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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels
money!
anyway, i don't see the problem with bands touring old material, it's not like the people complaining about them doing it don't listen to old records, watch old movies, see plays that were written years ago, look at art from previous centuries etc.
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My issues with Sonic Youth doing it are twofold: 1) I get mighty annoyed by people who say, "Sonic Youth haven't done a good album since Daydream Nation", and I don't see how doing this sort of tour won't make that an even more frequent line of bullshit. and 2) If they happen to add a Portland date, I'll be mightily torn, because I do like those songs, and they are my favorite music group period, but seeing them play and knowing what each song will be in advance would take half the fun away.
I read the kid saying that Daydream Nation is his favorite album and seeing this would be the only way he'll get to hear those songs live, and I figure he hasn't actually seen Sonic Youth live that many times. If he had, he'd know that Daydream Nation is easily the album they most often play old songs from, sometimes three or more on a given tour for a new album. It's not like those songs were retired after 1988. In fact when they toured Daydream, they played stuff off of the records before it too, so if you really want to capture that 1988 feeling, you should go to the show and scream for "I Love Her All of the Time".