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New York Noise
Confusion Is SexConfusion Is Sex by Sonic Youth
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Lower East Side Bohemia at its least polished...Brutal stuff.
Cop/Young God/Greed/Holy MoneyCop/Young God/Greed/Holy Money by Swans
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Pre-Jarboe Swans taking no prisoners...total urban paranoia...and then some. You'll probably need a bath after listening to this.
The AscensionThe Ascension by Glenn Branca
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A Crucial early warning of things to come.
Sugarshit SharpSugarshit Sharp by Pussy Galore
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The Sound of punk getting stretched so out of shape it becomes a ...well...god knows.
DustedDusted by Live Skull
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Sonic Youth also rans who were never given the credit they deserved...at least they never went on to release anything as pointless as Dirty.
Make Them Die SlowlyMake Them Die Slowly by White Zombie
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Forget about all their post La Sexorcisto stuff, it's earlier stuff like this that saw them pushing the Lester Bangs philosophy of stupidity to its nth degree. A night on Time Square with a migraine.
EverythingEverything by Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
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Proto noise from the Queen of No Wave. Nuff said.
Lambhouse: The Collection 1991-1998Lambhouse: The Collection 1991-1998 by Unsane
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Swans level volume meets Black Flag level velocity. One of the best live experiences known to man too.
DNA (Last Live at CBGB's)DNA (Last Live at CBGB's) by DNA
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The logical step after Branca. You'll never feel a need to practice your instrument again.
White Light / White HeatWhite Light / White Heat by The Velvet Underground
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And it all started hear...