its great, and the one i've probably listened to the most. the only song on it i dont like that much is self obsessed and sexxe, but its still a good song. the others are just brilliant. and in case of the sound engeneering its probably their best record.

i might be the only one who feels this way,
and its probably irrelevant anyway,
but i like rather ripped better

nice comparison. both records were more pop-oriented, as opposed to longer jams of murray street. i guess the eternal is pop-oriented too. i wonder what the youth think themselves!

Nope. I found I like one or two more songs than I did before though. Maybe I'll like it more as time goes on... because this is the only Sonic Youth album I can not bother with.

Do you like rather ripped more than dirdeee?

Hmm.. well I liked Rather Ripped when it came out but I've not listened to it since then so... maybe, maybe not.

no,
i personally really like the SECOND half of dirty.
"JC"
"Purr"
"Chapel Hill"
"Wish Fullfillment"

i think those are just good songs

blues

been listening to this album a lot recently...

I'm one of those rare fans who thinks RR is one of their strongest works. I think it's above and beyond Experimental Jet Set, which I think is probably their worst record to my ears.

~Jeremy~

it's my favourite !!!!

It's a strong record. A rocking horse winner.

you know i listened to it recently and it's an ok record. not their best but not bad. bull in the heather is great of course.

that sig picture is amazing, Satan.

i listened to jet set at work the other night at random and you know, i really love it. it's an oddity, for sure, but i think it works. how can you argue w/ 'winner's blues' 'bull in the heather' 'starfield road' 'skink' 'bone' 'androgynous mind' 'doctor's orders' & 'sweet shine'?! and i just named most of the record...

really beautiful guitar tones all over, some great vocals, a lot of really soft songs, which they don't do fairly often, and some quirky weird quick rocker type things...i dunno, i think it's great. as i believe i said earlier, the biggest downfall is no lee song.

mostly i just replied to comment on the pony though.

naptime music for old folks in the skronk old folk's home.

Wrong thread, Rob. They Might Be Giants's thread is on page 79 of non-sonic sounds. You started it, I think.

piece of dirt
that is what I'm standing on today

It's a pretty neat album.