i just got 150$ today and im spending it tomorrow on cds. im probably going to get about 10. i just want some opinions on what i should check out. i love indie, but not TOO obscure. to give you some idea on what i like, im looking at getting the unicorns, of montreal, and interpol. thanks.

You like the following bands:

Spoon
Arcade Fire
The National
Josh Ritter
Animal Collective

Thanks for asking.

Oh, and my suggestion would be to not buy ten albums all at one time. It's not very respectful to a good album. It's like trying to take ten chicks out on a date at the same time. enjoy them one or two at a time.

Devin Davis - Lonely People of the World Unite!

You'll love it. I guarantee it.

Also:

Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump and Sunday

Maybe some Ted Leo as well.

- all Nick Drake records
- all Wilco Records
- all Joy Division records

You won't need Unicorns anymore

to shadrach-
like spoon, have 1 of there albums.
love the arcade fire, have both of their albums
love the nationsl, have boxer, might get allligator.
never heard of josh ritter
havent heard much of animal collective, liked what i heard though. ill check them out. and i think im only going to get 5 albums instead of 10.

never heard of either of those raving. might check them out.

to eggtweedy-havent heard much nick drake.
have ALL six wilco albums. there very good.
love joy division, have all their stuff.

thanks for the suggestions guys.

I'm a big Spoon and National fan too. You should definitely check out those two bands back catalogs.

Have you checked out Okkervil River's new album, The Stage Names? That's pretty great.

no i havent heard much okervill. and i have kill the moonlight by spoon, and like it alot. im gonna get gimme fction from my uncle. and i have boxer by the national, and really like it too. i might get alligator tomorrow.

Get Alligator, It's a sure bet, if you have any interest in Indie music and The National especially.

And Okkervil River is great. I almost suggested them. They have a certain backwoods rollick to their old stuff. Stage Names is their newest, and probably closest to what you are used to hearing. But "Black Sheep Boy" is their Masterpiece, and if you can find it in the Deluxe Edition it's a great value too.

ok i ended up getting 7 cds

some loud thunder-clap your hands say yeah
alligator-the national
hissing fauna...-of montreal
return to cookie mountain-tv on the radio
mass romantic-new pornographers
turn on the bright lights-interpol
feels-animal collective

they didnt have any unicorns, not much libertines, and not the bloc party i wanted. i almost also picked up an iron and wine album, but decided not to. thanks for all the help guys.

Those are pretty good choices. I think given your interests you might have prefered "Strawberry Jam" to "Feels", but Animal Collective is pretty strong no matter what you get.

I'm curious what you think of "Some Loud Thunder". And also, you should say which one of these you think rates best. I don't know how I could have considered "Turn on the Bright Lights" and "Alligator" if I heard the two of them on the same day.

ok after listenin to some of both of them heres what i think-

some loud thunder-great lol. im serious, almost as good as the first.

alligator-not as good as boxer. not bad though.

hissing fauna-pretty good. dont have anything by them to compare it to though.

return to cookie mountain-wolf like me is amazing. the rest is alright, nothing incredble.

mass romantic-very solid. not twin cinema, but pretty good.

turn on the bright lights-incredible so far.

feels-not bad. a little odd, but good.

in order id rank them so far

some loud thunder
turn on the bright lights
hissing fauna
mass romantic
alligator
return to cookie mountain
feels

all of them are very strong though, and my rankings could change after multiple listens. i might pick up strawberry jam in the next few weeks.

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ok after listenin to some of both of them heres what i think-

I love the interest in Indie Music but it seems a bit rushed to rank 7 different albums only hours after getting them. I know you get first impressions and all, but I would need a bit more time. Curious to see if Alligator rises on the list though.

Dude, put that money in a certificate of deposit or something.

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Originally posted by pixiestame:
Dude, put that money in a certificate of deposit or something.

Seriously, 150 bucks you could probably get a really nice 1.9 % return on your investment over the next 36 months or so. Of course, the cost of living will probably outpace that

I forgot the fed keeps cutting the interest rates. Never mind, spend away, you won't ever need that discretionary money in the future.

Just go the Dischord website - great freakin' people at that label, by the way - and order up a couple of the early Fugazi live shows, perhaps their first D.C. show on 9-3-87 - still only $8. While you're there, pick up a Slant 6 album. If you're unfamiliar with them, do it anyway. Good stuff.

You know what I would've done with it? I would have invested half of it in low risk mutual funds, and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...

I would've taken it to the Casino, and let it all ride on black.