'80s College Rock

A few of these groups would go on to become the biggest on earth, but back when '80s post-punk and new wave were giving birth to college radio, these songs were the biggest of the bunch.

When punk's rebel yell ran out of steam, it was these post punk/new wave classics that kept the underground alive until the alternative nation took hold in the early '90s.

Moody and thoughtful, the underground sound of the '80s filled in the gaps left by pop radio. These 25 lost cuts will help fill the gaps in your collection.

Back in the '80s, somewhere at the far left of the radio dial, high school and college DJs created the alternative scene that would explode with Nirvana in the early '90s. Ladies and gentleman, this is the birth of modern rock. Call it underground or pre-alternative, it's all here in these trendsetting tracks.