Thurston Moore - The Best Day [2014]
 

Looks like there will be another Thurston record in September. I'm pretty excited for this one, these new songs sounds pretty cool and they have sonic vibe, don't they?

e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUWVl1Fyoj0

two nights at the King Georg in Koln GER in trio with Steve Shelley and James Sedwards playing new songs from forthcoming record (due out late Sep). righteous vibes.

Wonder what tuning he's using. Like the new songs.

cgdgbb, the old pavement tuning, I guess. Also looking forward to the LNOE-tabs

At least some of the songs are in CGDGCD, there is one song on a new youtube vid where he runs through the harmonics on the 7th and 12th frets and its def in that tuning. The use of the unison Bs is not obvious and by watching him in the vids it appears that the two high strings are more likely in C & D.

Also i figured out that heavenmetal is easier to play in CGDGCD and not CGDGBB, i don't see him using CGDGBB to play that song and he did play it live recently, also on youtube.

I think you are right...after a better look CGDGCD

If you go to 50:06 you can see Thurston tuning up from the previous new song.

http://youtu.be/JeiI8ii5RPY

I randomly clicked at 30:10 of that video and was like.."Thurston and Steve are playing Rain on Tin?!" buuuut..nope.

New song sounds good, yet incomplete. I hope Thurston manages to create focused, multi-layered and well-balanced album that contains something to more to explore than CLM album.

It seems there is coming lots of different stuff. Some of the songs reminds me Trees Outside, some psychic Hearts/CLM, some are really noisy. Maybe Thurston wants to put out album where are his every sides?

I understood first there are coming two separate albums, but it seems Detonation has changed to Best Day (like Benediction changed Demolished thoughts). It´s of course possible name changes again.

Hey Chris, What tuning do you think "Speak to the wild" is in? You seem to be the master tabber. HAHA
Thanks.

I don't even know what that is! Does somebody want to round up a list of all the post-CLM LP new Thurston tunes (including the ones that CLM were playing on their last tour)? Preferably with youtube links?

Speak to the wild

http://youtu.be/aUWVl1Fyoj0

The harmonics he picks at the start of the song are definitely CGDGCD.

has thurston just changed the title from detonation or are these two separate LPs?

Guessing he changed the title a la Benediction.

K, I watched this whole video and from what I can tell, the entire main set is in CGDGCD, then he retunes to CGDGBB for the encore. Any tuning he does during the main set is just because they've slipped slightly out.

Is this an accurate set, do we know the names of the 3 other songs?

Song 1 (I Love You Forevermore)
Song 2 (Speak to the Wild)
Germs Burn
Detonation
Song 5 (instrumental)
Heavenmetal
--
Ono Soul

Also, all the Chelsea Light Moving stuff (including "No Go" "Sunday Stage" and "The Ecstasy") is in CGDGBB. "Heavenmetal" seems to be the exception, but that seems to not quite be a CLM song anyway.

You guys are awesome! Thanks! All kinds of goodies the past few days. I really like "Speak to the wild" and "Heavenmetal".

I'm knee deep in this shit now, and I guess I have you to thank/blame! I was waiting to just listen to the record but now I'm kinda intrigued by the new Thurston live stuff. Catching up on some of Stu's recordings now!

I'm not sure why I've done this since I won't be adding them to the Chronology, but here are some recent Thurston set lists...I didn't realize he was already doing these newest tunes back in October!

I'm guessing the new album will be:

"That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
"Speak to the Wild"
"Instrumental"
"Germs Burn" (re-recording?)
"Detonation" (re-recording?)

recorded 03/26/14 in London w/ Steve Shelley, James Sedwards, and Deb(?). i suspect they may re-record "Germs Burn" since it has a longer intro/etc now, but he may re-use the existing "Detonation". Who played on the original recordings of "Detonation" & "Germs Burn"?

since those songs are long as hell, add in some Chelsea Light Moving leftovers from last year (possibly even live takes, implied by Thurston?). "Sunday Stage" for sure, not sure about "No Go" and "The Ecstasy".

That's only 8 songs, have we heard of any others? Think he'll re-use "Heavenmetal"? The stuff with Sedwards is pretty long so I can imagine that being the bulk of the record.

I'll bet the instrumental is called "The Best Day".

10/17/13 London w/ James Sedwards

01. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore" [instrumental]
02. "Speak to the Wild" [instrumental]
03. Detonation [instrumental]
04. "instrumental" [instrumental]
05. Psychic Hearts

10/18/13 Paris solo

??. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore" [instrumental]
??. "Speak to the Wild" [instrumental]
??. Psychic Hearts

01/03/14 Amsterdam

??. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
??. Detonation


02/07/14 London w/ James Sedwards

01. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
02. Detonation
03. "Speak to the Wild"
04. "instrumental"

02/09/14 Paris w/ James Sedwards

??. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"


02/28/14 The Hague solo

??. Detonation


03/26/14 ish - recording in london w/ steve, deb, james

03/29/14 Porto w/ James Sedwards & Steve Shelley

01. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
02. "Speak to the Wild"
03. Germs Burn
04. Detonation
05. "instrumental"
06. Heavenmetal
--
07. Ono Soul

03/30/14 Lisbon w/ James Sedwards & Steve Shelley

01. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
??
??. "instrumental"


03/31/14 Koln w/ James Sedwards & Steve Shelley

??. Pretty Bad

04/11/14 Montreuil solo

01. "That's Why I Love You Forevermore"
02. "Speak to the Wild"
03. Detonation
04. Germs Burn
05. "instrumental" w/ Lee Ranaldo

Damn, I really hope there will be two separated albums. One with stuff like Detonation (which I personally don't like at all) plus the unreleased CLM material, and one with completely new songs like Speak to the Wild and I Love You Forever More, they sound fresh and I thought that Thurston is back with these. But probably we can only wish that there will be two albums coming out this year, eh?

Is there a video for the 04/11/14?

Maybe, search "sonic protest" or "thurston moore france" on youtube. I just listened to the torrent from dime.

Hey Chris, Is there any Tabs for Thurston's Demolished Thoughts? I've only found "Benediction".
Thanks,
Andrew

Nice to know your name! I haven't done any but all the tunings are on the site and I encourage people to submit any songs they figure out. I actually quite liked that album but haven't heard it in a while - you've put me in a bit of a "Thurston mood" though, so who knows...I think "Alighted" is the only CLM song I haven't posted yet (please don't tell me people want to play "Mohawk"), maybe I'll give DT a spin.

I would attempt to figure the songs out, but I suck at that. I'm better at coming up with my own material. haha
Your efforts are appreciated!
:)

I listened to Demolished Thoughts last night. I still won't be tabbing it but I did discover after 3 years that there is a CD booklet in the vinyl sleeve, so I got to read tons of juicy poetry.

Okay this is just my opinion but what obviously made SY interesting was the way Lee and Thurston's guitars interact sound-wise with each other while for the most part not matching note-wise exactly what each other are doing... Some of that is definitely missing in CLM and from what I hear on the new material. I don't mean to say that negatively about Keith Wood or James Sedwards as they are fine guitarists, but it could be how Thurston wants the songs to sound? Thurston definitely tends to lean on the "minimal" side, where Lee likes to layer parts and add overdubs.

Does anyone else think his punk/psych rock references are awkward as shit? Damn T, your like 70 years old, you don't have to be the coolest mofo anymore.

Still love ya buddy.

more older you are more nostalgia you get...like anyone of his age.

Hey Chris, tried sending you a pm but it wouldn't go through, said your inbox is full. Anyone know where to find the tab for "Blood never lies"?

You'd think a moderator could have an infinite inbox! I don't have a tab for that song, sorry. :(

I don't know, I don't think it bothers me that much... IMO his "beat poet" referencing tends to enter that sort of awkwardness, for me that is...

I thought he was still quite off the celeb radar since SY have ended, but last month's New York magazine has him as one of the current 26 musicians that have the most "relevancy to the NY scene". Though if you look at it a good portion of those folks they choose are older than him and the current crop to me isn't impressive (i.e. Vampire Weekend, ...ugh)

lee and thurston are the ying and the yang of noise rock.

The four members of Sonic Youth were all as equally important, not just Lee and Thurston. I have no idea what it's like to be in a band, let alone in one that lasted for that long, but I imagine to be that good you'd need to share the sort of creative intimacy that wouldn't require just pushing someone out of bed so they can go out and buy new guitar strings.

It should be noted that Sonic Youth closed their last album together with a song that sweeps the floor off your feet and particularly sounds like a group effort.

I agree.

i also agree

I just noticed this on the main page:

The Best Day – New LP/CD

There is a new solo CD by Thurston Moore to be released by Matador Records
USA/UK/Europe on September 23 2014. It is titled THE BEST DAY and is a
collection of songs both ravaging and thoughtful. Sweet, deadly and
furthering the wild style TM exhibited all through Sonic Youth and beyond.
Most of the songs feature a rhythm section of Steve Shelley (SY) and Deb
Googe (My Bloody Valentine) which = magic, and the guitar action of London
boy James Sedwards, As well as a few songs recorded with the Chelsea Light
Moving crew of Samara Lubelski, John ‘Sunburned’ Moloney and Keith ‘Hush
Arbors’ Wood. Produced by Thurston Moore in London Fields.

So Chelsea may not be totally buried...