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25 Steps Towards a Better Taste in Music
By an Amazon.com customer
The Queen Is DeadThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
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The first step down an enlightening path..
Louder Than BombsLouder Than Bombs by The Smiths
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An excellent B-Sides collection. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and Asleep are better songs then more or less anything you're listening to now.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
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It's better to burn out than to fade away....
Keep It Like a SecretKeep It Like a Secret by Built to Spill
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One of the best albums ever.
There's Nothing Wrong With LoveThere's Nothing Wrong With Love by Built to Spill
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Emo Kids, let's get this straight - Doug Martsch &gt Chris Carraba
DoolittleDoolittle by Pixies
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If your music is 6, than this album is 7.
Highway 61 RevisitedHighway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
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If you need any explanation for why this disc is on the list, you should probably just hang yourself. Of commit to a lobotomy.
Catching LooksCatching Looks by Washington Social Club
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Great local band from DC. If you haven't heard of them, buy their goddamned album and make them famous. They deserve it more than fall out boy.
Hearts of OakHearts of Oak by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
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Ted Leo is probably better than you. Unless your Stephen Morrissey. Or maybe even Ian Brown.
Source Tags & CodesSource Tags & Codes by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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If you don't own this album, you probably own a few too many New Kids on the Block albums.
Worlds ApartWorlds Apart by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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The Trail Supremacy.
19771977 by Ash
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What could be Ireland's last hurrah. Oh how we all love the irish.
TransatlanticismTransatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
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I probably would've been shot had I not put this album here somewhere, even though I prefer We Have the Facts, and We're Voting Yes.
What a Mangled Web We LeaveWhat a Mangled Web We Leave by Skatenigs
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A great band. If you dig this, pick up 'The Great Destroyer' and 'Trust'.
Her MajestyHer Majesty by The Decemberists
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One of the best albums you've never heard. If you have heard itt, give yourself a shiny gold metal, indy-kid.
XOXO by Elliott Smith
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This is my favourite Elliott Smith album, but I encourage you to sample them all, and choose your own. RIP Elliott.
Pieces of YouPieces of You by Jewel
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There had to be at least ONE album that was out of place. And besides, we all love hot yodeling-girls.
The CarlsonicsThe Carlsonics by The Carlsonics
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If you don't like this album, you're probably a doppelganger, and should be immidiately disposed of.
You're a Woman, I'm a MachineYou're a Woman, I'm a Machine by Death From Above 1979
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Groovy and fun. Unfortunately you'll either love this one, or hate, but as long as you give it a try, you've done your best.
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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A lot of people compare Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan - I don't. This album is his best work, in my expertly elitist opinion.
FuneralFuneral by Arcade Fire
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One of the most fun acts in music today.
Oh, Inverted WorldOh, Inverted World by The Shins
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I shouldn't even have to tell you about this.
Take Them On, On Your OwnTake Them On, On Your Own by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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A really great work from a band no ones really gotten into yet. Although their next album....
HowlHowl by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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...very possibly could make them famous. Preorder it instead of the new Trapt kids, you'll save a few brain cells.
LafcadioLafcadio by As Tall as Lions
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A great little band on Triple Crown records that no one has heard of. Until now.