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Through Being CoolThrough Being Cool by Saves the Day
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hands down one of the best punk albums ever. The album that turned me onto emo.
EudoraEudora by The Get Up Kids
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If you buy any get up kids album make it this one. A compilation of their best originals and covers of pixies, replacements, new order, the cure and much more.
On a WireOn a Wire by Get Up Kids
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the get up kids latest is a new direction. A matured more layback sound. They make the change with grace on this flawless album.
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground by Bright Eyes
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Best album of 2002. Conor Oberst is the younger and brilliant alt. to dashboard confessional. Features a small symphony of instruments but still stays true to its indie roots.
Read Music/Speak SpanishRead Music/Speak Spanish by Desaparecidos
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If the pixies had kids and Conor"Bright Eyes" lead them in a band you would have the desaparecidos. A powerful album that documents suburbia.
ClarityClarity by Jimmy Eat World
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A perfect combination of melodic ballads and power chord anthems mixed with Adkins beautiful vocal overlays. A must in any emo collection.
You Should Be LivingYou Should Be Living by Twothirtyeight
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This album will not leave your player for days. Its a must for all you indie lovers.
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 ExitsBlue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits by The Ataris
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Lyrics that youll remember till you die and the kind of riffs and drum tracks that will have you putting a ataris sticker on your car.
Regretfully YoursRegretfully Yours by Superdrag
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Remember the song"sucked out" in school and on MTV. Well the rest of the album is nothing short of a masterpiece.
SpanawaySpanaway by Seaweed
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Have I steared you wrong so far. This is the album you will wish you discovered when it came out. Remember when alt rock stations were playing greats so rapidly it was amazing. Seaweed is one of them.
40 Oz. to Freedom40 Oz. to Freedom by Sublime
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If you dont know then youve been living in a cave for the past 12 years. A must buy.
PinkertonPinkerton by Weezer
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Weezers roughest most lyrically direct album to date. Written while Rivers was going to college and hiding from fame behind a beared and a walking cain.
Live in Japan '65Live in Japan '65 by The Ventures
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even if your not a huge fan of surf music you must own this album. It is brilliant and alive to this day. the ventures are nothing short of geniuses.
Bowie at Beeb: Best of BBC Radio 68-72Bowie at Beeb: Best of BBC Radio 68-72 by David Bowie
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This is not to be confused with "Lets Dance" and "Fame". This is the Bowie that influenced Kurt Cobain. This is when Ziggy Stardust was still alive.
The Very Best of the SmithsThe Very Best of the Smiths by The Smiths
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All youll need is this Smiths album. It has it all. The ultimate collection in one disc.
Complete DiscographyComplete Discography by Minor Threat
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Ian Mckaye is quite possibly the god father of punk. Bands like Rage, Silverchair, Slayer, Suicide Machines, Pennywise and the Beasties have covered their songs. This is every release from threat.
Black DotsBlack Dots by Bad Brains
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Bad Brains along side Minor Threat took the DC 80's punk scene by storm. The beasties have stood by Brains since day one.
Check Your HeadCheck Your Head by Beastie Boys
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This is the ultimate beasties album. From hip hop to punk and from jazz quartet to straight rock this album is it. Much respect for the beasties.
G. Love & Special SauceG. Love & Special Sauce by G. Love & Special Sauce
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The perfect mix of a jazz trio with hip hop and blues lyrics. A great album to chill out to. Definitly blaze able.
Dr. OctagonecologystDr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon
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If you took the best beats by Dan the Audomator. The best scratching by DJ Qbert and gave Kool Keith a head full of acid you would get the doctor.
Deltron 3030Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030
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Del the Funkee Homosapien and the Audomator pair up as a un stoppable team. It is the future of hip hop.
The Slim Shady LPThe Slim Shady LP by Eminem
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Before the money and the rivalries with other people there was Slim Shady. The most down to earth rapper of his time. The storyteller.
The BendsThe Bends by Radiohead
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This is one of the most beautiful albums ever recorded. Back when RadioHead had no synthesizers. Back when they paved a new way for alternative.
ParachutesParachutes by Coldplay
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This is another great album to drift away to. It paints a poets dream perfectly.
CakeCake by Trash Can Sinatras
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A band way ahead of its time. Easily a influence for bands like Coldplay, Travis and Blur.