Whats your favourite era of Sonic Youth? - Page 3

No Star · 02.26.2007, 01:32 PM

as if daydream nation is winning? cliche box or what!? heh, its dirty for me, i reckon they were at they'r most accessable and it got people involved etc, and they were generally just kooler, this however isn't my favourite era musically just i prefer the band how they were then. x

SonicSam · 02.26.2007, 07:03 PM

I'm gonna be predictable and say daydream nation, goo comes a very close 2nd, but the fact that it is grouped with dirty pretty much takes it out of the equation for me.

pantophobia · 02.26.2007, 07:14 PM

wow i thought i already posted but i guess not

i voted in the very extreme minority and picked Jet Set, because the question was Favorite Era, and the era of 1994 where they could not tour, and the album charted in the top 40 made it unique, and the amount of side projects blossomed

aaronalive · 03.07.2007, 02:18 AM

If I had to pick right now Id say "Sister"

Cantankerous · 03.07.2007, 02:42 AM

they started to get really good on EVOL and it spiralled out of control into sister and through daydream nation. daydream is their fucking magnum opus. of course most of their work is pretty genius save for NYCGF and jetset.

king_buzzo · 03.07.2007, 02:59 AM

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1. Sonic Youth/ Confusion is sex
2. Bad Moon Rising/ Evol/ Made In USA
3. Sister
4. Daydream Nation
5. Goo/ Dirty

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Tanzende Schauspieler · 03.07.2007, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

they started to get really good on EVOL and it spiralled out of control into sister and through daydream nation. daydream is their fucking magnum opus. of course most of their work is pretty genius save for NYCGF and jetset.

I'm with you on this one. since EVOL on, there was a number of landmark albums (especially in the 80s).

kat~topia · 03.07.2007, 05:32 PM

i picked experimental cause that was the first sonic youth album i ever owned & i still adore it...but my second choice would be goo/dirty...man it's hard to pick! i love every one of their albums...

GrungeMonkey · 03.08.2007, 04:19 PM

I have to go for Daydream Nation cos its my bible, but I really love their more recent stuff, from Washing Machine onwards really, the music is more subtle...

Blandkind · 03.09.2007, 07:50 AM

Bad moon rising/evol era. Gotta love the picture of them in the woods

contrelefuckingsexisme · 03.09.2007, 08:02 PM

right now it's the murray street / sonic nurse era.

Protectmeyou · 03.11.2007, 01:08 AM

evol era

prijateljice · 03.12.2007, 05:18 AM

they just keep getting on and on, better and better...

auto-aim · 03.12.2007, 09:50 AM

I went for Sonic Nurse/Murray Street - i was between that and Sister.

raging_nelly · 03.12.2007, 10:22 AM

My favourite era changes so often! It all depends on what I'm listening to at the moment.

Like, this time last week it was Daydream Nation with all the talk of the DDN shows in London. I listened to Daydream Nation constantly to get me 'prepared' even though it's like half a year off. I'll probably listen to it a lot again nearer the time. And before as well most probably.

Then it was Sister a few days later. Listenin' to it on various trips to and from college and deciding a really like the instumental passages on that album (and I still hold the fact that they may be the best instrumental bits in any of SY's songs).

Few days later, the Goo/Dirty era cos of Atari's Goo centred comp. lovin the noisyness of that era. Sonic Youth just didnt give a shit back then. I know what I mean when I say this, but they were almost 'immature.' Hard to explain but this is in no means a bad thing.

At the moment it's Murray Street/Sonic Nurse as that's what I have on my mp3 player at the moment. That era is probably one of my more favourite tho.

So yeah... I'm done...

GeneticKiss · 03.13.2007, 12:53 AM

I listen to Confusion Is Sex when I'm in the mood for harsh uneasy listening.

I listen to Bad Moon Rising when I want to hear sprawling chaos.

I listen to Evol, Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star, and Washing Machine when I want to hear a wide variety of moods, styles and textures.

I listen to Goo and Dirty when I wanna rock out with my cock out.

I listen to Sister, Daydream Nation, and Rather Ripped when I want to hear something weird yet perfectly accessible.

I listen to Murray Street and Sonic Nurse for deceptively mellow complexity.

I don't have A Thousand Leaves or NYC Ghosts and Flowers yet, but what I've heard of them makes me think I'd put ATL in with Sister's group and NYCG&F with Bad Moon Rising...

greenlight · 03.13.2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

I listen to Confusion Is Sex when I'm in the mood for harsh uneasy listening.

I listen to Bad Moon Rising when I want to hear sprawling chaos.

I listen to Evol, Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star, and Washing Machine when I want to hear a wide variety of moods, styles and textures.

I listen to Goo and Dirty when I wanna rock out with my cock out.

I listen to Sister, Daydream Nation, and Rather Ripped when I want to hear something weird yet perfectly accessible.

I listen to Murray Street and Sonic Nurse for deceptively mellow complexity.

I don't have A Thousand Leaves or NYC Ghosts and Flowers yet, but what I've heard of them makes me think I'd put ATL in with Sister's group and NYCG&F with Bad Moon Rising...

exactly, impossible to choose.

03.15.2007, 11:05 AM

I went for Experimental. It's the first thing I heard by them and It's still one of my favourite albums by anyone.

fluxequalsrad · 03.15.2007, 11:08 AM

Daydream Overation

HECKLER SPRAY · 03.15.2007, 11:11 AM

EVOL-Sister-Daydream Nation, the sacred trilogy.
I vote for Sister 'cause it's my favourite but I think those three albums can be linked.

View Poll Results: What's your favourite era of Sonic Youth?
Sonic Youth/ Confusion is Sex	4	3.60%
Bad Moon Rising/ Evol	19	17.12%
Sister	14	12.61%
Daydream Nation	30	27.03%
Goo/ Dirty	8	7.21%
Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star	5	4.50%
Washing Machine	6	5.41%
A Thousand Leaves/ NYC Ghosts & Flowers	10	9.01%
Murray Street/ Sonic Nurse	14	12.61%
Rather Ripped	1	0.90%
Voters: 111. You may not vote on this poll

02.26.2007, 01:32 PM	#41
No Star little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rotherham,England Posts: 83	as if daydream nation is winning? cliche box or what!? heh, its dirty for me, i reckon they were at they'r most accessable and it got people involved etc, and they were generally just kooler, this however isn't my favourite era musically just i prefer the band how they were then. x __________________ *"Whats comes first, the music or the words."*
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02.26.2007, 07:03 PM	#42
SonicSam children of satan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 269	I'm gonna be predictable and say daydream nation, goo comes a very close 2nd, but the fact that it is grouped with dirty pretty much takes it out of the equation for me. __________________
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02.26.2007, 07:14 PM	#43
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	wow i thought i already posted but i guess not i voted in the very extreme minority and picked Jet Set, because the question was Favorite Era, and the era of 1994 where they could not tour, and the album charted in the top 40 made it unique, and the amount of side projects blossomed
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03.07.2007, 02:18 AM	#44
aaronalive little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 42	If I had to pick right now Id say "Sister" __________________ Cheap lips, soft eyes, lost in the most blinding lights
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03.07.2007, 02:42 AM	#45
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	they started to get really good on EVOL and it spiralled out of control into sister and through daydream nation. daydream is their fucking magnum opus. of course most of their work is pretty genius save for NYCGF and jetset. __________________ RETIRED
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03.07.2007, 05:32 PM	#48
kat~topia little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: in my head Posts: 45	i picked experimental cause that was the first sonic youth album i ever owned & i still adore it...but my second choice would be goo/dirty...man it's hard to pick! i love every one of their albums... __________________ Love has come to stay in all the way its gonna stay forever and every day it feels like a wish coming true it feels like an angel dreaming of you...
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03.08.2007, 04:19 PM	#49
GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	I have to go for Daydream Nation cos its my bible, but I really love their more recent stuff, from Washing Machine onwards really, the music is more subtle...
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03.09.2007, 07:50 AM	#50
Blandkind empty page Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kilkenny Ireland Posts: 26	Bad moon rising/evol era. Gotta love the picture of them in the woods
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03.09.2007, 08:02 PM	#51
contrelefuckingsexisme stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 414	right now it's the murray street / sonic nurse era.
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03.11.2007, 01:08 AM	#52
Protectmeyou bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 220	evol era
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03.12.2007, 05:18 AM	#53
prijateljice empty page Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	they just keep getting on and on, better and better...
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03.12.2007, 09:50 AM	#54
auto-aim the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wales Posts: 650	I went for Sonic Nurse/Murray Street - i was between that and Sister. __________________ His Naked Torso
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03.12.2007, 10:22 AM	#55
raging_nelly stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 409	My favourite era changes so often! It all depends on what I'm listening to at the moment. Like, this time last week it was Daydream Nation with all the talk of the DDN shows in London. I listened to Daydream Nation constantly to get me 'prepared' even though it's like half a year off. I'll probably listen to it a lot again nearer the time. And before as well most probably. Then it was Sister a few days later. Listenin' to it on various trips to and from college and deciding a really like the instumental passages on that album (and I still hold the fact that they may be the best instrumental bits in any of SY's songs). Few days later, the Goo/Dirty era cos of Atari's Goo centred comp. lovin the noisyness of that era. Sonic Youth just didnt give a shit back then. I know what I mean when I say this, but they were almost 'immature.' Hard to explain but this is in no means a bad thing. At the moment it's Murray Street/Sonic Nurse as that's what I have on my mp3 player at the moment. That era is probably one of my more favourite tho. So yeah... I'm done... __________________ "Thurston's gonna spin 'till he's dizzy... and that's the right move!" www.myspace.com/myboyslashmygirl www.dischordmusic.blogspot.com
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03.13.2007, 12:53 AM	#56
GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	I listen to Confusion Is Sex when I'm in the mood for harsh uneasy listening. I listen to Bad Moon Rising when I want to hear sprawling chaos. I listen to Evol, Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star, and Washing Machine when I want to hear a wide variety of moods, styles and textures. I listen to Goo and Dirty when I wanna rock out with my cock out. I listen to Sister, Daydream Nation, and Rather Ripped when I want to hear something weird yet perfectly accessible. I listen to Murray Street and Sonic Nurse for deceptively mellow complexity. I don't have A Thousand Leaves or NYC Ghosts and Flowers yet, but what I've heard of them makes me think I'd put ATL in with Sister's group and NYCG&F with Bad Moon Rising... __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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03.15.2007, 11:05 AM	#58
Shipper Posts: n/a	I went for Experimental. It's the first thing I heard by them and It's still one of my favourite albums by anyone.
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03.15.2007, 11:08 AM	#59
fluxequalsrad stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 442	Daydream Overation
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03.15.2007, 11:11 AM	#60
HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	EVOL-Sister-Daydream Nation, the sacred trilogy. I vote for Sister 'cause it's my favourite but I think those three albums can be linked. __________________
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