LOUD NOISES
a beginners guide to the essentials of noise rock. |
| 1 |  | The Jesus Lizard
Goat
probably the most recognized noise rock album of all time |
| 2 |  | Big Black
Songs About Fucking
Legendary producer Steve Albini's magnum opus. |
| 3 |  | Scratch Acid
The Greatest Gift
One of the most influential underground punk outfits with a sound that's exactly like their namesake. |
| 4 |  | The Birthday Party
Prayers on Fire
Nick Cave's original band in the early 80s. This band created some of the most bleak and challenging post punk at the time and became quite controversial. |
| 5 |  | Sonic Youth
EVOL
This band basically changed the way guitar could be played. No melody here, all heavy, distorted walls of atmosphere. |
| 6 |  | Dinosaur Jr.
You're Living All Over Me
Speaking of distortion, this band brought insanely raw production, heavy as fuck guitars, and combined it with melody and rather traditional song structure. band is still kicking ass to this day. |
| 7 |  | Cows
Cunning Stunts
No mainstream appeal here. All frantic rhythms, rough vocals, and guitar riffs that sound like they were made in the lab of a meth addict. |
| 8 |  | Killdozer
Twelve Point Buck
absolutely insane lyrics backed by a wall of sound that rivals early Sonic Youth. |
| 9 |  | Laughing Hyenas
Life of Crime
pretty straightforward song structures with an incredible guitar tone and extremely heavy bass. really great entry level noise rock. |
| 10 |  | Hammerhead
Into the Vortex
extremely catchy yet absolutely insane tracks on this thing with everything you could possibly want from a noise rock band: loud everything. |
| 11 |  | Unsane
Unsane
this band rips. not much more to say. |
| 12 |  | KEN mode
Reprisal
borderline sludge metal. But ya this band absolutely shreds and every record of theirs is great. easily the best modern noise rock outfit. |
| 13 |  | Daughters
Daughters
I like their newest record a tad bit more, but this is probably more essential just because it is a bit less obscure. This band is heavier and weirder than almost anything else out there. This is a modern classic (so is YWGWYW) |
| 14 |  | Boredoms
Vision Creation Newsun
some classic and crazy noise rock from our friends in Japan. pretty avant garde stuff here so I suggest listening to this after most of the other records on here. |
| 15 |  | Shellac
At Action Park
another Albini classic. just listen to it. |
| 16 |  | Flipper
Album – Generic Flipper
highly influential underground band. This album is anything but generic lol |
| 17 |  | Fudge Tunnel
Hate Songs In E Minor
basically Nirvana but way better and louder. |
| 18 |  | Swans
Filth
the definitive no wave album. the most dark album Ive ever heard |
| 19 |  | Lightning Bolt
Wonderful Rainbow
saved the best for last. the most frantic, deafening, and batshit crazy band on the planet. |
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