Favourite SY Album of the 90's

Washing Machine · 11.03.2006, 08:29 AM

Okay this is a follow up to the 'Favourite SY Album of the 00's' thread (in which 'Sonic Nurse' was the clear winner). Its kinda pointless doing a thread about their 80's albums, because 'Daydream Nation will always get the most votes. The 90's however is a tricky decade and divides many opinions. Sonic Youth's output is probebly more polarized than it had ever been before or since in the 90's. In my experience people who like 'Goo' or 'Dirty' dont warm to the late 90's stuff like 'A Thousand Leaves' and vice-versa (not always the case with hardcore fans). So it will be interesting to see the board's favourite.

RdTv · 11.03.2006, 08:40 AM

A Thousand Leaves
Washing Machine
Goo
EJSTNS
Dirty

I don't have SYR:4 so therefore it can't be ranked.

Trasher02 · 11.03.2006, 08:44 AM

Jef Mertens · 11.03.2006, 08:51 AM

Washing Leaves with A Thousand Machines

king_buzzo · 11.03.2006, 08:56 AM

can you make a multiple answer pole please ?

Washing Machine · 11.03.2006, 08:56 AM

Lol as long as 'Experimental, Jet Set...' doesn't win

toxic johnny · 11.03.2006, 09:01 AM

SYR4
A Thousand Leaves
Experimental, Jet Set, Trash And No Star
Goo
Washing Machine
Dirty

king_buzzo · 11.03.2006, 09:03 AM

Toxa · 11.03.2006, 09:30 AM

1. goo (very nostalgic album for me... "cindrella's big score" and "disappearer" are my all time favs)
2. washing machine (just one word here for me: "unwind")
3. a thousand leaves (it has a couple of songs which I really love, "hoarfrost" and "wildflower")
4. ejstns (I like it but its really "no star" album..)
5. syr4 (it's hard to compare this with others because of different style)
6. dirty (worst sy album ever imo)

toxic johnny · 11.03.2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

my congratulations to you, for voting syr 4. to find the strength..i mean for me its still hard to do that, love for atl doesnt let me yet.

ATL is a very close second for me... in fact so close it hurts... SYR4 just nudges ahead because I'll never forget the cold chill thrill that ran up and down my spine the first time that I heard it... and also it opened up a hole new musical universe for me...

atari 2600 · 11.03.2006, 10:57 AM

Washing Machine or Goo, I went with Washing Machine.

noisemachine · 11.03.2006, 02:34 PM

Washing Machine is my favorite, with Goo a close seconde. Then I would say A Thousand Leaves and Dirty. Experimental Jet Set is okay, not great. As is SYR4.

Hip Priest · 11.03.2006, 02:45 PM

My top three SY LP's include one from each decade, and the 80'd representativeis Dirty.

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Originally Posted by Washing Machine

...Its kinda pointless doing a thread about their 80's albums, because 'Daydream Nation will always get the most votes...

Even if that's the case, I think it would be interesting to see just how much of the vote it gets and where other votes go. Evol and Sister in particular seem to be very popular indeed on this forum.

porkmarras · 11.03.2006, 02:53 PM

Washing Machine is the one that makes me feel dizzy and stroke a stranger's head(to quote Lenin's idea of what music is) and 'A Thousand Leaves' is a close second.Here was a band at the height of their powers or anyone's powers at that.

greenlight · 11.03.2006, 03:00 PM

Washing Machine + Goo

k-krack · 11.03.2006, 03:10 PM

(Washing Machine, being the only SY album I'm yet to own, cannot be ranked)

Goo
ATL
Goodbye 20th Century
Dirty
EJSTANS (I love it, but I cannot place it higher... I do love it...)

porkmarras · 11.03.2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by k-krack

(Washing Machine, being the only SY album I'm yet to own, cannot be ranked)

Goo
ATL
Goodbye 20th Century
Dirty
EJSTANS (I love it, but I cannot place it higher... I do love it...)

EJSTANS is a much maligned album but i still love it and it pisses me off that it gets criticized so much when they have made worst albums than that(and so we're clear,i think that Sonic Youth have made a false move only with the last two).

Vodka Goblin · 11.03.2006, 03:17 PM

EH LISSEN TO THIS RYTE me n me mates huffi n jiddi n jaffi 'the professer' yeh, once we did the experimentals y'kno, in the nayme of the psyentiffik resertch like, we got a stoopid fukkin gnome policeman who ad been lyke reely opressivs on the goblins n we hid 'im in a cave in the forest of light n then we made 'im lissen to all the sonical yuth rekkords rite, n it was DEFFINITTLY THE WON THOWSAND LEEVS that pissd 'im offs the mowst, so i say that won yeh eh.

Asim · 11.03.2006, 03:19 PM

Washing Machine.

porkmarras · 11.03.2006, 03:24 PM

Nurse has got one of the most morbid Youth lyrics in 'I Love You Golden Blue',though.

View Poll Results: Favourite SY Album of the 90's
Goo	10	12.99%
Dirty	11	14.29%
Experimental, Jet Set, Trash and No Star	3	3.90%
Washing Machine	30	38.96%
A Thousand Leaves	21	27.27%
SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century	2	2.60%
Voters: 77. You may not vote on this poll

11.03.2006, 08:29 AM	#1
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Okay this is a follow up to the 'Favourite SY Album of the 00's' thread (in which 'Sonic Nurse' was the clear winner). Its kinda pointless doing a thread about their 80's albums, because 'Daydream Nation will always get the most votes. The 90's however is a tricky decade and divides many opinions. Sonic Youth's output is probebly more polarized than it had ever been before or since in the 90's. In my experience people who like 'Goo' or 'Dirty' dont warm to the late 90's stuff like 'A Thousand Leaves' and vice-versa (not always the case with hardcore fans). So it will be interesting to see the board's favourite. __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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11.03.2006, 08:40 AM	#2
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	A Thousand Leaves Washing Machine Goo EJSTNS Dirty I don't have SYR:4 so therefore it can't be ranked.
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Goo __________________ 666
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Jef Mertens 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Geel, Belgium Posts: 792	Washing Leaves with A Thousand Machines __________________
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	can you make a multiple answer pole please ?
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11.03.2006, 09:01 AM	#7
toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	SYR4 A Thousand Leaves Experimental, Jet Set, Trash And No Star Goo Washing Machine Dirty __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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11.03.2006, 09:03 AM	#8
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	Goo
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11.03.2006, 09:30 AM	#9
Toxa 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 848	1. goo (very nostalgic album for me... "cindrella's big score" and "disappearer" are my all time favs) 2. washing machine (just one word here for me: "unwind") 3. a thousand leaves (it has a couple of songs which I really love, "hoarfrost" and "wildflower") 4. ejstns (I like it but its really "no star" album..) 5. syr4 (it's hard to compare this with others because of different style) 6. dirty (worst sy album ever imo)
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11.03.2006, 10:57 AM	#11
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	Washing Machine or Goo, I went with Washing Machine.
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11.03.2006, 02:34 PM	#12
noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	Washing Machine is my favorite, with Goo a close seconde. Then I would say A Thousand Leaves and Dirty. Experimental Jet Set is okay, not great. As is SYR4. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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11.03.2006, 02:53 PM	#14
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Washing Machine is the one that makes me feel dizzy and stroke a stranger's head(to quote Lenin's idea of what music is) and 'A Thousand Leaves' is a close second.Here was a band at the height of their powers or anyone's powers at that. __________________
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11.03.2006, 03:00 PM	#15
greenlight invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,134	Washing Machine + Goo
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11.03.2006, 03:10 PM	#16
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	(Washing Machine, being the only SY album I'm yet to own, cannot be ranked) Goo ATL Goodbye 20th Century Dirty EJSTANS (I love it, but I cannot place it higher... I do love it...) __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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11.03.2006, 03:17 PM	#18
Vodka Goblin little trouble girl Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gundle Village Posts: 82	EH LISSEN TO THIS RYTE me n me mates huffi n jiddi n jaffi 'the professer' yeh, once we did the experimentals y'kno, in the nayme of the psyentiffik resertch like, we got a stoopid fukkin gnome policeman who ad been lyke reely opressivs on the goblins n we hid 'im in a cave in the forest of light n then we made 'im lissen to all the sonical yuth rekkords rite, n it was DEFFINITTLY THE WON THOWSAND LEEVS that pissd 'im offs the mowst, so i say that won yeh eh.
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11.03.2006, 03:19 PM	#19
Asim little trouble girl Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 51	Washing Machine.
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11.03.2006, 03:24 PM	#20
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Nurse has got one of the most morbid Youth lyrics in 'I Love You Golden Blue',though. __________________
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