Ten Years Ago Ten (In no Particular Order)

1997
--Kristin Hersh ("Strange Angels")
--The Spinanes (in particular, "Manos")
--Elvis Costello (at that time, "Imperial Bedroom")
--Bettie Serveert ("Palomine")
--Sebadoh. (esp. "Bakesale")
--Ani Difranco ("Out of Range")
--Gillian Welch ("Revival")
--Sleater Kinney
--Kostars
--Soul Coughing ("Ruby Vroom")


1987 (Or thereabouts)
--The Smiths (esp. "Meat is Murder" and "Louder Than Bombs")
--Kate Bush ("Hounds of Love" Quite possibly, the best conceptual album of all time.)
--Throwing Muses (esp."House Tornado", and later, "Hunkpapa". With their kickass vocal stylings and singular approach to lyricism, as well as to songwriting generally, the Muses amended my world.)
--New Order (esp. "Substance")
--The Sugarcubes ("Life's Too Good")
--Billy Bragg ("Workers Playtime")
--REM (esp. "Life's Rich Pageant")
--The Cure
--Michelle Shocked ("Short Sharp Shocked")
--P.I.L.