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The first record I ever got was Bad Moon, I got it on a whim in 8th grade and after the 3rd listen, I was blown away.
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I started off with daydream nation. looking back i think it was the perfect intro to sonic youth. It prepared me for rather ripped, as well as some of their more experimental efforts.
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I put sister on for a friend, said, "flick through to get your track". She ended up flicking right through to the end.
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I think I've seen all this before and so have you, but it's still a good topic (as topics these days go). Should I copy and paste-in my list from all the other SY cd-r primer threads this time?...Nah! I don't wanna I don't think so |
As a starter I suppose you can just say get "Daydream Nation" first, if you love it get whatever SY album sounds appealing from there, Daydream Nation is sort of SY bridging the gap of artsy and mainstream sound. Its like saying if you don't have any Pink Floyd albums which to get first, and most will get "The Wall" simply because its the most talked about and most played in terms of radio-played songs.
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confusion is sex, 'nuff said.
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i'd probably say "goo" or "rather ripped"
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why the hell should you 'eased' into the band, taking the soft option. for fucks sake: DIVE IN!! |
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Daydream Nation. If you don't like it then I doubt you'll get much out of any of their LPs. It has elements that you'll find in all of them.
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The first SY song ever I listened to was "I love her all the time" and it blew my mind immediately. Not meaning Bad Moon Rising would be good for newbies, but that song is (at least for me.)
After that I'd say Evol. You know the advice? "Give it to your little sister in her birthday..." |
I didn't like Daydream Nation at first and I still have a hard time liking it. But it's just me.
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I know a friend whose first SY song that he truly loved was "Contre le sexisme". I mean, the more people, the more tastes.
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Just make shure you don't start with Sonic Death. It was the first thing I heard by SY and it scared the shit out of me.
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Rather Ripped is by far the most accessible, but I find it a little misleading -even if someone likes RR, it doesn't mean they'll like other stuff, because RR is really quite different, its very simple, with very clean production, and virtually noise-free...
I would personally get someone into SY with DDN. Its their definitve album, and, although this is not always the case, if you don't like DDN, you probably won't like Sonic Youth. |
pish, pish
people are missing the obvious  screaming fields of sonic love |
No, sorry, exclamationatnumberdollarpercentexclamation. Compilation albums are apparently lame and lazy. Or that's what I was told when I said that Nick Cave's "Best of" is a good starting point for someone wanting to try out his post-Birthday party stuff.
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nick cave is nick cave, but find ONE thing that is wrong with this compilation and i might concede your point (if i actually got your point), otherwise this remains a series of one glorious musical moment after another, which summarizes sy's excellent 80's output beat this tracklist:
that record fucking RULES! of course i love evol the best, but my personal favorite does not necessarily make a good intro. this one does. --- perhaps there was irony in your post? i didnt really get if you had actually been convinced of what supposedly was your mistake. |
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Agreed. Go For Goo, its got great pop songs but its fair share of experimental tendencies too, and the production is much easier on the ear than DDN. First few listens i mean of course. |
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you sure you're "agreeing" with him? please note sonicl's use of "apparently"... |
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we vacuumed the last bit of irony in 2000. it was so 90's, and didn't go with the new paint. |
Oh, sorry about that. I hope the missus doesn't get too angry that it's been brought into the house again.
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_slavo_, unless a person knew who you have in mind, it's a difficult answer to give.
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He's probably forgotten by now.
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I am. I have bought completely useless compilation albums as intros to bands (e.g. The Fall). However on the other side of the coin ive bought really great ones (Tindersticks) which i still enjoy as much as the full albums. I tend to feel Sonic Youth wouldnt work in compilation mode, but it can vary. |
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you are? in the case of nick cave, or tindersticks? or is it compilations in general?? or do you agree with the tendency? or its variation? perhaps i should bite my tongue... |
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Hey, Perhaps i werent clear. I dont mean in Nick Caves case, i havent heard much of his stuff. I meant in general some bands dont work at all in compilation format (e.g. The Fall, IMO) but some work just as well (e.g. Tindersticks IMO). I reckon Screaming Fields of Sonic Love wouldnt be a great intro cos the albums those songs are drawn from are very different in feel, albeit maybe not obviously so. I really am not making any sense in all aspects of my life at the moment so i probably have confused you with my rambling nature. |
SY's problem compilation-wise is the same as The Fall's - Too long and varied a history. It would take at least a 4CD set to do a half-decent SY compilation. But Screaming Fields was a good roundup of the pre-Geffen era.
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yea i guess it all depends on what type of music they like now. rather ripped is rather excessible to a non fan so is dirty and possibly goo. i know my first album was confusion is sex/kill yr idols it blew my mind but i was more into "punk" then
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you forgot schizophrenia burning spear catholic block today yr love tomorrow the world |
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i didnt forget, that's how that album is set up. however, i have to say, you got a point. in that case, the friend should receive a well-documented representative mixtape, rather than an official album; then they can go & pick whatever they want according to their tastes. Quote:
ha ha ha-- no no buds for me! im one of those squares who firmly believes that weed will make people stupider than they are born-- and i don't have any i.q. points to spare! |
If you want to fet a feel for the early days of the band, look for a copy of the Screaming Fields CD. Or if your taste is more "mainstream", Rather Ripped is a good palce to start.
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i would say sister. it blew my fucking mind when i first heard it, but it was the 2nd album i heard of theirs, dirty was first.
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