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Skuj · 10.24.2015, 12:55 AM

Contre Le Sexisme is the most hauntingly beautifully fucked up piece of music that Sonic Youth ever did, said nobody else ever. I love to play it loud at Halloween.

themawt71 · 10.24.2015, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Skuj

Contre Le Sexisme is the most hauntingly beautifully fucked up piece of music that Sonic Youth ever did, said nobody else ever. I love to play it loud at Halloween.

i like that one a lot too. its a great opener

selkcip · 10.24.2015, 10:53 AM

hits of sunshine is just a bit dull, as it drags on and there's not much to it. repetition is good, but the song isn't really successful. compare it to some of yo la tengo's longer tracks, like "night falls on hoboken" -- that song maintains a level of tension and energy, where "hits" just kinda falls flat. ATL is top 3, tho

Genteel Death · 10.24.2015, 11:46 AM

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hits of sunshine is just a bit dull, as it drags on and there's not much to it. repetition is good, but the song isn't really successful. compare it to some of yo la tengo's longer tracks, like "night falls on hoboken" -- that song maintains a level of tension and energy, where "hits" just kinda falls flat. ATL is top 3, tho

It's one of the most wonderful SY creations. Why I am telling this to a Yo La Tengo fan I don't know.

selkcip · 10.24.2015, 01:22 PM

Have you listened to the track "Night Falls on Hoboken" ? ....they're not all that dissimilar. I'm no big Yo La fan, but the the two bands are somewhat comparable (sonic youth and yo la tengo)

I mean, I played the shit out of "Hits" back then.. but ultimately it just doesn't do much.

selkcip · 10.24.2015, 01:35 PM

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The Ineffable Me has some of the strangest riffing ever.

have you listened to SYR 2?

i love that riff.. it's sorta muddy (in comparison) on ATL, but still it's dope.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.24.2015, 01:51 PM

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Contre Le Sexisme is the most hauntingly beautifully fucked up piece of music that Sonic Youth ever did, said nobody else ever. I love to play it loud at Halloween.

It is very haunting.. it has undertones of something menacing and tragic like bad acid

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.24.2015, 01:52 PM

Is it safe to say that ATL is a concept album and also that everything flows perfectly in sync together as one composition?

Genteel Death · 10.24.2015, 01:56 PM

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Is it safe to say that ATL is a concept album and also that everything flows perfectly in sync together as one composition?

It definitely has a very ''art gallery'' feeling to it. One that feels like it's not visited often. It doesn't sound like it was made by musicians as such either. A great accomplishment for any band.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.24.2015, 03:16 PM

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It definitely has a very ''art gallery'' feeling to it. One that feels like it's not visited often. It doesn't sound like it was made by musicians as such either. A great accomplishment for any band.

I like that idea.. of the record being a kind of sonic "gallery walk".. feels apt

Mortte Jousimo · 10.25.2015, 03:07 AM

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Is it safe to say that ATL is a concept album and also that everything flows perfectly in sync together as one composition?

I think most of the SY-albums are less or more concept-albums.

hirsute_biped · 10.25.2015, 10:31 PM

Full shows from '98:

This playlist is all out of order, still kills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...tVuaD8u6haOwMA

Euro Fest: https://youtu.be/HjmakcIP5x4

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.26.2015, 01:01 AM

After listening again i dare say the jamming on Six Hits of Sunshine is waaaay more interesting than Diamond Sea.. and yeah i have a few recordings from the ATL tour they are epic

Mortte Jousimo · 10.26.2015, 07:57 AM

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Full shows from '98:

This playlist is all out of order, still kills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...tVuaD8u6haOwMA

This is amazing! Never seen this before, I think it´s one of the best SY-lives in YouTube! Pure magic! Remembered also how I love Kim´s bass-playing, phaser in Hits & all, really different but great jam also in Hits. I really envy all of you who saw SY those days!

selkcip · 11.03.2015, 04:51 PM

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It's one of the most wonderful SY creations. Why I am telling this to a Yo La Tengo fan I don't know.

the live version posted here destroys the album version... the 'improvised' mid-section actually feels alive.

scott v · 11.09.2015, 04:51 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By513-dqyH8

Excellent quality live show from the era! 5/19/98 at the Ogden Theater, Denver.

After being a fan for nearly a decade at this point I finally got to see them live in this era... 1999 Hammerstein Ballroom NYC. After playing for nearly over a year just primarily ATL material (with encores consisting of shadow of a doubt and death valley) they played more variety of songs from their back catalog including what I believe their only live cover of DNA's "blonde redhead".

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Skuj invito al cielo Join Date: May 2009 Location: See My Top 10. Posts: 2,699	Contre Le Sexisme is the most hauntingly beautifully fucked up piece of music that Sonic Youth ever did, said nobody else ever. I love to play it loud at Halloween. __________________ Fuckit.
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selkcip bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 197	hits of sunshine is just a bit dull, as it drags on and there's not much to it. repetition is good, but the song isn't really successful. compare it to some of yo la tengo's longer tracks, like "night falls on hoboken" -- that song maintains a level of tension and energy, where "hits" just kinda falls flat. ATL is top 3, tho
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selkcip bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 197	Have you listened to the track "Night Falls on Hoboken" ? ....they're not all that dissimilar. I'm no big Yo La fan, but the the two bands are somewhat comparable (sonic youth and yo la tengo) I mean, I played the shit out of "Hits" back then.. but ultimately it just doesn't do much.
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Is it safe to say that ATL is a concept album and also that everything flows perfectly in sync together as one composition? __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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hirsute_biped the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manta Sonica, California Posts: 1,169	Full shows from '98: This playlist is all out of order, still kills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...tVuaD8u6haOwMA Euro Fest: https://youtu.be/HjmakcIP5x4
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	After listening again i dare say the jamming on Six Hits of Sunshine is waaaay more interesting than Diamond Sea.. and yeah i have a few recordings from the ATL tour they are epic __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By513-dqyH8 Excellent quality live show from the era! 5/19/98 at the Ogden Theater, Denver. After being a fan for nearly a decade at this point I finally got to see them live in this era... 1999 Hammerstein Ballroom NYC. After playing for nearly over a year just primarily ATL material (with encores consisting of shadow of a doubt and death valley) they played more variety of songs from their back catalog including what I believe their only live cover of DNA's "blonde redhead". __________________
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