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Sonic Youth Fans?

veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
edited July 2013 in Other Music
Where you at? There must be some out there? I saw a girl at the weekend wearing a Goo tee-shirt and she must have been 15 maybe. Most people I know can't stand them but they're one of my top bands and they can be pretty amazing live. Just listening to Washing Machine at work and it really takes you somewhere else for a little while...... :crazy:
Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I wanted to listen to Sonic Nurse half an hour ago, but it's apparently not on my iPod. I quite enjoy Sonic Youth.
  • PapPap Posts: 29,014
    uninnocent- wrote:
    Sonic Nurse

    I love this album. That's how I discovered them back in 2004-2005.
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  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie Posts: 1,531
    Really only like Goo and Dirty
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Dig 'em a fair amount.

    I saw a Thurston solo show a few weeks ago and he absolutely killed it. 5 piece band: 2 acoustics, violin, harp, and drums. And yes, the delved into Sonic Youth-esque feedback/tension jams.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    (Favorite album = Daydream Nation)
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    BinFrog wrote:
    (Favorite album = Daydream Nation)
    Agreed. Seen them several times live. They are always good.
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    I saw them once in a live setting, and that was with someone that didn't "get" them, so I didn't have as good a time as I should have.
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    huge fan. love all their albums. sad that thurston and kim split up. i wonder what that means exactly for the future of the band.
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    BinFrog wrote:
    (Favorite album = Daydream Nation)
    Absolutely fantastic album! I realized about 5 or 6 years ago I had to retire some seriously played albums in order to be able to still appreciate them as I got older. Daydream Nation, Goo and Dirty were on the list and I'm giving them all some love this week. They are one of the few bands around where their artistic output is as good in their current period as their past. NYC Ghosts & Flowers, Murray Street, Sonic Nurse, Rather Ripped and The Eternal are absolute gems that I enjoy more now than when they were released. Nice to see they have fans here, I remember in 2000 when they supported PJ on some of the Binaural shows a lot of people complained about them which was strange for me as that is something of a dream lineup.
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
  • pjfan021pjfan021 Posts: 684
    My ex had rather ripped and I didn't dig it much but after the eternal came out I really got Into their stuff and saw them live...hooked after that. Teenage riot off daydream has to be one of the best album openers ever
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    Saw them play al of Daydream Nation years ago, was cool.
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Posts: 1,872
    Here! Met them once, Seen them 4 times, (3 times in 4 days, even!) Goo was the first SY album I bought; Took me a long time to get into it, but when I did, I listened to it non stop for months.I hope they don't break up because of Thurston/Kim, but it's probably inevitable.. :(
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I love them.
    I love that Goo shirt, wish I had one.
    And never seen them live, missed seeing them twice because I was not aware they were touring grrrr.

    Daydream Nation, Goo, Dirty, and Washing Machine, brilliant albums.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    I'm a big fan. I've seen them about a dozen times dating back to August 7, 1990. I met Lee at Lollapalooza '95. He's a nice guy.
    My favorite SY album is Daydream Nation.
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  • morellomorello Posts: 6,217
    Brisk. wrote:
    Saw them play all of Daydream Nation years ago, was cool.
    +1 I saw their Daydream Nation tour a few years ago as well. 2008 or 9 perhaps? I think it was 20 years since Daydream Nation or something. Fabulous album! :Love Washing Machine too. Friends of mine played support for them on an NZ & US tour in about 96. That was very cool.
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  • morellomorello Posts: 6,217
    Bumping for some SY love.

    I'm watching & enjoying this right now:
    http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/1 ... t-concert/
    Sy, Sao Paulo, November 2011
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    EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Really dig Sonic youth, got a few albums and songs.
    Really like:
    Murray street
    The Eternal
    Rather ripped
    Sonic Nurse
    Goo
    sister

    Also really like the songs, " bull in the heather", "diamond sea" and,"Sunday."
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,068
    Sonic Youth... yeah! :thumbup:
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  • SpinTheBlackCircle74SpinTheBlackCircle74 Posts: 1,394
    Big fan, seen them 4 times live. Check out Thurstons new band Chelsea Light Moving.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Still waiting to see them.
    Missed a few opportunities.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    edited May 2013
    red mos wrote:
    Really dig Sonic youth, got a few albums and songs.
    Really like:
    Murray street
    The Eternal
    Rather ripped
    Sonic Nurse
    Goo
    sister

    Also really like the songs, " bull in the heather", "diamond sea" and,"Sunday."

    Great taste man, I love the newer material too. Sonic Nurse is an incredible listen. Murray Street was my top Sunday afternoon album throughout most of the 00's.. :D
    Post edited by veddertown on
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    My fave is Dirty.

    So sad to hear of Kim and Thurston's breakup.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,314
    Not my cuppa' but do own Sonic Nurse & really like that record quite a bit.
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  • Nevermind90Nevermind90 Posts: 722
    Surem, revolutionary band.. never had the chanse to see them live tho.. :S
    ~ Enjoy The Struggle
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Well I was supposed to see them at ACL 2009, (the day PJ played), but Lee had broken his wrist. The tour was made up, except for that one cause it was part of a festival. Bummer I didn't get to see them play.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • cydoniacydonia Posts: 456
    Yes , I love sonic youth, I've got washing machine on my ipod and can't stop listening to diamond sea, just takes you somewhere else. Recently went to an outdoor market and found a record stall and found the album dirty which is great, sugar kane etc. One of the greatest bands of our era, no comprimise just truly a great band.
  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    I like them alot, saw them live once in the '90s, but for some reason I never listen to them now, maybe I should :think:
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    Sonic Youth are one of my fave bands too, so good! Am trying to pick up a few of their albums on vinyl. I got this one recently:

    Second-hand:
    2hz7g4o.jpg
    Original from 1995, close to new condition.
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • morellomorello Posts: 6,217
    reesdog wrote:
    Sonic Youth are one of my fave bands too, so good! Am trying to pick up a few of their albums on vinyl. I got this one recently:

    Second-hand:
    2hz7g4o.jpg
    Original from 1995, close to new condition.
    My flatmates at the time supported SY in the WM tour in NZ & USA. That was a wild & fun year. I still have my vinyl for sure.
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    EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    morello wrote:
    reesdog wrote:
    Sonic Youth are one of my fave bands too, so good! Am trying to pick up a few of their albums on vinyl. I got this one recently:

    Second-hand:
    2hz7g4o.jpg
    Original from 1995, close to new condition.
    My flatmates at the time supported SY in the WM tour in NZ & USA. That was a wild & fun year. I still have my vinyl for sure.
    Nice Morello, which band was that, and what SY vinyl do you have?
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
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