Which Sonic Youth Biography is better?

GrungeMonkey · 01.01.2009, 12:53 PM

Psychic Confusion: The "Sonic Youth" Story

or

Goodbye 20th Century: "Sonic Youth" and the Rise of Alternative Nation

?

I probably will end up getting both eventually but cant afford to buy both right now. They both look really good but I cant decide which to get right now.

demonrail666 · 01.01.2009, 01:30 PM

Goodbye 20th Century. By a mile.

sonic sphere · 01.01.2009, 02:10 PM

i agree-read psychic confusion 1st and now coming near to the end of goodbye 20th century and it's a whole lot better.

blunderbuss · 01.01.2009, 02:48 PM

Neither of them is the perfect article - they both concentrate largely on the period already covered by Confusion Is Next, and then dash through the last decade or so as if nothing of any interest has happened since Dirty.

Of the two, though, I would say that Psychic Confusion is utter amateurish crap, while Goodbye 20th Century is at least the work of someone who seems to know what he's talking about.

greedrex · 01.01.2009, 03:34 PM

GOODBYE

atsonicpark · 01.01.2009, 04:48 PM

confusion is next

greedrex · 01.01.2009, 05:07 PM

atsonicpark · 01.01.2009, 05:32 PM

it ends right as the band was starting to suck. perfect.

...kidding, kidding.

greedrex · 01.01.2009, 05:39 PM

not completely false though.
I had a dream yesterday in which the new SY LP was subtitled ATL2.
wishful thinking.
bah

deflinus · 01.01.2009, 06:56 PM

i didnt read the other one but goodbye 20th century was awesome. i just didn't like how it made their later albums seem liked failed projects. such as ATL and NCYG+F

but the info on their early stuff is fucking great

greedrex · 01.01.2009, 06:59 PM

^^ i agree with all the above and i think everybody here does too.
the last third of the book looks kind of rushed.

SonicBebs · 01.02.2009, 04:41 AM

see, thats the period i'm most interested in

SonicBebs · 01.02.2009, 04:41 AM

see, thats the period i'm most interested in

deadrockstar · 01.02.2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by greedrex

not completely false though.
I had a dream yesterday in which the new SY LP was subtitled ATL2.
wishful thinking.
bah

that is seriously freaky. i had a dream two nights ago (which would be the same day as yours now i think?) where i found a new sonic youth album on vinyl in a store - it was the same cover as ATL but blue!

it was bound to happen, i dream of finding new old albums with blue covers every night - still freaky, though.

greedrex · 01.02.2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by deadrockstar

that is seriously freaky. i had a dream two nights ago (which would be the same day as yours now i think?) where i found a new sonic youth album on vinyl in a store - it was the same cover as ATL but blue!

it was bound to happen, i dream of finding new old albums with blue covers every night - still freaky, though.

are you chatting me up?
hot!

deadrockstar · 01.02.2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greedrex

are you chatting me up?
hot!

no, i'm putting you down and walking away backwards... slowly...

sonic sphere · 01.14.2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic sphere

i agree-read psychic confusion 1st and now coming near to the end of goodbye 20th century and it's a whole lot better.

someone neg repped me anonymously for the above comment-now that is impressive!

01.01.2009, 12:53 PM	#1
GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	Psychic Confusion: The "Sonic Youth" Story or Goodbye 20th Century: "Sonic Youth" and the Rise of Alternative Nation ? I probably will end up getting both eventually but cant afford to buy both right now. They both look really good but I cant decide which to get right now.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Goodbye 20th Century. By a mile.
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sonic sphere invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,446	i agree-read psychic confusion 1st and now coming near to the end of goodbye 20th century and it's a whole lot better. __________________ "trolling asshat" - All Hail WATT "wanker" - All Hail WATT
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blunderbuss invito al cielo Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,526	Neither of them is the perfect article - they both concentrate largely on the period already covered by Confusion Is Next, and then dash through the last decade or so as if nothing of any interest has happened since Dirty. Of the two, though, I would say that Psychic Confusion is utter amateurish crap, while Goodbye 20th Century is at least the work of someone who seems to know what he's talking about.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	it ends right as the band was starting to suck. perfect. ...kidding, kidding. __________________
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01.01.2009, 05:39 PM	#9
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	not completely false though. I had a dream yesterday in which the new SY LP was subtitled ATL2. wishful thinking. bah __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	i didnt read the other one but goodbye 20th century was awesome. i just didn't like how it made their later albums seem liked failed projects. such as ATL and NCYG+F but the info on their early stuff is fucking great
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01.01.2009, 06:59 PM	#11
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	^^ i agree with all the above and i think everybody here does too. the last third of the book looks kind of rushed. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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SonicBebs expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,680	see, thats the period i'm most interested in
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