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Originally Posted by nancykitten
In fairness I think more people have heard The Sprawl than Starpower, since Daydream Nation is one of their most popular albums. A casual fan would probably appreciate The Sprawl more.
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Having seen the band approaching 30 times since 1985, I don't think I am exactly a "casual fan". I've only seen "The Sprawl" live once on the 1988 Daydream Nation tour, and I've seen "Starpower" multiple times. So I'm excited to have the chance to see "The Sprawl" live again, though if they don't play it I'm sure what they play instead will be every bit as good.
What very few people seem to take into consideration in these discussions is that Sonic Youth are human beings not an iPod. They actually have to rehearse songs to pull them off live. So, when they're on tour they tend to play the new album they are touring and a select list of old songs they have been able to practice. With shows practically every single night, it always amazes me how well they manage to change things up as it is. If they suddenly decide, "lets play "Mary Christ" and fuck with everybody's expectations" they actually have to figure out what they played almost 20 years ago, change it around so Kim can have a guitar part, teach Ibold the bass line, and adapt it to the guitars they are using now. The fact that they sometimes actually do this shows they truly love being Sonic Youth and it shows on the new album too, because it's a record full of great songs I can't wait to see live.