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Top 10 Lee tracks

Mote
Genetic
Pipeline/Kill Time
Wish Fulfilment
Skip Tracer
Hoarfrost
Karen Revisited
Hey Joni
I Dreamed I Dream (cuz Lee's voice in it rules)
Eric's Trip

in no order:

pipeline/kill time
hey joni
genetic
skip tracer
karen koltrane
karenology
walkin blue
rain king
Mote
NYC G&F

impossible to choose, an all Lee mixtape would make a killer album+... Excited for the new record, so vital!

in addition to all above:

The Bridge
Bloomington, Indiana


future:

Karen part III (not written yet)

Streamed "Times/Tides", really surprised and impressed, some totally new colors in the palate.

In alphabetical (read: no particular) order, although I can't imagine ever tiring off Hoarfrost, Genetic and NYC Ghosts & Flowers:

Sonic Youth:
Genetic
Hoarfrost
I Dreamed I Dream
Karenology
Mote
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Paper Cup Exit
Rats
Saucer-Like
Skip Tracer
Wish Fulfilment

Solo stuff:
Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson)
Ambient Loop For Vancouver
Live In Bilbao (w/ Rafael Toral; bought this from Toral's site)
Smoke Ring / The Leap Of Faith
Time Stands Still, Destruction Site, Oroboron, Slo Drone (from East Jesus / From Here To Infinity)
Xtina
Probably some tracks from Music For Stage And Screen, although I haven't listened to it a lot. Me like on first few listens though.

And as an aside: Eric's Trip should NOT be in any playlist - I'm sorry, but there's just something about this song that really rubs me the wrong way.

There are more than 10 Lee songs? Just kidding. I say that because your track is usually my favorite on each album, yet there's so few.

1) Wish Fulfillment - side note: I've spent days and days of my life with this song. Listening to it on repeat in high school. Learning it on guitar. Dubbing it onto cassettes for girls. I can't believe this wasn't played live. It might fight with 'Diamond Sea' for best SY song all-time in my book.

2) Pipeline
3) Mote
4) Saucer Like
5) Genetic
6) Skip Tracer
7) Karen Revisited
8) Hoarfrost
9) Eric's Trip
10) Rats

Hi Lee!

1. Wish Fulfillment
2. Mote
3. Eric's trip
4. NYC Ghosts & Flowers
5. Skip Tracer
6. What We Know
7. The Bridge
8. Rats (Acoustic)
9. Hoarfrost
10. Saucer-Like

Skip Tracer
NYC Ghosts and Flowers
Mote
Rats
Wish Fulfillment
Sauce-Like
Hoarfrost
Hey Joni

Only including SY songs, it would be too hard otherwise.

1. Karen Revisited
2. NYC Ghosts and Flowers
3. Karen Koltrane
4. Mote
5. Hoarfrost
6. Pipeline/Kill time
7. I Dreamed I Dream
8. Eric's Trip
9. In the kingdom #19
10. Rain King

1. Hoarfrost
2. Saucer-Like
3. Pipeline/Kill Time
4. Genetic
5. Karenology
6. Paper Cup Exit
7. Eric's Trip
8. Mote
9. Walkin Blue
10. NYC Ghosts & Flowers

I swear I have heard a live wish fulfilment at an austin show. maye just hallucinations?

1) Skip Tracer
2) Hoarfrost
3) Genetic
4) Karenlogy / Karen Koltrane
5) NYC Ghosts and flowers
6) Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson)
7) Walking Blue
8) Saucer-like
9) Mote
10) Pipeline/Kill time

Have listened to the new LP at least a dozen times now, and this is really enjoyable. Don't let it be a one-off and make it a "Teenager of The year" pretty please. Kthx.

Uhh....I believe everything here is good.


I'd like to really focus on Skip Tracer, Saucer-Like, and Karen Koltrane. That is all.

Karen Revisited
Wish Fulfillment
Skip Tracer
Hoarfoast
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Mote
Eric's Trip

idk

any list without Karenology is automatically invalid.

OK my list may be abit weird mostly because of the first 2...

1. The Bridge
2. Isolation (John Lennon)
3. In The Kingdom #14
4. Hoarfrost
5. Mote
6. I Dream A Dream
7. Hey Joni
8. Pipeline/Killtime
9. Skip Tracer
10. NYC Ghosts & Flowers

Damn it 10 is tough! shit it has to be 11 to include Karenology!

I'd like to have some of your drugs:
http://www.google.com/search?q=wish+fulfilment+site%3Asonicyouth.com%2Fm ustang

Are you sure it was Sonic Youth and not Lee solo? I'm almost positive I saw Lee perform this solo. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was at the 4/1/99 show.

Hey Joni
Genetic
Eric's Trip
Skip Tracer
Karen Revisited
Wish Fulfillment
Saucer-Like
Karen Koltrane
In The Kingdom #19
Hoarfrost

[quote=Bakesalee
1) Wish Fulfillment - I can't believe this wasn't played live. [/QUOTE]

Wow, I didn't realize that. He's just gonna have to work up a kick-ass version for this band to play on tour.

The other lists speak to me as it is so I want to mention some songs that did not make it into the lists although Lee has a large part in writing all Sonic Youth music... some of these do feature Lee vocals. :) I could list many but i will only list a few in case anyone else is interested in making a favorite Lee music even if not officially a Lee song list. : ) it is kind of a messy list, apologies.

Antenna
Silver Rocket / Trilogy / Sprawl+Cross the Breeze
Ghost Bitch / Hallowe'en / Flower
Becuz / The Diamond Sea
Hits of Sunshine / Female Mechanic / Wildflower Soul
Xpressway / Shadow of a Doubt / Marylin Moore
New Hampshire / Peace Attack / Pattern Recognition
Catholic Block / White Cross / PCH / Beauty Lies in the Eye
and....
NYC Ghosts and Flowers / Murray Street just in general needed Lee just as much they needed Jim to be as masterful as they are! Lee's futurism and exploration mixed with O'Rourke's well-honed creative pallete was and still is a once in a lifetime.