BMR was my first and still my fave, so yeah
― sleeve, Thursday, 2 July 2020 03:44 (three years ago) link
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.
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link
I WAS AT THIS SHOW FUCK YEAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9xGU_cNGbs
― sleeve, Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
sick show!!
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Saturday, 4 July 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
it was like a god damn hurricane
― sleeve, Saturday, 4 July 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
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.
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 4 July 2020 23:46 (three years ago) link
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.
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 4 July 2020 23:48 (three years ago) link
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/sonic-youth-album-guide-a-look-back-on-all-16-studio-albums/
― j., Wednesday, 8 July 2020 05:13 (three years ago) link
^ this guy's 'pop' / 'punk' / 'experimental' concepts are crude tools but he writes a lot
― j., Wednesday, 8 July 2020 05:15 (three years ago) link
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
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
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:05 (three years ago) link
they have so many fuckin songs, how do they remember them all
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Thursday, 16 July 2020 16:07 (three years ago) link
Whenever they forget, they can just slide into a feedback drone for a few minutes until they’re ready to bring it back
― The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:01 (three years ago) link
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.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:06 (three years ago) link
My ranking: https://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/ranking-sonic-youth/
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
xxxp Thurston had a lot of trouble remembering lyrics, some very funny stuff abt this in Goodbye 20th Century
― sleeve, Thursday, 16 July 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link