Maybe.. Silver Rocket because it rocks!!!

You'd show them two of the most indulgent pieces of trash the band has ever recorded?

THe DIamond Sea or Expressway to Yr Skull

Anti-Orgasm, actually. Good dose of Kim and Thurston bliss, sublimely crap lyrics, sexy edge, noisey inprovised outro - and lots more things that define Sonic Youth very well.

The Sprawl

To you "indulgent pieces of trash"...

To me defining masterpieces.

That is a gud one.

Skip Tracer

Even though it's such a recent track, I really feel that Massage the History defines who they been and will continue to be as a band.

Other than that - Expressway to Yr Skull. Hands down, Kotton Krown, Trilogy

"Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope" for the win!

Kotton K-Rrrrrrown.

Love this question...... I always think about this and have to say, it's impossible to narrow down because the beauty of SY is that they cover so many moods and intensities. But, I digress..... If I had to coin it, it'd be either:

•*Teenage Riot

or

• Schizophrenia


but I'd also consider some songs that involve their signature building wall of sound with dual'ing, climbing octaves as only SY do:
Theresa's Sound World; Washing Machine; Radical Adults Lick....; Dirty Boots; Expressway; etc.......

Chapel Hill or Pattern Recognition

closer! closer! come on! i won't bite!

Washing Machine

I'd go with Diamond Sea. Melodic yet noisy and long. SYR meets Geffen. Or something like that.

Even if I pay you? (assuming you'd accept food stamps...)

Tom Violence or Star Power, has the fun with the dark

Goo was the first CD I bought and Mote was the song that I could not stop playing. That's the song that hooked me. Within a month I had six SY CD's

EXACTLY how it started for me. my next song was cross the breeze