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balohna · 07.17.2007, 05:13 PM

I just recently got into Sonic Youth (like maybe 3-4 months ago) and this is the order I've gone in so far: Daydream Nation, Sister/Goo/Dirty (all at once because I loved DDN so much), Sonic Nurse, The Whitey Album, EVOL. I was into and loving DDN and Goo right away, but the rest all had to grow on me. Especially Sister and EVOL. I definately wouldn't call Dirty "terrible", out of the albums I've bought it's probably my second favourite after Daydream and fairly accessable too.

So DDN, Goo, and Dirty are good choices. Sonic Nurse is accessable too but it was hard for me to get into at first because it's quite a bit more "produced" sounding than their older stuff. EVOL and Sister are great, but you might not love them right away. The Whitey Album was a side project, so don't put it high on your priority list. It's entertaining, but their best work is as Sonic Youth.

07.17.2007, 05:13 PM	#18
balohna empty page Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 2	I just recently got into Sonic Youth (like maybe 3-4 months ago) and this is the order I've gone in so far: Daydream Nation, Sister/Goo/Dirty (all at once because I loved DDN so much), Sonic Nurse, The Whitey Album, EVOL. I was into and loving DDN and Goo right away, but the rest all had to grow on me. Especially Sister and EVOL. I definately wouldn't call Dirty "terrible", out of the albums I've bought it's probably my second favourite after Daydream and fairly accessable too. So DDN, Goo, and Dirty are good choices. Sonic Nurse is accessable too but it was hard for me to get into at first because it's quite a bit more "produced" sounding than their older stuff. EVOL and Sister are great, but you might not love them right away. The Whitey Album was a side project, so don't put it high on your priority list. It's entertaining, but their best work is as Sonic Youth.
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