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SonicBebs 11.06.2011 03:22 PM

sympathy for the strawberry
 
i've just watched the live vid on their facebook page, its such an amazing song. Whenever i feel my love for sy wane or drift away i play this song and it fucks me up how good it is

sonic yoooooooooooooouuuuthhhhhhhh!!!!!!

i've said it before and now i've said it again



(fuck me Steve rocks)

noisereductions 11.06.2011 05:13 PM

my favorite track on Murray Street.

E. Noisefield 11.06.2011 07:37 PM

Top ten SY song, easily. Noisereductions- it's my favorite MS track also. Even better than Rain on Tin. Even better than Karen Revisited.

Love it.

noisereductions 11.06.2011 09:30 PM

"Karenology" is 2nd favorite. I always felt "Strawberry" Should open MS. THen the rest of the album as presented. It's just such an amazig slow builder. It's ... wow.

E. Noisefield 11.06.2011 11:33 PM

But then it would end with "Plastic Sun", which is just not a closer.

BTW: Karenology isn't on MS. :)

stu666 11.07.2011 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss
Correction: Isn't Karenology the same song as Karen Revisited? Or I'm I wrong? :o


Yes, same song

http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/sy/song328.html

Working title: "Dirge" aka "Karen II"
Debuted instrumentally in 2001, first performed with vocals at the 2002 All Tomorrow's Parties festival.
Part of the outro on the LP version is taken from the 10/07/01 debut of the song in NYC.
The fourth of five new compositions debuted by Sonic Youth in 2001.
Lyrics on sonicyouth.com have slight alterations: "Come home/some time" and "stuck in isolation" sang at the end.
TITLE CHANGED POST RELEASE: after the artwork for Murray Street had been finalized (yet prior to its release, I believe), Lee decided he preferred the title "KARENOLOGY" and the song's title was officially changed for all purposes other than, uh, the album release.

E. Noisefield 11.07.2011 10:23 AM

Oh shit, brain fart. YOU'RE RIGHT!!! Karenology = Revisited. Don't know what I was thinking. Mixed up "Ology" with "Koltrane". :( I must have been having a retard moment.

I actually prefer the name "Karenology".

EVOLghost 11.07.2011 10:47 AM

Ummm if we're talkin' abuot the Karens....err....I prefer Koltrane. Only by a little bit.


rain on tin, Sympathy, Karen Revisited.

noisereductions 11.07.2011 10:49 AM

see?

baby bulldog 11.07.2011 12:30 PM

Right after 9/11 they played at the Calvin and opened with Sympathy...then it was called Sylvia's Magic Chord....it's probably one the of the best concert moments I've ever had.

samuel 11.07.2011 07:52 PM

I always thought this song had too much going on. I would enjoy it so much more without Thurston's guitar (especially during the intro). Still, it's definitely an intriguing tune. Had Lee sang on it, it would be a stand out track for me.

Edit: Shared vocals between Lee and Kim would be the shit. I love those.

the ikara cult 11.07.2011 09:04 PM

it cushions the landing of unexpected harshness from the latter half of Murray St.

E. Noisefield 11.07.2011 10:26 PM

I swear.... SWEAR... that I hear horns (that's right- horns) in the intro part of the song, but the only horns on the album are credited to "Plastic Sun" or something.

E. Noisefield 11.07.2011 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the ikara cult
it cushions the landing of unexpected harshness from the latter half of Murray St.


The onyl real harshness on MS is "Plastic Sun". "Radical Adults..." is a classic SY jam that ends in a cacophony, but is mostly pretty smooth.

noisereductions 11.08.2011 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Noisefield
I swear.... SWEAR... that I hear horns (that's right- horns) in the intro part of the song, but the only horns on the album are credited to "Plastic Sun" or something.


there's horns on "Radical Adults"

noisereductions 11.08.2011 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel
I always thought this song had too much going on. I would enjoy it so much more without Thurston's guitar (especially during the intro).


no idea what yr talking about.

E. Noisefield 11.08.2011 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noisereductions
no idea what yr talking about.


Neither do I.

Are you sure you're thinking of the right song? Last track on Murray Street? Kim vocal? 'bout 7+ minutes? Freaking awesome? But "too much going on"? I don't get that.

E. Noisefield 11.08.2011 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noisereductions
there's horns on "Radical Adults"



That's right.... the liner notes give horn credits to that, not "Plastic Sun". My mistake. Man, that's two in one thread. I'm the suck today.

But does anyone else hear horns (soft muted trumpets, sounds like) in Sympathy? Or am I just batshit crazy.

SonicBebs 11.08.2011 04:40 PM

i think its just sy magic tricking you into thinking their guitars and pedals are horns

i get the horn for Sympahty though, if that helps?

it took me a while to pick out the horns in Radical Adults, i presumed it was guitar skronk

donnie 11.08.2011 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicBebs
i think its just sy magic tricking you into thinking their guitars and pedals are horns

i get the horn for Sympahty though, if that helps?

it took me a while to pick out the horns in Radical Adults, i presumed it was guitar skronk

I am pretty sure that Lee plays an organ on Sympathy-is that what you are hearing?


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