Great picks, Amnesiac. Those are 2 of my favourite Cure albums. Just listened to Pornography yesterday. If you haven't already seen the film "Marie Antoinette" with Jason Schwartzman you should as you'd really dig the soundtrack.

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Thanks, I think Pornography is probably their best. Already seen Marie Antoinette, I love Sofia Coppala films, The Virgin Suicides has a great soundtrack too, and Lost in translation was ok too.

I also dig the post-punk side of the Cure which is why Boys Don't Cry or Three Imaginary Boys will always rank high on my list as well.

I had the opportunity to see Arcade Fire quite early in their career in a tiny room of maybe 100 people here in Guelph. Great to see that they have a following outside of Canada. Montreal has some fabulous bands. I also recommend Wolf Parade and Les Georges Leningrad amongst others.

My fave BOC is "Music Has the Right to Children". Aside from just being great in and of itself, it's also perfect for Yoga.

I've never listened to James Yorkston.. I'll have to check that out.

An old Charlie Parker record from 1951 with Al Haig.and Max Roach..- VERY old and VERY good..!  - (I'm 70..!!! )

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I'll always prefer the Cure's darker stuff but I do like those albums as well.

I'd love to see Arcade Fire live, they became pretty famous over here when they brought out Neon Bible, which I thought was terrible...when put against Funeral.

James Yorkston is a Scottish folk musician. I saw him live last year and his music is the sort that grows on you. At first I thought it was average, quite simple etc. And folk isn't really my sort of thing. But then you find yourself humming the songs.

I think this says it best, talking about When the Harr rolls in:

“For me, listening to James Yorkston’s music is like coming across the interesting-looking person on the fringes of a party. Before you know it, you’ve spent the evening listening to their compelling tale. In this record, I get a real sense that he has found his true voice. There’s a quiet confidence in his craft; his singing, the words and instrumentation, all blend seamlessly to produce a really affecting record.” - Philip Selway, Radiohead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_c0wmEbLIQ

Scottish Folk is doing quite well at the moment, although it's an aquired taste, another person is King Creosote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfVBhTjaqU&feature=related

I've heard of Wolf Parade but I don't think I've heard them, haven't heard of Les Georges Leningrad, will have to try them out.

Funeral was definitely special compared to Neon Bible which didn't hold my attention very long. Their Demo release has some gems on it too. There's a Toronto local that goes by "vitamins for you" who does an excellent cover of "No Cars Go". Wolf Parade are great. Very influenced by Talking Heads (which surprisingly haven't appeared on this list, or at least not very often). Les Georges are more of an electropunk outfit who apparently are very entertaining live.

I respect most folk music. I don't get into stuff that is at all preachy, but if it's honest and poetic, then I love it. Our national treasures in Canada include Gordon Lightfoot ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l3x_VoF3wo ) and of course, Leonard Cohen ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp18sKXaFlE ).

btw, since we're on about Scottish musicians I thought I'd drop a few of my favourites:

Belle & Sebastian

Teenage Fanclub

Boards of Canada

Slam (pioneering Scottish techno)

Arab Strap

and no list of Scottish music would be complete without...

The Jesus and Mary Chain

We also have to give kudos to the gorgeous voice of Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, and also worth noting are The Vaselines (huge influence on Nirvana), and this one I like just because of their name... http://www.myspace.com/chillipipers

Three way tie for me

Nirvana-In Utero

Linkin park- Hybrid theory

Guns & Roses- appetite for destruction

Three way tie for me

Nirvana-In Utero

Linkin park- Hybrid theory

Guns & Roses- appetite for destruction

     Alice Cooper -Welcome to My Nightmare

     Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush -Tales of the Unexpected

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 wow, impressive knowledge of Scottish music! Oh and thanks for those Canadian bands, really liking Wolf Parade.

Anyway here are few of my other favourite albums I forgot to include:

Prodigy-fat of the land

Iron and wine- The shepard's dog

Leftfield- Leftism

William Orbit- Pieces in a modern style

Joanna Newsom-Ys

Steve Reiche- Drumming

Sigur ros

Wilco- Summerteeth

Rufus Wainwright- Release the stars

Bjork- Homogenic

Joseph Arthur- Our shadows will remain

Banco de Gaia- Last train to Lhasa

Julian Cope- Peggy suicide

Crowded house- Woodface

Future sound of london- Lifeforms

Gary Numan

Pigface- Feels like heaven, Sounds like shit

anything by bob dylan

As I know there are a lot of Rush fans in this thread I thought I'd let you know that they are being interviewed on the CBC (that's our radio station up in Canada, eh?)

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/

Gary Numan - Sacrifice

Kanye west- heartless

    Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

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If we're on the hip hop tip, I think I'll have to go with....

Dr. Octagon (Kool Keith, Dan the Automator, Qbert)

though KRS ONE's "I got next" and BDP's "Criminal minded" are pretty high on the list as well. I think Dr. Octagon gets it for sheer creativity.

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I managed to find myself some great vinyl gems of Eno & Byrne's from '81...

The Jezebel Spirit

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts