I got some books today about poetry, minnesota, oregon, portland, and one called 1001 albums you must hear before you die. Its HUGE but really interesting.
some of the ones I want to listen to, or have heard a song or two off and want to hear more are:
Run DMC: Run DMC
Bruce Springsteen: Born In The USA
The Smiths: Meat Is Murder
Afrika Bambaataa and the Souls Sonic Force: Planet Rock--The Album
Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead
Dinosaur Jr.: You're Living all Over Me
R.E.M: Document
The Smiths: "Strangeways, Here We Come"
Pet Shop Boys: Actually
R.E.M: Green
Pixies: Surfer Rosa
Daft Punk: Homework
Elliott Smith: Either/Or
Dinosaur Jr.: Bug
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
Cloutcut: What's That Noise?
Pixies: Doolittle
Deee-Lite: World Clique
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly
Pixies: Bossanova
Eminem: The Slim Shady LP
The Dandy Warhols: The Dandy Warhols
Pet Shop Boys: Behaviour
Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Roy
Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
Elliott Smith: Figure 8
Gorillaz: Gorillaz
The White Sripes:White Blood Cells
Missy Elliott: Under Construction
Radiohead: Hail to The Thief
the Darkness: Permission to Land
The White Stripes: Elephant
Arcade Fire: Funeral
Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand
N.E.R.D: Fly or Die
Kanye West: The College Dropout
M.I.A: Arular
Bands to check out:
Public Enemy
The Streets
The Beta Band
The Libertines
The Beta Band
Ozomatli
Liars
Devendra Banhart
yeah yeah yeahs
The Mars Volta
Rufus Winwright
Scissor Sisters
Amy Winehouse
Calexico
The Roots
Furry Little Animals
Ryan Adams
The Strokes
Gillian Williams
Gotan Project
Doves
Robert Wyatt
Goldfrapp
Spiritualize
Cornershop
Tortoise
The Verve
Beck
Belle and Sebastain
Eels
Lauryn Hill
System Of a Down
Queens of The Stoneage
Air
Beth Orton
Death In Vegas
Moby
Le Tigre
Fiona Apple
Wilco
Main Street Preachers
Everything but The Girl
Ash
Blur
Liz Phair
Nirvana
Jarmiroquai
Portishead
Tupac
Radiohead
Pulp
Oasis
Screaming Trees
Drive Like Jehu
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Rage Against The Machine
Dr. Dre
There were even a few albums I already have, but here is my long term projct for the rest of my life. Thank you rochester Public library.
