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Old 03.09.2009, 06:25 PM   #161
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I saw it before you!

perhaps, but i am sure he knew before even SY did!!! this is how far this man's connections reach....
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Old 03.10.2009, 03:28 PM   #162
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I haven't enjoyed what I've heard so far, though I've only heard samples. Still nothing on The Eternal grabs me yet, I have to say. And the cover art is junk.
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Old 03.10.2009, 04:56 PM   #163
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though I've only heard samples.
um man i'm sorry but i think sy never used samples in the past so i don't see why they would now those clips are obviously real live guitars, not sampled guitars lolwtfbbq
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Old 03.10.2009, 05:04 PM   #164
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Old 03.11.2009, 12:44 AM   #165
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Old 03.11.2009, 09:45 AM   #166
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also has anybody pointed out that the bassline on mars - or whatever it's called now sounds like Radioheads Bodysnatchers was it?
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Old 03.14.2009, 05:09 AM   #167
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Very trippy stuff there. I kind of like it. "No Way" kind of reminds me of Thurston's solo tunes. But I predict it won't be everyone's cup of tea. Some are gonna love it, some are gonna hate it.
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Old 03.14.2009, 08:00 AM   #168
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as always in case of sonics.
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Old 03.15.2009, 02:29 AM   #169
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21st Century Dirty sounds fun as an idea. But we will see, won't we?
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Old 03.15.2009, 02:37 AM   #170
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The response lyrics like "we did not fade from noise meditation," "it's not a quiet meditation," etc. are kind of weird.
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Old 03.26.2009, 06:36 AM   #171
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after SENSATIONAL FIX the exhibition comes THE ETERNAL the album


the youth are back – and very inspired, i must say!

leaving geffen records – basically because the major label was not beneficial nor harmful for the band – to record their first album for indie landmark label matador might have been debit to the freedom with which sonic youth attack the material on ‘the eternal’. there’s a teaser of the record made for newsweek that condenses the 56’34” album in 2'34" of sonic sound, which in itself is a great collage in the spirit of likes such as john cage, but doesn’t give you a real clue about the album’s content. receiving my promo copy yesterday unravelled the mystery of the teaser for me. here’s a first reaction to what my ears fed my brain listening to the album in its entirety.

the first song, ‘sacred trickster’, opens with atonal sonic chord strokes that go over in an up-tempo rocking song with kim chanting as a first line “i want you to levitate me...”. what a start! it’s straightforwardness in just 2’11” is contrasted by the following song, 'anti-orgasm' (6’08”), which already showcases new developments in the band’s sound explored on the album: the focus on the use of vocals and vocal harmonies combined with the bass back up that mark ibold provides. kim and thurston or kim, lee and thurston sing verses and/or choruses together or phrases in answer to each other on much of the album, and the three vocalists are further present with back up vox and harmonies. this may sound scary to hardcore SY fans, but it really adds great richness to the songs and opens up the possibilities first explored in 1987 in ‘cotton crown’.

beautiful dual-guitar sonic soundscapes are poured out over us in songs such as ‘antenna’ (6’13”), ‘malibu gas station’ (5’39”), lee’s ‘walkin blue’ (5’21”), or the 9’43” end song ‘massage the history’. ‘thunderclap for bobby pyn’ is a punky thurston sung 2’39” elegy for darby crash (aka bobby pyn), co-founder of the germs, who committed suicide in 1980. lee’s ‘what we know’ (3’54”) last phrase is: ‘that’s what we know about us’. Well, they know, but for the fans there’s a whole lot to explore and get to know about SY on ‘the eternal’!

it would be my democratic belief that each and everyone of you should be able to listen to this great album right now as well, but unfortunately that is not yet possible. why not post it online? well, it’s also my belief that artists should get paid for their work, so in nowadays download culture i’d buy the official download offer from matador, already available on 28 april instead of 9 june, the release date for the double vinyl or cd.
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Old 03.26.2009, 06:42 AM   #172
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This is your review ofthe album?
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Old 03.26.2009, 06:51 AM   #173
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Nope, his review is in this thread : http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=6857
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Old 03.28.2009, 01:41 AM   #174
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...c_preview_june

Sonic Youth The Eternal 6/9 Sonic Youth's 16th studio album is their most diverse set of tunes in more than a decade, ranging from melodic rock & roll ("Antenna") to experimental noise assaults ("Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn") to nine-minute-plus acoustic-tinged reveries ("Massage the History"). "Our last few records were super-song-oriented," says guitarist Thurston Moore. "With this one, I thought we should do more avant-garde rock & roll." Pavement bassist Mark Ibold has joined the band, freeing up Kim Gordon to play more guitar and to sing; on the Britney Spears tribute "Malibu Gas Station," she howls, "The breasts are bangin'/Abdominal master."
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Old 03.28.2009, 01:47 AM   #175
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I can't wait till it comes out.
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Old 03.28.2009, 12:29 PM   #176
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Where can I just buy the whole deluxe she bang? I don't want to miss that Live LP.
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Old 03.29.2009, 08:18 PM   #177
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Old 03.31.2009, 01:41 AM   #178
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Old 03.31.2009, 02:39 AM   #179
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Old 03.31.2009, 02:54 PM   #180
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Wow, kind of late in the game I realize I was just trying to find some listens to some of the songs that are going to make The Eternal. I like what I've heard. I don't mind a combination of thier aggressive side combined with the more laid back stuff they've been doing lately. Hopefully it will be a little schizoprenhic in that sense, so far I like what I've heard.
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