how would you rate rather ripped?
 

so now many people own rather ripped, how would you rate it on a scale of 1(bad) to 10 (good)?

me, i'm not very impressed. there's some nice melodies, but it's all a bit predictable and i would have liked something more challenging. don't see myself listening to this a lot in the future. i'd give it a 4/10

Fuckin brilliant album, loving more on each listen. The last two albums have been absolutly brilliant. A return back to form I think.

8...

uh huh

#I no no no no lie. I tell you the truth lady. I love it so#

I gave it a 7.

I said 7 but I would go with 7.5. I really like some of the stuff but overall it just doesn't do it for me. But hey, sy could have broken up and we would've never had another album so I'm happy they're still going strong (or semi-strong, whatever).

A most excellent album! One of SY's best in my opinion....Come on Incinerate!...Incinerate!!!

It's a good album. I wouldn't say it is as good as A Thousand Leaves, Murry Street or Sonic Nurse, but it's still a pretty decent album.

Pink Steam makes it at least a 5. Rats & Reena add at least 2. The rest make up the other point. (Again, I voted 8)

Incinerate is a great song, but the album version is so tame compared to live performances.

I give it an 8, just because it's going in a different direction than they had taken previously with A Thousand Leaves, and they actually managed to make it a decent album that would have been revered and hailed, if only it hadn't been released by Sonic Youth. :)

i gave it a 6

6..

Average mark so far is 6.4..... Does this count as maths revision for my exam tomorrow?

I think it deserves a little higher than that for the ending of 'Pink Steam' and 'Or' alone. I gave it a 9. It was more of an 8 to be honest but I was feeling generous.

i gave it a 6/10..hey - 6 got the most votes at the moment :)
i'm withdrawning from what i said RR is their best album from this century.. not sure about it now..

I didn't hear it yet but I know one thing for sure. I need allot of time to fully appreciate a new sy album.

Unfortunately, the inclusion of 'Sleepin' Around', 'What A Waste', and 'Lights Out' drag it down to a 6.5 IMO. Dropping those three tunes and including 'Helen Lundeberg' and 'Eyeliner' on the U.S. domestic release would have yielded something close to an 8. Again, IMO...

I say 8. I'm listening to it for the second time right now. Reminds me of Experimental Jet Set, but with better songs. At the moment I think it's not as good as Nurse, but I just know the songs are going to lodge themselves in my head even more after a few more listens.

In comparison to everything else I gave it a 7. I like it a lot more now after listening to it a bunch of times.

I just bought it at the record store, though I'd heard it before. The bonus tracks are great.

It's great, but not as good as other releases. 8.

There's a few songs I'm really neutral to, but songs like Reena and Rats really make up for them. I said 8.

6, Nice album just not good enough.
8 is rated too high.

I haven't listened to it yet...

I gave it a 7. Lights Out and Pink Steam are great songs in my opinion, but the rest of the album doesn't quite live up to the level of these two, or else I'd have scored it higher. I also agree that it gets better each time you listen to it. Overall there arent any tracks I skip when listening to it.

8

reena, pink steam and rats are the standouts. too bad about the words to pink steam. i think thurston gave his best lyrics to kim.

rather weak = 3. I think i listened to it 3 - 4 times yet.

7.... it's got its moments, some of them absolutely gorgeous, others not so much. Then again I've felt this way for every a;bum since ATL, yet it grew on me once I started having a few songs stuck in my head.

and yeah, Reena and Rats are amazing!...

i gave it 8 - its got such a great atmosphere, really different from other sy records

After a few more listens:

Reena - loving this, really instant, like the rocking out bit. 9/10
Incinerate - again, very instant, stuck in my head right now. 9/10
Do You Believe In Rapture - nice, love the simplicity of the guitar harmonics. 8/10
Sleeping Around - OK, fairly straightforward rocker, tracks like this make me think of EJST&NS. 6/10
What A Waste - Ditto this one, but not quite as good - 5/10
Jams Run Free - I like the mellower Kim tracks on the album, this has a really strong melody. 8/10
Rats - reminds me of a No Wave track at the start a bit, nice to hear them going a bit darker. 8/10
Turquoise Boy - nice textured arpeggios, quite A Thousand Leaves. 7/10
Lights Out - liking this one more and more, pretty dark, great lyrics. 8/10
The Neutral - lovely chiming guitars, but need to hear it more. 6/10
Pink Steam - Murray Street-ish groove - 8/10
Or - This one reminds me of some other band but I can't think who. Good to hear that picking-behind-the-bridge clanging again - 7/10


I'll probably have a totally different opinion after a few more spins..

I won't rate it because IK don't believe in it but I'd say the album isn't
strong enough all the way. I also noticed that the lyrics sound very uninspired sometimes ( Reena). My standout tracks would be :
Incinerate : the melody is neat but most of all, I like the sound of the guitars
D Y B I R? : best lyrics
Jams run free : my favorite song, maybe the only one that brings in new musical ideas ( instrumental section ), plus the bass part is better than average SY bass playing( I have to admit I'm not a huge Kim fan, she could use a little more technique IMO )
Rats : Lee is directly inspired by a band whose name I can't remember
Turquoise boy : song that succeeds in all aspects where heather angel failed (both use same harmonic progressions in the beginning).

The downside to this are these songs :
What a waste : ok but sounds like a filler
the neutral : what happened ?

Overall I like this album more than EJSTNS and Dirty and Goo but it kinda pales in comparison with the last 2 releases, of course in my not so humble opinion. They could've used Jim in a song or 2, especially in Pink steam that sounds like it's been inspired by 'Stones'. The big disappointment for me is the fact that they didn't explore the jazzy directions they jammed towards in the previous LP ( I'm thinking Rain on Tin, unmade bed ).

it is definetly a grower of a record.....needs time to sink in after each listen

7, but like moshe said i need more time.

Nice, I got it right! 8. Not the best SY album, but it's definately worth buying. It grows on you like a motherfucker

This album has some of the worst lyrics I have ever heard in my life.

Saying its a 1 is like saying it like recording your mom typing on a keyboard!
I said 8, it's good stuff.

this must be your first sonic album..

i gave it 6.theres just something wrong with it.the songs arent' catchy or loose and open.some of the lyrics are bad.real bad.the songs sort of just drift along without much point and then end.hmmm. thats' how i feel about this album.hmmm. i hope they get back to dark,looser songs.their getting on a bit now so theres hope they could make a mature ablum.

I rip the heart out of your chest
Replace it with a grenade blast

:) :) agreed ... and I love Rats !