My Sonic Youth "Best Of" for a begginer friend. Tracklisting?
 

Okay, so a friend, or girlfreind of a friend rather, has recently discovered Superstar and Bull In The Heather. Now, say what you will of these tracks, it has prompted her to take me up on an offer of an SY best of/greatest hits CD-R. SY are a notoriously difficult band to make a "best of" for, because in my case what I consider genius from them in pointless noise to others. So I set out to put together an hour's worth of their best short and simple pop/rock tunes. This is what I came up with:

Reena
Sunday
Kool Thing
100%
Dirty Boots
What A Waste
Jams Run Free
Renegade Princess
Theresa's Sound World
Candle
Unmade Bed
Hoarfrost
Shadow Of A Doubt

Its fairly standard stuff, apart from some of the last tracks, but this is the way forward for someone who enjoys catchy rock songs. Right choices? Your advice would be appreciated on the tracklisting, I havn't burnt it to CD-R yet. Thanks!

Include "Tuck N Dar." It's a straight-ahead song, you like it immediately, and it's awesome. Plus if she's like "oh I like this Tuck N Dar song" you can be like, "Oh that's a deep cut. From an OOP soundtrack." Hottt.

Also the single edit of "Diamond Sea" seems appropriate. As well as "Starpower."

Kudos on "Reena."

Ha ha I like the Tuck N Dar suggestion, but it's not THAT great as a straight-ahead song is it, really. Also I don't want to appear showing off with my extensive collection of SY obscurities, y'know. Its an idea, but I can't justify culling one of the tracks to replace it with that, sorry.

Seriously??? God. It's been like one of my all time SY tracks ever. (though I should say that MADE IN USA was my 2nd SY album strangely).

brother james!

schizophrenia!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnqust1z-cg

If they love schizophrenia she will

Yeah, "schizo" is pretty easy to feel.

What a Waste?
Jams Run Free?
erm ...

I LOVE "Jams Run Free!" But "What A Waste," meh.

Well those two and Reena are, in my opinion three catchy bubblegum-pop tunes that will appeal to the lady in question. Maybe having all three is a little much though..... hmmm...

Yeah, whata waste is terrible.

Rain on Tin!!!!!!!!! How can anyone not love that song?

Empty page,
I don't like Kool Thing

Stones

No one does, except that awesome riff near the end.


CROSS THE BREEZE

I don't understand the love for Superstar. As for the best of CD, I agree and think three Kim tracks from Rather Ripped is too much. I'd add Expressway to Yr Skull although I know you're looking for shorter tracks, but it's catchy. Other suggestions: definitely Schizophrenia like someone mentioned and maybe another from Dirty like Wish Fulfillment? (I didn't see you already had two, I'd choose Wish Fulfillment over Theresa's Soundworld.) You should add at least one track that's not so straight forward, just to see what she thinks. My good friend loved Free City Rhymes when I put it on a mix CD for her.

The love for "Superstar" should be obvious. It's an amazing cover.

I mean, if it's association with JUNO rubs you the wrong way or something, then that's one thing. But I dont think you can deny that it's an especially great rendition of a song that could have easily been an embarrassing mess of an attempt.

the album called dirty is kind of a best of. just give her that

my list for beginner:

1. do you believe in rapture?
2. hits of sunshine
3. i love you golden blue
4. the diamond sea (edit)
5. on the strip
6. teenage riot
7. bull in the heather
8. tom violence
9. the sprawl
10. 100%
11. the empty page
12. jams run free
13. schizophrenia
14. peace attack

I've to burn cd with this tracks for myself by the way :)

I hate to quasi-agree, but DIRTY is a really good entry album. Though it doesnt quite create a snapshot of their evol-ution and various phases, either.