who thought....

fluxequalsrad · 03.08.2007, 12:59 PM

Expirimental Jet Set was gonna be the best Sonic Youth record after hearing Winner's Blues + Bull in the Heather + first 20 seconds of Starfield Road?

ehn?

screamingskull · 03.08.2007, 01:02 PM

ahem it is the best, says screaming skull!

naa, its not that bad really, sweet shine is the most beautiful song Kim has ever written i love it.
i prefer EJST&NS to dirty, a thousand leaves, nyc ghosts & flowers and sonic nurse

GrungeMonkey · 03.08.2007, 04:13 PM

I really like it actually, I bought it fairly recently, don't know if I like it more than dirty. But its definately much better than many people give it credit for. I really like Self Obsessed and Sexee. And the aforementioned first three tracks...

kat~topia · 03.08.2007, 05:00 PM

i adore the entire album!!! winners blues is such an amazing way to start off an album...but yea, i just love the whole entire album...

the ikara cult · 03.08.2007, 05:12 PM

Ive been getting into it recently, its been my most ignored album thus far.
Self Obsessed and Sexxee and Winners Blues are really good!

the ikara cult · 03.08.2007, 05:14 PM

Actually my dad got me The Japanese Import of this album for my birthday... doesnt contain any Bonus tracks or anything, all it has is a nice obi strip thing and a lyrics insert... ah bless he tried. He did find me the Demonlover soundtrack last Xmas though so his efforts are applauded.

Bal · 03.08.2007, 05:30 PM

Kims songs are sooooo good on ejstans!
All of them!
i think many people dont like it cause it doesnt have a Lee song... theyre to snobby

fluxequalsrad · 03.08.2007, 06:17 PM

Skink is amazing. Really cool and down low and the production soars during the 'kiss me on, kiss me on the lips,.' part.

I like the whole album better then Dirty. Androgynous Mind + Quest for the Cup are a little lacking...but thats ok

You gotta love that Butch Vig mixing.

Danny Himself · 03.08.2007, 06:47 PM

I don't understand why people wail on this album so much. It's one of my favorite records by SY. 'Starfield Road' and 'Bone' are PERFECT noisefuckers, and 'Winners Blues' and 'Sweet Shine' are beautiful little ditties. Thurston's little 'psychic hearts' tunes can sound like filler on the first listen but the more you listen to the album the more they seem right.

Green Magnesium · 03.08.2007, 08:26 PM

Bone, Sweet Shine and Bull In the Heather are three of Kim's best songs IMO. I dunno, I have a love-hate relationship with Thurston's tunes on this one... Winner's Blues, Starfield Road, and Screaming Skull are the only ones I seem to consitently enjoy.

finding nobody · 03.08.2007, 09:06 PM

I got the idea it would be very different. Not better

RanaldoNecro · 03.08.2007, 09:44 PM

Its a great album...I don't even consider it to be a dud.

aaronalive · 03.08.2007, 10:54 PM

Its one of my favorite sonic youth records. I'm not sure how anyone doesn't feel that its great. The first 5 or 6 songs are just perfect. Overall its a great listen.

noumenal · 03.08.2007, 10:57 PM

It's all about Tokyo Eye.

val-holla-ing · 03.09.2007, 12:05 AM

probably my least favorite album of theirs. some good songs are on it, but on the whole, it's pretty weak.

Magic Wheel Memory · 03.09.2007, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by screamingskull

ahem it is the best, says screaming skull!

naa, its not that bad really, sweet shine is the most beautiful song Kim has ever written i love it.
i prefer EJST&NS to dirty, a thousand leaves, nyc ghosts & flowers and sonic nurse

If you like Sweet Shine, then check out "The Dream's Dream" by Television.

Magic Wheel Memory · 03.09.2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by finding nobody

I got the idea it would be very different. Not better

Different, for sure. That record might just be the greatest stylistic change in SY's history. Before Experimental, most of their music was based on thick, dense guitar. (I'm not aware of any difference between "thick" and "dense", but one adjective didn't seem like enough.) With Experimental, there was suddenly quite a bit of open space and quiet. At first, I found it a bit disappointing, but it grew on me. Can't say it's one of my favorites, but still very good.

krastian · 03.09.2007, 02:10 AM

Doctors Orders!!

Dead-Air · 03.09.2007, 02:56 AM

I like it, but I have always felt they were being too consciously "indie-rock" on it. They name-checked Guided By Voices constantly when they put it out, and that's sort of what it reminds me of too. Some of the songs, I really wish they had finished them, because they seem like great sketches waiting for the full Sonic Youth treatment.

Consequently, Washing Machine will always be one of my favorite albums, because I think it represents the point where they stopped trying to be "indie rock" like Jet Set or "grunge" like Dirty and just got down to being Sonic Youth in all their glory. "The Diamond Sea" and the title track being the ultimate examples.

Bal · 03.09.2007, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magic Wheel Memory

If you like Sweet Shine, then check out "The Dream's Dream" by Television.

yeah someone else posted (maybe it was even you) earlier that these songs are similiar in a way..
i dont think thats true but both songs are amazing.

03.08.2007, 12:59 PM	#1
fluxequalsrad stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 442	Expirimental Jet Set was gonna be the best Sonic Youth record after hearing Winner's Blues + Bull in the Heather + first 20 seconds of Starfield Road? ehn?
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	ahem it is the best, says screaming skull! naa, its not that bad really, sweet shine is the most beautiful song Kim has ever written i love it. i prefer EJST&NS to dirty, a thousand leaves, nyc ghosts & flowers and sonic nurse
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GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	I really like it actually, I bought it fairly recently, don't know if I like it more than dirty. But its definately much better than many people give it credit for. I really like Self Obsessed and Sexee. And the aforementioned first three tracks...
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03.08.2007, 05:00 PM	#4
kat~topia little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: in my head Posts: 45	i adore the entire album!!! winners blues is such an amazing way to start off an album...but yea, i just love the whole entire album... __________________ Love has come to stay in all the way its gonna stay forever and every day it feels like a wish coming true it feels like an angel dreaming of you...
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the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	Ive been getting into it recently, its been my most ignored album thus far. Self Obsessed and Sexxee and Winners Blues are really good!
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the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	Actually my dad got me The Japanese Import of this album for my birthday... doesnt contain any Bonus tracks or anything, all it has is a nice obi strip thing and a lyrics insert... ah bless he tried. He did find me the Demonlover soundtrack last Xmas though so his efforts are applauded.
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Bal the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Budapest city Posts: 1,011	Kims songs are sooooo good on ejstans! All of them! i think many people dont like it cause it doesnt have a Lee song... theyre to snobby __________________
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03.08.2007, 06:17 PM	#8
fluxequalsrad stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 442	Skink is amazing. Really cool and down low and the production soars during the 'kiss me on, kiss me on the lips,.' part. I like the whole album better then Dirty. Androgynous Mind + Quest for the Cup are a little lacking...but thats ok You gotta love that Butch Vig mixing.
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03.08.2007, 06:47 PM	#9
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I don't understand why people wail on this album so much. It's one of my favorite records by SY. 'Starfield Road' and 'Bone' are PERFECT noisefuckers, and 'Winners Blues' and 'Sweet Shine' are beautiful little ditties. Thurston's little 'psychic hearts' tunes can sound like filler on the first listen but the more you listen to the album the more they seem right.
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03.08.2007, 08:26 PM	#10
Green Magnesium 100% Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A House Like a Lotus Posts: 809	Bone, Sweet Shine and Bull In the Heather are three of Kim's best songs IMO. I dunno, I have a love-hate relationship with Thurston's tunes on this one... Winner's Blues, Starfield Road, and Screaming Skull are the only ones I seem to consitently enjoy.
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finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	I got the idea it would be very different. Not better
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03.08.2007, 09:44 PM	#12
RanaldoNecro expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of The Squirrel Posts: 1,481	Its a great album...I don't even consider it to be a dud.
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03.08.2007, 10:54 PM	#13
aaronalive little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	Its one of my favorite sonic youth records. I'm not sure how anyone doesn't feel that its great. The first 5 or 6 songs are just perfect. Overall its a great listen. __________________ Cheap lips, soft eyes, lost in the most blinding lights
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03.08.2007, 10:57 PM	#14
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855	It's all about Tokyo Eye.
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val-holla-ing invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: baton rouge. the 225, big raggedy. Posts: 2,731	probably my least favorite album of theirs. some good songs are on it, but on the whole, it's pretty weak. __________________ please do not misconstrue the previous statement as an invitation for same sex relations or as negative towards anyone of another sexuality. -cam'ron (formerly "no homo")
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krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Doctors Orders!! __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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03.09.2007, 02:56 AM	#19
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I like it, but I have always felt they were being too consciously "indie-rock" on it. They name-checked Guided By Voices constantly when they put it out, and that's sort of what it reminds me of too. Some of the songs, I really wish they had finished them, because they seem like great sketches waiting for the full Sonic Youth treatment. Consequently, Washing Machine will always be one of my favorite albums, because I think it represents the point where they stopped trying to be "indie rock" like Jet Set or "grunge" like Dirty and just got down to being Sonic Youth in all their glory. "The Diamond Sea" and the title track being the ultimate examples. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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