which sonic youth?

"thurston is also a huge deadhead. i remember reading a long article about the dead in Arthur that he wrote."

Not in Arthur. We ran more than one piece for the (um) Dead-curious, Thurston wasn't in any of them.

haha, my mistake! i'd say i swear i remember reading it, but i trust you :)

in that case, i withdraw my proof of thurston's deadheadism. but i do agree with the points upthread that he demonstrates their influence musically, at least

EVOL was my first Sonic Youth and I still think it is one of their best, it will always be special to me. Kim was key

I like that Brad rates the later SY albums

re Daydream Nation, the back-and-forth reverie of "you're it, no you're it" and then the blast of guitars is one of the best moments ever

ever since I had my revelation about Lee he will always be the lowest of the sonic youths, still cool tho

BMR was my first and still my fave, so yeah

i've been listening to Sonic Nurse pretty heavily the last few days, giving it solid listens for the first time in quite a while. absolutely in love with the main guitar progression in "Dude Ranch Nurse" (e.g. during "let the action begin, again"). it's such a simple line, but it sounds so good, a little shambolic but natural and human, like feeling your way down a staircase with a hangover.

I WAS AT THIS SHOW FUCK YEAH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9xGU_cNGbs

sick show!!

it was like a god damn hurricane

saw them every year after that up through Goo, but this was the pinnacle

Such a July band. I think both times I saw them were in July.

If Leaves and Goo were swapped I could basically be made to agree with that ranking. When I say I love Sonic Youth, '02-'04 SY is generally at the forefront of my mind.

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/sonic-youth-album-guide-a-look-back-on-all-16-studio-albums/

^ this guy's 'pop' / 'punk' / 'experimental' concepts are crude tools but he writes a lot

Such a July band. I think both times I saw them were in July.

I saw their last show before all their OG gear got stolen on July 2, 1999:

She Is Not Alone
Schizophrenia
Bull in the Heather
Starfield Road
Eric's Trip
French Tickler
The Ineffable Me
Karen Koltrane
Free City Rhymes
Renegade Princess
Sugar Kane
Teenage Riot
Shadow of a Doubt
Tom Violence
Brother James

they have so many fuckin songs, how do they remember them all

Whenever they forget, they can just slide into a feedback drone for a few minutes until they’re ready to bring it back

A Thousand Leaves got me into Daydream Nation, and I still love 3/4ths of it ("Hoarfrost" is my favorite Ranaldo song ever). As much shit as I give him now, Christgau's unbending enthusiasm for ATL helped me "get it" in 1998-1999.

My ranking: https://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/ranking-sonic-youth/

xxxp Thurston had a lot of trouble remembering lyrics, some very funny stuff abt this in Goodbye 20th Century