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Rubby:
I would say to check out the album “Bee Thousand” by Guided by Voices. All the songs are recorded kind of on the spot with hardly any “real” equipment, so it all sounds like…well, shit – but the songs themselves are pure catchy rock gold. Every single fucking one of them.

Misereatur:
If you liked Opeth, I'd recommend (and I'm sure Khar will agree) Agalloch. Prog' Metal with influences from Neo-Folk, Post Industrial and Progressive Rock. One of the most interesting Metal bands today, or ever.
Both of thier albums are highly recommended, either one would be a good first album.


--- Quote from: Ghostwriter ---Mezzanine is an excellent album. I can't recommend it enough.
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Protection is a better album in my opinion. My favorite massive attack album. I think that Protection would work better as a first MA album.
Also, I can't recommend both of Portishead's albums enough. Hypnotic film noir style Trip-Hop with great female vocals by Beth Gibbons.
Both bands were pretty much the top of Trip-Hop, and are worth looking into.

KibBen:
I've been to the Reccomended Listening page, and have randomly added three of those albums to my List Of What To Buy.

Four different people have reccomended Broken Social Scene, so I'm definitely getting the album that's on the RL list there.

Other stuff I'll likely get include something by Metric, Beck, and I'm going to look into pretty much everything else here.

I've got that Music Forum Recomended Listening thread open, jcknbl, and I'll peruse it at my leisure.

B0bduh:
Regarding general indie music, I figure you should start out by picking up a couple of the generally well-regarded albums, and so I'll try to keep away from personal favorites.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Folky, meandering, and very lyrical - this is somewhat of a love/hate album, but most people I know fall in the love category.

Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love

If you like more jammy, guitar-based stuff, go with Perfect From Now On (my favorite from their catalogue), but both albums are excellent - a collection of truly unique and awesome poppy, rocky, intelligent tunes.

Radiohead - OK Computer

I don't know anyone who doesn't like this album - sometimes heavy, often spacy, and always something new.

The Clash - London Calling

Okay, not a "new" or "indie" record by any means, but if you don't have this, pick it up - a true classic.

The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I

Very angular and yet very melodic, this album has a little bit of everything, but is in general split between angry and slow songs, and full of excellent musicianship.

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

I find this more accessible than Slanted and Enchanted (their first, most influential record). One of the first bands that fit neatly into the most commonly labeled "indie" genre, Pavement's albums are full of jangly pop lightly sprinkled with a number of influences. Crooked Rain has their near-single "Cut Your Hair", as well as Range Life, Gold Soundz, and the epic closer Fillmore Jive.

The Wrens - Meadowlands

This is a sad, powerful album, with heavy guitars and heavier lyrics. If you like your music thick and lasting, check out the Meadowlands.


That's it for now, but all these albums are considered highly within the indie catalogue (well, and then there's London Calling), and have had time to settle into a definite amount of praise and credibility. Hope I helped!

amok:

--- Quote from: jcknbl ---http://forums.questionablecontent.net/viewtopic.php?t=10680

Come on people, the thread! the thread!

Also, Jeph has a recomended listening page. If you haven't found it use the "RL" tab on the main page.
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Yeah I'm gonna have to pimp jcknbl's thread here. Gonna add another post of bleepy goodness later tonight. :)

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