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most of his stuff is completely silent, so you won't even have to turn the sound off.
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05.29.2009, 02:48 PM | #22 |
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NYGAF: disliked it at first but learnt to like it.
MURRAY st: fucking love at first sight NURSE: first listening was painful, second and others thereafter blissful. RR: i always liked the summery vibe. The songs are not their best but i listen to it pretty often whenever the weather's nice and i feel like listening to something "light" Eternal: I really like it. The songs are great. The vibe is raw. But also sensitive stuff "Massage" or "Antenna". I really enjoyed discovering this one. da Yoof is da YOof. PS: wasn't too impressed with the SYRs from this decade. BUt i really loved TOTA. |
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Ha, cool. I've only seen a couple of clips of his stuff, I'm looking forward to the DVD.
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NYCG&F - loved it from first listen. Still do.
SYR5 - meh. a nice idea, but... MURRAY STREET - best SY album of the decade. KALI YUG - good stuff. IN THE FISHTANK - pretty not good. SONIC NURSE - very very good. Especially Kim's contributions. HIDROS 3 - oft overlooked. Pretty good at times. SYR6 - kind of weak, but alright. RATHER RIPPED - awesome pop. Too much undeserved hate. THE DESTROYED ROOM - love love love it. 2nd best of the decade. SYR7 - kicks ass. SYR8 - kicks even more ass! HITS ARE FOR SQUARES - a nice collectible item. THE ETERNAL - I wont hear for another week or so. SOUNDTRACK SERIES VOL 1 - better f'ing come out this year!!!!
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as far as this THIRD DECADE of sonic youth goes, I find myself with these thoughts.
NYCG&F - took me a while to enjoy it. still seems like mainly background music and I hates me some background music. it does have 1 or 2 of the top 20 sonic youth songs ever on it though. SYR5 - I like it for what it is. do not listen to it much. MURRAY STREET - Liked it when I first got it, and slowly have liked it less and less. I find it un-inspired, and bordering on tedious at times. It feels like music for older ladies after church. Do not listen to it much unless I wanna listen to sonic youth that will not grate on my girlfriend's ears. KALI YUG - fucking LOVE it. I would listen to it while internettin' and I would find my mind zoned out on the music instead of whatever I was doing online. I am dying to find the french vinyl release of it. IN THE FISHTANK - kind of meh, I always have found sonic youth to be better after they have worked and worked on their music, not writing toss-off tunes. SONIC NURSE - BEST SY ALBUM of the last ten years, It fucking ROCKS right off the bat. It has amazing Kim songs. It is just a blast to hear after the drudgery that was murray street. Love it so much. SYR6 - like all SYR releases, more of an aural experiment to be enjoyed on those terms than a GREAT collection of sounds. RATHER RIPPED - seemed too simple at first but that is th beauty of it. I love it now. even sleeping around.. ha ha. I Love You Golden Blue is the most sadly beautiful haunting, amazing song to drive to late at night. THE DESTROYED ROOM - some fabulous shit, but I have not heard it enough to be a true judgement.
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05.29.2009, 08:59 PM | #27 |
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NYC Ghosts&Flowers - I didnt use to get it, but now i love it!!
Murray Street - Great,great,great album Sonic Nurse - Kim dominates, pretty good album overall SYR6 - I really like it Rather Ripped - meh, not that great, but it does have its moments The Destroyed Room - Great collection of b-sides Hits are for squares - Pretty cool The Eternal - Beautiful, one of there best imo |
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05.29.2009, 09:02 PM | #28 |
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Personally I think this has been SY's greatest decade.
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05.29.2009, 09:11 PM | #29 |
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one i forgot which seems to have not been mentioned: melbourne direct is motherfucking dynamite yo. not under the sy name, but it has them all on it (kim is on 'artwork' :P)
i just never got into the vibe on 7. i'd heard so much about j'accuse ted hughes (but never heard a boot of it), and there was the whole vinyl only thing which always helps generate hype, that whe i actually came round to it it seemed a bit... bland. the b-side was alright but didn't grab me, agnes b musique or whatever it was called. seeing as how i've recently reappraised nycg&f, i should probably go back to it, but my record player's fucked. best decade of da yoof? quite probably now you come to mention it, zero. |
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Man I can't wait till I finally get my hands on eternal, sounds great.
Also Destroyed Room could have been a box set with EP's and stuff. I'd buy it in a second. |
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I am one of those strange people who thinks that Sonic Youth in the 00s is actually better, generally speaking, than Sonic Youth in the 80s or 90s. I've read some things on this forum that basically say "they have been all the same in the 00s". NO! I cannot agree with that statement at all. NYCGF and Murray Street and Sonic Nurse and Rather Ripped (and presumeably The Eternal) are all quite different from each other, and all Beyond Worthy. 5 great records! All create a mood, all flow beautifully, all contain several absolute gems of songwriting and soundcraft, and performance. And yes....I mean Rather Ripped too. I'll never understand the lack of love for this outstanding, economical, thrilling record. But, I have not heard The Eternal yet, so I cannot fully answer the query about the 00s highlights yet. It's a tough question. Like, which one of your kids do you love the best?
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I've only heard Murray Street and Sonic Nurse. I like both of them, but I don't really have the desire to ever listen to them.
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Just found this thread. Thought it would clash nicely with the "00s" thread.
As for my comment: Surprising is how I would characterize SY in the 00's. As one who listens to the SYR series on a seamless continuum w/ the albums proper (for better or worse) I was expecting a more thorough integration of avant-noise work-outs into the regular albums after SYR4. That never really happened. Everything just keeps "rocking." That said, NYCG&F was an auspicious inauguration of the decade. Maybe it was the instrumentation--after losing their old gear they had to start from scratch. |
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LOL. This is an older thread and I forgot that I posted in it. Now that I've grasped the mighty Eternal, my post of May 29th above has an excitement/appreciation factor that is multiplied by 2 or 3.
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Sonic Youth have been officially snubbed on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of the '00s list.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...of_the_decade/ And this naturally begs the question concerning whether they had it coming or if it's due to the rag's egregious omission. |
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Kim Gordon's dress sense has improved immeasurably, reaching glamorous proportions. Something that can't be said for the boys, who still dress circa "Bad Moon Rising"!
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