1997

 

Here we go! I know some people will be displeased with the choice of tracks, but these songs are either important, influential or in my mind, just simply great (I couldn’t find too many "important tracks". I think we’ll have to wait for a few years before we know just what was important in 1997)

Holding Back the Years: 1997

1. Mogwai – Yes, I am a long way from home!
2. Radiohead – Karma Police
3. Guided by Voices – Little Lines
4. Elliott Smith – 2:45AM
5. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
6. Pavement – Shady Lane/J vs. S
7. Blur – Song 2
8. Super Furry Animals – Play it Cool
9. Yo La Tengo – Stockholm Syndrome
10. Built to Spill – Velvet Waltz
11. New Wet Kojak – Love & A Sick Beat
12. Modest Mouse – Bankrupt on Selling
13. Primal Scream – Star
14. The Geralidine Fibbers – Folks Like Me
15. Daft Punk – Around the World
16. Portishead – Cowboys
17. Björk – All is Full of Love
18. The Spiritualized – Broken Heart

Unfortunately could not make it (pretend they’re on it):
  
Bob Dylan – Make You Feel My Love
Paul Weller – Peacock Suit
Laika – Starrnight
Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
Common – All Night Long
Radiohead – Paranoid Android (I like it better than Karma Police, but I felt KP was more important)
Tanya Donelly – Swoon
Hash Jar Tempo – Any song from Well Oiled
Any Lost Highway song

EDIT: I just checked out your tracklist threehz. Really good.