Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax oh! Leo Kottke duhhhhh. Good call. Can't mention Kottke without mentioning Fahey, though.

Yes, definitely the indiepoprock album of the aughts so far to my ears. They have instilled a long-missing sense of unmitigated, UNIRONIC passion back into indie music. Passion in rock music? It'll never work!

Keith Fullerton Whitman - Multiples Iron & Wine - Woman King The Fiery Furnaces - EP Andrew Bird - & The Mysterious Production of Eggs Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning

Harriet Wheeler Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo) Beth Gibbons Honorable mention: Cesaria Evora, PJ Harvey, Kristen Hersh, Kim Deal, Bjork, Elizabeth Fraser, Cat Power, Joanna Newsom, Barbara Manning

And, as I suppose is inevitable with any list like this, I just remembered another amazing album that I listen to at least once a week: The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996) It should go right below Neutral Milk Hotel in my "favorites...

And here, as promised, is my list in order of preference (as of this moment, subject to change without notice, your mileage may vary, professional driver closed course, caveat auditor, side effects are generally mild and may include death): My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) Slint -...

Since we're a good half decade removed, we can now safely commence the '90s nostalgia movement. This was the decade that irrevocably shaped my musical taste, so I'm eternally grateful that it was such a golden age for independent and adventurous music. Okay, so without further ado, here are...

Quote: Originally Posted by Masonjar No. While many of your big acts sucked mightily in the 80's, and most top40 was pretty yucky, esp the 2nd half of the 80s with all the lame hair bands, most of the good stuff was bubbling under the surface. To me, these bands are why I think the 80s...

Oh oh oh! Just remembered another one, and this one may just be my favorite debut ever: Music From the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle by Olivia Tremor Control. Absolutely perfect to my ears, and I wouldn't change one single note.

Quote: Originally Posted by phoenix808 I'd add DJ Shadow - Endtroducing as well EXCELLENT choice!

Excellent selections so far. I would add Portishead - Dummy to my personal list. Also, if we're talking debut LP (as opposed to EP), Surfer Rosa by the Pixies would definitely make my list. Throwing Muses' debut was also brilliant. My favorite second album? Slint - Spiderland, easily.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeff Guidry To corral some of the loose horses... we're talking about the genre of 'stoner rock', not 'rock that in my opinion is good to get stoned to'. The band Sleep's record Jerusalem is a cornerstone of the genre. Aye! As is their "remake,"...

Quote: Originally Posted by redshifter most recently: also, whatever boards of canada releases next. Yes, that is indeed something to look forward to, almost as excited about that as the next Stars of the Lid.

Quote: Originally Posted by bln Other upcoming releases I'm anxiously awaiting: Spoon's Gimme Fiction and Sufjan Stevens's Illinois (sample song title: The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for...

Currently, the only upcoming release that I am REALLY eagerly awaiting is the next Stars of the Lid, although I don't know how they can possibly top Tired Sounds (to my ears). I have picked up every new Tom Waits on the day of release, and will continue to do so. Ditto Calexico, Iron & Wine...

Yes, it's definitely the period of music that will always be closest to my heart. I don't think I will ever tire of any of the albums that you mentioned, no matter how old and crotchety I get. I would add the amazing album you have as an avatar as well; Spiderland is probably the one album that...

I have two: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation: the moment I realized that music could be a true adventure. Steve Roach - The Magnificent Void: opened me up to the possibilities of entire worlds created from sound.

I ordered mine from discountheadphones.com on Thursday, 8/26, and just got a delivery notice today (actually, notice that the shipping label was printed, but this has to be done the day of shipping, unlike with UPS). I ordered these specifically for a 15+ hour plane trip on Friday, and it looks...

[list=1]Yo La Tengo (though they peaked with I Can Hear The Heart Beating...)Sonic YouthGodspeed You Black Emperor[/list=1]

Quote: Originally posted by blessingx Yo La Tengo I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One Definitely in my top 5. Gets better with every listen.

Amen to the recommendation! "You Forgot it in People" is easily the best rock album I've heard this year. The most amazing thing to me is how easygoing, relaxed and unforced the whole thing sounds, which is not what I would have expected from what is (at least on paper) "post-rock...

Quote: Originally posted by minya To throw another recommendation at you: Lustmord's Place Where the Black Stars Hang. I don't know if you have this already, but if you don't, you NEED it. Absolutely terrifying. The soundtrack to an alien abduction. Strangely hypnotic, to boot. -...

Quote: Originally posted by Dusty Chalk "monochromatic" is a choice word to use in the context, you're not the first person to tell me that is something I like. And I'm happy that you took it in the spirit in which it was intended, as it was not a knock on DBD. I think even Steve...

Quote: Originally posted by Dusty Chalk I've only listened to it once. I ended up liking Darkest Before Dawn better, but I still like it. For some reason, I kept expecting Yes' "Close to the Edge" to start -- I think maybe he's often using the same type of chord as opens that track. My...

Has anyone else had a chance to listen to MS&SS?