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Essentials for the Art School-going Musician
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SisterSister by Sonic Youth
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This is what the 80's needed, a good alternately tuned kick in the synthpop crotch
The Shape of Jazz to ComeThe Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
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Further out than anyone was in 1959. The Sonic Youth, and Sex Pistols of Jazz
Double Nickels on the DimeDouble Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen
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Did the minutemen write a single bad song?
stereopathetic soulmanurestereopathetic soulmanure by Beck
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Two Turntables and a what? This album is by far his best release (second only to Mellow Gold maybe). Some really awesomly screwed up old recordings like One Foot in The Grave(the song,not the album)
Bad Moon RisingBad Moon Rising by Sonic Youth
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Apparantly very influential to a crop of new bands, i found it for 29 cents and it rules. Has a song about Anthrax....the bacteria not the band
Entertainment!Entertainment! by Gang of Four
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Give it a chance...a lot rawer than post Sister SY, but just as damn cool
Marquee MoonMarquee Moon by Television
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Tom Verlaine is the Thurston Moore of the 70s, and still is
Blank GenerationBlank Generation by Richard Hell & the Voidoids
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The lost hero......come out of hiding!
A Love SupremeA Love Supreme by John Coltrane
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1964! Can you believe it?
DamagedDamaged by Black Flag
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NO! Survivor...NO! Weakest Link...NO! Millionaire.....NO! CNN!!!
Not the Same Old Blues CrapNot the Same Old Blues Crap by Various Artists
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The Shape of Blues to Come
Life's Too GoodLife's Too Good by The Sugarcubes
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Bjork's beginnings in Iceland....worth it for "Birthday" alone
My Life in the Bush of GhostsMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts
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1981! Brian Eno has started about as many genres and subgenres as Miles Davis
Bitches BrewBitches Brew by Miles Davis
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Speaking of which this is the first Fusion record, when the music was still experimental and edgy
The Inner Mounting FlameThe Inner Mounting Flame by John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Speaking of which John McLaughlin still was edgy as a Squirrel on speed in the Mahavishnu Orchestra
OrangeOrange by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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The year Blues Broke
We Free KingsWe Free Kings by Rahsaan Roland Kirk
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Thats right hes playing 3 horns at once! And damn good! A must for anyone who has aspired to play more than one instrument at once
One Way OutOne Way Out by Sonny Boy Williamson II
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How bad-ass must a bluesman be to claim he is someone else to his dying day, claiming he is the only, real, and first Sonny Boy Williamson, when in fact his name is Rice Miller and he's Sonny Boy 2
Small ChangeSmall Change by Tom Waits
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Turn into a 9 year old hindu boy, get rid of your wife
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols
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Punk 101
London CallingLondon Calling by The Clash
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Punk goes eclectic
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy StardustThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
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Possibly the first rock Alter-ego- Try to find the old Ryko version with Bonus tracks, the new bowie reissues get rid of bonus tracks for an ad for Davidbowie.com..bloody hell