So I just got into SY
 

And yes I am very late about that. I got into the early nineties music and riot grrl and grunge and hole when I was 12 but Sonic Youth didn't click right away. I thought they were like those other bands but was I off. Four years later, I bought Trees Outside the Academy, fell in love with it, and that ushered me into the album "Washing Machine" and I totally understand the appeal. And I totally dig it! I haven't stopped listening to Tunic and Cinderella's Big Score for a WEEK.

And now I have found this lovely board :D

So yeah for Sonic Youth!

welcome, the first time you listen to them it is orgasmic.

Oh it is. I've been listening and listening and listening, Mildred Pierce will NOT walk out of my head, and all through school I'm thinking "Screw Algebra I want Sonic Youth more more more".

It's pretty fascinating I must say.

i really admire you for getting into them so quickly and passionately. all my friends that i introduce them to either hate it, or say like yeah okay, but i know they don't really get it.

Yeah, alot of people look them up because "kurt said so", but realize it's not Nirvana, and suddenly it's, "what the fuck is this"...

I don't know why people on this board are always going on about this "Sonic Youth" business. I don't listen to anything that doesn't sound EXACTLY like Nirvana, I don't know about you freaks...

I don't like Nirvana :( Never really have too much. I was always into Hole, still am.

Sonic Youth beat all of that, though.

Word.

Ha, yeah. To me, Nirvana's songs sound the same but I get ripped apart usually when I say that. I started rocking and rolling to Live Through This way before I ever even listened to Nevermind fully. I am a huge Hole fan though I used to be really obnoxious about it and a total Courtney tard. But now I realize Courtney is crazy but hey it's all about the music right?

But yeah, on track - Sonic Youth = greatest thing ever? Gonna have to say YES *thumbs up*

To be totally honest, I haven't had a good SY listening session in months. I need to stop listening to showtunes.

It's one of the best feelings in the world when first getting into a new band. My friend has just gotten interested in Radiohead and I'm literally jealous of him, because it's like your standing under a waterfall of amazing albums and songs. I already got all the Radiohead stuff and listened to it a bunch.

Especially when the band has released a ton of albums, its just non-stop new music to listen to. It's awesome!

I don't know. After you've heard the raw power of the Stooges, everything else just sounds, so, oh, I don't know... precious.

JUNO!!!!!!!

(My uncle met Iggy Pop the other day!)

Get out of town, no way. Is your uncle Tom Waits or somebody?

No he works for Truly Nolan he tented Iggy Pop's house!

Iggy loves Miami apparently and he has THREE houses here! (Yeah I've stalked him shhh...like I literally have) and my uncle tented a house for him and Iggy met him out front and gave him autographs and what not (because my aunt is a huge fan as well) and a "surprise" which I don't know what it is yet.

!!!

I love your signature btw. High Fidelity is my number two favorite movie. Tied with Almost Famous.

Ask your uncle to ask Iggy when he's going to apologize for making that sucky comeback Stooges album last year.

I didn't even listen to it. I don't much like all that "reunion" stuff.

That's smart. They usually don't work.

I envy anyone getting into SY for the first time.

It's always a really great, fun as hell experience.