Some have already been mentioned, but this would probably be my list: Arcade Fire - The Funeral At The Drive In - Relationship of Command Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticsm Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves The National - Alligator Oasis -(What's the Story) Morning Glory RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
wow, thank you all for your great recommendations. After tallying all of the posts and doing some research on the music mentioned, I am most interested in PJ Harvey-"Stories from the City..." That seems like something new and different than what I've been listening to. So, thanks again, please keep them coming... I actually created an Excel spreadsheet to see which albums were mentioned the most. That's helped pass the time this Saturday at work.
Some good stuff's already been listed here, but I have to include Jellyfish, who were a great band ahead of their time. Their two albums (Bellybutton in 1990 and Spilt Milk in 1993) are staples on my iPod. A lot of their members went on to do good stuff. Imperial Drag, Jason Falkner, and Roger Joseph Manning Jr. have all done some pretty good work over the past 15 years.
The essentials: Radiohead - The Bends, Ok Computer, and Kid A Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral Smashing Pumpkins - Melloncollie and the Infinite Sadness Nirvana - Nevermind Pearl Jam - Ten Soundgarden - Super Unknown Plexi - Cheer Up (you've probably never heard of them, but this is one of the top 5 albums of the 90's. ) Tool - Undertow The Cure - Bloodflowers Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
Kings X- Gretchen goes to Nebraska Modest Mouse- Good News Frank Black- Teenager of the Year Sugar- Copper Blue
I am probably going to say albums that have already been mentioned: Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows The Verve - Urban Hymns The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (essential) Primal Scream - Screamadelica, XTRMNTR, Vanishing Point The Charlatans UK - Tellin' Stories, The Charlatans UK Oasis - What's the Story, Morning Glory? Coldplay - Parachutes Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun, ( ), Takk Wilco - Summerteeth, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born, Sky Blue Sky Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights, Antics, Our Love to Admire Bloc Party - Silent Alarm, A Weekend in the City Keane - Hopes and Fears The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, At War With the Mystics Beck - Odelay, Guero, Sea Change, The Information, Modern Guilt The Killers - Hot Fuss Kate Bush - Aerial Peter Gabriel - Up Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden, The Colour of Spring, Laughing Stock My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything, Loveless RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Californication, By the Way, Stadium Arcadium Thom Yorke - The Eraser Richard Ashcroft - Alone With Everybody Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? (great great album) Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II Bob Dylan - Modern Times
You mentioned Radiohead... Beta Band-3 EP's Broken Social Scene-You Forgot it in People Weezer-blue or pinkerton Arcade Fire-Funeral Interpol-TOTBL The National-Alligator Sigur Ros-A/B White Stripes-De Stijl Beck-Sea Change The Walkmen-Bows + Arrows The Strokes-Is This It? Explosions in the Sky-How Strange, Innocence Franz Ferdinand-s/t Modest Mouse-The moon and antarctica Oasis-Definitely Maybe and WTSMG The Raconteurs (either album) Sparklehorse-it's a wonderful life The Stone Roses-s/t Yo La Tengo
