 | The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $3.12 You might say, that this is one of the most essential rock n' roll albums of alltime, or you might just say that it's an early punk bad with a bannana on it's cover. (Male vocals)
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 | Transformer by Lou Reed
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.07 Lou ReeD (The Velvet Underground) played a huge roll in both the early era of galm rock and the pre foundation to punk music...though today, anybody when asked, would blame hime for grunge. You call it! (Male vocals
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 | The Marble Index by Nico
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.89 Velvet Underground side proj. (Female vocals)
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 | Marquee Moon by Television
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.99 It officially started here..in some folks opinion. Early 1970's music that could easily be considered the first band to pioneer the "Indie rock" scene. (Male vocals)
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 | Easter by Patti Smith Group
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.66 It's not fair to call this "post punk"...it's actually "pre-punk"...and now it's even considered the early pioneer of dark alternative rock n' roll. (Female vocals)
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 | Closer by Joy Division
Buy used from: $6.60 The kings of this mystrerious genre! Ian Curtis killed himself and left a genre of music in limbo...till now. And IMO, their best album. (Male vocals)
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 | Children of God/World of Skin by Swans
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $12.00 Esseantial Swans album. dark, dark, dark alternative band that is also quite relative to Joy Division...only without any mimic. (Male/Female vocals)
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 | Everything Is Good Here / Please Come Home by Angels of Light
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $9.74 Michael Gira (SWANS) brings a few pals on to make some truly downtempo dark alternative music that nobody has any idea how to properly categorize. (Male vocals)
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 | Anhedoniac by Jarboe
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.00 Jarboe (SWANS) has literraly been refered to as the first of the "other" genre. She's spme sort of dark alternative/post punk/who knows what...but you'll love it. (Female Vocals)
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 | Mask by Bauhaus
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $8.00 Criticly acclaimned as the first official "Goth" band, though some would contest,..nevertheless, today, goth seems hardly applicable. Post punk fits quite well here. (Male vocals)
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 | Deep by Peter Murphy
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.09 Peter Murphy of Bauhuas takes a new direction...a great "alternative" album that is shure to make you happy in all of your meloncholy. (Male vocals)
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 | Sorted!: The Best of Love and Rockets by Love and Rockets
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.22 Everything there is to love about these beloved brit rockers is available on this CD. This is another side proj from Bauhaus, this time no Peter murphy. (Male vocals)
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![Pornography [Deluxe Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DAH62V3JL._SL75_.jpg) | Pornography [Deluxe Edition] by The Cure
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $12.99 Classic album by these eyleiner dark and romantic indie rockers who have also been tagged as Gothic rock pioneers. Who knows? (Male vocals)
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 | Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Buy used from: $6.75 Heroin based indie rockers with all the darkness and sadness added into the new romantic ideal. (Male vocals)
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 | Blank Generation by Richard Hell & the Voidoids
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.50 Pre punk, pre dark alternative, pre indie rock, pre, pre, pre!!
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 | Let Love In by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $7.22 That's right..Nick cave and his Bad Seed remain amongst the most respected artist of the Dark Alternative music scene.
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 | Dirty Pearl by Anita Lane
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $6.96 Often tagged as the "Heroin Cowgirl", Anital lane, who has played with Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, and The Birthday Party, releases an incredibly well done album that more people should be up to par with. (Female vocals)
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 | Pink Elephants by Mick Harvey
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.98 This unique guy was in all of Nick cave's and Anita Lane's bands, and he did a few of his own to. (Male vocals)
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 | Script of the Bridge by The Chameleons
Buy used from: $29.95 This band was highly overlooked in it's day...and today they are highly appealing to those who have recently discovered this amazingly beautiful and truly alternative rock n' roll. (Male vocals)
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 | The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.23 The new wavers lost their heas, and started calling this the new romantics...but little did they know that the singer was gay. Nevertheless..the band still mae history...and applies to this list even if that hurts your homophobic feelings.(Male vocals)
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 | Your Arsenal by Morrissey
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.98 I don't care what Dennis Miller/Jerry Fallwell say...this man has a beautiful voice and his style of alternative rock music is truly original. (Male vocals)
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 | Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.65 The first band to officially be tagged as "post punk". (Male/Female vocals)
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 | Drums and Guns by Low
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.50 Inspired by Joy Division..but what's not to like? (Male vocals)
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 | Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.59 Surfer rock meets the post punk genre,...and believe it or not...this is what real alternative music used to be all about. (mostly Male/Female vocals)
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 | Fast Man Raider Man by Frank Black
Buy new: $19.98 / Used from: $4.48 Solo project from Pixies frontma. (Male Vocals)
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 | Goo by Sonic Youth
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $3.65 Nobody really knows how to categorize this awesome band, but most people throw them into this genre in one way or another. (Male/Female vocals)
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 | Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.66 To this day, nobody knows what this is...categoricly speaking. It's releveant to this list...it's a great "dark alternative" band. (Female vocals) (the best ever IMO).
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 | White Lies by Deine Lakaien
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $8.00 A band from Germany that combines synth pop with a Indy/True Alternative/Gothic and darkwave. Lyrics are in english on this album. (Male Vocals)
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 | Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.94 The first of the 00's bands to admit that they are obsessed with Joy Division...and they are absolutely amazing at bringing the style into the modern era. (Male vocals)
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 | She Wants Revenge by She Wants Revenge
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.50 A slightly more popish attitude twoards...you guessed it...Joy Division!!! Still pretty damm well done. (Male vocals)
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 | Creeping Sideways
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $5.99 It's kinda Gothy, kinda who knows?? It seems best placed as one of the dark alaternative rock bands. (Male vocals)
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 | Black Market Music by Placebo
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.45 Bringing in an obvious glam rock influence, combined with all of the "Indie", "Post punk", "Dark Alternative elements. (Male Vocals)
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 | Take Them On, On Your Own by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $2.25 Dark, something or other. (Male vocals)
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 | If Thine Enemy Hunger by Jucifer
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.20 Entering a hrader version of the post punk genre..nearly as experimnetal with rock music as we get today. (Female Vocals)
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 | The Dresden Dolls by The Dresden Dolls
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.97 Some call them "Dark Alternative", some call them "New Gothic", some call the "Modern Cabaret", and some just call them The Dresden Dolls. (Female vocals)
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 | Danse Macabre by The Faint
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.87 The most electronic based band on this list...nevertheless, it's some sort of Indie rock thing that we don't yet have a place in our Zunes/Ipods for. (Male vocals)
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 | Elesgiem by Lowsunday
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $0.86 Dark Alternative/Indie rock/...total obscura. Well worth the price currently in demand. (Male vocals)
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 | Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.50 Guess what? The least populur SP album is also considered to be essential/influential/and most of all honest! Listen to it again...you'll realize just how far from "selling out" SP truly was at that time. (Male vocals)
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 | White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
Buy used from: $4.20 Yes, I know, they are grammy crazy and we all hate them now...but these guys are most definitly relevant to the Indie scene, weather you like it or not.
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 | Jane's Addiction by Jane's Addiction
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $6.07 Yup...Janes Addiction belongs on this list! If you don't see the validity, than you obviously haven't been reading these blurbs.
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