Sonic Vocabulary

lovesonicevol · 07.10.2006, 10:11 PM

It's amazing, looking back at it, how many words I've learned from Sonic Youth. Being that I'm sixteen, I haven't gotten any other exposure to certain words that SY introduced me to. Androgynous, Bourgieous, Ineffable, and I think voyeuristic just to name a few. This is exactly why I like SY sooooo much. Their lyrics are just as strong as their sonic love. I hate shit-for-brains bands that get huge publicity while all of the literate light their way with torches. (Can't name any of these bands at the moment.) Anyways, sorry, this was more of a realization than a respondable thread but hey joni! Has anyone else added to their vocabulary from the sonic library? What words?

umjammer atomsk · 07.10.2006, 10:15 PM

yr, tuff, becuz...

lovesonicevol · 07.10.2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by umjammer atomsk

yr, tuff, becuz...

Yea totally forgot about slang. Tons of that within SY music.

Alex's Trip · 07.10.2006, 10:42 PM

Kool, Sprawl...Can't think of any others at the moment.

Cantankerous · 07.10.2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by umjammer atomsk

yr

they ripped that shit off from allen ginsberg.

Daddylikes · 07.10.2006, 10:43 PM

I think the use of yr predates Allen Ginsberg.

Alex's Trip · 07.10.2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

they ripped that shit off from allen ginsberg.

But he learned it from SY, and that is what this thread's all about.

lovesonicevol · 07.10.2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

But he learned it from SY, and that is what this thread's all about.

Exactly..........thanks for understanding. It's not about roots at all.

m^a(t)h · 07.10.2006, 10:49 PM

moby fans pity us

Alex's Trip · 07.10.2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lovesonicevol

Exactly..........thanks for understanding. It's not about roots at all.

I might as well say, they didn't come up with "Bourgieous"! The French did!

Cantankerous · 07.10.2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

But he learned it from SY, and that is what this thread's all about.

Of course. SY were tearing up American Bandstand in 56.

Daddylikes · 07.10.2006, 10:53 PM

Did you know that Clint Eastwood is described in million dollar baby as "Cantankerous"?

Cantankerous · 07.11.2006, 01:29 AM

No I didn't, but I did know that it means ill-tempered and troublesome.

porkmarras · 07.11.2006, 04:12 AM

Retards.

gmku · 07.11.2006, 11:24 AM

Not necessary language vocabulary, but art & literary vocabulary, becuz of their art/lit connections--cover artists, refs in songs, etc.

acousticrock87 · 07.11.2006, 12:20 PM

Ya, Screaming Skull introduced me to quite a bit.

thethuthinnang · 07.11.2006, 03:52 PM

Hypertonic.

Danny Himself · 07.11.2006, 05:36 PM

Hylozoic.

acousticrock87 · 07.11.2006, 06:19 PM

Cocker on the rock

koolthing · 07.11.2006, 09:09 PM

1) I started using the word yr after listening to sy

2) It's been a while, & i've read him since, but after reading Lee's 80's journal, i read Raymond Carver (it has to do w/ Lee meeting Raymond and then finding out he died...)

3) I think i learned more about how to play guitar, or rather the WHOLE guitar, when i saw sy in austin in '99 ( i think it was '99, it was right after their truck was stolen)

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lovesonicevol children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Midwestern Pangs. Posts: 272	It's amazing, looking back at it, how many words I've learned from Sonic Youth. Being that I'm sixteen, I haven't gotten any other exposure to certain words that SY introduced me to. Androgynous, Bourgieous, Ineffable, and I think voyeuristic just to name a few. This is exactly why I like SY sooooo much. Their lyrics are just as strong as their sonic love. I hate shit-for-brains bands that get huge publicity while all of the literate light their way with torches. (Can't name any of these bands at the moment.) Anyways, sorry, this was more of a realization than a respondable thread but hey joni! Has anyone else added to their vocabulary from the sonic library? What words? __________________ I LEFT HOME FOR XPERIENCE CARVED 'SUK FOR HONESTY' ON MY CHEST
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umjammer atomsk the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 889	yr, tuff, becuz... __________________
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Alex's Trip invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,608	Kool, Sprawl...Can't think of any others at the moment. __________________ KALOPSIA
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Daddylikes the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gnome, Alaska Posts: 929	I think the use of yr predates Allen Ginsberg.
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m^a(t)h expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,204	moby fans pity us
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Daddylikes the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gnome, Alaska Posts: 929	Did you know that Clint Eastwood is described in million dollar baby as "Cantankerous"?
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	No I didn't, but I did know that it means ill-tempered and troublesome. __________________ RETIRED
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porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Retards. __________________
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Not necessary language vocabulary, but art & literary vocabulary, becuz of their art/lit connections--cover artists, refs in songs, etc.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Ya, Screaming Skull introduced me to quite a bit.
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thethuthinnang little trouble girl Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: boulder Posts: 91	Hypertonic.
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Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Hylozoic.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Cocker on the rock
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koolthing empty page Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 24	1) I started using the word yr after listening to sy 2) It's been a while, & i've read him since, but after reading Lee's 80's journal, i read Raymond Carver (it has to do w/ Lee meeting Raymond and then finding out he died...) 3) I think i learned more about how to play guitar, or rather the WHOLE guitar, when i saw sy in austin in '99 ( i think it was '99, it was right after their truck was stolen)
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