20 Favorite Albums (no particular order)

Submitted by sleestak on Thu, 07/15/2004 - 04:43
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  • XTC - Skylarking
  • Elvis Costello & the Attractions - This Year's Model
  • The Clash - London Calling
  • Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan
  • The Jam - All Mod Cons
  • The Velvet Underground (s/t)
  • R.E.M. - Murmur
  • Husker Du - New Day Rising
  • Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
  • Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
  • The Violent Femmes (s/t)
  • Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
  • John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
  • Siouxsie & the Banshees - Nocturne
  • Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
  • The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
  • Prince - Purple Rain
  • The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace with God
  • X - Los Angeles
  • Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
Author Comments: 

Wow, talk about stuck in an era! I know this isn't my definitive list, but they're the first 20 that came to my head without having my collection in front of me.

Edit: I can't believe I had the name of the Blackalicious album wrong for so long. How embarrassing! Also, I realized that I'd forgotten the first Violent Femmes album, so I had to correct that mistake with a very difficult cut. [10/20/04]

socialretard07/15/2004

All great picks and all but one have spots in my collection. I still haven't heard Sufjan Stevens, which is weird considering how much music I buy and how often I've heard good things.

sleestak07/15/2004

It's my goal to spread the gospel of Sufjan as much as possible. I bought Michigan because the songs are based on my home state, but it turned out to be something incredibly haunting and beautiful. His (really cool) website has clips from most of the songs, so I highly recommend checking it out.