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Old 02.11.2010, 03:00 PM   #1
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Note this isn't a question of which album you guys think is the most technically proficiently recorded, its more about which record's production do you think was the best and added the most for the band.

Although I love 80s Sonic Youth alot of those albums feel stunted where a better producer could have given the songs more texture or kick. For me its daydream nation which says something about a huge budget because they definitely didn't have one for that yet it still sounds so powerful. Besides that Washing Machine's and Nurse's production made the songs stronger, like added this surreal dimension to the music.
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Old 02.11.2010, 03:19 PM   #2
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Goo, Sonic Nurse and Washing Machine
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Old 02.11.2010, 03:36 PM   #3
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Old 02.11.2010, 03:47 PM   #4
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I like the way Murray Street sounds.
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:02 PM   #5
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I would have to say Nurse
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:02 PM   #6
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:20 PM   #7
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I think the production for NYC Ghosts & Flowers fits the tracks themselves perfectly. Indeed, Washing Machine, Nurse and Murray Street also have great productions. I'd have to disagree with Goo though... I think like this is easily their worst produced album, it has that heavy feeling that doesn't go at all with Sonic Youth in my opinion.
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:39 PM   #8
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experimental jet set, murray street, nurse

edit: oh, and nycgf
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:49 PM   #9
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washing machine, nyc and ATL.
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:56 PM   #10
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ATL too.
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Old 02.11.2010, 04:56 PM   #11
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washing machine. hands down.
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Old 02.11.2010, 05:21 PM   #12
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Old 02.11.2010, 05:31 PM   #13
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1) sonic nurse (hands down)

2) A Thousand Leaves

3) Daydream Nation
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Old 02.11.2010, 05:51 PM   #14
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Best = Sonic Nurse – sounds amazing
Favorite = Sister – sounds wonderful
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Old 02.11.2010, 06:53 PM   #15
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Old 02.11.2010, 07:36 PM   #16
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Nobody wants to say 'Dirty'?

I second 'Washing Machine', 'Nurse', and I suppose 'Murray Street'... 'Thousand Leaves' sounds terrible all over, bad mix too. That's okay, they were just getting used to their studio.
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Old 02.11.2010, 07:56 PM   #17
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Washing Machine, no contest.

ATL sounds very nice to my ears.
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Old 02.11.2010, 08:35 PM   #18
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Clearly the answer is Washing Machine.

I also love Sister's. There's a certain charm of that record which helps it a lot.

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Old 02.11.2010, 08:56 PM   #19
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i thought i might be alone in mentioning washing machine... what a relief.
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I second 'Washing Machine', 'Nurse', and I suppose 'Murray Street'... 'Thousand Leaves' sounds terrible all over, bad mix too. That's okay, they were just getting used to their studio.

From a pure "tecnichal" standpoint, I think I can agree with you, but both ATL and NYC sounds are, to my ears, pretty much fitting the songs.
ATL more "roboant" (?), NYC almost stripped down to the basics.
Can't explain this better, but I always loved the sound of songs like Female Mechanic, Hoarfrost, Karen Koltrane, Sunday... And, as widely known on here, I simply ADORE nyc on so many levels..
(On this matter, did you get my pm, Chris?)
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