Thurston Country

Moshe · 02.23.2009, 03:23 AM

Nels Cline wrote a song inspired by Thurston:

Shifting back to your new album, I imagine that the song “Thurston Country” is named after your friend Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth fame)? Yeah, “Thurston County,” which is actually a real county, is named after him. Every time I drive through Thurston County and see the signs, how could I not think of Thurston? That piece was written after I thought I had finished the record, and I had listened to everything I recorded and I just thought the album needed something different, so I told Mark, my engineer friend, which I had been saying to him for five days, “Take a break, I'll call you when I'm ready.” We recorded and mixed that that song in one evening. There's not much to it, just a lot of guitars, the thing that sounds kind of like a drum is me just tapping on the back of the bridge of a guitar. That was fun to do it's a tribute to Thurston, it's got a Thurstonian riff, the so called verse riff which is blatant Thurston, it's in seven. I don't think Sonic Youth plays in seven anymore, no they don't because I listen to them constantly. Sonic Youth is a band that I think keep an interesting balance between spontaneity and fixed compositional elements. They're a huge favorite of mine. I have like four CD's with Thurston, I think. I've played with everyone in Sonic Youth except Kim. Some were completely improvised—the first one is called Pillow Wand, and there is some structure on that one, but it's mostly improvised.

http://www.jambands.com/Features/con...02_22.06.phtml

noisereductions · 02.23.2009, 08:07 AM

it's a good album. Get it you guys.

barnaclelapse · 02.23.2009, 01:18 PM

It does sound pretty good.

And I like that story.

o'connor · 02.23.2009, 01:19 PM

insightful.

Bal · 02.23.2009, 01:24 PM

this song can be heard on his myspace
superb stuff

Kegmama · 02.24.2009, 06:04 PM

Awww, Nels is sweet. Nice story for the song, thanks Moshe.

I wanted to move to Thurston County just so I could say I lived there.

uhler · 02.25.2009, 04:54 PM

i would move to that county just to live in olympia.

Dead-Air · 02.25.2009, 11:06 PM

I used to live there. Is the name of the song "Thurston County" or "Thurston Country" though? Moshe changes it into the post...

Initially, I thought maybe Thurston was going to go country!

themawt71 · 02.25.2009, 11:15 PM

county

02.23.2009, 03:23 AM	#1
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,914	Nels Cline wrote a song inspired by Thurston: Shifting back to your new album, I imagine that the song “Thurston Country” is named after your friend Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth fame)? Yeah, “Thurston County,” which is actually a real county, is named after him. Every time I drive through Thurston County and see the signs, how could I not think of Thurston? That piece was written after I thought I had finished the record, and I had listened to everything I recorded and I just thought the album needed something different, so I told Mark, my engineer friend, which I had been saying to him for five days, “Take a break, I'll call you when I'm ready.” We recorded and mixed that that song in one evening. There's not much to it, just a lot of guitars, the thing that sounds kind of like a drum is me just tapping on the back of the bridge of a guitar. That was fun to do it's a tribute to Thurston, it's got a Thurstonian riff, the so called verse riff which is blatant Thurston, it's in seven. I don't think Sonic Youth plays in seven anymore, no they don't because I listen to them constantly. Sonic Youth is a band that I think keep an interesting balance between spontaneity and fixed compositional elements. They're a huge favorite of mine. I have like four CD's with Thurston, I think. I've played with everyone in Sonic Youth except Kim. Some were completely improvised—the first one is called Pillow Wand, and there is some structure on that one, but it's mostly improvised. http://www.jambands.com/Features/con...02_22.06.phtml
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	it's a good album. Get it you guys. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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barnaclelapse the destroyed room Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waverly, Virginia Posts: 577	It does sound pretty good. And I like that story.
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o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	insightful. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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Bal the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Budapest city Posts: 1,011	this song can be heard on his myspace superb stuff __________________
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02.24.2009, 06:04 PM	#6
Kegmama empty page Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: So. Cal Posts: 0	Awww, Nels is sweet. Nice story for the song, thanks Moshe. I wanted to move to Thurston County just so I could say I lived there. __________________ "Go forth.. GO FORTH & THRASH!"
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uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	i would move to that county just to live in olympia.
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Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I used to live there. Is the name of the song "Thurston County" or "Thurston Country" though? Moshe changes it into the post... Initially, I thought maybe Thurston was going to go country! __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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02.25.2009, 11:15 PM	#9
themawt71 the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 570	county
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