100 Greatest Indie Albums Ever

Mouths of Babes · 04:23 PM

Have you guys seen Blender's list? I disagree with plenty, there's plenty missing and the top is quite predictable - but it does list a ton of great albums.

Blender's
The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever

Mumbled lyrics, couldn’t-care-less strumming, white dudes in sweaters—what’s not to love about indie rock? Born 25-odd years ago in suburban garages and spread via college radio, it has made distortion into something hummable, boredom into something thrilling and aimlessness into a raison d'être—and these days, thanks to blogs and the fine people at Grey’s Anatomy, it’s more popular than ever.

100 The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World
99 Dream Syndicate - The Days Of Wine And Roses
98 Palace Music - Viva Last Blues
97 The Mekons - Rock 'N' Roll
96 TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
95 The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
94 Half Japanese - Greatest Hits
93 Big Black - Atomizer
92 Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
91 The Chills - Kaleidoscope World
90 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
89 Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
88 Daniel Johnston - Yip/Jump Music
87 Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
86 Flipper - Album - Generic Flipper
85 The Clean - Anthology
84 Beat Happening - You Turn Me On
83 The Misfits - Walk Among Us
82 The Embarrassment - Heyday 1979-83
81 The Vaselines - The Way Of The Vaselines
80 Feist - The Reminder
79 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
78 The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
77 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
76 Le Tigre - Le Tigre
75 Galaxie 500 - Today
74 The Fall - 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong
73 Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
72 The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed
71 Stereolab - Refried Ectoplasm
70 Mudhoney - Superfruzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
69 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
68 Descendents - Milo Goes To College
67 Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
66 Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
65 Various Artists - No New York
64 Cat Power - The Greatest
63 Nirvana - Bleach
62 The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
61 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
60 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
59 Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
58 Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love
57 Bikini Kill - Pussy Whipped
56 Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle
55 Bad Brains - Bad Brains
54 Unrest - Imperial F.F.R.R.
53 Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
52 Bright Eyes - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
51 Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
50 Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous
49 Spoon - Kill The Moonlight
48 Mission Of Burma - Vs.
47 Green Day - Kerplunk
46 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
45 Fugazi - Repeater
44 Various Artists - Wanna Buy A Bridge?
43 Black Flag - Damaged
42 Brian Eno - Another Green World
41 Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
40 New Order - Power Corruption & Lies
39 Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
38 The Strokes - Is This It
37 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
36 Elliott Smith - Either/Or
35 Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
34 Superchunk - On The Mouth
33 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
32 Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
31 Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
30 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
29 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
28 The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
27 M.I.A. - Arular
26 Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
25 Sebadoh - III
24 The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
23 Yo La Tengo - Painful
22 Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
21 The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
20 The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
19 Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out
18 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
17 The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
16 Slint - Spiderland
15 X - Wild Gift
14 De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
13 Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
12 Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
11 Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime
10 The Smiths - The Smiths
09 Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
08 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
07 The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
06 Arcade Fire - Funeral
05 Pixies - Surfer Rosa
04 R.E.M. - Murmur
03 The Replacements - Let It Be
02 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
01 Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted

Mouths of Babes · 11-15-2007, 04:17 PM

And Slanted and Enchanted #1? Pavement - there's one band I'm 15 years sick of seeing so overrated.

Sylvia Woods · 11-15-2007, 04:26 PM

yeah really that album is terrible, even by joke music standards. and velvet underground? arcade fire being mentioned at all?

smashingpumpkin · 11-15-2007, 05:07 PM

can someone comment on their favorites? im interested in checking some out. but i dont want crap. you know?

Nate the Grate · 11-15-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sylvia Woods

yeah really that album is terrible, even by joke music standards. and velvet underground? arcade fire being mentioned at all?

I disagree with everything in this post.

waltermcphilp · 11-15-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mouths of Babes

77 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
69 Nick Drake - Pink Moon
60 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
53 Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
51 Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
49 Spoon - Kill The Moonlight
39 Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
37 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
36 Elliott Smith - Either/Or
02 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
01 Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted

these are the only ones i am familiar with. all are worth checking out. Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth are the standout albums of that batch, IMO.

Sylvia Woods · 11-15-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the Grate

I disagree with everything in this post.

i just thought it was silly that they mentioned VU at all.

anyway
90 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
84 Beat Happening - You Turn Me On
59 Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
58 Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love
52 Bright Eyes - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground
41 Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
39 Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
37 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
36 Elliott Smith - Either/Or
33 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
30 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
29 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
28 The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
23 Yo La Tengo - Painful
18 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
17 The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
10 The Smiths - The Smiths
08 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
07 The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
05 Pixies - Surfer Rosa
02 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

although there's better yo la tengo and magnetic fields albums.

Netphorian Gadabout · 11-15-2007, 05:42 PM

For alot of the bands, it isn't their best record.

Mad up's for Dinosaur Jr at #12. Also, the D-Plan should be much higher then the mid-90's.

mxzombie · 11-15-2007, 06:31 PM

bee thousand. BEE THOUSAND

redbull · 11-15-2007, 06:56 PM

way too much from last 5 years.

monkeyfritters · 11-15-2007, 07:05 PM

way too little from 1986

stripes · 11-15-2007, 09:07 PM

obviously gish should be #1.

but anyway, blender never does anything right

smashingjj · 11-15-2007, 09:14 PM

exactly how indie was gish

Netphorian Gadabout · 11-15-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by smashingjj

exactly how indie was gish

Caroline Records, despite it's ties to Virgin, is for some reason considered an indie imprint. I don't understand how, but it is.

Mayfuck · 11-16-2007, 01:01 AM

uh you guys are going to seriously discuss this list?

sans anatomy · 11-16-2007, 01:10 AM

i agree with number 7

redbull · 11-16-2007, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stripes

obviously gish should be #1.

quit being a delusional fuck and realize that smashing pumpkins are not the end-all be-all of music.

sans anatomy · 11-16-2007, 01:16 AM

pretty hate machine is awful

D. · 11-16-2007, 01:18 AM

i was quite suprised and tickled to see lonesome crowded west.

bja1288 · 11-16-2007, 01:20 AM

this is a long drive shoulda been on there instead

Kurbis · 11-16-2007, 01:20 AM

WTF no Delgados.

D. · 11-16-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bja1288

this is a long drive shoulda been on there instead

your opinion is wrong.

Mouths of Babes · 11-16-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayfuck

uh you guys are going to seriously discuss this list?

Uh you guys gonna ser'sly discuss not discussing this list? Not to blow your mind or anything, Julie.

bja1288 · 11-16-2007, 01:24 AM

how can that compete with dramamine+lounge+Tundra-Desert+Talking Shit+Edit the sad parts?
but yea i'll admit i didnt give lonesome crowded as much time as this one.

Mouths of Babes · 11-16-2007, 01:25 AM

Also, I want more people to agree with me on the fuck Pavement sentiment.

bja1288 · 11-16-2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mouths of Babes

Also, I want more people to ignore me

.

Mouths of Babes · 11-16-2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bja1288

how can that compete with dramamine+lounge+Tundra-Desert+Talking Shit+Edit the sad parts?
but yea i'll admit i didnt give lonesome crowded as much time as this one.

Make Everyone Happy-Mechanical Birds? Yeah, I'd go with Long Drive too.

Sylvia Woods · 11-16-2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.

your opinion is wrong.

well, that IS their best album and one of the greatest albums in general!
lonesome is basically as good though. and i like good news a lot, so i'm not ignorantly sticking to their older albums.

bja1288 · 11-16-2007, 01:27 AM

i love how the guitar freakout actually sounds like happy mechanical birds

Mouths of Babes · 11-16-2007, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bja1288

.

Apparently you took the Malkmus brainwashing pill too.

11-15-2007, 04:16 PM	#1
Mouths of Babes Ownz Posts: 506	100 Greatest Indie Albums Ever Have you guys seen Blender's list? I disagree with plenty, there's plenty missing and the top is quite predictable - but it does list a ton of great albums. Blender's The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever Mumbled lyrics, couldn’t-care-less strumming, white dudes in sweaters—what’s not to love about indie rock? Born 25-odd years ago in suburban garages and spread via college radio, it has made distortion into something hummable, boredom into something thrilling and aimlessness into a raison d'être—and these days, thanks to blogs and the fine people at Grey’s Anatomy, it’s more popular than ever. 100 The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World 99 Dream Syndicate - The Days Of Wine And Roses 98 Palace Music - Viva Last Blues 97 The Mekons - Rock 'N' Roll 96 TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain 95 The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I 94 Half Japanese - Greatest Hits 93 Big Black - Atomizer 92 Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 91 The Chills - Kaleidoscope World 90 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam 89 Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll 88 Daniel Johnston - Yip/Jump Music 87 Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary 86 Flipper - Album - Generic Flipper 85 The Clean - Anthology 84 Beat Happening - You Turn Me On 83 The Misfits - Walk Among Us 82 The Embarrassment - Heyday 1979-83 81 The Vaselines - The Way Of The Vaselines 80 Feist - The Reminder 79 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 78 The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators 77 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 76 Le Tigre - Le Tigre 75 Galaxie 500 - Today 74 The Fall - 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong 73 Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun 72 The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed 71 Stereolab - Refried Ectoplasm 70 Mudhoney - Superfruzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles 69 Nick Drake - Pink Moon 68 Descendents - Milo Goes To College 67 Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising 66 Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth 65 Various Artists - No New York 64 Cat Power - The Greatest 63 Nirvana - Bleach 62 The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms 61 LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem 60 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 59 Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine 58 Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love 57 Bikini Kill - Pussy Whipped 56 Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle 55 Bad Brains - Bad Brains 54 Unrest - Imperial F.F.R.R. 53 Smashing Pumpkins - Gish 52 Bright Eyes - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground 51 Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights 50 Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous 49 Spoon - Kill The Moonlight 48 Mission Of Burma - Vs. 47 Green Day - Kerplunk 46 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 45 Fugazi - Repeater 44 Various Artists - Wanna Buy A Bridge? 43 Black Flag - Damaged 42 Brian Eno - Another Green World 41 Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West 40 New Order - Power Corruption & Lies 39 Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 38 The Strokes - Is This It 37 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell 36 Elliott Smith - Either/Or 35 Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville 34 Superchunk - On The Mouth 33 The Shins - Oh, Inverted World 32 Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 31 Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand 30 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 29 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes 28 The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs 27 M.I.A. - Arular 26 Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister 25 Sebadoh - III 24 The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic 23 Yo La Tengo - Painful 22 Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II 21 The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers 20 The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday 19 Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out 18 Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 17 The White Stripes - White Blood Cells 16 Slint - Spiderland 15 X - Wild Gift 14 De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising 13 Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade 12 Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me 11 Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime 10 The Smiths - The Smiths 09 Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers 08 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 07 The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground 06 Arcade Fire - Funeral 05 Pixies - Surfer Rosa 04 R.E.M. - Murmur 03 The Replacements - Let It Be 02 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 01 Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted Last edited by Mouths of Babes : 11-15-2007 at 04:23 PM.

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11-15-2007, 04:17 PM	#2
Mouths of Babes Ownz Posts: 506	And Slanted and Enchanted #1? Pavement - there's one band I'm 15 years sick of seeing so overrated.

11-15-2007, 04:26 PM	#3
Sylvia Woods Apocalyptic Poster Location: oooo Posts: 1,353	yeah really that album is terrible, even by joke music standards. and velvet underground? arcade fire being mentioned at all?

11-15-2007, 05:07 PM	#4
smashingpumpkin Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,016	can someone comment on their favorites? im interested in checking some out. but i dont want crap. you know?

11-15-2007, 05:42 PM	#8
Netphorian Gadabout The Broom of the System Location: Michigan Stadium Posts: 4,652	For alot of the bands, it isn't their best record. Mad up's for Dinosaur Jr at #12. Also, the D-Plan should be much higher then the mid-90's.

11-15-2007, 06:31 PM	#9
mxzombie Braindead Location: i like traffic lights, but only when they're green. Posts: 15,724	bee thousand. BEE THOUSAND

11-15-2007, 06:56 PM	#10
redbull Immortal Location: like liutenant dan i'm rollin' Posts: 21,016	way too much from last 5 years.

11-15-2007, 07:05 PM	#11
monkeyfritters Minion of Satan Location: google Posts: 6,662	way too little from 1986

11-15-2007, 09:07 PM	#12
stripes Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,175	obviously gish should be #1. but anyway, blender never does anything right

11-15-2007, 09:14 PM	#13
smashingjj real estate cowboy Location: if Monsanto and Purdue Pharma had a baby Posts: 36,902	exactly how indie was gish

11-16-2007, 01:01 AM	#15
Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,805	uh you guys are going to seriously discuss this list?

11-16-2007, 01:10 AM	#16
sans anatomy Ownz Location: sansanatomy.com Posts: 871	i agree with number 7

11-16-2007, 01:16 AM	#18
sans anatomy Ownz Location: sansanatomy.com Posts: 871	pretty hate machine is awful

11-16-2007, 01:18 AM	#19
D. Consume my pants. Location: Missouri Posts: 36,099	i was quite suprised and tickled to see lonesome crowded west.

11-16-2007, 01:20 AM	#20
bja1288 Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,206	this is a long drive shoulda been on there instead

11-16-2007, 01:20 AM	#21
Kurbis Pledge Posts: 156	WTF no Delgados.

11-16-2007, 01:24 AM	#24
bja1288 Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,206	how can that compete with dramamine+lounge+Tundra-Desert+Talking Shit+Edit the sad parts? but yea i'll admit i didnt give lonesome crowded as much time as this one.

11-16-2007, 01:25 AM	#25
Mouths of Babes Ownz Posts: 506	Also, I want more people to agree with me on the fuck Pavement sentiment.

11-16-2007, 01:27 AM	#29
bja1288 Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,206	i love how the guitar freakout actually sounds like happy mechanical birds