Dummies Guide to Indie debuts

A Listmania! list by Sean Cassidy "Citycas" (Derry)
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The Smiths
1.  The Smiths by The Smiths
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  "The bible for all indie kids in the mid eighties and the template for countless inferior copies"
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Rattlesnakes
2.  Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole
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  "Fine poetic lyrics and melodic jangle for the pop kid who wants to appear literary and cool."
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Inflammable Material
3.  Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
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  "There'd be no Green Day or Blink or any american pop punk if this record had not been made"
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The Undertones
4.  The Undertones by Undertones
The list author says:
  "Post punk goes pop.  Everyone should own this al least as a tribute to the late great John Peel."
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Psycho Candy
5.  Psycho Candy by Jesus & Mary Chain
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  "If not original, but at least  an ear opener.  A clarion call evoking the spirit of punk 10 years on wrapped up in tributes to their influences.  Listen carefully and a musical Pandora's box opens"
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Tigermilk
6.  Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian
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  "Some might say not as good as "Sinister" but a better record to get the uninitiated hooked"
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Never Mind the Bollocks
7.  Never Mind the Bollocks by Sex Pistols
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  "All hype - no music?  Far from it a rollicking collection of tunes that no alternative section can do without."
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The Clash (UK Version)
8.  The Clash (UK Version) by The Clash
The list author says:
  "A classic punk record that already showed its evolution as soon as it began. Got more legs than the "Bo11ocks""
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The Back Room
9.  The Back Room by Editors
The list author says:
  "A little polished and unfortunately straying into U2 territory at times, nonetheless "The force is strong in this one""
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
10.  Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
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  "Another of the new kids carrying the flag. A slightly new direction."
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The Velvet Underground and Nico
11.  The Velvet Underground and Nico by Velvet Underground
The list author says:
  "The daddy of them all.  American garage goes art-house.  There would be no idie without this."
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The Stone Roses
12.  The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
The list author says:
  "An almost perfect debut, except for John Squires self indulgence at the end of ressurection."
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Rage Against The Machine
13.  Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
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  "The power of this cd is phenomenal when heard as a teenager.  RATM should have stooped here and the work would be a perfect cannon."
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The Eight Legged Groove Machine
14.  The Eight Legged Groove Machine by The Wonder Stuff
The list author says:
  "This (along with early PWEI) led the the way by years for laddishness in pop though wry and witty here.  Not all indie kids have to read Arthur Miller - some drink beer too!"
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Hot Fuss
15.  Hot Fuss by The Killers
The list author says:
  "Big Town Yanks who wannabe Small Town Brits.  A solid and assured debut through out with enough pop hooks stolen from Duran Duran to lead a few more pop kids to the cool side of the tracks."
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