Sonic Youth

Valmont

I dusted off my old copy of Daydream Nation and I had forgotten how mesmerizing it is to listen. I must say that I was disappointed on the first listen, but just like Psycho Candy, it revealed itself after a few listens. Are any of their other albums good or should I stick with this one? Any Sonic Youth fans out there? I didn't see them mentioned in the Album of the week thread.

ElectroJazz

Evol would be a fave of mine, I never get bored of that song shadow of a doubt after all these years!

Sr. Pirotecnic

I found Daydream Nation to be a disappointment considering it was so hyped up and twenty years later I remain unenthralled (Teenage Riot and one or two thers aside). For me, the three previous albums, Bad Moon Rising, Evol and Sister are the essence of Sonic Youth and where everyone should start.

shampoosuicide

Valmont wrote: »

I dusted off my old copy of Daydream Nation and I had forgotten how mesmerizing it is to listen. I must say that I was disappointed on the first listen, but just like Psycho Candy, it revealed itself after a few listens. Are any of their other albums good or should I stick with this one? Any Sonic Youth fans out there? I didn't see them mentioned in the Album of the week thread.

you should try Evol, Sonic Nurse or Goo. If you like them and are feeling more adventurous, try Bad Moon Rising. To be honest almost everything they've released is class, although the new album was pretty disappointing.

loyatemu

I've heard most (though not all) of their albums and apart from "Experimental Jet Set..." they're all good. "Dirty" and "Goo" from the early 90s are the most accessible, their recent albums such as "murray st." and "sonic nurse" are more mellow but still excellent - a great band.

calex71

Their latest offering is the best they have done in many years.

Sick I wont get to see them in Vicar St. Saw them in the Olympia on the 1000 leaves tour in 97/98 ?? and a few times since , different show every time.

Daydream nation and goo and even dirty would be them at their best for me, after that I've only enjoyed a hand full of tracks of the rest of the albums.

Pushed for a favorite song by them I'd say, JC off Dirty or Bull in the heather

rororoyourboat

I wuv Sonic Youth! :P Won't get to see them in December unfortunately, but I saw them back in 07, so I suppose that will have to do me. I really like their new albem, the Eternal. Last few albums were a bit dodgy so it's good to see a return to form!

Valmont

So I purchased EVOL from iTunes and I have to say it is fantastic. I really wasn't expecting much thinking that if it was pre-Daydream nation it probably wasn't great.

I just love their biting dirty shoegazing instrumentals!

EDIT: They're playing soon? I'll have to add that to the growing list of live acts I can't afford to go to.

fillmore jive

Don't really understand the legacy around Daydream Nation. Great album, but Sister is muuuuch better: half the length and just as experimental but any album that opens with this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf2qYa8c-cA

is bound to be a winner.

calex71

Has anyone seen "The Year punk broke" ??? If you haven't shame on you :P

There's a great bit of them on O'Connell St ... green buses 'an all

sock puppet

rororoyourboat wrote: »

I wuv Sonic Youth! :P Won't get to see them in December unfortunately, but I saw them back in 07, so I suppose that will have to do me. I really like their new albem, the Eternal. Last few albums were a bit dodgy so it's good to see a return to form!

Really? I thought Rather Ripped was great.

amandakola

goo, dirty, and murray street do it for me.

Over&Over

Evol is a desert island disc for me. All-time top 10, even the throwaway Bubblegum song at the end.

Picked up Sister again recently - another milestone LP for them.

Loved Daydream Nation at the time, but find it a bit of hard work now to listen to it in total without skipping tracks.

Have younger friends who don't 'get them'. I can understand where they're coming from. I heard them when I was 16 and had the time to listen to LPs non-stop and fall in love with their perceived mysteriousness.

Ouravit

You should check out The B-Sides album. The Destroyed Room. 25 minute version of The Diamond Sea is amazing. Also dont think anyone has mentioned Rather Ripped. Great album !

Herbal Deity

Daydream Nation is my favourite album ever.

Every now and then I take the time to sit down and to listen to it through - it's magical.

Evol, Sister and DN are them at their best, IMO.

Tarka

I've missed everything in between The Eternal and Washing Machine, Dirty is my favourite from what I've heard though.
Started on Daydream Nation and it took me forever to get into, great album but not that accessible an introduction to the band.

SilverScreen

Major bump

http://www.spinner.com/2011/10/14/sonic-youth-split/

Don't worry the band haven't split up as such yet, but Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon have split after 27 years of marriage! I guess nothing is permanent. The band are continuing with their South American tour in November but this looks dangerously like the end I really hope the band don't split because I've never seen them live.

Hotblack Desiato

Aw crap.

Edit: Possible consolation - http://www.tickets.ie/event.aspx/thurston-moore-sonic-youth-the-button-factory-dublin-27-November-2011/7DULD

skooterblue2

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His build would have been tall, fit to athletic as he may have worked on a farm. Possibly from a rural area.

His special interest would have been Sonic Youth. That would be the only thing he would possibly talk about. He wouldn't be the most social character but not a bad guy either just seen as a bit odd. Definitely would be shunned by the local populace. Do you remember him from secondary school?

It is very important for him that I find him as I have something very important to tell him. I really need to get a message to this person.

Please help as I spotted something in college that could really change this guys life.

iomega

I haven't listen to them in a while now. They have released some terrible crap.
I still love:
Goo
Dirty
Washing machine

Must have a listen to some to of the other later albums. Rather ripped is great I'm told.

seachto7

Rather Ripped is pretty decent, as is Murray Street and The Eternal. I think so anyway!

SilverScreen

I've always found Washing Machine a bit patchy. But the good moments on it, especially Little Trouble Girl and The Diamond Sea, are really great. Rather Ripped and Sonic Nurse were good albums but I thought The Eternal was a bit boring.

I'll always prefer their 80's albums though, in particular EVOL, Sister and Daydream Nation. I think the late 80's was their greatest period creatively.

seachto7

Wouldn't be a fan of Daydream Nation bar a few classics on it, a bit too much to the experimental side for me...

Hotblack Desiato

If you leave out 'Providence' then DN is probably the most conventional album they ever made. It's still one of my favourites though and boo-urns to anyone dissign Washing Machine, it's one of their very best!

seachto7

I'll give DN another chance..

Eroticplants

Daydream Nation was the first album I had heard by them.
It was and still is unreal.