Who else would put Rather Ripped in their top 5?

summer · 04.24.2009, 07:01 PM

Honestly, this is for some reason the album I reach for the most aside from A Thousand Leaves and Goo. It's really great, I don't understand how it's panned so heavily. I know it has some lovers too, though, right?

static-harmony · 04.24.2009, 07:04 PM

No lover of that album in this forum. It has a few good songs, but compared to other stuff it seems lacking substance.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 04.24.2009, 07:11 PM

There are a few weak songs on it, but there are some really strong ones as well.

Jams Run Free is a fucking beautiful song.

Generally it's a fun listen through.

pbradley · 04.24.2009, 07:24 PM

I don't know, I understand that's it's suppose to be a more subdued, meditative album but there are a bunch of other bands that I would go to before I looked to Sonic Youth to provide that.

And it is pretty hard to bare when you realize that REM's last album was more aggressive than the Yoof's last.

banditto1969 · 04.24.2009, 07:24 PM

I love the album.

Jeremy · 04.24.2009, 07:44 PM

I love it, and it would probably be in my top 5.

I might catch heat for saying this, but I hate EJSTANS and REALLY hate NYC Ghosts and Flowers, two records which often get massive love around here.

~Jeremy~

summer · 04.24.2009, 07:57 PM

Yeah I do not understand the NYCG&F love at all. Just sort of boring to me, even the much-loved title track. Not really one of Lee's better songs. I'd say "Hoarfrost" is my favorite of his.

nancykitten · 04.24.2009, 08:02 PM

jennthebenn · 04.24.2009, 08:15 PM

No, but I like it a lot.

My top 5 goes: A Thousand Leaves, Daydream Nation, Sister, Goo,
Confusion is Sex. NYCG & F is far and away my least favorite.

atsonicpark · 04.24.2009, 08:23 PM

If we count in ep's and such, I probably wouldn't even put it in my top 50.

Pax Americana · 04.24.2009, 08:29 PM

Sorry, but I just thought RR was a pretty poor record. It's probably my least favorite SY album. Here's hoping The Eternal is much much better.

Jeremy · 04.24.2009, 08:32 PM

One thing I love about RR is that every song doesn't go 6 or 7 minutes like many other SY records and doesn't just have a mid-song noise outburst. For Daydream Nation, it was cool and inventive. When they did it on practically every record since, it got to be boring and predictable and almost ruined songs. And RR has no filler... I'd even go as far to say it might be their most consistent record since Daydream Nation.

It also was my first SY record I ever bought and was the first tour I saw them on, so it holds a special place in my heart.

~Jeremy~

bloodcrystallisetosand · 04.24.2009, 09:17 PM

I don't think RR is THAT bad, but not top 5. never took to washing machine myself, aside from the diamond sea, and that seems to be a favourite...

my top 5 probably: sister, DN, bad moon rising, sonic nurse and murray street sneaking in at the back.

joe11121 · 04.24.2009, 10:37 PM

Some songs on it are amazing, Reena, Incinerate, Jams Run Free, and Pink Steam, but It's probably one of my least favourite SY albums. Some is good, some is bad, it doesn't copmare to the others for me, but overall it's an okay album.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.24.2009, 10:42 PM

You average almost 1 new thread for every 3 posts.

demonrail666 · 04.24.2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

It also was my first SY record I ever bought and was the first tour I saw them on, so it holds a special place in my heart.

~Jeremy~

In that case it makes sense that RR holds such a place in your heart. Personally i don't like it but then I haven't been particularly excited by any of their albums probably since Daydream Nation, and the last album of theirs that I liked completely was probably Sister. Saying that, I've been listening back to Goo recently and have developed a new-found love for that album that I definitely didn't have at the time. Maybe in twent years time the same thing will happen with RR.

Magic Wheel Memory · 04.24.2009, 11:27 PM

I would put it in my top five... if I had a CD rack that dispensed CD's from the bottom.

A few great songs, but not one of my SY faves.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.24.2009, 11:30 PM

I've thought about this, and taking into account all the albums, I'd put this and 1000 Leaves at the bottom of the list. Sonic Nurse would be right above.

Death & the Maiden · 04.24.2009, 11:50 PM

I still haven't heard it in its entirety. What I have heard hasn't been very inspiring, so I don't think I'll ever listen to it.

mikec · 04.24.2009, 11:56 PM

Love this record and would put in my top 5.

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summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	Honestly, this is for some reason the album I reach for the most aside from A Thousand Leaves and Goo. It's really great, I don't understand how it's panned so heavily. I know it has some lovers too, though, right? __________________
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static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	No lover of that album in this forum. It has a few good songs, but compared to other stuff it seems lacking substance. __________________
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SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	There are a few weak songs on it, but there are some really strong ones as well. Jams Run Free is a fucking beautiful song. Generally it's a fun listen through.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I don't know, I understand that's it's suppose to be a more subdued, meditative album but there are a bunch of other bands that I would go to before I looked to Sonic Youth to provide that. And it is pretty hard to bare when you realize that REM's last album was more aggressive than the Yoof's last.
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banditto1969 empty page Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14	I love the album.
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Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	I love it, and it would probably be in my top 5. I might catch heat for saying this, but I hate EJSTANS and REALLY hate NYC Ghosts and Flowers, two records which often get massive love around here. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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summer stalker Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 540	Yeah I do not understand the NYCG&F love at all. Just sort of boring to me, even the much-loved title track. Not really one of Lee's better songs. I'd say "Hoarfrost" is my favorite of his. __________________
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nancykitten children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 316	No. __________________
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jennthebenn expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,259	No, but I like it a lot. My top 5 goes: A Thousand Leaves, Daydream Nation, Sister, Goo, Confusion is Sex. NYCG & F is far and away my least favorite. __________________ http://jennthebenn.tumblr.com/
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	If we count in ep's and such, I probably wouldn't even put it in my top 50. __________________
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Pax Americana expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,187	Sorry, but I just thought RR was a pretty poor record. It's probably my least favorite SY album. Here's hoping The Eternal is much much better.
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Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	One thing I love about RR is that every song doesn't go 6 or 7 minutes like many other SY records and doesn't just have a mid-song noise outburst. For Daydream Nation, it was cool and inventive. When they did it on practically every record since, it got to be boring and predictable and almost ruined songs. And RR has no filler... I'd even go as far to say it might be their most consistent record since Daydream Nation. It also was my first SY record I ever bought and was the first tour I saw them on, so it holds a special place in my heart. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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bloodcrystallisetosand bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 121	I don't think RR is THAT bad, but not top 5. never took to washing machine myself, aside from the diamond sea, and that seems to be a favourite... my top 5 probably: sister, DN, bad moon rising, sonic nurse and murray street sneaking in at the back.
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joe11121 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brantford, Canada Posts: 1,843	Some songs on it are amazing, Reena, Incinerate, Jams Run Free, and Pink Steam, but It's probably one of my least favourite SY albums. Some is good, some is bad, it doesn't copmare to the others for me, but overall it's an okay album.
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	You average almost 1 new thread for every 3 posts. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Magic Wheel Memory the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, NJ Posts: 836	I would put it in my top five... if I had a CD rack that dispensed CD's from the bottom. A few great songs, but not one of my SY faves. __________________ www.myspace.com/infinityad
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I've thought about this, and taking into account all the albums, I'd put this and 1000 Leaves at the bottom of the list. Sonic Nurse would be right above. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	I still haven't heard it in its entirety. What I have heard hasn't been very inspiring, so I don't think I'll ever listen to it. __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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mikec bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102	Love this record and would put in my top 5.
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