Favourite SY Album of the 80's

Washing Machine · 11.08.2006, 08:18 PM

Okay I think we can all guess the winner but hey we're had a 00's and 90's one (sorry im a terrible completist and couldn't sleep at night if i didn't finish all the decades off, yet another slave to OCD.. but hey you're all on an internet forum your no better than me!), plus the 80's is my favourite Sonic Youth decade. Although I don't much care for 'The Sonic Youth EP' and 'Confusion is Sex'. Everything from 'Bad Moon Rising' to 'Daydream Nation' touches me in a way very few pieces of music can. Their music in this period is so full of nostalgia, rage and ironically...utter joy! Although I have to go with the majority and claim 'Daydream Nation' as my favourite, its only by a very small margin, 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Evol' and 'Sister' are among the finest records ever put out in the history of rock music and its a shame they have to exist in the shadow of such a mammoth album. Man if only i could have been 16/17/18 when these records came out and heard them in their original context.....

00's winner - Sonic Nurse
90's winner - Washing Machine

k-krack · 11.08.2006, 08:20 PM

Will there be a poll? I vote for Confusion is Sex i think... I love everything though... Dammit.. I love Sister so much! And Evol... and BMR.. and Sonic Youth... and Daydream Nation! (...)

samuel · 11.08.2006, 08:21 PM

Sister!

k-krack · 11.08.2006, 08:28 PM

I voted for Confusion is Sex, but my list goes somethin' like this:
CIS/Sister/Daydream Nation (3-way tie!)
Bad Moon Rising
Sonic Youth
Evol
Whitey Album

TheDom · 11.08.2006, 08:33 PM

I went with Sister, as that is my current favorite.

Though I owe more to Daydream Nation because no other album has hit me as hard as it has.
My list:

Sister
Daydream Nation
EVOL (though I think all 3 are pretty much equal)
Bad Moon Rising
Confusion
Sonic Youth
then...

The Whitey Album, way down there

Washing Machine · 11.08.2006, 08:51 PM

hmm i would say:

Daydream Nation
Bad Moon Rising/EVOL (joint second)
Sister
Whitey Album

Confusion is Sex
Sonic Youth (honestly Merzbow at its most abrasive is more tuneful, my ears can't stand the assualt...it kills my happy!)

drrrtyboots · 11.08.2006, 11:01 PM

Sister.

Toxa · 11.08.2006, 11:12 PM

satirejohn · 11.09.2006, 03:38 AM

EVOL for sure!!

toxic johnny · 11.09.2006, 04:12 AM

It's BMR by a hairs breadth for me at the moment... it's always that one or Confusion Is Sex that have to fight it out when I'm confronted with such an impossible question to answer... but hey, I love the internal conflict.

I'm going to say something controversial now in response to what Washing Machine said... "Man if only i could have been 16/17/18 when these records came out and heard them in their original context....." Daydream Nation will always be my least favourite of this period because coming after 3 highly innovative and disparate albums it sounded like a compromise to my ears, and I was really disappointed... I just didn't think that it brought anything new to the table.(apart from Providence and maybe Eliminator Jr.)... it's interesting to look back on it now a decade and a half later... and of course I went on to love the album.

It is a true testament to this amazing band that I'm still interested and excited when I listen to their records... and I still look forward to their next move with relish...

Hip Priest · 11.09.2006, 02:27 PM

I have to say Sister.

sun city girl · 11.09.2006, 02:51 PM

sister!!!!!!!!!!1

hey alex · 11.09.2006, 02:52 PM

i gotta say sister though BMR was the most impacting album in my heart. Really opened up lke nothing i'd heard before... but sister is still awesome.

porkmarras · 11.09.2006, 02:53 PM

Sister.

Richard Pryor on Fire · 11.09.2006, 02:58 PM

Daydream
Sister
CIS
Evol

Intellivision · 11.09.2006, 05:00 PM

Sister

evollove · 11.09.2006, 06:45 PM

The results are preliminary, but only three votes for DDN (2 1/3 really). Of course it's a good record (I always skip Rain King, tho'), but it IS slightly overrated. And by the way, why does every article on the album have to mention 2nd place in the Villiage Voice Pazz and whatever poll? Did this really made history? Everyone says it their masterpiece (as if they only have one); I mean, it's common logic, like Washing Machine implies at the start of the thread, right? But then you ask the real fans what they really think, and a different answer emerges. Interesting...

SISTER, btw.

k-krack · 11.09.2006, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washing Machine

hmm i would say:

Daydream Nation
Bad Moon Rising/EVOL (joint second)
Sister
Whitey Album

Confusion is Sex
Sonic Youth (honestly Merzbow at its most abrasive is more tuneful, my ears can't stand the assualt...it kills my happy!)

Jesus christ... pussy!!!

hey alex · 11.09.2006, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k-krack

Jesus christ... pussy!!!

lol, nice. Repped.

krastian · 11.10.2006, 01:15 AM

Sista Sista

View Poll Results: Favourite SY Album of the 80's
Sonic Youth	0	0%
Confusion is Sex	5	9.43%
Bad Moon Rising	5	9.43%
E.V.O.L	3	5.66%
Sister	22	41.51%
Daydream Nation	18	33.96%
The Whitey Album	0	0%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

11.08.2006, 08:18 PM	#1
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	Okay I think we can all guess the winner but hey we're had a 00's and 90's one (sorry im a terrible completist and couldn't sleep at night if i didn't finish all the decades off, yet another slave to OCD.. but hey you're all on an internet forum your no better than me!), plus the 80's is my favourite Sonic Youth decade. Although I don't much care for 'The Sonic Youth EP' and 'Confusion is Sex'. Everything from 'Bad Moon Rising' to 'Daydream Nation' touches me in a way very few pieces of music can. Their music in this period is so full of nostalgia, rage and ironically...utter joy! Although I have to go with the majority and claim 'Daydream Nation' as my favourite, its only by a very small margin, 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Evol' and 'Sister' are among the finest records ever put out in the history of rock music and its a shame they have to exist in the shadow of such a mammoth album. Man if only i could have been 16/17/18 when these records came out and heard them in their original context..... 00's winner - Sonic Nurse 90's winner - Washing Machine __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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11.08.2006, 08:20 PM	#2
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	Will there be a poll? I vote for Confusion is Sex i think... I love everything though... Dammit.. I love Sister so much! And Evol... and BMR.. and Sonic Youth... and Daydream Nation! (...) __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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11.08.2006, 08:21 PM	#3
samuel the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,174	Sister!
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11.08.2006, 08:28 PM	#4
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	I voted for Confusion is Sex, but my list goes somethin' like this: CIS/Sister/Daydream Nation (3-way tie!) Bad Moon Rising Sonic Youth Evol Whitey Album __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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11.08.2006, 08:33 PM	#5
TheDom expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville. Posts: 1,924	I went with Sister, as that is my current favorite. Though I owe more to Daydream Nation because no other album has hit me as hard as it has. My list: Sister Daydream Nation EVOL (though I think all 3 are pretty much equal) Bad Moon Rising Confusion Sonic Youth then... The Whitey Album, way down there
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11.08.2006, 08:51 PM	#6
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	hmm i would say: Daydream Nation Bad Moon Rising/EVOL (joint second) Sister Whitey Album Confusion is Sex Sonic Youth (honestly Merzbow at its most abrasive is more tuneful, my ears can't stand the assualt...it kills my happy!) __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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11.08.2006, 11:01 PM	#7
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Sister. __________________
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11.08.2006, 11:12 PM	#8
Toxa 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 847	BMR
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11.09.2006, 03:38 AM	#9
satirejohn bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102	EVOL for sure!!
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11.09.2006, 04:12 AM	#10
toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	It's BMR by a hairs breadth for me at the moment... it's always that one or Confusion Is Sex that have to fight it out when I'm confronted with such an impossible question to answer... but hey, I love the internal conflict. I'm going to say something controversial now in response to what Washing Machine said... "Man if only i could have been 16/17/18 when these records came out and heard them in their original context....." Daydream Nation will always be my least favourite of this period because coming after 3 highly innovative and disparate albums it sounded like a compromise to my ears, and I was really disappointed... I just didn't think that it brought anything new to the table.(apart from Providence and maybe Eliminator Jr.)... it's interesting to look back on it now a decade and a half later... and of course I went on to love the album. It is a true testament to this amazing band that I'm still interested and excited when I listen to their records... and I still look forward to their next move with relish... __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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11.09.2006, 02:27 PM	#11
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I have to say Sister. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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11.09.2006, 02:51 PM	#12
sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	sister!!!!!!!!!!1
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11.09.2006, 02:52 PM	#13
hey alex the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 791	i gotta say sister though BMR was the most impacting album in my heart. Really opened up lke nothing i'd heard before... but sister is still awesome. __________________ Duran Duran's 1995 covers album Thank You was recently voted the worst album of all time by a Q magazine poll. Although we respectfully disagree (Sonic Youth's NYC Ghosts & Flowers is clearly the worst album of all time) -Pitchfork (hahahah!) Here's a myspace of my music and 4-track ramblings the electric kites--the jamz of me n my friends
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11.09.2006, 02:53 PM	#14
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Sister. __________________
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11.09.2006, 02:58 PM	#15
Richard Pryor on Fire 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Detroit. Posts: 709	Daydream Sister CIS Evol __________________ http://pissingaway.blogspot.com/
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11.09.2006, 05:00 PM	#16
Intellivision i'm a rotten little fuck Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 347	Sister
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11.09.2006, 06:45 PM	#17
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	The results are preliminary, but only three votes for DDN (2 1/3 really). Of course it's a good record (I always skip Rain King, tho'), but it IS slightly overrated. And by the way, why does every article on the album have to mention 2nd place in the Villiage Voice Pazz and whatever poll? Did this really made history? Everyone says it their masterpiece (as if they only have one); I mean, it's common logic, like Washing Machine implies at the start of the thread, right? But then you ask the real fans what they really think, and a different answer emerges. Interesting... SISTER, btw.
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11.10.2006, 01:15 AM	#20
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Sista Sista __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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