For me, AFI’s “Initiation” from AOD changed my life. It was the first time every hearing them in 2000.
I wish I remembered the kid Eric’s last name who invited me to listen to his portable CD player and headphones…
For me it was “Girls Not Grey” 
It was the song that get into AFI for ever and ever 
Great list. Surprised to see DEVO on it. Oh No! It’s DEVO! is a fantastic album. Same with The Cure’s Pornography.
Wow! I’m so happy Elliott Smith was on his list. Elliott Smith is one of my favorites as well.
Dulceria, Ever and a Day, Soap Box Derby, Yerf Rendenmein, Red-Checkered Demon, Miseria Cantera, Lucretia (Sisters of Mercy), Dig up Her Bones (Misfits), Spy in the Cab (Bauhaus), Saturn’s Shadow (Tiger Army)
I’ll be more honest: “Stephanie Says” (Velvet Underground), “100 Years” (The Cure), “Michael” (Son of Sam), “Dive” (Nirvana), “Night Shift” (Siouxie and the Banshees),“Marion” (Sisters of Mercy), “Ever and a Day” (AFI), “Last Caress” (The Misfits), “Spiritual Cramp” (Christian Death), “She’s in Parties” (Bauhaus)