12/11/82 - NYC, NY @ Folk City

SET LIST NOTES
Inhuman
She's in a Bad Mood
The World Looks Red
The Burning Spear
Confusion is Next
Making the Nature Scene
  • One of the many surprises in the Great 2020 Sonic Youth Torrent Flood was this show - I thought I'd already heard it, but apparently the previously listed show is a different recording, although the set list is exactly the same. It was tagged "Folk City 1982", but the newly torrented show is apparently confirmed to be 12/11/82. The shows are very similar, and I have moved the previously listed information to 12/01/82. I'm still skeptical that there were two Folk City gigs so close together, but it's certainly possible...
  • UPDATE: per the band's notes, there was no Folk City date on December 11th, just the 1st. So where is this recording from?

    QUOTES

    T: "Anyway, we're Sonic Youth, this song is called "Inhuman"."
    - Inhuman
    L: "What's next?"
    T: "Bad."
    L: "Oh."
    T: "I don't know if you realize, but that was totally fucked up. This song is called "Bad Mood". It should speak for itself."
    - She's in a Bad Mood [very extended - 8 min! - early version, different thurston gtr part + vocal at end]
    T: "That was an extended version. This drum shit is.. [laughs] this drum kit is shit. This is called "The World Looks Red"."
    - The World Looks Red
    [drum crashes for "The Burning Spear" begin and crowd starts shouting]
    L: "This is the beginning, the song has started already!"
    - The Burning Spear
    T: "That was "The Burning Spear". "The Burning Spear". This next song is called "Confusion is Next"."
    - Confusion is Next
    K: [over intro of "Nature Scene"] "This song is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. And...his relatives [?]"
    - Making the Nature Scene
    K: "Thank you."
    T: "Thank you."

    OTHER PERFORMERS

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