Sonic Youth Songs That Somewhat Sound Like Other Bands

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"Silver Rocket" sounds like a Descendents song, maybe "Ace"? At least excepting the NOIZE interlude.

I'm sure there's a bunch of other songs that you can post like this. And plenty of yuks.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mote" is a bit like a Dinosaur Jr. tune. Ranaldo often gets that vibe going, at least melodically.

― southern lights (southern lights), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a song off of one of their albums that takes its intro riff from a Teenage Jesus and the Jerks tune, but I can't remember which song it is now-- it might be on Experimental Jet Set, Trash, & No Star.

― Chris F. (servoret), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"Disconnection Notice" sounds like the Dead.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Glenn Branca to thread

― ddb, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

http://fusionanomaly.net/richardedson.jpg

― ddb, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

the start of "Eliminator Jr" sounds like fucking Peaches

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

hahahahaha RICHARD EDSON RULES!

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

OH Fall meets Jandek SNAP!

― sexyDancer, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Beginning of Starpower= the beginning of Helen Fordsdale by Mars

― Kipple (Kipple), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Providence" is rocking the GY!BE vibe a little bit. Substitute the piano intro for a violin.

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

you gotta watch the boards, JON, your fucking memory just goes out the window.

― ha stencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Schizophrenia could have been a Meat Puppets song - especially in 1987.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

First EP = REST OF DOWNTOWN NYC TO THREAD.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

that said it's still better than like 80% of their later material.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the start of "Eliminator Jr" sounds like fucking Peaches
-- Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (¡Û¡Ù¢¾♋¡¡Ý¡è¥Ø@JW¢Ü♫), May 26th, 2004 8:03 AM. (ex machina) (later)

both songs are ZZ TOP rip-offs dude!

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate the fruit and, uh, the fruit.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

They all do -- they're omnivorous interpreters!

Bring on the Neil Young songs forever after their tour together.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Songs that sound like Sonic Youth before there was a Sonic Youth:

Theoretical Girls-Computer Dating
The Static-My Relationship
Swell Maps-Helicopter Spies
Mars-Helen Forsdale

all admitted influences of course.

And there's a reason that song is called Elimator Jr.!

That song on Ciccone Youth sounds a lot like Neu!, what's it called? Oh yeah... 2 Cool Rock Chicks Sitting Around Listening to Neu!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Rain on Tin" sounds somewhat like "Marquee Moon."

― F Ath, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

The Gordons and early Alice Cooper (like circa Killer) certainly have songs that SLSYBSY.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Silver Rocket" sounds like Crowd Control-era MX-80 Sound.
"Teenage Riot" could be Wishbone Ash.
"Drunken Butterfly" sounds like the Partridge Family.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"eric's trip" sounds like "west la fadeaway" by the grateful dead (not sure which one came first).

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

no it doesn't LEE SOUNDS LIKE BOB NOT JERRY.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

next thing you know you'll be telling me Chris Brokaw is a bad drummer.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:40 (twenty-two years ago)

you're absolutely right, i meant "hell in a bucket", a weir song.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

that is more like it.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"Silver Rocket" kinda sounds like Redd Kross, as does most of Goo.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Thursday, 27 May 2004 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I always thought 100% (or whatever it's called) sounded like the theme to the Sweeney.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 May 2004 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

ten months pass...

"Drunken Butterfly" sounds like the Partridge Family.

hahaha.

"Screaming Skull" sounds like Nirvana.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Monday, 4 April 2005 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

The somewhat-spoken vocals at the beginning of Sleater-Kinney's "Get Up" always reminds me of Kim on "Tunic."

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 4 April 2005 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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