I have listened The Eternal once now and I think it's great album. The feeling is bit same like in A Thousand Leaves but more up tempo stuff... It's a mix of A Thousand Leaves, Rather Ripped & Sonic Nurse.

Massage the History is perfect song to end this album.

best album since a thousand leaves

Hi everyone - just a note to say that we still have plenty of the vinyl bonus LP left, it isn't too late to sign up for Buy Early Get Now... second MP3 coming on June 2, vinyl LP plus exclusive limited poster with the album on June 9, and some special goodies AFTER that coming as well.

Preorder at your favorite record store, or direct from us:

http://www.matadorrecords.com/store/...catalog_id=365

Patrick / Matador

I haven't been here in a while, so I'm not up-to-date on the consensus and am relatively uninfluenced in my opinion, but I honestly think this is the best SY album since Dirty (barring EJS, because I think I'm the only one who loves that one). It has elements of Dirty, Washing Machine, ATL, and RR. Great stuff.

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May 13th, 2009 at 4:26 pm by Michael
To all of you devout Sonic Youth/Buy Early Get Now fanatics…
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wow- i just went to purchase the vinyl- $38.00 is a little much for 12 tracks.

where can i post that sy are still sucking?

how limited is the battery park LP?
because of this:
http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?rel...=1809143&ev=r2

hahahah, a little bit too much I think

I probably missed that, did I? just downloading:

Machine

'Machine' is an unreleased rehearsal jam recorded and mixed at Echo Canyon West at the beginning of rehearsals for 'The Eternal' in 2008.

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wow. maybe they should just release rehearsal stuff. I like it. this is proper SY machine!

I can't donwload it :(