Sonic Youth INFLUENCES

boop-oop-a-doop · 04.29.2006, 01:27 AM

This thread is totally dedicated to Sonic Youth's influences, whether it be music, art, books, movies, etc.

Take a look at this thread from a Mars Volta forum (http://www.thecomatorium.com/board/i...howtopic=20371), it's a really, good acurate list of The Mars Volta's influences which we should try to compile like. Try to quote from magazine scans, interviews, etc. I'll start it off:

Speaking of the mix tape, what’s on Sonic Youth’s road tape?
Flipper. Flipper still rules. Montrose. Sparks—like, pre-Georgio Moroder Sparks. But some of that’s on there. Bar-Kays. You know, that kind of stuff. The new CD-Rs from (former Hardkiss vanity label) Sunburn, we’ve been listening to those a lot, they’re really good. (http://www.magnetmagazine.com/interviews/moore.html)

Thurston's "Throbbing" 13:

Funhouse - Stooges
White Light / White Heat - Velvet Underground
Marquee Moon - Television
Blank Generation - Richard Hell & the Voidoids
Ramones - Ramones
Radio Ethiopia - Patti Smith
Damaged - Black Flag
Bug - Dinosaur Jr
It Takes A Nation Of Millions
To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
Impressions - John Coltrane
Ege Bamyasi - CAN
Bleach - Nirvana
Killer - Alice Cooper
(http://www.spikemagazine.com/0600thurstonmoore.php)

boop-oop-a-doop · 05.01.2006, 04:24 AM

finding nobody · 05.01.2006, 03:33 PM

kim said she was into Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield and the Laurel Canyon scene.

http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview...tt_missy.jhtml

boop-oop-a-doop · 05.02.2006, 05:06 AM

Roots and Influences:
Ron Asheton, Glenn Branca, James Chance, Greg Ginn, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Lloyd, Ian MacKaye, Sterling Morrison, The Nihilist Spasm Band, Pere Ubu, Robert Quine, Lou Reed, The Sex Pistols, Silver Apples, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Tom Verlaine, James Williamson, Neil Young, John Zorn
http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/ar...792#influences

kingcoffee · 05.03.2006, 10:14 AM

Lee was really into the Grateful Dead when he was younger. Total hippie.

Katy · 05.03.2006, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boop-oop-a-doop

Thurston's "Throbbing" 13:

Funhouse - Stooges
White Light / White Heat - Velvet Underground
Marquee Moon - Television
Blank Generation - Richard Hell & the Voidoids
Ramones - Ramones
Radio Ethiopia - Patti Smith
Damaged - Black Flag
Bug - Dinosaur Jr
It Takes A Nation Of Millions
To Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
Impressions - John Coltrane
Ege Bamyasi - CAN
Bleach - Nirvana
Killer - Alice Cooper
(http://www.spikemagazine.com/0600thurstonmoore.php)

Yeah.

See, I sometimes think I'm a fan of Sonic Youth not so much because of their music, but because they're fans of the same music as me...

I'd like to know who/what their literary inspirations are. (I have Ginsberg on my wall.. I'm willing to bet they do too.)

finding nobody · 07.21.2006, 03:19 AM

Some great stuff on that list

static-harmony · 07.21.2006, 07:35 AM

The New York Dolls as well, one of their major litarary influences has to be Jack Kerouac.

connie kreski · 07.21.2006, 08:15 AM

atari 2600 · 07.21.2006, 10:02 AM

oh, the return of TT13

the rest: (circa late '90s)

Kim Gordon
THE GOLDEN YEARS Billie Holiday
YOU'RE LIVIN' ALL OVER ME Dinosaur Jr
DAMAGED Black Flag
GI Germs
ROYAL TRUX Royal Trux
LEE & NANCY Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra
RADIO LL Cool J
EXILE ON MAIN STREET The Rolling Stones
GREATEST HITS Shangri-Las
DA CAPO Love
LIVE IN JAPAN Vol.1-2 Carpenters
FUNKADELIC Funkadelic

Lee Ranaldo
ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN Bob Dylan
ANAL BY ANAL (7") Boredoms
HUNKY DORY David Bowie
LIVE DEAD Grateful Dead
BLANK GENERATION Richard Hell & the Voidoids
JONI MITCHELL Joni Mitchell
LIFE OF CRIME Laughing Hyenas
THIS YEARS MODEL Elvis Costello & the Attractions
6+12 STRING GUITAR Leo Kottke
MADONNA Madonna
THE FREED MAN Sebadoh
WORLDBROKEN Saccharine Trust
HEY LOVE (12") King Sun-D Moet

Steve Shelley
SISTER LOVERS Big Star
MOANIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Howlin' Wolf
STICKY FINGERS The Rolling Stones
MARQUEE MOON Television
HEARTATTACK AND VINE Tom Waits
ON THE BEACH Neil Young
CLEAR SPOT Captain Beefheart
VELVET UNDERGROUND Velvet Underground
TENDER PREY Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Leonard Cohen
DINOSAUR Dinosaur
II Meat Puppets

Quote:

Originally Posted by static-harmony

The New York Dolls as well, one of their major litarary influences has to be Jack Kerouac.

The "new" New York Dolls played Conan last night. It was pretty damn rockin' too.

Uma & Kevin Smith were also guests.

It was an Uma media blitz yesterday for My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

She hit Letterman, but then yesterday she appeared on Live with Regis & Kelly & then Oprah & then Conan.

Lipslikewindows · 07.21.2006, 01:11 PM

Yeah, I remember being utterly disappointed and shocked that Thurston held a rip-off, meathead medley like "Bleach" in such high esteem.

raging_nelly · 07.21.2006, 01:28 PM

Jim O'Rourke... I think he was a major influence to the band these last few years.

Proud Marie · 07.21.2006, 01:33 PM

The Velvet underground definatly seem to hold the lions share of SY's influence if you ask me

atari 2600 · 07.21.2006, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lipslikewindows

Yeah, I remember being utterly disappointed and shocked that Thurston held a rip-off, meathead medley like "Bleach" in such high esteem.

He was just probably tryin' to be a sweetheart, much like Lee was with picks like Saccharine Trust.

Kyohan · 07.21.2006, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lipslikewindows

Yeah, I remember being utterly disappointed and shocked that Thurston held a rip-off, meathead medley like "Bleach" in such high esteem.

I'm guessing you weren't around when Bleach came out?
I'm not being facetious - its just that Bleach may sound a little different to current ears after the whole Nirvana explosion and the adoption of that scene by, as you say, "meatheads".
It was at the time, and remains to my ears, an incredibly strong album.

finding nobody · 07.21.2006, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atari 2600

oh, the return of TT13

the rest: (circa late '90s)

Kim Gordon
THE GOLDEN YEARS Billie Holiday
YOU'RE LIVIN' ALL OVER ME Dinosaur Jr
DAMAGED Black Flag
GI Germs
ROYAL TRUX Royal Trux
LEE & NANCY Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Cinatra(sic?)
RADIO LL Cool J
EXILE ON MAIN STREET The Rolling Stones
GREATEST HITS Shangri-Las
DA CAPO Love
LIVE IN JAPAN Vol.1-2 Carpenters
FUNKADELICFunkadelic

Lee Ranaldo
ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN Bob Dylan
ANAL BY ANAL (7") Boredoms
HUNKY DORY David Bowie
LIVE DEAD Grateful Dead
BLANK GENEARTION Richard Hell & the Voidoids
JONI MITCHELL Joni Mitchell
LIFE OF CRIME Laughing Hyenas
THIS YEARS MODEL Elvis Costello & the Attractions
6+12 STRING GUITAR Leo Kottke
MADONNA Madonna
THE FREED MAN Sebadoh
WORLDBROKEN Saccharine Trust
HEY LOVE (12") King Sun-D Moet

Steve Shelley
SISTER LOVERS Big Star
MOANIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Howlin' Wolf
STICKY FINGERS The Rolling Stones
MARQUEE MOON Television
HEARTATTACK AND VINE Tom Waits
ON THE BEACH Neil Young
CLEAR SPOT Captain Beefheart
VELVET UNDERGROUND Velvet Underground
TENDER PREY Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Leonard Cohen
DINOSAUR Dinosaur
II Meat Puppets

The "new" New York Dolls played Conan last night. It was pretty damn rockin' too.

Uma & Kevin Smith were also guests.

It was an Uma media blitz yesterday for My Super Ex-Girlfriend.

She hit Letterman, but then yesterday she appeared on Live with Regis & Kelly & then Oprah & then Conan.

sweet! thanks

alyasa · 07.21.2006, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyohan

I'm guessing you weren't around when Bleach came out?
I'm not being facetious - its just that Bleach may sound a little different to current ears after the whole Nirvana explosion and the adoption of that scene by, as you say, "meatheads".
It was at the time, and remains to my ears, an incredibly strong album.

Utterly agreed with.

Cantankerous · 07.21.2006, 11:56 PM

n-n-n-n-NEU!

RanaldoNecro · 10.11.2008, 11:08 AM

What would be a good intro to Fred Smith's work?

max · 10.11.2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lipslikewindows

Yeah, I remember being utterly disappointed and shocked that Thurston held a rip-off, meathead medley like "Bleach" in such high esteem.

to each his / her own...

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