[Rob Instigator]

Something to come back for...

Top 10 Lee tracks

Mote
Genetic
Pipeline/Kill Time
Wish Fulfilment
Skip Tracer
Hoarfrost
Karen Revisited
Hey Joni
I Dreamed I Dream (cuz Lee's voice in it rules)
Eric's Trip

[SonikJesus]

in no order:

pipeline/kill time
hey joni
genetic
skip tracer
karen koltrane
karenology
walkin blue
rain king
Mote
NYC G&F

[hirsute_biped]

impossible to choose, an all Lee mixtape would make a killer album+... Excited for the new record, so vital!

in addition to all above:

The Bridge
Bloomington, Indiana


future:

Karen part III (not written yet)

Streamed "Times/Tides", really surprised and impressed, some totally new colors in the palate.

[rappard]

In alphabetical (read: no particular) order, although I can't imagine ever tiring off Hoarfrost, Genetic and NYC Ghosts & Flowers:

Sonic Youth:
Genetic
Hoarfrost
I Dreamed I Dream
Karenology
Mote
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Paper Cup Exit
Rats
Saucer-Like
Skip Tracer
Wish Fulfilment

Solo stuff:
Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson)
Ambient Loop For Vancouver
Live In Bilbao (w/ Rafael Toral; bought this from Toral's site)
Smoke Ring / The Leap Of Faith
Time Stands Still, Destruction Site, Oroboron, Slo Drone (from East Jesus / From Here To Infinity)
Xtina
Probably some tracks from Music For Stage And Screen, although I haven't listened to it a lot. Me like on first few listens though.

And as an aside: Eric's Trip should NOT be in any playlist - I'm sorry, but there's just something about this song that really rubs me the wrong way.

[Bakesalee]

There are more than 10 Lee songs? Just kidding. I say that because your track is usually my favorite on each album, yet there's so few.

1) Wish Fulfillment - side note: I've spent days and days of my life with this song. Listening to it on repeat in high school. Learning it on guitar. Dubbing it onto cassettes for girls. I can't believe this wasn't played live. It might fight with 'Diamond Sea' for best SY song all-time in my book.

2) Pipeline
3) Mote
4) Saucer Like
5) Genetic
6) Skip Tracer
7) Karen Revisited
8) Hoarfrost
9) Eric's Trip
10) Rats

[Miss Pornstar]

Hi Lee!

1. Wish Fulfillment
2. Mote
3. Eric's trip
4. NYC Ghosts & Flowers
5. Skip Tracer
6. What We Know
7. The Bridge
8. Rats (Acoustic)
9. Hoarfrost
10. Saucer-Like

[_slavo_]

Skip Tracer
NYC Ghosts and Flowers
Mote
Rats
Wish Fulfillment
Sauce-Like
Hoarfrost
Hey Joni

[DanielCarlson]

Only including SY songs, it would be too hard otherwise.

1. Karen Revisited
2. NYC Ghosts and Flowers
3. Karen Koltrane
4. Mote
5. Hoarfrost
6. Pipeline/Kill time
7. I Dreamed I Dream
8. Eric's Trip
9. In the kingdom #19
10. Rain King

[Toxa]

1. Hoarfrost
2. Saucer-Like
3. Pipeline/Kill Time
4. Genetic
5. Karenology
6. Paper Cup Exit
7. Eric's Trip
8. Mote
9. Walkin Blue
10. NYC Ghosts & Flowers

[Rob Instigator]

I swear I have heard a live wish fulfilment at an austin show. maye just hallucinations?

[greedrex]

1) Skip Tracer
2) Hoarfrost
3) Genetic
4) Karenlogy / Karen Koltrane
5) NYC Ghosts and flowers
6) Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson)
7) Walking Blue
8) Saucer-like
9) Mote
10) Pipeline/Kill time

Have listened to the new LP at least a dozen times now, and this is really enjoyable. Don't let it be a one-off and make it a "Teenager of The year" pretty please. Kthx.

[EVOLghost]

Uhh....I believe everything here is good.


I'd like to really focus on Skip Tracer, Saucer-Like, and Karen Koltrane. That is all.

[louder]

Karen Revisited
Wish Fulfillment
Skip Tracer
Hoarfoast
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Mote
Eric's Trip

idk

[louder]

Originally Posted by halfeatencake

1. karen revisited
2. karen revisited
3. karen revisited
4. karen revisited
5. karen revisited
6. karen revisited
.....
.....
....


i'll make a proper list later
but how good is karen revisited?!

any list without Karenology is automatically invalid.

[scott v]

OK my list may be abit weird mostly because of the first 2...

1. The Bridge
2. Isolation (John Lennon)
3. In The Kingdom #14
4. Hoarfrost
5. Mote
6. I Dream A Dream
7. Hey Joni
8. Pipeline/Killtime
9. Skip Tracer
10. NYC Ghosts & Flowers

Damn it 10 is tough! shit it has to be 11 to include Karenology!

[rappard]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I swear I have heard a live wish fulfilment at an austin show. maye just hallucinations?

I'd like to have some of your drugs:
http://www.google.com/search?q=wish+fulfilment+site%3Asonicyouth.com%2Fm ustang

[Magic Wheel Memory]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I swear I have heard a live wish fulfilment at an austin show. maye just hallucinations?

Are you sure it was Sonic Youth and not Lee solo? I'm almost positive I saw Lee perform this solo. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was at the 4/1/99 show.

[deflinus]

Hey Joni
Genetic
Eric's Trip
Skip Tracer
Karen Revisited
Wish Fulfillment
Saucer-Like
Karen Koltrane
In The Kingdom #19
Hoarfrost

[hirsute_biped]

[quote=Bakesalee
1) Wish Fulfillment - I can't believe this wasn't played live. [/QUOTE]

Wow, I didn't realize that. He's just gonna have to work up a kick-ass version for this band to play on tour.

[rocky]

The other lists speak to me as it is so I want to mention some songs that did not make it into the lists although Lee has a large part in writing all Sonic Youth music... some of these do feature Lee vocals. I could list many but i will only list a few in case anyone else is interested in making a favorite Lee music even if not officially a Lee song list. : ) it is kind of a messy list, apologies.

Antenna
Silver Rocket / Trilogy / Sprawl+Cross the Breeze
Ghost Bitch / Hallowe'en / Flower
Becuz / The Diamond Sea
Hits of Sunshine / Female Mechanic / Wildflower Soul
Xpressway / Shadow of a Doubt / Marylin Moore
New Hampshire / Peace Attack / Pattern Recognition
Catholic Block / White Cross / PCH / Beauty Lies in the Eye
and....
NYC Ghosts and Flowers / Murray Street just in general needed Lee just as much they needed Jim to be as masterful as they are! Lee's futurism and exploration mixed with O'Rourke's well-honed creative pallete was and still is a once in a lifetime.