Hey, sorry for the delay. Fed-Ex ground really really screwed us up. I don't know your deal, but is Paul's not an option. We tried really hard to make sure that physical retail was a big part of this BEGN and Paul's is one of the best stores for new music buying anywhere in the country and like all independent stores it needs all the support that it can get.

every sacred trickster live performance (including this one in Dave's show) appears (to me) better than the official studio version... I dunno why...same goes with other eternal's tracks...call me crazy...

I preordered direct from Matador. I got an email saying it shipped last Wednesday.

I would have gone through Paul's if I lived downtown. I've bought there before, and it is a good store! But I didn't want to make sure I had to be downtown to get the album.

i feel the same way. i think it's just the energy they project on stage that intensifies the song. the letterman performance is a good example. i was surprised by it. it was like the daydream nation era all over again.. sort of. the new album sounds lethargic at some points, i think

Why no Anti-Orgasm? It's the catchiest thing on the record. Surely it would translate to a mainstream audience far better.

Paul's does rule.......

I liked the jools one better.

Kim Gordon has great legs.

She still has.

She aged pretty well.

I think the main reason I like Sonic Youth is Kim Gordon. The band's songs I like the most are the ones she sings.

I can't believe one of the users of this board lives in St.Petersburg, Russia. It's the most beautiful city ever built.

you know...all the SY performances in Letterman were good...except when they played incinerate years ago...was veeeeeery boring...

anti-orgasm is just an OK song (sorry for the anti-orgasm fans here)
and is like 6 min (not tv talk-show friendly)...I think SY made a good choice...sacred trickster have just 2 minutes and a catchiest riff...

I knew they would play Sacred Trickster.
Music was superb. Kim's vocals started out a little off, then she got into it and they sounded great!

HD torrent on dime now!

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=253134

I'm very happy! My PVR shut off before it was done because of the show running late. Thanks a lot chrismcmanus!

ha i just posted this in the sonic sharing...u might have beat me by a minute

Kim was hot.

just finished listening to my firends vynyl copy of eternal, and I have to say Im very impressed; the album is very interesting....there is alot of depth to these songs and the album is very dense, with alot to groove on. 100x better than RR... I was joking that Rather Ripped was the bands "hack" album, a desperate attempt to sell albums? and lots of "bad" tones, almost like they were trying to make a more "rock" mainstream album (of course it still is kinda interesting, but RR is very one dimensional (not monotonous!))

As promised. here it is:
Sonic Youth - 2009-06-10 New York, NY - Sacred Trickster - HD Transport Stream

Don't forget to thank the guy if you get this! Remember that he is not a SY and did this just for us!

what's up with the white shoes? :D :D

white shoes are the shiz.