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Sometimes I’m a bit jealous of the certainty that we had in the nineties, the way we said ‘this is the way things are,’” Lyxzen said, five years after the Swedish group had re-formed. “Now I’m more like, ‘I think this is the way things are.’” 5. The Clash, London's Calling (1979)

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Partly political, conceptual, supple, ambitious – the record features not one, but two nine-minute songs – catchy and complete, American Idiot is the sound of a group testing both themselves and the boundaries of the genre they so capably represent. This is what Telegraph readers said:My tastes run mainly to Wagner, Strauss and Mahler but I agree that American Idiot is an absolute 'must have' album. It's superb from start to finish." They were the unlikeliest of saviors. Suffer was the band’s first album for five years – its predecessor had sold in the hundreds – and their singer, Greg Graffin, was a full-time student at UCLA (today he is a lecturer in evolution at Cornell University). His co-songwriter, Brett Gurewitz, had spent years learning to produce music; when the time came to record his own band, the results were powerful and rich.

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Prior to the release of American Idiot, Rob Cavallo called a meeting at the headquarters of Warner Bros. Records in Burbank, California, for the company’s press officers and sales team. As well producing Green Day’s seventh album, Cavallo was also the president of the label. Described by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch as “the best hardcore punk album of all time,” the first full-length release by Bad Brains is a creation of such precision and power that its game-changing qualities are revered to this day. A compelling live draw in both New York and Washington DC, the Rastafarian quartet’s home city, Attitude… captured the group’s energies without spilling a drop. It’s fearsome stuff, too; such was the pace of its songs that in 1982 the listener might have been forgiven for believing they were playing them at the wrong speed. Perhaps with this in mind, ROIR Records decided to release the collection only on cassette. 10. The Offspring, Smash (1994) Propelled by the melodic and mischievous songwriting of Glen Danzig, the Misfits played songs about Martians and zombies with the kind of revelry that Ed Wood Jr. might have brought to The Beach Boys. Silly, yes; a classic, certainly. 13. The Damned, Damned Damned Damned (1977) In receipt of GBH of the earhole from the ol’ good-cop-bad-cop routine, Muir was instructed to sign a form giving access to his medical records, to submit a sample of his handwriting, and to provide prior notification if ever he planned to visit Washington DC. “It was a real experience,” he said. Bay Dream, the melodic second album from LA’s Culture Abuse, is the only album on this list to feature a member with an acute disability. Singer David Kelling has cerebral palsy, and aims to use his group’s music to change people’s perceptions of the condition by which he is burdened. “No one with cerebral palsy ever gets the girl, or comes in first place, or anything,” he has said. “I hope to change that.” 48. The Rezillos: Can't Stand The Rezillos (1978)Each night before taking to the stage The Interrupters prepare for their show by watching the British film Dance Craze. Featuring music from The Specials, The Selecter and Madness, among others, the documentary from 1981 gives a clue as to the young LA band’s motivation when it comes to finding a groove.