Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I think this board is -- usually -- a good meeting of the minds.

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Yeah, they're not my favorite band at all, but I keep posting here. I think this board is -- usually -- a good meeting of the minds, in general, though naturally there's a wide variety of users who almost exclusively listen to alt-rock radio..... there's still quite a few noise fans, drone fans, etc. That's why Sonic Youth is such a special band, and they transcend terms like "favorite" or "best" to me; they really unite LOTS of people from lots of different places, who have come together on this board. I mean, I think that's amazing, and that's exactly what Thurston himself (who releases something radio-friendly like "Trees" and then puts out 10 noise albums in a row) would want... I think SY are probably one of the only bands that can say that their fans love everything from Madonna to Merzbow and everything in between.

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

happy 1000 posts evolghost!

Originally Posted by Better_Than_You

dittzo.

i didn't even listen to sonicyouth until a year after i registered.

Originally Posted by summer

They released classic songs like Sugar Kane and Disappearer and Green Light and Stil and What a Waste and I Love Her All the Time and The Empty Page

OMG The Empty Page is my fav song ever.
Does anyone else feel this way

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Yeah, they're not my favorite band at all, but I keep posting here. I think this board is -- usually -- a good meeting of the minds, in general, though naturally there's a wide variety of users who almost exclusively listen to alt-rock radio..... there's still quite a few noise fans, drone fans, etc. That's why Sonic Youth is such a special band, and they transcend terms like "favorite" or "best" to me; they really unite LOTS of people from lots of different places, who have come together on this board. I mean, I think that's amazing, and that's exactly what Thurston himself (who releases something radio-friendly like "Trees" and then puts out 10 noise albums in a row) would want... I think SY are probably one of the only bands that can say that their fans love everything from Madonna to Merzbow and everything in between.

Originally Posted by swa(y)

sonic youth, as far as my mind can tell, is a roadmap of what every band should strive to be. no necessarily in sound (even though the music they create is what makes them my personal fav band), but they way they approach music. the way they evolve. the way they support, not always the bigger/more fashionable bands, but the underdogs creating weird music not always so supportted by the masses.

sonic youth are an entity that can get away with virtually anything artistically. they could say "hey,our next record is going to be an accoustic folk album, total dylan meets young meets mitchell", and leave the fans curious/excited on some level. ...a band like metallica, who im not a fan of but acknowledge they were once really good at what they did, cuts off their hair and loses half their fan base...haha....probally good they never did a accoustic/folk or noise record.

i love sonic youth. ive met some of the most amazing minds ever as a result of being into that band. i find, while some sy fans can be a bit stubborn/snobbish regarding their tastes, they are almost ALWAYS intelligent/intellectual sorts.

the day that band breaks up/one of them dies...i will cry. i may not know all of them on a "lets have a beer level", but i consider their music to be one of the best friends ive ever had...i mean, sonic youth records always have my back. no matter what im feeling, theres something in their ever growing/HUGE catalog that speaks to me on a personal level.

im in love with what they do. if i could make physical love to it, i probally would. < as long as krissy could join in.


haha