What is the ideal starter CD for a SY newbie? - Page 4

!@#$%! · 03.28.2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by the ikara cult

Agreed. Go For Goo, its got great pop songs but its fair share of experimental tendencies too, and the production is much easier on the ear than DDN. First few listens i mean of course.

you sure you're "agreeing" with him? please note sonicl's use of "apparently"...

sonicl · 03.28.2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

perhaps there was irony in your post? i didnt really get if you had actually been convinced of what supposedly was your mistake.

Yes. Lots of irony. So much irony that your wife be telling you later to stop trailing all that irony through the house, she's only just vacuumed.

!@#$%! · 03.28.2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

Yes. Lots of irony. So much irony that your wife be telling you later to stop trailing all that irony through the house, she's only just vacuumed.

we vacuumed the last bit of irony in 2000. it was so 90's, and didn't go with the new paint.

sonicl · 03.28.2007, 09:52 AM

Oh, sorry about that. I hope the missus doesn't get too angry that it's been brought into the house again.

03.28.2007, 09:52 AM

_slavo_, unless a person knew who you have in mind, it's a difficult answer to give.

sonicl · 03.28.2007, 09:55 AM

He's probably forgotten by now.

the ikara cult · 03.28.2007, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

you sure you're "agreeing" with him? please note sonicl's use of "apparently"...

I am. I have bought completely useless compilation albums as intros to bands (e.g. The Fall). However on the other side of the coin ive bought really great ones (Tindersticks) which i still enjoy as much as the full albums. I tend to feel Sonic Youth wouldnt work in compilation mode, but it can vary.

!@#$%! · 03.28.2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by the ikara cult

I am. I have bought completely useless compilation albums as intros to bands (e.g. The Fall). However on the other side of the coin ive bought really great ones (Tindersticks) which i still enjoy as much as the full albums. I tend to feel Sonic Youth wouldnt work in compilation mode, but it can vary.

you are? in the case of nick cave, or tindersticks? or is it compilations in general?? or do you agree with the tendency? or its variation?

perhaps i should bite my tongue...

!@#$%! · 03.28.2007, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

Oh, sorry about that. I hope the missus doesn't get too angry that it's been brought into the house again.

i'm running to the hardware store for a roomba before she gets back home

the ikara cult · 03.28.2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

you are? in the case of nick cave, or tindersticks? or is it compilations in general?? or do you agree with the tendency? or its variation?

perhaps i should bite my tongue...

Hey, Perhaps i werent clear. I dont mean in Nick Caves case, i havent heard much of his stuff. I meant in general some bands dont work at all in compilation format (e.g. The Fall, IMO) but some work just as well (e.g. Tindersticks IMO). I reckon Screaming Fields of Sonic Love wouldnt be a great intro cos the albums those songs are drawn from are very different in feel, albeit maybe not obviously so. I really am not making any sense in all aspects of my life at the moment so i probably have confused you with my rambling nature.

sonicl · 03.28.2007, 10:46 AM

SY's problem compilation-wise is the same as The Fall's - Too long and varied a history. It would take at least a 4CD set to do a half-decent SY compilation. But Screaming Fields was a good roundup of the pre-Geffen era.

something · 03.28.2007, 03:58 PM

yea i guess it all depends on what type of music they like now. rather ripped is rather excessible to a non fan so is dirty and possibly goo. i know my first album was confusion is sex/kill yr idols it blew my mind but i was more into "punk" then

something · 03.28.2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

nick cave is nick cave, but find ONE thing that is wrong with this compilation and i might concede your point (if i actually got your point), otherwise this remains a series of one glorious musical moment after another, which summarizes sy's excellent 80's output

beat this tracklist:

"Teen Age Riot" – 6:58
"Eric's Trip" – 3:49
"Candle" – 4:59
"Into the Groove(y)" – 4:35
"G-Force" – 3:40
"Beauty Lies in the Eye" – 2:17
"Kotton Krown" – 5:08
"Shadow of a Doubt" – 3:34
"Expressway to Yr. Skull" – 7:08
"Starpower" – 4:49
"Death Valley '69" – 5:10
"Halloween" – 5:09
"Flower" – 3:36
"Inhuman" – 4:01
"Making the Nature Scene" – 3:00
"Brother James" – 3:12
"I Dreamed I Dream" – 5:19

(those are wikipedia links btw)

that record fucking RULES!

of course i love evol the best, but my personal favorite does not necessarily make a good intro. this one does.

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perhaps there was irony in your post? i didnt really get if you had actually been convinced of what supposedly was your mistake.

you forgot

schizophrenia
burning spear
catholic block
today yr love tomorrow the world

something · 03.28.2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

today yr love, tomorw the world is a cover song.

oh i know but its amazing

krastian · 03.28.2007, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i'm running to the hardware store for a roomba before she gets back home

Try not to smoke too much bud watching that thing go around your living room....you'll never get anything done

ZEROpumpkins · 03.29.2007, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

being hyperactive after having drunk too much gingko green tea, I start another thread.

what Sonic Youth CD would you recommend as a starter for SY newbie? I would say Murray Street would be ideal - it's accessible and has some great tunes on it while not turning back on experimental soundscapes and feedback paranoia at times (Karen Revisited). Dirty would do as well.

what do you think?

Dirty

scott v · 03.29.2007, 10:46 AM

T.v. Shit Ep

!@#$%! · 03.29.2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by something

you forgot

schizophrenia
burning spear
catholic block
today yr love tomorrow the world

i didnt forget, that's how that album is set up.

however, i have to say, you got a point. in that case, the friend should receive a well-documented representative mixtape, rather than an official album; then they can go & pick whatever they want according to their tastes.

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Originally Posted by krastian

Try not to smoke too much bud watching that thing go around your living room....you'll never get anything done

ha ha ha-- no no buds for me! im one of those squares who firmly believes that weed will make people stupider than they are born-- and i don't have any i.q. points to spare!

DeathValley89 · 03.30.2007, 12:08 PM

If you want to fet a feel for the early days of the band, look for a copy of the Screaming Fields CD. Or if your taste is more "mainstream", Rather Ripped is a good palce to start.
^^

All Hail WATT · 03.30.2007, 01:12 PM

i would say sister. it blew my fucking mind when i first heard it, but it was the 2nd album i heard of theirs, dirty was first.

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something bad moon rising Join Date: May 2006 Location: i live in the desert where nobody goes Posts: 234	yea i guess it all depends on what type of music they like now. rather ripped is rather excessible to a non fan so is dirty and possibly goo. i know my first album was confusion is sex/kill yr idols it blew my mind but i was more into "punk" then __________________ i'll ride off into the sunset of yr colour T.V. http://www.myspace.com/usedtoaster
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DeathValley89 empty page Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 5	If you want to fet a feel for the early days of the band, look for a copy of the Screaming Fields CD. Or if your taste is more "mainstream", Rather Ripped is a good palce to start. ^^
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All Hail WATT little trouble girl Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In Space Posts: 43	i would say sister. it blew my fucking mind when i first heard it, but it was the 2nd album i heard of theirs, dirty was first.
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