It's hard to decide the best track off Sonic Nurse.
 

They are all too good.

Right now I'm going with Stones.

But it used to be Pattern Recognition and Dripping Dream.

What are the SY Gossip's favourite Sonic Nurse tracks?

Okay, I think my favourite is Dude Ranch Nurse listening to it again.

Might even be Peace Attack.

Pattern Recognition

it fucking rocks

The same for me.

Now this thread reminds me to read the William Gibson book.

thats because the whole album is really just one really good track...

New Hampshire and Pattern Recognition

I'd say Dude Ranch Nurse and I Love You Golden Blue. Kim songs rock on that album

I'm going with stones too! i'm hooked on that one.

Peace Attack or Dripping Dream or I Love You Golden Blue. Impossible to choose.

Pattern Recognition.

peace attack, stones, dripping dream, pattern recognition - i cant pick just one.

Paper Cup Exit. It's the greatest Lee track and the album's undisputable highlight.

the dripping dream and peace attack for me.

stones i like better live.

Okay, I think I'm going with Dude Ranch Nurse now.

It's weird, Sonic Nurse was one of the last SY albums for me to get into, and I love it now.

Even though it's a good album all-round, I'd have to go with Peace Attack & Pattern Recognition.

too hard.
Pattern, Golden Blue, New Hampshire, Paper Cup

too hard man

i am appalled that no one has mentioned "Unmade Bed". It might not only be the best track off Nurse, but even the best SY song ever...

Unmade Bed
Pattern Recognition
Peace Attack

not to say it sleeps in the middle or anything, this album is unreal.

The onle track that doesnt go, is Arthur Doyle.

It's I Love You Golden Blue
However I love Kim Gordon and the... as well.

I Love You Golden Blue is my fav off of that album.

At the moment Peace Attack is my favourite of SN, it used to be Mariah Carey & Arthur Doyles...

The intro to Stones makes me want to devote my life to music...

I listened to it for the first time last night. All of the tracks seem to be of equal excellence, so nothing stands out. It's one of my top 5 SY albums.

i love the opening riffs on pattern recognition. i think stones is beautiful though. yeah thats my favorite.

peace attack
unmade bed
stones

One of my least favourite Sonic Youth Albums, together with Rather Ripped. But if there's a single track I truly LOVE off that album, it must be I love you Golden Blue.

hey hey little baby break down


been singing that all morning after this thread

It's hard to decide the best track off Sonic Nurse.

Yeah.

no, it's not - it's Pattern Recognition.

stones by a mile, then probably paper cup exit

i love you golden blue

I haven't listened to it in months.

Dude Ranch Nurse (great song/the best on Sonic Nurse*/intense passages throughout)

Pattern Recognition (one of their most exciting bridges/overall, it just works on many levels)

New Hampshire (it's rockin' the extended intro/chunky rather than clunky/a poetic song with an indirectly implied political message)

Paper Cup Exit (nice sensibilties in the music and lyrics, but not so much in the production which is slightly overdone and imbues further clunkiness, another poetico-politico what have ya)

Peace Attack (poetic song with political message/a very nice change-up/lovely wash and turnaround)

Unmade Bed (a great song idea lyrically with a message/passable bridge/solo still gets an A for effort)

Stones (very good intro/very good energy yet clunky in parts/not the best lyrics)

*In my view, a good case can be made for any of the above seven to be the best on the album.

Dripping Dream (great spawling expanses, yet too much of meandering mess for the most part to rank higher/a poetic song with loads of unrealized potential)

Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream (catchy and fun/a little overbearing in a sense though/slightly overdone production suits this one okay)

Beautiful Plateau (very nice instrumental)

I Love You Golden Blue (decent sonicscape/not so sure about the lyrics/great vocal phrasing from Kim yet the song sounds pretty goofy at times too)

Kim Chords (clunking instrumental with interesting parts at times)

thats right!.

Dude Ranch Nurse has the best riff ever.

DOOD! Pattern recognition used to be my favorite, but Dripping Dream is teh awesome.

Dude Ranch Nurse or Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream.
I love the kinda 1960s feel to Dude Ranch Nurse.

yeah, that's what I was about to write. if this track does count. AMAZING.

nurse=great, great live.