[mattt74]

I agree 100%. SY were really on to something with jim. nurse is a great album. haven't been moved like that since i first heard sister...kim still rocks anyhow.

Originally Posted by kingcoffee

I think Jim O'Rourke is a much more talented musician than Kim. It dissapointed me to hear that he left the band. I thought he really revitalized Sonic Youth and lead them into a very interesting new direction. Without him in the group, SY has kinda slipped. You can really hear the difference between Murray Street/Sonic Nurse and Rather Ripped. The fromer have stronger musical structures whereas Rather Ripped sounds a little underdeveloped and weak.

[lunberg]

Originally Posted by kingcoffee

I think Jim O'Rourke is a much more talented musician than Kim. It dissapointed me to hear that he left the band. I thought he really revitalized Sonic Youth and lead them into a very interesting new direction. Without him in the group, SY has kinda slipped. You can really hear the difference between Murray Street/Sonic Nurse and Rather Ripped. The fromer have stronger musical structures whereas Rather Ripped sounds a little underdeveloped and weak.

I have the exact same opinion, but it's unpopumar to like a dude who wasn't in the band in the first place. I have yet to hear a recording as inspired as Sonic Nurse.