Split Enz are great. I got into them and Crowded House when I was exploring Australian and Kiwi pop, with the latter focusing heavily on Flying Nun Records.

Good list, if EPs are permitted, I'd add

Of course it sounds similar, it's the same chord progression - I-IV-V - pretty standard for a rock song and you can't copyright a chord progression.

I went to a free screening of it back in June. It was a pretty enjoyable film. It's a pretty solid coming of age film. I think it handles some of the more miserable aspects of one's early teenage years pretty well. Glad others are picking up on the parallels to Adventureland, I thought that myself. It's a nice little…

I agree. The last Beach Boys album I'll listen to from that era is Love You. That's Why God Made The Radio is actually a lot better than I expected and worth listening to if you get the chance.

There's so much great stuff to explore. Today! and Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) are both great records. I also really like Sunflower and Surf's Up. And Pacific Ocean Blue is a great record as well. And Love You is not without its charm.

Yeah, just "God Only Knows," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and "Sloop John B."

That's a good one, I think The Kinks and The Beach Boys might be that way as well, with the former the focus is on the early stuff like "You Really Got Me," and then "Lola," and "Come Dancing." I like all that stuff, but there is so much more to The Kinks than that.

Actually, Costello was backed by members of Clover on the first album. Clover eventually became Huey Lewis & The News, but Huey isn't on this record. The only member of The Attractions to appear on this record is Steve Nieve. The first album to feature Costello backed by The Attractions is This Year's Model, though…

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"Love Her Madly," probably.

I've never been able to really embrace Echo & The Bunnymen because I find Ian McCulloch to be so offputting. "The Killing Moon" is a great song, though. I like this song and I'll defend Ringo to the death. Not for everything, I think he was a little unfair to Liverpool. I definitely dislike "Arthur's Theme" and…

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That's part of the reason I'm not a fan, I find that stuff a little grating I wouldn't say I hate them, they just tend to me cold more often than not. I like the early stuff okay and All That You Can't Leave Behind was one of the first CDs I owned.

When Superbad came out, I was a few weeks from starting undergrad. My best friend in high school was moving to another part of the country, so I definitely related to the separation anxiety experienced by Michael Cera and Jonah Hill's characters.

I had a hard time watching it the first time, a lot of the stuff with the geeks hit a little too close to home, especially the scene with Bill alone at home soundtracked by The Who.

I really hate jam bands, so I have no love lost for Phish, but I do think the Halloween shows where they played an entire album by another artist was neat. Also, their Ben & Jerry's flavor is quite good.

This is basically shooting fish in the barrel. This stuff grates on my nerves. It's really easy to just be snarky rather than articulating one's distaste in a thoughtful fashion. Also is your username by any chance a reference to David and Hamish Kilgour's band after The Clean broke up for the first time?

I saw Elvis Costello & The Imposters during their 2011 tour. They were doing the spinning songbook and they played "Girl," "Substitute," "Out Of Time," and "Girls Talk." It was a pretty great set. At one point, Costello came into the balcony and walked out into the lobby while continuing to sing "The Long Honeymoon."