7. Bad Astronaut - Acrophobe - 2001

Okay, this one is obscure, but well worth listening to. Joey Cape of Lagwagon got together with some pals and created this. There are three Bad Astronaut records, this is the first. What a record! Great all the way through. Vocals, music and lyrics are all top notch on this rocker. The stand out track is a cover of Elliott Smith's Needle In The Hay. I know that death threats will follow from the E.S. fans, but what an improvement! The song was so cool to begin with! What Cape did was turn it around in a whole new way that is a screamer. Unlucky Stuntman and Greg's Estate are other cool tunes on this unknown monster. Too bad more people don't know about this record. Here's a 2010 pressing on blue vinyl.