Funny one for me these, cannot stand 95% of what they have done - would go as far as to say I hate it. But in contrast, they are responsible for probably my favourite song of all time - "How To Be Dead" - everything about the record is just perfect.

As for the old albums/singles question, I am very much in the Alan Partridge school of thought I am afraid.

Bold ones in collection!



Didn't think half of them would be on your list - thought it would have a lot more Indy stuff on there TBH!



Not bothered by the Who (I get called Pete all the bloody time!

); or the Kinks (just cos I aint listened that much); the Clash are good, but again I don't know that much other than the big numbers. Raise the Alarm and the Music - don't know at all!

One thing to mention - it helps to keep in touch when your teenage son is a fully fledged mosher!



My lad is into proper 'shouty' rock - and I tend to be at the more melodic end of the spectrum, but we cross over in the middle on such as Linkin Park, Lost Prophets and the ilk.

Latest album ordered - Steel Panther - fully developed spandex and big hair metal band from LA - just like it used to be but fresh!

Much prefer festivals or all day/night events where you get to see lots of different bands rather than gigs where just a couple of bands are on.

By no means definitive, or in any particular order - off the top of my head:

stone roses - the stone roses
my bloody valentine - loveless
the smiths - strangeways here we come
the orb - adventures beyond the ultraworld
spiritualised - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
alabama 3 - exile on coldharbour lane
led zepplin - led zep 2
rolling stones - let it bleed
guns n' roses - appetite for destruction
ac/dc - back in black
the cribs - mens needs, womens needs, whatever
arctic monkey - whatever people say i am...
wedding present - bizarro
oasis - definitely maybe
the strokes - is this it
the charlatans - wonderland
joy division - closer
johnny cash - american recordings IV: the man comes around
the who - live at leeds
kruder & dorfmeister - the K&D sessions

bands like KOL, Pink Floyd, the Cure, Radiohead etc just miss out as too many great works spread across their back catalogue. to put the cat amongst the pigeons, the beatles miss out because they are overrated.