Nirvana--Frances Farmer
Lithium

Replacements--pretty much all their music is good.

Neil Young--Tonight's The Night, the whole album.

Gun Club-Fire of Love-the whole album

My Bloody Valentine-Loveless-the whole album

Jesus and Mary Chain-Head On

Breeders-Hellbound, most of Last Splash album is good.

Dream Syndicate-Days of Wine and Roses album

x-Los Angeles, and made a great retrospective a few years ago.

Meat Puppets-Up On the Sun

Massive Attack-Protection

Velvet Underground-Sweet Jane

Jonathan Richman-Roadruner

Stevie Ray VAugn-Texas Flood

Other interesting bands include Pixies, Throwing Muses, Volcano Suns, Husker Dü, Everclear, Clash, Joy Divison and New order, U2, Little Feat, I could go on and on, the 80's were a good time!