Are Sonic Youth your very favourite band?
 

Bands only, no solo artists please!

I love Sonic Youth and The Fall with equal intensity, so I thought I'd ask all of you nice people how you feel...

Absolutely.

It's a toss up betwwen Mudhoney and Sonic Youth. One week is mudhoney the next it's SY.

It causes problems as to which band I get a tattoo of.

yes

They're my favorite for sure.

i love the grateful dead. a lot. i also really like nin, but in a different way. so that is my answer.

Lightning Bolt and Shellac are close behind.
I can't really choose a faovrite band..

I... kind of like SY more conceptually and intellectually than I do particulary want to lie in front of buses for them. The musician in me draws more inspiration (conceptually, not musicologically) from them than any other band I can think of. But the other 'me' is mad for the Fall.

The Fall have about 4 songs an album that turn me into a dribbling loon incapable of doing anything other than go.... "Gaaahahffffhghghgrrrhghgh... that's... really... quite... goooooood....."

Other bands who do likewise... NNCK and Fushitsusha and Hank Williams.

wow, im the only one who doesn't have a ranking system

how fucking original that makes me feel... :p

seriously the youth is probably my favorite band but i'm not listening to them a lot these days. just scored a lot of records in dc & new york & the only sy i got was the ep, which is, by the way, awesome-- but i have animal collective in heavy rotation these days-- they are not my "favorite" band however, just listening to them a lot until i get them out of my system or something.

I don't listen to any band on rotation.....including Sonic Youth.

Yes.

Yep.

It's hard to play favourites...

No.

My Favorite Bands:
Xiu Xiu
Mates of State
Unicorns
Modest Mouse

Sonic Youth is even with CKY for my favorite band. I think if CKY had about 10 more albums out then they would be my favorite.

To be honest I like The Notwist, The Cure, Radiohead and Television more than Sonic Youth :o

Yes, they are.

They're firmly entrenched in my top 5 along with: Fugazi, Social Distortion, Sleater Kinney, and Bad Religion.

yes SY then EN

I'm new to the gossip board (so hi everyone) but I have to admit SY have to share the favorite title with Sleater-Kinney and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in my book.