these are good - i may not like them all that much but i can see their merit on a well balanced list
djdan Wrote:
1. The Fall – Sparta 2
2. The Walkmen – The Rat
3. Modest Mouse – Float On
6. A.C. Newman – On The Table
7. Eagles Of Death Metal – Speaking In Tongues
10. Radiohead – Gagging Order
11. Ponys – Let’s Kill Ourselves
13. Bloc Party – Banquet (remix)
14. Mclusky – She Will Only Bring You Happiness
18. Streets – Could Well Be In
20. Concretes – You Can’t Hurry Love
21. Morrissey – Irish Blood, English Heart
29. Secret Machines – Nowhere Again
30. Sufjan Stevens – The Dress Looks Nice On You
31. Pinback – Fortress
34. Guided By Voices – Gonna Never Say Die
35. Magnet – Where Happiness Lives
37. Futureheads – Robot
40. Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now
41. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
45. Iron & Wine – Free Until They Cut Me Down
52. TV On The Radio – Staring At The Sun
53. Elbow – Not A Job
58. Beck – Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
66. Wilco – I’m A Wheel
72. Radio 4 – Absolute Affirmation
78. Beta Band – Assessment
80. Blues Explosion – Burn It Off
81. Sonic Youth – Unmade Bed
84. Q And Not U – Wonderful People
89. Cure – End Of The World
90. PJ Harvey – The Letter
91. William Shatner feat. Joe Jackson – Common People
95. Clinic – Falstaff
98. Air – Surfing On A Rocket
100. Black Keys – 10 A.M. Automatic
these are bad
djdan Wrote:
4. Ambulance, Ltd. – Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
5. Elliott Smith – Fond Farewell
8. Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies)
9. Neko Case – The Tigers Have Spoken
12. Bjork – Triumph Of The Heart
15. French Kicks – One More Time
16. Tom Waits – Hoist That Rag
17. Interpol – Evil
19. David Byrne – Tiny Apocalypse
22. Loretta Lynn – Portland, Oregon
23. Luna – Speedbumps
24. Snow Patrol – Chocolate
25. Kings Of Convenience – Know-How
26. Dogs Die In Hot Cars – Celebrity Sanctum
27. Ben Kweller – I Need You Back
28. Magnetic Fields – If There’s Such A Thing As Love
32. Legends – When The Day Is Done
33. Delays – On
36. Human Television – I Forgot
38. Dirty On Purpose – All New Friends
39. Rogers Sisters – Freight Elevator
42. Ted Leo + The Pharmacists – The Angel’s Share
43. Bumblebeez 81 – Pony Ride
44. Calexico – Alone Again Or
46. West Indian Girl – Still Lost
47. Preston School Of Industry – Caught In The Rain
48. Electrelane – On Parade
49. Hives – Walk Idiot Walk
50. Unicorns – I Was Born A Unicorn
51. Ryan Adams – This House Is Not For Sale
54. The Crystal Method – Born Too Slow
55. Von Bondies – C’Mon, C’Mon
56. Prince – Musicology
57. Jem – 24
59. The Fever – Ladyfingers
60. Keane – Everybody’s Changing
61. Finn Brothers – Won’t Give In
62. Veils – The Tide That Left And Never Came Back
63. Citizen Cope – Bullet And A Target
64. Aveo – Dust That Dreams Of Brooms
65. Sleep Station – Caroline, London 1940
67. Robbers On High Street – Night At Star Castle
68. !!! – Hello, Is This Thing On?
69. Public Enemy with Moby – Make Love Fuck War
70. Rilo Kiley – It’s A Hit
71. U2 – Vertigo
73. R.E.M – Leaving New York
74. Flunk – Blind My Mind
75. Styrofoam – Anything
76. Paul Westerberg – As Far As I Know
79. Bobby Bare, Jr. – Valentine
82. Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts …
83. Old 97’s – Friends Forever
85. Gomez – There It Was
86. Rogue Wave – Be Kind + Remind
87. Pedro The Lion – Foregone Conclusions
88. Badly Drawn Boy – Four Leaf Clover
92. Hidden Cameras – The Fear Is On
93. Graham Coxon – Freakin’ Out
94. Stars – Reunion
96. Joseph Arthur – Even Tho
97. Destroyer – It’s Gonna Take An Airplane
99. Of Montreal – My British Tour Diary
IMO, of course
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