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[indytrucks]

Pixies should be somewhere on that kind of list. As should Pavement. And maybe Dinosaur Jr.

Lists of that nature generally have a high capacity for suckage, however.

[Zach with a Z]

[jajdude]

True, alternative is a pretty meaningless term. Well, sure, everything is alternative, a choice of one thing over another. Too many genres out there really, in music, film, literature, whatever. But there will be more and the confusion will roll on.

Had an alternative breakfast this morning, man it was good.

[RACETRAITOR]

[crosbystillsstash]

I love how music threads turn into great big ego trips and pissing contests.

[Greekfreak]

My definition of a top ten would consist mostly of albums I may not listen to that much (if ever), but are clearly immensely influential.

In no particular order:

1) The Velvet Underground And Nico
2) Sex Pistols--Never Mind The Bollocks
3) The Jesus And Mary Chain--Psychocandy
4) MC5--Kick Out The Jams
5) X--Los Angeles
6) Bad Brains--Bad Brains
7) The New York Dolls--The New York Dolls
The Stooges--Fun House
9) Black Sabbath--Black Sabbath
10) Eddy Cochran--Eddy Cochran

I'd even put KISS--Alive! Or Led Zeppelin--IV but neither would be considered 'alt-rock'.

Eddy Cochran isn't, but his early punky attitude in the annals of rock'n'roll were very much in contrast to the Everly Brothers or even Buddy Holly, both of whom were equally great.

[loggerhead007]

Led Zepplin I

[Surfer Rosa]

If we're talking alt-rock, here's 3 of the top of my head:

Doolittle - The Pixies
Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
In Utero - Nirvana