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Old 04.23.2008, 02:02 AM   #61
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steve is extremely cool! he put up with a lot of badgering on my teenage behalf (for the sake of compiling information to eventually build the sonicology, of course, though he probably didn't realize it at the time) and was always really tolerating of my insane questions. i'm still embarassed whenever i see him (happened to stay in the same hotel as the band when thurston played seattle last october, ran into him in the lobby!), but he will always rock. one of my favorite drummers after all these years, his 'thousand leaves' era kit was so cool to watch/hear him play. and, to make this my third mention of 'psychic hearts', his drumming on that album is really fucking cool too.

i have a bunch of pix of steve's kit circa 2006 on my gear site if anyone hasn't seen them: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/eq/ -- click 'steve'
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Old 04.23.2008, 02:04 AM   #62
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steve is a really good drummer. he looks like harry potter. after july 25th he will be the only member who has not reached the age of 50.
that's about all there is to say about this fine young man.
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Old 04.23.2008, 06:17 AM   #63
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When I took a friend to see them a few years ago in Newtown, he thought the best thing about them was Steve ("He's a bloody good drummer!") but he felt that the others were just going through the motions.
I went to a Daydream Nation show with a friend who doesn't like Sonic Youth. He was really impressed with Steve's drumming (especially during Eric's Trip) and that he looked like Harry Potter. But he didn't like the other members of SY because of the things they did with their guitars.
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Old 05.11.2008, 02:09 AM   #64
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I went to a Daydream Nation show with a friend who doesn't like Sonic Youth. He was really impressed with Steve's drumming (especially during Eric's Trip) and that he looked like Harry Potter. But he didn't like the other members of SY because of the things they did with their guitars.

Thats cause he rocks ... and as nice as mary poppins as well
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Old 05.11.2008, 02:19 AM   #65
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I deeply admire his style, especially on SYR 1+2, WM and ATL.
On these releases, he drums with subtelty it blows my mind.
Am i the only one to notice that shift in style, like it's more jazz-oriented, there are more details.

When u watch EPKs he looks like a polite soldier in the studio but he also gave a straight NO NO when the band said "Murray Street" was going to be called " Street sauce"
well done, good for him, no?
"Street sauce" sounds like a GZA LP title, he he
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Old 05.11.2008, 01:09 PM   #66
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It is amazing how much a smaller man, (Ie. not a Kenny Arnoff or muscle dude) can pound out such amazing rhythms...

Much to the chagrin of some of my friends, I actually like "Ringo style" drumming. As in no frills...

The beginning of "Unmade Bed" is killer along with many other Steve moments
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Old 05.11.2008, 04:58 PM   #67
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i love this man. he can do no wrong. he completes sonic youth. long live steve.
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Old 05.13.2008, 09:03 PM   #68
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hes so fuckin good, a good, solid drummer that knows exactly when and where and what to play
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Old 05.13.2008, 11:42 PM   #69
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he is playing very simple but he is useing all percusion and thats what is the best. he is usualy playing simple rythmes but not only on hi hat Bass Drum and Snare Drum. this whats is the most importend. he is the best for sonics...
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Old 05.14.2008, 09:41 AM   #70
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Steve only sounds "simple" on the more recent and expansive music that soic youth has done. steve's drumming on sister, saydream, goo, and dirty is balls out fucking MONSTER drumming. pounding the skins like a goddamn mad man.

I also love how in most sonic youth videos steve is shown reading something, like he cannot be bothereed to participate in the video process! LOVE IT!

plus he signed my shirt.


when sonic youth played Houston about 3 years ago we went outside after the show and waited with around 30 other people for any sonic members to come out and we saw steve (about 100 feet away bu the backstage door) andthe securituy guysacted like he wanted to be escorted to their bus so they started to make a ring around him to "protect" him fromnus the fans, and we were all yelling "steve!" and he grabbed a security guard, pointed at us and (to read his body language) sdaid something to trhe effect of "those are my people"
and came over and talked to everyone and signed everything and wa a fucking great goddamn rock star in my eyez.
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Old 05.14.2008, 01:07 PM   #71
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Steve is the man he's the one that holds it all together.
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Old 05.14.2008, 01:15 PM   #72
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Well,

Obviously he is very dedicated to the band and to music in general. It re-assuring to see a non-flashy white man achieve succes in the entertainment industry!

Which has some many press attention seeking hounds and crass individuals...
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Old 05.14.2008, 04:39 PM   #73
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i dont think hes simple, everything about the sonics is pretty complex
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Old 05.14.2008, 04:49 PM   #74
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It'd be awesome if the Crucifucks got back together for a little bit.
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Old 05.14.2008, 11:40 PM   #75
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It'd be awesome if the Crucifucks got back together for a little bit.

sonic youth should've taken them out as the opening band on the daydream nation tour and the crucifucks could've played their entire first album while the sonics played daydream nation.
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Old 05.15.2008, 05:54 AM   #76
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It'd be awesome if the Crucifucks got back together for a little bit.

That strikes me as a very weird desire, but to each his own I guess.
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Old 05.15.2008, 09:36 AM   #77
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steve, as he was a member of the crucifucks, gave the band the direct link to hardcore of which they were all enamored with, and is probably one of the main reason they started to make real pop songs instead of remaining a noise rock band.
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Old 05.20.2008, 10:32 AM   #78
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steve, as he was a member of the crucifucks, gave the band the direct link to hardcore of which they were all enamored with, and is probably one of the main reason they started to make real pop songs instead of remaining a noise rock band.

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Old 05.20.2008, 10:38 AM   #79
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so hardcore punk is somehow a prerequisite for pop music? that makes no sense!
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...he grabbed a security guard, pointed at us and (to read his body language) sdaid something to trhe effect of "those are my people"...

HAHA. I actually lol'd.
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