Essential "alternative" albums?

whisperthruamegafone

All of the following I find most pleasant:

Fugazi – Repeater + 3 Songs
Screaming Trees – Dust
Sonic Youth – Dirty
R.E.M. – Anything up to ‘New Adventures in HiFi’(1996)
Gang Of Four – Entertainment
Pixies – Everything
Pavement – Brighten The Corners
Pylon – Hits
Patti Smith - Horses

FinsburyParkCarrots

Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam