500 Ratings // Top 50 Lps
I joined this site as a wee high school freshman and rated about 80 albums,
which was most of the music I had at the time. Now I'm graduating in a few
months and I have 500. So here's my top 10%: |
| 50 |  | Brand New
Deja Entendu
A few months ago I started listening to Deja Entendu as a satire of early 2000?s pop-
punk, not sure if that?s how it?s supposed to be done but it?s a really interesting way of
approaching the lyrics. |
| 49 |  | The Replacements
Let It Be
Androgynous |
| 48 |  | The Microphones
The Glow Pt.2
existentialism and stuff |
| 47 |  | Sun Kil Moon
Ghosts of the Great Highway
poise and beauty and killing people |
| 46 |  | Wilco
Summerteeth
pop done right |
| 45 |  | Modest Mouse
This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To..
I usually forget how good this is because of M&A and LCW but then I listen to it |
| 44 |  | My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
token Loveless |
| 43 |  | Radiohead
The Bends
I listen to this probably more than any other Radiohead album |
| 42 |  | The Olivia Tremor Control
Dusk at Cubist Castle
RIP Bill Doss |
| 41 |  | Boards of Canada
Geogaddi
the loss of innocence from Music Has the Right to Children is startling |
| 40 |  | Modest Mouse
The Lonesome Crowded West
if every indie album had this as a primary influence things would be so much more
interesting |
| 39 |  | Emery
...In Shallow Seas We Sail
believe it or not the first album I ever got into with screams. was very fortunate to
start with post-hardcore?s finest! |
| 38 |  | Sunny Day Real Estate
How It Feels To Be Something On
difficult to find fault with, a 180 from Diary/LP2 |
| 37 |  | The Classic Crime
The Silver Cord
so much better than Phoenix |
| 36 |  | mewithoutYou
A to B: Life
best mewithoutYou |
| 35 |  | Dinosaur Jr.
You're Living All Over Me
the 90s come out of the womb kicking and screaming |
| 34 |  | Danielson
Ships
like watching a circus that becomes genius once you get used to the screaming
clowns, animals, etc. |
| 33 |  | Los Campesinos!
Hold On Now, Youngster...
anything but annoying |
| 32 |  | Manchester Orchestra
Mean Everything to Nothing
even though it rips off The Mountain Goats and Neutral Milk Hotel |
| 31 |  | Sunny Day Real Estate
Diary
so much angst |
| 30 |  | The Tallest Man on Earth
The Wild Hunt
I WANNA BE THAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
| 29 |  | Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World
Golden Dawn is my idea of epic |
| 28 |  | Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago
Justin Vernon took that snowy cabin and aesthetically turned it into an album |
| 27 |  | The Weakerthans
Left and Leaving
somewhere someone?s making plans to stay |
| 26 |  | Relient K
Forget and Not Slow Down
as a childhood Relient K fanboy I did not appreciate this until quite some time had
passed since its release |
| 25 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
it?s pretty good |
| 24 |  | Talk Talk
Laughing Stock
For some reason I always listen to this after concerts. I finally listened to it again not
in this context and was even more blown away. |
| 23 |  | Switchfoot
The Beautiful Letdown
was my favorite album for many years, will always hold a special place in my heart |
| 22 |  | Okkervil River
Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See
how to indie folk |
| 21 |  | The Avalanches
Since I Left You
pure joy |
| 20 |  | Arcade Fire
Funeral
more joy |
| 19 |  | Nick Drake
Pink Moon
got this on vinyl from a street vendor in London for 15 pounds ftw |
| 18 |  | Radiohead
Ok Computer
token Ok Computer |
| 17 |  | The National
Boxer
as terrifying as it is endearing |
| 16 |  | Pedro the Lion
It's Hard to Find a Friend
I view three albums as ever taking on the roles of ?lenses? through which I see the
world. The themes and lyrics come to mind in important or emotional times, the
melodies find their way through my head when I?m faced with a choice. This was the
second. |
| 15 |  | The Gaslight Anthem
The 59 Sound
seeing Gaslight for the first time in a couple weeks, hoping Brian Fallon still cares |
| 14 |  | Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline
This is the third. |
| 13 | | Sigur Ros
( )
most albums speed me up, this one slows me down |
| 12 |  | Boards of Canada
Music Has the Right to Children
makes you feel very lonely and then it comforts you |
| 11 |  | The Weakerthans
Reconstruction Site
John K. Samson is perhaps the coolest guy in music |
| 10 |  | Sufjan Steven
The Age of Adz
the equivalent to Sufjan going into a musical avatar-state |
| 9 |  | Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
was going to be here somewhere |
| 8 |  | Modest Mouse
The Moon & Antarctica
It?s all about the moderate climates |
| 7 |  | Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Reservations is the best love song ever |
| 6 |  | The National
Alligator
best indie rock album |
| 5 |  | Anberlin
Cities
patron saint |
| 4 |  | Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
the soundtrack to most of the best moments of my life the last few years |
| 3 |  | Radiohead
Kid A
if music can be art then Kid A is art |
| 2 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas...
perfect in every sense of the word |
| 1 |  | As Cities Burn
Come Now Sleep
the first, forever changed how I approached music, too emotional |
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