1. 20th-century composers. Erik Satie -- Raymond Scott -- John Cage -- Theater of Eternal Music (the Dream Syndicate): LaMonte Young, Tony Conrad, John Cale -- Philip Glass -- Glenn Branca
2. International pop underground. Van Dyke Parks -- Scott Walker -- Serge Gainsbourg -- Big Star -- Young Marble Giants -- Beat Happening
3. Psychotic reactions and garage rock. MCo -- The Stooges -- Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators -- Silver Apples -- Syd Barrett
4. Absurdists and eccentrics. Captain Beefheart -- The Residents -- Pere Ubu -- Red Krayola/Mayo Thompsom
5. Naïve rock. The Shaggs -- Half Japanese -- Daniel Johnston -- Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
6. Frayed roots. Gram Parsons -- Nick Drake -- The Cramps -- Gun Club
7. Krautrock. Can -- Faust -- Kraftwerk -- Neu!
8. Sound sculptors. King Tubby -- Lee "Scratch" Perry -- Brain Eno -- Adrian Sherwood
9. Original rappers. U-Roy -- Last Poets -- Watts Prophets -- Gil Scott-Heron -- Iceberg Slim
10. New York rockers. Suicide -- Television/Richard Hell & the Voidoids -- The Feelies -- DNA -- Swans
11. Minimalist funk. Trouble Funk -- ESG -- Liquid Liquid
12. The post-industrial wasteland. Throbbing Gristle -- Einstürzende Neubauten -- Chrome -- The Birthday Party -- Big Black
13. British post-punk. Public Image Limited -- Wire -- Buzzcocks -- The Fall -- Gang of Four -- Swell Maps
14. Riot moms and other angry women. Lydia Lunch -- X-ray Spex -- The Slits -- The Raincoats
15. American hardcore. The Germs -- Black Flag -- Dead Kennedys -- The Minutemen -- Hüsker Dü -- Bad Brains -- Minor Threat
16. Avant punk USA. Wipers -- Mission of Burma -- Flipper -- Slint.
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