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Originally Posted by SonicBebs
so what do you call sonic youth's style of music?
when people ask me i say either punk rock or noise rock (depending on who i'm talking to)
but i also find myself describing other music as "kind of sonic youth-y" which i guess means more to do with an attitude toward music rather than an actual sound. focusing on texture and colour as much as melody or lyrics. its deeper than rock music, people often say on here how spiritual they find sy music
sonic youth is a philosophy man!!
sonic life etc
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I never accepted the idea of Sonic Youth (or Television, for that matter) being considered punk rock. Again, the definition of "punk rock" is fairly subjective, but to me, "punk rock" implies simplicity. There is nothing simple about the music of Sonic Youth. Can you imagine Johnny Ramone touring with 20 guitars because the songs are in so many different tunings? Can you imagine him sitting in the studio late at night adding all sorts of little guitar fills and textures, as Lee did during the recording of Daydream Nation?