SY's Best Produced Album?

dazedcola · 05.28.2008, 06:01 PM

Let me start by saying that I dont mean best produced in a technical, commercial sense. I mean which record does everyone here think best captures SY's raw and overwhelming live sound on an album? Who do you think has been SY's best producer?

I was listening to the 2nd disc of DDN with all the live sounds and couldn't help but notice how some songs sounded amazingly better live. The sounds were more rich like the wall of sound moments on "Hyperstation" or the denseness of the sprawl. Listening to the live versions there was so much stuff that could have been better mixed I feel.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 05.28.2008, 06:14 PM

all of the other albums' production sounds like it was attempting the production of this album.

terminal pharmacy · 05.28.2008, 06:57 PM

I tend to agree with suchfriends but i will add a coda and say sister is the worst produced out of every single album they have done (i love all the tracks, just the production sounds like shit).

Dead-Air · 05.28.2008, 07:54 PM

I actually agree with Sonic Nurse as far as the pop albums. But then Bad Moon Rising and Confusion is Sex are absolutely brilliant on a different tip (actually two different tips as Bad Moon is layered sonic experimentalism while Confusion is much more letting the tonal noise echo with very little augumentation).

atsonicpark · 05.28.2008, 09:53 PM

sonic nurse sounds the best, but it's amongst their worst.

sister sounds the worst, but it's amongst their best.

Is there some kind of lesson to be learned there?

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.28.2008, 10:08 PM

The drums on most of Sister annoy me to no end. The ones on "Schizophrenia" just aren't loud or clear enough! For production, I say Murray Street.

terminal pharmacy · 05.28.2008, 10:16 PM

all of sister sounds like the mics were in buckets of water

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.28.2008, 10:17 PM

Oh well, there'll never be a deluxe edition. I'll live.

atsonicpark · 05.28.2008, 10:26 PM

A Thousand Leaves, I thought, had really great production; it's how Sister and Bad Moon Rising should have sounded.

Really, just talking purely about drum sound (which is probably the most important aspect to me), I'd probably say Nurse...

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.28.2008, 10:29 PM

The production of Bad Moon sounds "right" to me. 1000 Leaves is good, too.

Dead-Air · 05.28.2008, 10:49 PM

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The production of Bad Moon sounds "right" to me. 1000 Leaves is good, too.

Bad Moon Rising is perfect for what they were trying for. It's funny, because at the time I read an interview where they were seriously talking about how it was a "slicker" sound, which compared to the 8 track recording on Confusion is Sex, it was. But yeah, it's muddy in all the right ways in all the right places, and the drums sound like ships crashing into each other in the night more than a human keeping time on a kit. I think it is actually their most Branca influenced record in terms of sound and atmosphere, even though they were moving away from him personally at the time.

fugazifan · 05.29.2008, 01:03 AM

you guys are crazy, the production on sister is my favorite, that and bad moon rising. i love how sister sounds like it was recorded underwater. its like the early JAMC.
one of my favorite sounding albums ever.

m1rr0r dash · 05.29.2008, 01:18 AM

uhler · 05.29.2008, 01:28 AM

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copper · 05.29.2008, 02:16 AM

hmm, i'd agree that the production on the older albums is a bit shit, but i like it.

the best ones would definately bee later ones, like, goo, dirty, washing machine and as everyone else said, nurse

Death & the Maiden · 05.29.2008, 02:27 AM

Sonic Nurse, EVOL, Daydream Nation.

nicfit · 05.29.2008, 03:27 AM

NYC G&F

But I like the "sound" of many albums. The "production flaws" add some flavor to each SY era, methinks.

ZEROpumpkins · 05.29.2008, 03:35 AM

NYC G&H had some nice guitar tones.

nicfit · 05.29.2008, 03:43 AM

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NYC G&H

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_slavo_ · 05.29.2008, 03:55 AM

I think EVOL sounds just brilliant ... it's muddy, reverbey and stuff, but the atmosphere is haunting as fuck.

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	Let me start by saying that I dont mean best produced in a technical, commercial sense. I mean which record does everyone here think best captures SY's raw and overwhelming live sound on an album? Who do you think has been SY's best producer? I was listening to the 2nd disc of DDN with all the live sounds and couldn't help but notice how some songs sounded amazingly better live. The sounds were more rich like the wall of sound moments on "Hyperstation" or the denseness of the sprawl. Listening to the live versions there was so much stuff that could have been better mixed I feel. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	all of the other albums' production sounds like it was attempting the production of this album. __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	I tend to agree with suchfriends but i will add a coda and say sister is the worst produced out of every single album they have done (i love all the tracks, just the production sounds like shit).
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Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I actually agree with Sonic Nurse as far as the pop albums. But then Bad Moon Rising and Confusion is Sex are absolutely brilliant on a different tip (actually two different tips as Bad Moon is layered sonic experimentalism while Confusion is much more letting the tonal noise echo with very little augumentation). __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	sonic nurse sounds the best, but it's amongst their worst. sister sounds the worst, but it's amongst their best. Is there some kind of lesson to be learned there? __________________
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	The drums on most of Sister annoy me to no end. The ones on "Schizophrenia" just aren't loud or clear enough! For production, I say Murray Street. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	all of sister sounds like the mics were in buckets of water
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Oh well, there'll never be a deluxe edition. I'll live. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	A Thousand Leaves, I thought, had really great production; it's how Sister and Bad Moon Rising should have sounded. Really, just talking purely about drum sound (which is probably the most important aspect to me), I'd probably say Nurse... __________________
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	The production of Bad Moon sounds "right" to me. 1000 Leaves is good, too. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	you guys are crazy, the production on sister is my favorite, that and bad moon rising. i love how sister sounds like it was recorded underwater. its like the early JAMC. one of my favorite sounding albums ever. __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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copper bad moon rising Join Date: May 2008 Location: bitch Posts: 144	hmm, i'd agree that the production on the older albums is a bit shit, but i like it. the best ones would definately bee later ones, like, goo, dirty, washing machine and as everyone else said, nurse
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	NYC G&F But I like the "sound" of many albums. The "production flaws" add some flavor to each SY era, methinks.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	NYC G&H had some nice guitar tones. __________________
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,904	I think EVOL sounds just brilliant ... it's muddy, reverbey and stuff, but the atmosphere is haunting as fuck. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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