Best Song On Eternal

duderanchnurse · 04.28.2009, 06:37 PM

sorry for calming the snake and no way but hey 10 choices, and reading yr comments these are the weakest yet

i'll go with walkin blue

with malibu right behind
and massage and orgasm

summer · 04.28.2009, 06:39 PM

Well.. that made no sense. I would say my favorite is "Malibu" or "Anti-Orgasm"

duderanchnurse · 04.28.2009, 06:40 PM

are you always this positive

?

summer · 04.28.2009, 06:44 PM

Oh! I understand it now, sorry. You had to omit those two songs from the poll. Alright.

marleypumpkin · 04.28.2009, 06:46 PM

I'm digging Poison Arrow a lot. A real departure from the normal SY rock pattern. I still think it sounds a lot like Pavement, which I love.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.28.2009, 06:46 PM

There is a 10 option limit. I love No Way and Calming the Snake. I wouldn't say either was one of the best though, so I'm ok with them being omitted.

dionysusundone · 04.28.2009, 08:23 PM

I think Antenna is my fav so far after two listens, Thunderclap is my least fav, hasn't done it for me yet.

automatic bzooty · 04.28.2009, 08:26 PM

antenna.
or what we know.
or massage the history.
... i don't know yet.

samuel · 04.28.2009, 08:31 PM

Walkin Blue
is beautiful

Kuwa_Slayne · 04.28.2009, 08:32 PM

Really digging Antenna. It's pretty straightforward, but it's really lifting me.

atsonicpark · 04.28.2009, 08:32 PM

Neongod · 04.28.2009, 08:42 PM

Massage The History gets better with every listen.

exploding plastic candle · 04.28.2009, 08:44 PM

Malibu Gas Station made the album for me, at first I wasn't too impressed but from then on, including repeat listens, it has been great. something clicked with that song I guess

canabero · 04.28.2009, 09:14 PM

why can't we vote for Calming the snake or no way?

pantophobia · 04.28.2009, 11:31 PM

Massage the History

listening to it for the second time, again i get chills i have never gotten from a Sonic Youth song before, i have been listening to them now nearly 10 years, and never has one of their songs stuck out so much, let alone in the first two listens

it is a total group effort too, Kim's quivering voice, with Thurston's acoustic organics and Lee just ghostly with his echoed slide especially at the 2:40 mark when both Kim's voice cracking and Lee hitting his highest notes as Steve is the lighthouse keeps the ship on course

i don't know much about the back story of the lyrics or title, but it's is unintentionally (intentionally?) appropriate when you consider yes that this song reminds you of Golden Blue, the outro has the tone of Shadow of a Doubt, Kim even sings "All the money is gone" a line lifted all the way back 27 years ago from "I dreamed I dream", and a little after taste of Sweet Shine for good measure

even even with all that, it's still so completely original in it's approach melding voice and guitar in complete frailty that makes me shudder in a way that very few songs have done to me personally

ZEROpumpkins · 04.28.2009, 11:34 PM

True fans wait for the album to come out on CD.

alteredcourse · 04.28.2009, 11:38 PM

Poor you, missing out !

Theremin · 04.28.2009, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

True fans wait for the album to come out on CD.

Oh God, are we going to get that moronic holier-than-thou discussion even when they're actually streaming it themselves?

pantophobia · 04.28.2009, 11:44 PM

true fans wait until the band and label decide to "leak" a stream that as incentive to go purchase their pre-orders, instead of waiting for the inevitable pirated leak away where they get no cash from

a damn good business plan

alteredcourse · 04.29.2009, 12:00 AM

uh oh

View Poll Results: what is yr fave off the eternal
sacred trickster	5	3.65%
anti orgasm	22	16.06%
leaky lifeboat	5	3.65%
antenna	21	15.33%
what we know	12	8.76%
poison arrow	5	3.65%
malibu gas station	17	12.41%
thunderclap for bobby pyn	3	2.19%
walkin blue	19	13.87%
massage the history	28	20.44%
Voters: 137. You may not vote on this poll

04.28.2009, 06:37 PM	#1
duderanchnurse bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 172	sorry for calming the snake and no way but hey 10 choices, and reading yr comments these are the weakest yet i'll go with walkin blue with malibu right behind and massage and orgasm
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04.28.2009, 06:39 PM	#2
summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	Well.. that made no sense. I would say my favorite is "Malibu" or "Anti-Orgasm" __________________
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04.28.2009, 06:40 PM	#3
duderanchnurse bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 172	are you always this positive ?
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04.28.2009, 06:44 PM	#4
summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	Oh! I understand it now, sorry. You had to omit those two songs from the poll. Alright. __________________
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04.28.2009, 06:46 PM	#5
marleypumpkin invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,193	I'm digging Poison Arrow a lot. A real departure from the normal SY rock pattern. I still think it sounds a lot like Pavement, which I love. __________________ "It takes 2 fingers to make the peace sign. Just like it takes 2 people to make love. When you go like this , you're jerking off." -George Carlin
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04.28.2009, 06:46 PM	#6
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	There is a 10 option limit. I love No Way and Calming the Snake. I wouldn't say either was one of the best though, so I'm ok with them being omitted.
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04.28.2009, 08:23 PM	#7
dionysusundone the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 871	I think Antenna is my fav so far after two listens, Thunderclap is my least fav, hasn't done it for me yet. __________________ -James
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04.28.2009, 08:26 PM	#8
automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	antenna. or what we know. or massage the history. ... i don't know yet.
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04.28.2009, 08:31 PM	#9
samuel the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,173	Walkin Blue is beautiful
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04.28.2009, 08:32 PM	#10
Kuwa_Slayne bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Under Your Bed Posts: 186	Really digging Antenna. It's pretty straightforward, but it's really lifting me. __________________ When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life.
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04.28.2009, 08:32 PM	#11
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	__________________
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04.28.2009, 08:42 PM	#12
Neongod the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 549	Massage The History gets better with every listen. __________________ "Það besta sem Guð hefur skapað er nýr dagur."
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04.28.2009, 08:44 PM	#13
exploding plastic candle children of satan Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 288	Malibu Gas Station made the album for me, at first I wasn't too impressed but from then on, including repeat listens, it has been great. something clicked with that song I guess
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04.28.2009, 09:14 PM	#14
canabero children of satan Join Date: May 2008 Location: hualquiyork, chile Posts: 314	why can't we vote for Calming the snake or no way? __________________ sonic youth videos anyone? canabero-sonico.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/canabero
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04.28.2009, 11:31 PM	#15
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	Massage the History listening to it for the second time, again i get chills i have never gotten from a Sonic Youth song before, i have been listening to them now nearly 10 years, and never has one of their songs stuck out so much, let alone in the first two listens it is a total group effort too, Kim's quivering voice, with Thurston's acoustic organics and Lee just ghostly with his echoed slide especially at the 2:40 mark when both Kim's voice cracking and Lee hitting his highest notes as Steve is the lighthouse keeps the ship on course i don't know much about the back story of the lyrics or title, but it's is unintentionally (intentionally?) appropriate when you consider yes that this song reminds you of Golden Blue, the outro has the tone of Shadow of a Doubt, Kim even sings "All the money is gone" a line lifted all the way back 27 years ago from "I dreamed I dream", and a little after taste of Sweet Shine for good measure even even with all that, it's still so completely original in it's approach melding voice and guitar in complete frailty that makes me shudder in a way that very few songs have done to me personally
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04.28.2009, 11:34 PM	#16
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	True fans wait for the album to come out on CD. __________________
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04.28.2009, 11:38 PM	#17
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	Poor you, missing out !
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04.28.2009, 11:44 PM	#19
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	true fans wait until the band and label decide to "leak" a stream that as incentive to go purchase their pre-orders, instead of waiting for the inevitable pirated leak away where they get no cash from a damn good business plan
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04.29.2009, 12:00 AM	#20
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	uh oh
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