Goddammit, I love Unwound! - Page 2

DanielCarlson · 01.29.2011, 05:54 AM

Fantastic band. I think Fake Train is my favorite, but it's hard to say. Repetition and Leaves Turn Inside You are almost as good... and probably New Plastic Ideas as well. A extremely consistent band.

This is the best thing ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFLIK9kP2U

shabbray2.0 · 01.29.2011, 09:30 AM

I accidently bid on "leaves turn inside you" on ebay about 6 or seven years ago. because it was titled something like "Leaves unwound Promodisc Sonic Youth". I thought I was bidding on a thusand leaves.
but it turns out to be the best bid-accident I could make.
Love the first half of the album. really I love it!

knox · 01.30.2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

If you can't see my tongue in my cheek, it looks quite similar to when Thurston's member is near-bursting through the side of Kim Gordon's mouth.

right.

it was the "they're like sonic youth" part tho.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 01.30.2011, 06:29 PM

Jus' hustlin da product knox.

EVOLghost · 01.30.2011, 06:48 PM

^ haha omg. love yer new avatar.

knox · 01.30.2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hevusa

Leaves Turn Inside You is probably my LEAST favorite album.
.

more evidence that it's the best.

Silent Dan Speaks · 01.30.2011, 08:33 PM

Yeah, I recently got Leaves Turn Inside You and Repetition, and Leaves is good, but not great. As of right now, I definitely prefer Repetition.

hevusa · 01.30.2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent Dan Speaks

and Leaves is good, but not great. As of right now, I definitely prefer Repetition.

Exactly.

StevOK · 01.31.2011, 08:35 AM

Repetition is still my favorite. So incredibly kick-ass.

Derek · 01.31.2011, 09:27 AM

Leaves Turn Inside You is the only Unwound album I can be bothered with anymore.

atsonicpark · 01.31.2011, 09:36 AM

yeah, really.

I like the 2 minutes of feedback! Always a huge fan of well produced feedback. Also see: fiirst minute of that Drive Like Jehu song with the feedback, Glassjaw's "HURTING AND SHOVING" with like 8 guitar layers playing feedback, SILVER SESSIONS.

DEMONNN DAYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Derek · 07.07.2011, 01:01 PM

Okay I changed my mind, they're the best band of the 90s.

Pax Americana · 07.07.2011, 05:51 PM

Really regret never having seen this band live. Fake Train is the favorite for me.

knox · 07.08.2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek

Okay I changed my mind, they're the best band of the 90s.

one of.
i think people overlook babes in toyland as well.

washer · 03.15.2012, 04:52 PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/269775449768443/

* BANGS back together for one week only!
* Justin Trosper from UNWOUND's new band, name forthcoming! no other dates booked right now, don't miss their very first show.
* OLD WARS- loud bass and drum two-piece with Kathy Mendonca from the Gossip and Jen Moon.

A collaboration between Northern|Olympia All Ages Project and the Eagles Hall.
$5, all ages, early show so don't be late!

louder · 03.15.2012, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by knox

'Leaves turn inside you' is probably one of the albums I've heard the most.

Really good very loud:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVUQxdn-MoQ

ditto. each one of their albums has some great/classic tracks on it, but they all just make me wanna bump Leaves Turn Inside You.

Unwound's White Album. also the perfect soundtrack for rainy days.

pad_023 · 01.29.2013, 03:10 PM

Good news

http://pitchfork.com/news/49346-nume...te-recordings/

Rob Instigator · 01.29.2013, 03:25 PM

I got to see Unwound in Houston during their Leaves Turn Inside YOu Tour. AWESOME.

Unwound is great.

I always used to hear people say "you like Sonic Youth, you need to listen to Unwound, and Blonde Redhead.."

I enjoy Unwound far more than I enjoy Blonde Redhead, which is hit or miss for me.

Severian · 01.31.2013, 09:23 PM

I've always thought of Unwound as being more akin to Slint and (for some reason) Fugazi than Sonic Youth, but I kinda lump them all together. Again, no fuckin' clue why. Probably has something to do with the point in my life when I really got into the bands. Wire falls into that category too, and so does My Bloody Valentine (kind of another head scratcher, I know).

Where was I? Ah yes. Nowhere, because I had not actually begun to make a point.

Aaaaaanyway.. Yes Unwound is one of the best fucking bands ever. I would never in a million years claim that they are better then Sonic Youth, I have many times, said to myself, "Holy shit, is Unwound actually better than Slint?!?" (Sometimes out loud, as I did today in the middle of a teleconference at work, much to my own chagrin. My boss was none too pleased.

But honestly in terms of volume of awesome music, and degree of the awesomeness of the awesome music, Unwound is definitely at lest on a par with the mighty Slint. And because there's so much more to be heard and enjoyed by Unwound, I'm going to have to say they'e the "better" band, even though Slint is the better "band." Does that make sense?

It does. And I also think that there is no band that comes closer to being "like" Sonic Youth. Y'know how some people always want to know who the next Nirvana/Pixies/Sonic Youth is going to be? Well, Unwound is the only answer I can come up with and it's a shitty fucking answer! To, I'll might add, a pretty stupid fucking question! One which I have asked a shit ton of times.

Best album of the 00's. Leaves Turn Inside You. Best non-Sonic Youth album anyway. I think. Of '00-'09 anyway.

noisereductions · 01.31.2013, 09:26 PM

^Leaves is easily one of my favorite records of all time. For sure.

01.29.2011, 05:54 AM	#21
DanielCarlson children of satan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 345	Fantastic band. I think Fake Train is my favorite, but it's hard to say. Repetition and Leaves Turn Inside You are almost as good... and probably New Plastic Ideas as well. A extremely consistent band. This is the best thing ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFLIK9kP2U
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01.29.2011, 09:30 AM	#22
shabbray2.0 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,409	I accidently bid on "leaves turn inside you" on ebay about 6 or seven years ago. because it was titled something like "Leaves unwound Promodisc Sonic Youth". I thought I was bidding on a thusand leaves. but it turns out to be the best bid-accident I could make. Love the first half of the album. really I love it! __________________ PLEASE WAIT...BUILDING RAGE DEM DAYS, WHEN EVERYTHING IS HIP HOP "Beat the stage for an extra ending with monkeys"
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01.30.2011, 06:29 PM	#24
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,571	Jus' hustlin da product knox.
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EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	^ haha omg. love yer new avatar.
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01.30.2011, 08:33 PM	#27
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	Yeah, I recently got Leaves Turn Inside You and Repetition, and Leaves is good, but not great. As of right now, I definitely prefer Repetition.
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StevOK expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Henrietta, TX Posts: 2,412	Repetition is still my favorite. So incredibly kick-ass. __________________ Follow me! Soundcloud Tumblr Facebook
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01.31.2011, 09:27 AM	#30
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Leaves Turn Inside You is the only Unwound album I can be bothered with anymore.
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01.31.2011, 09:36 AM	#31
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	yeah, really. I like the 2 minutes of feedback! Always a huge fan of well produced feedback. Also see: fiirst minute of that Drive Like Jehu song with the feedback, Glassjaw's "HURTING AND SHOVING" with like 8 guitar layers playing feedback, SILVER SESSIONS. DEMONNN DAYZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ __________________
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07.07.2011, 01:01 PM	#32
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Okay I changed my mind, they're the best band of the 90s.
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07.07.2011, 05:51 PM	#33
Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Really regret never having seen this band live. Fake Train is the favorite for me.
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03.15.2012, 04:52 PM	#35
washer bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Porto Posts: 210	https://www.facebook.com/events/269775449768443/ * BANGS back together for one week only! * Justin Trosper from UNWOUND's new band, name forthcoming! no other dates booked right now, don't miss their very first show. * OLD WARS- loud bass and drum two-piece with Kathy Mendonca from the Gossip and Jen Moon. A collaboration between Northern\|Olympia All Ages Project and the Eagles Hall. $5, all ages, early show so don't be late!
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01.29.2013, 03:10 PM	#37
pad_023 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 588	Good news http://pitchfork.com/news/49346-nume...te-recordings/
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01.29.2013, 03:25 PM	#38
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	I got to see Unwound in Houston during their Leaves Turn Inside YOu Tour. AWESOME. Unwound is great. I always used to hear people say "you like Sonic Youth, you need to listen to Unwound, and Blonde Redhead.." I enjoy Unwound far more than I enjoy Blonde Redhead, which is hit or miss for me. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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01.31.2013, 09:23 PM	#39
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,798	I've always thought of Unwound as being more akin to Slint and (for some reason) Fugazi than Sonic Youth, but I kinda lump them all together. Again, no fuckin' clue why. Probably has something to do with the point in my life when I really got into the bands. Wire falls into that category too, and so does My Bloody Valentine (kind of another head scratcher, I know). Where was I? Ah yes. Nowhere, because I had not actually begun to make a point. Aaaaaanyway.. Yes Unwound is one of the best fucking bands ever. I would never in a million years claim that they are better then Sonic Youth, I have many times, said to myself, "Holy shit, is Unwound actually better than Slint?!?" (Sometimes out loud, as I did today in the middle of a teleconference at work, much to my own chagrin. My boss was none too pleased. But honestly in terms of volume of awesome music, and degree of the awesomeness of the awesome music, Unwound is definitely at lest on a par with the mighty Slint. And because there's so much more to be heard and enjoyed by Unwound, I'm going to have to say they'e the "better" band, even though Slint is the better "band." Does that make sense? It does. And I also think that there is no band that comes closer to being "like" Sonic Youth. Y'know how some people always want to know who the next Nirvana/Pixies/Sonic Youth is going to be? Well, Unwound is the only answer I can come up with and it's a shitty fucking answer! To, I'll might add, a pretty stupid fucking question! One which I have asked a shit ton of times. Best album of the 00's. Leaves Turn Inside You. Best non-Sonic Youth album anyway. I think. Of '00-'09 anyway.
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01.31.2013, 09:26 PM	#40
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	^Leaves is easily one of my favorite records of all time. For sure. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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