle on there. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

04-27-2010, 09:46 PM	#36 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Alright, can someone explain NMH to me? A while ago, I read an interview with Jesse Lacey (singer/songwriter of Brand New) who cited that In the Aeroplane was one of his central influences in making music. So I acquired the album and gave it a listen, and wrote it off as simply not that good. Recently, I've start browsing these forums on a daily basis and I see this specific album being mentioned quite frequently. Apparently, it's one of the best indie albums ever. I couldn't believe it, so I gave it another listen. Still not good. Another listen. Still not good. Do I just lack the proper appreciation for music? Is something wrong with me? I find NMH to be poorly composed and produced, boring, and worst of all, the singer is quite terrible. Some lyrics are profound and interesting, but then I hear "Semen stains the mountaintops" repeated over and over... bleh

04-27-2010, 10:51 PM	#38 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Well, I suppose that's the easiest explanation. Maybe I'm just destined to be one of those people who only enjoys the popular stuff and who has no true appreciation for the more influential and important artists/albums in music.