[nancykitten]

Blonde Redhead are total Sonic Youth knock-off. I do like them though.

[ember]

Deerhunter. Critics love them for their 'innovative and experimental' sound. But the first thing I thought when I heard them was: early Sonic Youth. http://www.myspace.com/deerhunter

[notyourfiend]

So many! But yeah, the obvious Pavement, Unwound, Polvo...

[ZEROpumpkins]

Originally Posted by kenning

I think most bands influenced by Sonic Youth know better than to imitate their sound. It's more the spirit of the thing. I think Kim Gordon's influence on Bikini Kill and other grrrl bands is huge. My Bloody Valentine were clearly listening to American bands like Husker Du and Sonic Youth when they transformed from a twee pop act into their beloved shoegaze combo. The post-rock scene owes a lot to them. Nirvana, Mudhoney, and a bunch of other "grunge" bands.

The most? My Bloody Valentine, without Sonic Youth, would sound a lot more like Zen Arcade than they already do.

I like this post, especially the first sentence.

I'd also like to say that using alternate tunings is not ripping off SY, they don't hold copyright over that. I personally think that alternate tunings create infinitely more possibilities with guitar music than standard tuning. I think it was Lee who said something along the lines of "When you play a guitar in standard tuning, things sound pretty...well...standard"

[auto-aim]

Originally Posted by sy2004

funny, some informed me about this one not so long ago somewhere else

Played with them a while ago - weird that they're taking off. they were fun. one of the guys was in a great band called pest exhibition i think, i never got to check them out live though.

In regards to Action Beat