TAKE THAT, ARENA ROCKERS!

In 1976, before punk rock really took off (at least in the states), the first Modern Lovers album was pretty much required listening to anyone growing dissatisfied with what is now known as classic rock. The only proper Modern Lovers album with the original line up (which included Jonathan Richman, a future member of the Talking Heads and a future member of...yikes, the Cars), it loosely updated the repetitive Velvet Underground vibe, with understated organ and some amazingly fuzzy guitar parts (listen to Pablo Picasso). Though later repackaged with alternative takes and demos, the original version with nine songs was, and still is, one of the most influential proto-punk albums ever. It's pretty amazing stuff, especially when you consider that some of the songs date back as far as 1970.

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The Modern Lovers - Someone I Care About mp3 (right click to save) at Electric Adolescence
The Modern Lovers - She Cracked mp3 (right click to save) at Recidivism.org
The Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso mp3 (right click to save) at Letters Have No Arms
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner mp3 (right click to save) at One Sweet Song