A Chronological History Of Epic Indie Angst

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

One for each year pls. I feel this will lead to a socio-cultural roadmap of adolescent alienation from the late twentieth century to the present day, innit. Go back as far as you can. The word "indie" is not as important as the words "epic" or "angst" - bohemian, emo, freak, all these will do fine.

To start with:

1986 - The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
1992 - Manic Street Preachers - "Motorcycle Emptiness"
2006 - My Chemical Romance - "Welcome To The Black Parade"

GO!

(Inspired in a roundabout way by the latest Popular entry)

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

BUT a lot less indie in a way - cf my verve argument.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

oh by this argument are we not having heart-shaped box for 1993?

i think we are being TOO LIMITED by this as it also means NO NOVEMBER RAIN and that can't be right...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

November Rain doesn't qualify because it's angst is trivial romantic mush not TRUE OUTSIDER SOUL PAIN man.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

we still get to have brassneck though, right?

velouria for 89? oh dammit it was 90 too. i think pixies should be involved somewhere.

also: 1980 A FOREST!