Tom Violence Is...

avantgarde1 · 12.14.2007, 07:41 PM

one of the greatest songs ever written, i'm convinced of it. i fucking love that song. i haven't seen em play it live in a while, i wish they'd bring it back out. no point really, just ranting. thanks for listening. end of transmission.

alyasa · 12.14.2007, 09:21 PM

a dream coming out of a girl.

The Soup Nazi · 12.15.2007, 01:08 AM

Tom Violence has taken the wind out of my sails.

atsonicpark · 12.15.2007, 08:37 AM

AGREED.

GrungeMonkey · 12.15.2007, 04:57 PM

Its a genius song indeed.

avantgarde1 · 12.15.2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

Tom Violence has taken the wind out of my sails.

i don't get it? does m. ward do a cover of tom violence or something? matter of fact, does anybody know of any covers of the song? hook me up!

PAULYBEE2656 · 12.16.2007, 06:25 AM

TV rules....

The Soup Nazi · 12.16.2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by avantgarde1

i don't get it? does m. ward do a cover of tom violence or something? matter of fact, does anybody know of any covers of the song? hook me up!

It seems that in every transcription of the lyrics to M Ward's "Helicopter" there's a conspicuous comma between the words "Tom" and "violence", but I'm pretty sure Ward meant the line I quoted as a reference to the SY song, at least partially. He did cover the tune, in fact, on Rodriguez's Swing Like a Metronome, but in a 2005 interview he said that album "wasn't very good".

avantgarde1 · 12.16.2007, 06:19 PM

kool, how can i find that cover?

mushmanski57@hotmail.com · 12.16.2007, 08:28 PM

Not huge on M. Ward, but wouldn't mind hearing his take on TV.

Torn Curtain · 12.17.2007, 04:48 AM

Tom Violence is good but in my opinion Sonic Youth have tons of better songs.

Poor Immigrant · 12.17.2007, 07:30 AM

Tom Violence is one my favourite SY songs. Perfect opener and perhaps the best song on EVOL.

nicfit · 12.17.2007, 07:37 AM

I had a dream a couple nights ago.
In the dream I had to go to a sy concert but something happened and I was late. When I arrived to the venue I heard they start playing while I was still running to the tickets stand, and the first song was "Tom Violence". I was really pissed and sad for missing it.
This must mean I love this song.
And I really do.

Torn Curtain · 12.17.2007, 07:51 AM

Yes, thinking about it again it's one of their best songs.

U did 'Pass the dutchie'? · 12.17.2007, 09:01 AM

Its good, id agree.
But i think its better staying as a really good opening track rather then 'one of the greatest songs ever written'!

terminal pharmacy · 12.22.2007, 10:42 PM

one of my least favourite of that sy era, as opposed to silver rocket which still blows me away

Everyneurotic · 12.22.2007, 10:45 PM

they played it here in february.

HaydenAsche · 12.22.2007, 10:59 PM

It's up there. Right under 'poppin' bottles'.

The Soup Nazi · 02.15.2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by avantgarde1

kool, how can i find that cover?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mushmanski57@hotmail.com

Not huge on M. Ward, but wouldn't mind hearing his take on TV.

Well this only took me 14 months: http://www.sendspace.com/file/opp58r

Trasher02 · 02.15.2009, 06:19 PM

One of my fav SY songs. Truely incredible. I absolutely love the skronking noisy part in the middle. That sound on 1:18 really does it for me.

12.14.2007, 07:41 PM	#1
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	one of the greatest songs ever written, i'm convinced of it. i fucking love that song. i haven't seen em play it live in a while, i wish they'd bring it back out. no point really, just ranting. thanks for listening. end of transmission. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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12.14.2007, 09:21 PM	#2
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	a dream coming out of a girl. __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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12.15.2007, 01:08 AM	#3
The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 18,302	Tom Violence has taken the wind out of my sails. __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	Its a genius song indeed.
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12.16.2007, 06:19 PM	#9
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	kool, how can i find that cover? __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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mushmanski57@hotmail.com stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 409	Not huge on M. Ward, but wouldn't mind hearing his take on TV.
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12.17.2007, 04:48 AM	#11
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Tom Violence is good but in my opinion Sonic Youth have tons of better songs.
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12.17.2007, 07:30 AM	#12
Poor Immigrant empty page Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 25	Tom Violence is one my favourite SY songs. Perfect opener and perhaps the best song on EVOL.
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12.17.2007, 07:37 AM	#13
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	I had a dream a couple nights ago. In the dream I had to go to a sy concert but something happened and I was late. When I arrived to the venue I heard they start playing while I was still running to the tickets stand, and the first song was "Tom Violence". I was really pissed and sad for missing it. This must mean I love this song. And I really do. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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12.17.2007, 07:51 AM	#14
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Yes, thinking about it again it's one of their best songs.
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12.17.2007, 09:01 AM	#15
U did 'Pass the dutchie'? empty page Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	Its good, id agree. But i think its better staying as a really good opening track rather then 'one of the greatest songs ever written'!
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12.22.2007, 10:42 PM	#16
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	one of my least favourite of that sy era, as opposed to silver rocket which still blows me away
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12.22.2007, 10:45 PM	#17
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	they played it here in february. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	It's up there. Right under 'poppin' bottles'. __________________ rip
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	One of my fav SY songs. Truely incredible. I absolutely love the skronking noisy part in the middle. That sound on 1:18 really does it for me. __________________ 666
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