This is my new favorite genre. I despise pop, and modern alternative is getting closer and closer to the same thing with every new album released. However, I was on my (used) iPod's shuffle listening to just about everything when I discovered the Replacements. "Answering Machine" simply made my jaw drop. I got Let it Be and loved it, then looked up some other 80's alternative bands.

I currently own Meat Puppets II, Let It Be, Tim, and Violent Femmes. Anybody else like 80's alternative? What are your favorite bands/songs/albums?