11/08/83 - Milan, Italy @ Odissea2001

Date: Tuesday, November 8th, 1983
City: Milan, Italy
Venue: Odissea2001
SET LIST NOTES
The World Looks Red 
She's in a Bad Mood 
Early American 
The Burning Spear 
Confusion is Next 
Brother James 
Kill Yr Idols 
Making the Nature Scene 
Shaking Hell 
The Good and the Bad 
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Inhuman
  • Some copies of the video don't have the last 3 songs, but they are circulating.

    QUOTES

    T: "We're Sonic Youth, and this first song is called "The World Looks Red". And it goes something--[source cuts]"
    - The World Looks Red
    T: "This next song is called "She's in a Bad Mood." Hey John, could you put a little more bass in? Little more up front..Could you dim these lights a little bit?"
    - She's in a Bad Mood
    - Early American
    The "Scream Tape" is played to segue between "Early American" and "The Burning Spear".
    - The Burning Spear
    K: "Can I have a little more bass in the monitor?"
    T: "Oookay, this song is called "Confusion is Next". It's about communicating with your mother and your father. It's about talking to your mom. Confusion is Next! Next!"
    - Confusion is Next
    T: "Nothing but the truth! And the truth hurts! Thanks, this next song is called "Brother James". Hey Lee?"
    L: "Yeah?"
    T: "Doublecheck that monitor. [??] 1 2 3 4!"
    - Brother James
    - Kill Yr Idols
    T: "This song is called...this song is called "Making the Nature Scene"."
    - Making the Nature Scene
    [thurston briefly jamming on bass, then it almost sounds like Lee is playing main riff from "sinister purpose" by creedence clearwater revival, which the band supposedly covered in this era]
    T: "1 2 3 4!"
    - Shaking Hell
    K: "Thank you."
    L: "Dim the lights down! Dim the lights down, more more! As much as you can!"
    - The Good and the Bad [w. lengthy feedback outro]
    [encore break]
    T: "Thanks a lot! Thanks a lot. Hey John, how's it going? We're gonna do a song called "Inhuman"."
    [someone in crowd shouts "I Wanna Be Yr Dog!"]
    T: "You wanna hear that? [talks to Lee quickly] Nah, nah we're gonna do "Inhuman". We're sick of playing that Iggy shit! [loooong stretch of Thurston trying to tune bass, off-mic stage chatter] Is that an E?"
    L: "[???]" [something in Italian?]
    T: "Inhuman!!"
    - Inhuman
    L: "Hey, listen, thanks a lot, good night!"

    OTHER PERFORMERS

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