Sonic Youth Album Advice - Page 2

nomadicfollower · 04.13.2006, 04:10 PM

I agree with Murray Street being a good place to start.

TheDom · 04.13.2006, 04:11 PM

I'd say Sister or Dirty.

scott v · 04.13.2006, 04:19 PM

I'd say get Rather Ripped, eventhough i haven't heard it
you can supposedly find it on soulseek so that means it will cost you nothing though it maybe frowned upon by the band, many "fans" here seem to enjoy it and also seem to enjoy telling everyone how they do!

so be the asshole, the first on your block to hear and download the sucker...
and let us all know how much of a pro-pop rock song album it is, good, bad or indifferent.

terminal pharmacy · 04.13.2006, 05:10 PM

i'd go with experimental jetset, trash and no star. i think it is there most accessible album as far as song structure goes.

sellouteater · 04.13.2006, 05:12 PM

You should listen to the cds in the order they came out.

SonikJesus · 04.13.2006, 07:53 PM

Inhuman, the same thing happenned to me about 2 years ago. I'd start with Daydream Nation, Goo, Sister, or Murray Street.

the ikara cult · 04.13.2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

i'd go with experimental jetset, trash and no star. i think it is there most accessible album as far as song structure goes.

dont listen to this person, they clearly have some kind of mental deficiency

finding nobody · 04.13.2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Highway 61

Yeah, Dylan is probably my all time favorite.

abe said where you want this killin done? god said over on highway 51!

the song and the album both pimp very hard

greenlight · 04.14.2006, 02:05 PM

do not forget - Washing Machine

sonicpollution · 04.14.2006, 03:02 PM

Washing Machine may not be the best album to start off with, but it's definitely one to get early on. Getting DDN, Washing Machine and Murray Street all at the same time would be my reccomendation, and then depending on which you enjoy most explore around that era...though all of SY's stuff is worth a listen to eventually. Can't say they've every really made a BAD record yet.

From my experience I've found that the key with listening to SY for the first time though is to have patience...to be honest there have been very few SY records that I loved instantly on hearing them for the first time. They all take time to grow on you (especially some of the less accessible stuff), but give the stuff a chance...most of it's very good

Torn Curtain · 04.14.2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDom

I'd say Sister or Dirty.

Ditto.

terminal pharmacy · 04.14.2006, 05:28 PM

sorry ikara, i will cease to have any opinion at all, i hope your omnipotence is working well for you

PunkerViolence · 04.15.2006, 05:30 AM

I started on the very early stuff.....well after i got Daydream nation....i got Bad moon rising - loved that..Then i think EVOL...bla bla....So yer...id get their early records 2 be blown totally away.

Washing Machine · 04.15.2006, 07:29 AM

I would say start with 'Dirty' then move on to 'Sonic Nurse' and then of course you will be able to appreciate their signature 'Daydream Nation' album (coolest album cover ever!). Don't touch the early stuff, at least not until your are truely versed in SY's sound and style. If I had got 'Sonic Youth', 'Confusion is Sex' or 'Bad Mood Rising' as start off albums (as brilliant as they are) I would probebly not have gotten into sonic youth! Same goes for the SYR series!

Spiritual Amnesia · 04.15.2006, 07:58 AM

i started with Washing Machine,

but i would wait for Rather Ripped------......------

Torn Curtain · 04.15.2006, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Washing Machine

Don't touch the early stuff, at least not until your are truely versed in SY's sound and style. If I had got 'Sonic Youth', 'Confusion is Sex' or 'Bad Mood Rising' as start off albums (as brilliant as they are) I would probebly not have gotten into sonic youth! Same goes for the SYR series!

I agree.

kingcoffee · 04.15.2006, 09:08 AM

It's best to sart with their pop works first, to ease you into their world. So I suggest either Sonic Nurse, Murray Street or A Thousand Leaves. BUT I also recommend that you listen to Daydream Nation or Sister as well. It's your call beacuase they are all great albums. Daydream and Sister are their landmark albums, the band's creative height, but are more experimantal and lesss mainstream/pop oriented.

wolliewollie · 04.15.2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Highway 61

I was wondering if one of you could give me a good starting place for a Sonic Youth album. I caught a show about a year back, and was blown away and have been meaning to pick up a cd since then, and now I'm going to do it.

Below are some of the bands I find myselef listening to the most, so hopefully this will provide some guidance as to which album to suggest. Thanks again!

I listen to:

Widespread Panic
PJ Harvey
Beastie Boys
Wilco
Ryan Adams
Dinosaur Jr.
Grateful Dead
Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, Tribute to JJ -- era)

buy em all, most of em are lowprice now anyway...

04.13.2006, 04:10 PM	#21
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I agree with Murray Street being a good place to start.
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04.13.2006, 04:11 PM	#22
TheDom expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville. Posts: 1,924	I'd say Sister or Dirty.
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04.13.2006, 04:19 PM	#23
scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	I'd say get Rather Ripped, eventhough i haven't heard it you can supposedly find it on soulseek so that means it will cost you nothing though it maybe frowned upon by the band, many "fans" here seem to enjoy it and also seem to enjoy telling everyone how they do! so be the asshole, the first on your block to hear and download the sucker... and let us all know how much of a pro-pop rock song album it is, good, bad or indifferent.
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04.13.2006, 05:10 PM	#24
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	i'd go with experimental jetset, trash and no star. i think it is there most accessible album as far as song structure goes.
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04.13.2006, 05:12 PM	#25
sellouteater the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: i am not going to tell you Posts: 962	You should listen to the cds in the order they came out. __________________ S I T M F T J
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04.13.2006, 07:53 PM	#26
SonikJesus the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 998	Inhuman, the same thing happenned to me about 2 years ago. I'd start with Daydream Nation, Goo, Sister, or Murray Street.
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04.14.2006, 02:05 PM	#29
greenlight invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,134	do not forget - Washing Machine
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04.14.2006, 03:02 PM	#30
sonicpollution little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 33	Washing Machine may not be the best album to start off with, but it's definitely one to get early on. Getting DDN, Washing Machine and Murray Street all at the same time would be my reccomendation, and then depending on which you enjoy most explore around that era...though all of SY's stuff is worth a listen to eventually. Can't say they've every really made a BAD record yet. From my experience I've found that the key with listening to SY for the first time though is to have patience...to be honest there have been very few SY records that I loved instantly on hearing them for the first time. They all take time to grow on you (especially some of the less accessible stuff), but give the stuff a chance...most of it's very good
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04.14.2006, 05:28 PM	#32
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	sorry ikara, i will cease to have any opinion at all, i hope your omnipotence is working well for you
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04.15.2006, 05:30 AM	#33
PunkerViolence stalker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 432	I started on the very early stuff.....well after i got Daydream nation....i got Bad moon rising - loved that..Then i think EVOL...bla bla....So yer...id get their early records 2 be blown totally away. __________________ "Daddy, Daddy!! Did you bring us anything??" "Retribution, you worthless little shits" Dysfunctional Family Circus
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04.15.2006, 07:29 AM	#34
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	I would say start with 'Dirty' then move on to 'Sonic Nurse' and then of course you will be able to appreciate their signature 'Daydream Nation' album (coolest album cover ever!). Don't touch the early stuff, at least not until your are truely versed in SY's sound and style. If I had got 'Sonic Youth', 'Confusion is Sex' or 'Bad Mood Rising' as start off albums (as brilliant as they are) I would probebly not have gotten into sonic youth! Same goes for the SYR series!
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04.15.2006, 07:58 AM	#35
Spiritual Amnesia children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: austria -> vienna Posts: 264	i started with Washing Machine, but i would wait for Rather Ripped------......------
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04.15.2006, 09:08 AM	#37
kingcoffee expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,510	It's best to sart with their pop works first, to ease you into their world. So I suggest either Sonic Nurse, Murray Street or A Thousand Leaves. BUT I also recommend that you listen to Daydream Nation or Sister as well. It's your call beacuase they are all great albums. Daydream and Sister are their landmark albums, the band's creative height, but are more experimantal and lesss mainstream/pop oriented.
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