Step #1: Put your shoes on.
Step #2: GO to your local music retailer.
Step #3: Grab the nearest clerk by the lapels.
Step #4: Have him show you where "Daydream Nation" by Sonic Youth is.
Step #5: Purchase cd,run your ass home.
Step #6: Don't make any plans for at least 2 hrs. Listen to album in its entirety.
Step #7: Thank Heads for this groundbreaking recommendation.
Woops - I completely missed this thread somehow. Sorry! I'm always up for SY talk. Which album to begin with?
(upon reading the thread, I see that HeadsOnSticks has already recommended Daydream Nation.)
I would like to second the opinion of my esteemed colleague HeadsOnSticks and recommend Daydream Nation. After that you can pick up Sister. Then... but I don't want to get carried away. Just remember: Daydream Nation!
P.S. Read the thread that LadyLemon posted to see my more in-depth report.