Experimental Jet Set - Page 2

noisereductions · 06.25.2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by notyourfiend

Yup, sorry! Just joined these boards and my computer screen is cracked so i didn't see it. :-/ Let's end topic then!

nah, it's fun. This album seems to be the one that splits the board the most. It's great.

notyourfiend · 06.25.2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

nah, it's fun. This album seems to be the one that splits the board the most. It's great.

Yeah, it seems to be the one that all of the other fans I know are also split on. So strange. I'm surprised by how united people here seem to be in their appreciation of NYG&F - that was the only SY album that didn't blow me off my feet (although some of the songs did get me hooked)

noisereductions · 06.25.2009, 08:48 PM

I loved... Loved NYCG&F from the first listen. Blew me the fuck away. Something ineffable I guess?

notyourfiend · 06.25.2009, 08:51 PM

certainly ineffable. one of the reasons i'm so hooked on SY is because their music and noise becomes so personalized.

Chris Lawrence · 06.26.2009, 12:32 AM

i think 'no lee vocals' is the only really legitimate complaint about this album.

chrome noise tape · 06.26.2009, 01:36 AM

"sonic youth cool their jets with an eyes-closed session of esp-driven melodics. a cruise to the altitude beyond the raunch. and a blues for a feather to the breath. features the adult smash "Bull In The Heather".- TM"

dasx · 06.27.2009, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

i think 'no lee vocals' is the only really legitimate complaint about this album.

You're right. It's great album. Maybe not in top 5 of SY-albums, but great anyway.

MARKJONES · 10.21.2009, 12:14 AM

I love this album. When trying to think of one song that I don't personally enjoy, I can't come up with any. They all have something cool in them.

DanielCarlson · 10.21.2009, 06:49 AM

I really can't say that it's bad. It has some pretty nice tunes. But it's undoubtly my least favorite SY record. It's there, it's not bad, but I don't care the slightest about it. If someone would officially delete it from their discography forever I probably wouldn't notice.

Genteel Death · 10.21.2009, 06:52 AM

It's a fantastic record.

Killthosecops · 10.22.2009, 10:44 AM

One of my favorite albums. I guess its an acquired taste

Jeremy · 10.22.2009, 11:40 AM

I strongly dislike the record. I remember searching for it when I started getting into SY, then around Christmas I found it in a Best Buy while visiting my dad in North Carolina. I was pretty excited, I took it home, and hated it. Over the years I've tried listening to it again thinking I'd like it more (I used to hate NYC Ghosts and Flowers, now in a weird way I enjoy that record), but nope, doesn't hit me. Even tried listening to it yesterday and was again disappointed.

~Jeremy~

SONIC GAIL · 10.23.2009, 09:46 AM

I can't believe I just saw this thread. I personally love the album. It is by far my favorite not only by SY but of all time. It just really touches me I can identify with every word ..every sound. I had the album for about 2 yrs before i became obsessed.....now i don't ever see myself loving another so much. In fact now i gotta play it yall got me in the mood.

Jeremy · 10.25.2009, 06:53 PM

Don't know, it's just never really hit me as a whole, though I will say Bull In The Heather is a great single.

~Jeremy~

cagedbird · 10.25.2009, 07:55 PM

i look at it as a notebook or collection of sketches. they range from the catchy (BUll in the Heather) to the whispered (Tokyo Eye). Plus all those tracks in between.

Historically, it was the first SY album I bought as a full-fledged, media-hound fan. Nowadays I don't really read reviews. They make me bitter. But back then in '94, I couldn't get enough. Weird. How mediated has your relationship to SY been?

Skuj · 10.25.2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by notyourfiend

Music reviews trash it. The other Sonic Youth fans I'm friends with rarely have anything positive to say (despite complements for bull in the heather.) I just joined these boards and was wondering, am I the only person who absolutely adores this album? It was the first one I ever heard and the album that got me hooked. The first time I heard it I felt...transformed. I still get chills when I put it on even though I've listened thosounds of times...

It was the very first SNY album I bought, at a used CD shop. I loved it then and I love it now. It was a bit of a left turn for them at the time, and I think "expectations" were so different, so I think it got slightly trashed because of that. But I had no reference point....it's a smart, eclectic and exciting album. I hasn't aged a bit.

Skuj · 10.25.2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by automatic bzooty

sonic youth halfassing is infinitely better than most bands fullassing.

....and sometimes better than Sonic Youth full-assing. It's a very relaxed and "unforced" album. That's a main charm imho.

EVOLghost · 10.26.2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL

I can't believe I just saw this thread. I personally love the album. It is by far my favorite not only by SY but of all time. It just really touches me I can identify with every word ..every sound. I had the album for about 2 yrs before i became obsessed.....now i don't ever see myself loving another so much. In fact now i gotta play it yall got me in the mood.

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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL

Experimental Jet Set is my favorite SY album of all time.
How could anyone not like it?

but yah. I dig this album. Some songs are REALLY half assed.(Skink)....and others are just great(Starfield Road)

chrome noise tape · 10.26.2009, 03:02 AM

i'm still in love with "screaming skull"!!

SONIC GAIL · 10.27.2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EVOLghost

but yah. I dig this album. Some songs are REALLY half assed.(Skink)....and others are just great(Starfield Road)

THe half assedness is part of the beauty. It's not forced or over done. just right.

06.25.2009, 08:48 PM	#23
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I loved... Loved NYCG&F from the first listen. Blew me the fuck away. Something ineffable I guess? __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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06.25.2009, 08:51 PM	#24
notyourfiend expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: baltimore, murderland by way of new york city Posts: 1,454	certainly ineffable. one of the reasons i'm so hooked on SY is because their music and noise becomes so personalized.
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06.26.2009, 12:32 AM	#25
Chris Lawrence Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: southwest canada Posts: 1,888	i think 'no lee vocals' is the only really legitimate complaint about this album. __________________ http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang // original folk blues ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i'm the boy that can enjoy invisibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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06.26.2009, 01:36 AM	#26
chrome noise tape the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Making The Nature Scene Posts: 935	"sonic youth cool their jets with an eyes-closed session of esp-driven melodics. a cruise to the altitude beyond the raunch. and a blues for a feather to the breath. features the adult smash "Bull In The Heather".- TM"
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10.21.2009, 12:14 AM	#28
MARKJONES empty page Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27	I love this album. When trying to think of one song that I don't personally enjoy, I can't come up with any. They all have something cool in them.
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10.21.2009, 06:49 AM	#29
DanielCarlson children of satan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 345	I really can't say that it's bad. It has some pretty nice tunes. But it's undoubtly my least favorite SY record. It's there, it's not bad, but I don't care the slightest about it. If someone would officially delete it from their discography forever I probably wouldn't notice.
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10.21.2009, 06:52 AM	#30
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	It's a fantastic record.
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10.22.2009, 10:44 AM	#31
Killthosecops empty page Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 13	One of my favorite albums. I guess its an acquired taste
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10.22.2009, 11:40 AM	#32
Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	I strongly dislike the record. I remember searching for it when I started getting into SY, then around Christmas I found it in a Best Buy while visiting my dad in North Carolina. I was pretty excited, I took it home, and hated it. Over the years I've tried listening to it again thinking I'd like it more (I used to hate NYC Ghosts and Flowers, now in a weird way I enjoy that record), but nope, doesn't hit me. Even tried listening to it yesterday and was again disappointed. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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10.23.2009, 09:46 AM	#33
SONIC GAIL invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: I moved from hillbilly Florida to hillbilly Alabama Posts: 3,723	I can't believe I just saw this thread. I personally love the album. It is by far my favorite not only by SY but of all time. It just really touches me I can identify with every word ..every sound. I had the album for about 2 yrs before i became obsessed.....now i don't ever see myself loving another so much. In fact now i gotta play it yall got me in the mood. __________________
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10.25.2009, 06:53 PM	#34
Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	Don't know, it's just never really hit me as a whole, though I will say Bull In The Heather is a great single. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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10.25.2009, 07:55 PM	#35
cagedbird the destroyed room Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mid-Manhattan Library Posts: 567	i look at it as a notebook or collection of sketches. they range from the catchy (BUll in the Heather) to the whispered (Tokyo Eye). Plus all those tracks in between. Historically, it was the first SY album I bought as a full-fledged, media-hound fan. Nowadays I don't really read reviews. They make me bitter. But back then in '94, I couldn't get enough. Weird. How mediated has your relationship to SY been?
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10.26.2009, 03:02 AM	#39
chrome noise tape the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Making The Nature Scene Posts: 935	i'm still in love with "screaming skull"!!
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