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View Poll Results: Which is better 'Cross the Breeze or The Sprawl?
'Cross the Breeze 39 54.17%
The Sprawl 33 45.83%
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:26 AM   #1
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Which of these two Kim's songs do you prefer?
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:28 AM   #2
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I don't know...they are both pretty good to me...

I'll say the Sprawl, but tomorrow I'd probably say 'Cross the Breeze.
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:30 AM   #3
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I think I like The Sprawl better, the ending is just amazing. It starts out very energetic, by the end it lulls you.
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:31 AM   #4
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Both for me.
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:42 AM   #5
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The Sprawl is the conceptual pillar of the album but I probably enjoy 'Cross The Breeze more.
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Old 06.18.2007, 03:33 AM   #6
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The Sprawl.
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Old 06.18.2007, 04:20 AM   #7
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'Cross the Breeze. one of the Youth's top five songs.
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Old 06.18.2007, 04:22 AM   #8
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cant decide
love both soooo much
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Old 06.18.2007, 06:14 AM   #9
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Tough one, this. I'll go with 'Cross the Breeze and surely will regret in 5 minutes....
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Old 06.18.2007, 06:16 AM   #10
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Regretted now! It took less than 5 minutes! Voted now, oh well...
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Old 06.18.2007, 07:40 AM   #11
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The Sprawl, especially the ending.
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Old 06.18.2007, 07:53 AM   #12
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I really love the both equally,

Just finished reading Matthew Stearn's '33 1/3 Daydream Nation' book (Thanks to Sonicl). It was interesting but he had a totally different view of the songs to me. So much has been written about Sonic Youth writing 'New-York music' but to me Sonic Youth has always been about wide-open sprawling America. The canyons, death valley, endless suburbs. All there albums up until Goo were driving records, hitting the highway till the sun comes up. The Sprawl and Cross' The Breeze seemed to represent this more than any other songs on DDN.
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Old 06.18.2007, 09:18 AM   #13
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'Cross the Breeze, but it's very close
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Old 06.18.2007, 09:36 AM   #14
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The Sprawl
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Old 06.18.2007, 10:34 AM   #15
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'cross the breeze. it makes me want to drive fast and i like driving fast.

i also love the sort of homage it gets on blonde redhead's "fake can be just as good."
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Old 06.18.2007, 10:41 AM   #16
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Crooss the fookin breze
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Old 06.18.2007, 11:28 AM   #17
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The Sprawl for that amazing bit where it all breaks down at the end.
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Old 06.18.2007, 11:30 AM   #18
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THE SPRAWL, because the ending is the most beautiful piece of music sonic youth have ever created.

From about 4 minutes 40 sec into the song to the end is just great!
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Old 06.18.2007, 11:45 AM   #19
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THE SPRAWL, because the ending is the most beautiful piece of music sonic youth have ever created.

From about 4 minutes 40 sec into the song to the end is just great!
That says it all. Couldn't agree more.
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Old 06.18.2007, 01:25 PM   #20
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