Why is NYCG&F regarded as one of their best? - Page 4

bloodcrystallisetosand · 05.21.2009, 06:48 AM

cheers man

i'd forgotten about that white noise lp, it's awesome, side 2 is sheer terror. you'd never guess it was a mild-mannered middle class english woman doing the proto-tago-mago-stockhausen tape manipulation freakout shit wouldja?

05.21.2009, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by [Sandbag]

because it's like a book of poems with music

couldnt agree more...
its like the perfect example for books who sound like what they are about. again: stunning piece of art.

and somehow I think it sounds like it looks: white, bright, sunny and at the same time dark.

nicfit · 05.21.2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by al shabbray

and somehow I think it sounds like it looks: white, bright, sunny and at the same time dark.

check my post in a previous page, do the "images" I describe work for you?
I'm serious about this.

05.21.2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

check my post in a previous page, do the "images" I describe work for you?
I'm serious about this.

I totally feel what you are meaning with this picture, buuut the picture itself does look a little bit too...warm?!
the white picture with the bitmapped/pixelated face I so much adore from you, looks like NYG&F sounds!!!!!

its a mixture of these kind of pics with a lot of plain white and pictures of the sky/clouds where the sunlight is breaking through. I agree with you description!
I hope you get what I am trying to say

summer · 05.21.2009, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bloodcrystallisetosand

also i bet it pissed geffen right off when it got dropped to them to try and promote - wierdest record ever put out by a major label?

I don't know. I think Mr. Bungle's self-titled has NYCG&F beat on that level.

nicfit · 05.21.2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by al shabbray

buuut the picture itself does look a little bit too...warm?!

YES!
I wanted a more "algid" one but couldn't find it. less saturated colours and a kinda less "busy" image would have worked better.
let's do our secret handshake to celebrate our common imagery semantics!

05.21.2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

YES!
I wanted a more "algid" one but couldn't find it. less saturated colours and a kinda less "busy" image would have worked better.
let's do our secret handshake to celebrate our common imagery semantics!

YES!!!
*handshakeALOT*
thats exactly what I was trying to say about that picture, but with more words

hahahah

afterthefact · 05.21.2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by summer

Like I'm genuinely interested. I've never seen the appeal in it. Only thing I ever hear on it is "the title track is Lee's best song", yet that song kind of bores me. What is it about the album that you enjoy, for anyone who is in love with it?

Ha, I was just about to post about this being my favorite album at the moment.

Free City Rhymes is the only song that I could do without. I don't dislike it; I'm just not usually feeling it.

I hate to be redundant, but the title track is the best. The freakin' climax almost makes me climax, if you catch my drift. And I think you do.

05.21.2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodcrystallisetosand

cheers man

i'd forgotten about that white noise lp, it's awesome, side 2 is sheer terror. you'd never guess it was a mild-mannered middle class english woman doing the proto-tago-mago-stockhausen tape manipulation freakout shit wouldja?

that record is a masterpiece.

MARKJONES · 05.28.2009, 03:26 PM

NYC Ghosts & Flowers are for those who just want to listen to something refreshing and different.

And that's exactly why this album rocks.

cagedbird · 06.15.2009, 01:31 PM

i like the argument that NYCG&F is a nice transition from ATL to Murray Street. We should all pause and think about presence, place and poetry. Wherever we are.

Newfoundland · 06.21.2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SonicBebs

i think the whole album would be amazing instrumental

i love it like it is but i think it would be more powerful with just the music

There is a bootleg i found called"Live 1999 Seattle 05/09: Bumbershoot" that is pretty much the whole album instrumentally..

mysonichaircut · 06.21.2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Newfoundland

There is a bootleg i found called"Live 1999 Seattle 05/09: Bumbershoot" that is pretty much the whole album instrumentally..

is it lossless and sbd? and if so, could you share it - please?

Newfoundland · 06.21.2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mysonichaircut

is it lossless and sbd? and if so, could you share it - please?

You find it here : http://www.freewebs.com/sonikyouth/ under "Live" along with alot of other stuff. But most of you probably know the page?

chrome noise tape · 06.21.2009, 04:46 PM

Newfoundland · 06.21.2009, 04:57 PM

SonicBebs · 06.22.2009, 07:30 AM

thats pretty awsome, but
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Newfoundland · 06.22.2009, 07:34 AM

Hmm, weird.. The site works for me.

chicka · 01.16.2010, 11:23 AM

Just tried the site it said "file not found". What a shame as I am one of those who loves this album. Right from the get go. The last few minutes of the title song are the best interwoven guitar riffs the two of them have ever produced imo.

chicka · 01.16.2010, 11:36 AM

http://sonicyouth.utkonos.org/lossle...05.aud.flac16/

I found the seattle show of NYC Ghosts and Flowers at this location and it seems I'm downloading the files as flac files

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bloodcrystallisetosand bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 121	cheers man i'd forgotten about that white noise lp, it's awesome, side 2 is sheer terror. you'd never guess it was a mild-mannered middle class english woman doing the proto-tago-mago-stockhausen tape manipulation freakout shit wouldja?
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MARKJONES empty page Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27	NYC Ghosts & Flowers are for those who just want to listen to something refreshing and different. And that's exactly why this album rocks.
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cagedbird the destroyed room Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mid-Manhattan Library Posts: 567	i like the argument that NYCG&F is a nice transition from ATL to Murray Street. We should all pause and think about presence, place and poetry. Wherever we are.
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chrome noise tape the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Making The Nature Scene Posts: 935
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Newfoundland bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 148	???
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06.22.2009, 07:30 AM	#77
SonicBebs expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,680	thats pretty awsome, but Network Error (tcp_error) A communication error occurred: "Operation timed out" The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time. For assistance, contact your network support team. "
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06.22.2009, 07:34 AM	#78
Newfoundland bad moon rising Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 148	Hmm, weird.. The site works for me.
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01.16.2010, 11:23 AM	#79
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	Just tried the site it said "file not found". What a shame as I am one of those who loves this album. Right from the get go. The last few minutes of the title song are the best interwoven guitar riffs the two of them have ever produced imo. __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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01.16.2010, 11:36 AM	#80
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	http://sonicyouth.utkonos.org/lossle...05.aud.flac16/ I found the seattle show of NYC Ghosts and Flowers at this location and it seems I'm downloading the files as flac files __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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