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Such a shame. I listened to Evol tonight, twice through, and loved every minute of it. It was such a bold statement for the band that transcended everything rock music was supposed to be with Bad Moon Rising to follow up with such a strong pop album! They shook up everything that everyone might have perceived them as, and definitely knew not to mess with perfection by trying a "Bad Moon II" approach. After you've nailed it with a piece of sonic perfection, best to hit the world with "Now for something completely different!" And they did, and it's a damn great pop album with stylistic references to every one from the VUs to Suicidal Tendencies and Brian Wilson and Kim Fowley all over the place. Great work, and all. But Bad Moon Rising is still the most perfect blend of post-punk and experimental Branca influenced symphonic guitar noise ever laid down in a sequence. The fact that on the Sonic Youth board so many people still don't get it and are voting for the record closest to Daydream Nation is a shame. I'll have to smoke another bowl and drink some more wine and eat some vanilla swiss almond to get over it.
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