The Soft Boys

With their sitars, psychedelia and love for Syd Barrett, the Soft Boys were a real anomaly in the punk era, so this masterpiece went largely unnoticed. Today, the album stands as one of the best records of the time. It's also one of a few instances where Barrett isn't a victim of bad imitation or identity theft.

In this era of nonstop rock lists, the term "classic" is almost as overused as "genius" and
"influential." But 1980's Underwater Moonlight remains all three of those descriptions. Over
the last two decades, you could clearly hear the album's mark on bands ranging from
R.E.M. and the Replacements to the Stone Roses and the Pixies. Aside from giving the
musical world Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, "Walking on Sunshine" comp... More >