Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Announce Split - Page 15

hirsute_biped · 10.19.2011, 11:44 PM

given that any album with songs as good and radical as Tom Violence and Expressway would be the peak of most any other band's career.

VacuumChild · 10.20.2011, 12:01 AM

My life has lost all of its sense.

forkimified · 10.20.2011, 03:19 AM

Any bets as to how long it takes before we all look back at our posts in this thread in embarrassment for our cluelessness?

badgercorn · 10.20.2011, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by forkimified

Any bets as to how long it takes before we all look back at our posts in this thread in embarrassment for our cluelessness?

I think the best we can hope for in terms of the band is perhaps a hiatus after the south american dates, then sporadic live dates and longer gaps between albums. Which is probably what they'd end up doing anyway as it's clear they're not up for doing the conventional album-tour-album-tour-album-tour cycle as frequently as they once were.

Thin_icE · 10.20.2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by the ikara cult

Theyve had 5 Sonic Peaks (depending on where you count your "eras", most of these come at the "End" of what i consider one particular era of the band)

Sonic Peak 1 - Bad Moon Rising. A high concept low culture Stooges tribute album

Sonic Peak 2 - Daydream Nation. It was annoying finding out what Teenage Riot was about, but somehow the subject matter made it more entertaining the more i thought about it

Sonic Peak 3 - Goo. Several trendy bastards wore the Tshirt. I didnt but i owned the mug, the poster and the fucking CD too. Cunts

Sonic Peak 4 - A Thousand Leaves. Like it was written in rehab, and asylum, a maternity ward, and an abandoned town in the middle of winter. Hoarfrost is the most beautiful song they have ever done, and one of the most beautiful ever done by anyone

Sonic Peak 5 - Murray Street/Sonic Nurse. Your city gets attacked, your country goes haywire, you are the elder statesmen of indie who saw yourselves through the Reagan years and commercial success unscathed. how do you respond? You make everyone think Murray Street is accessible (only if they never listen beyond song 1 and 2) then you do Nurse, with I love You Golden Blue, which is the second most beautiful song youve ever done.

Some nice peaks there

You don't regard Sister as a peak? Even the band did so.

Rembert · 10.20.2011, 09:18 AM

Is this the end of Sonic Youth?

In an interview Lee Ranaldo did when he was in Belgium a couple of weeks ago, he said about the Simon Werner soundtrack: "It's technically our last album at this point." Then he seems to realise that "last" is a somewhat strange word choice, and he corrects himself: "Our most recent album I guess I would say."

This is probably seeing something that isn't there, but I remember I already thought of it as a bit strange when I saw the interview the first time.

You can see Lee's quote at 2:05 on YouTube: watch?v=g6Gs1N2ao5U

deflinus · 10.20.2011, 09:36 AM

The Eternal is a fitting title for their supposedly "last album"..

the album itself?.. meh. i think they can end on a better note

whiskeyrock11 · 10.20.2011, 09:51 AM

i saw them tour for the eternal and thought they were great. i hope they dont break up, i hope they do at least one more album, if not i think the eternal is a fitting end to a long noise fueled career. so sad

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 10.20.2011, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by the ikara cult

Theyve had 5 Sonic Peaks (depending on where you count your "eras", most of these come at the "End" of what i consider one particular era of the band)

Sonic Peak 1 - Bad Moon Rising. A high concept low culture Stooges tribute album

Sonic Peak 2 - Daydream Nation. It was annoying finding out what Teenage Riot was about, but somehow the subject matter made it more entertaining the more i thought about it

Sonic Peak 3 - Goo. Several trendy bastards wore the Tshirt. I didnt but i owned the mug, the poster and the fucking CD too. Cunts

Sonic Peak 4 - A Thousand Leaves. Like it was written in rehab, and asylum, a maternity ward, and an abandoned town in the middle of winter. Hoarfrost is the most beautiful song they have ever done, and one of the most beautiful ever done by anyone

Sonic Peak 5 - Murray Street/Sonic Nurse. Your city gets attacked, your country goes haywire, you are the elder statesmen of indie who saw yourselves through the Reagan years and commercial success unscathed. how do you respond? You make everyone think Murray Street is accessible (only if they never listen beyond song 1 and 2) then you do Nurse, with I love You Golden Blue, which is the second most beautiful song youve ever done.

Some nice peaks there

You forgot Evol, Sister, and Confusion is Sex. Those were all peaks IMO as well.

ann ashtray · 10.20.2011, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by EVOLghost

^ Thinking they peaked in the 80's is hilarious...

They've peaked every decade with multiple mind blowing albums!

This.

canabero · 10.20.2011, 04:28 PM

i'm still waiting for news in main page.

ann ashtray · 10.20.2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by canabero

i'm still waiting for news in main page.

I wouldn't count on seeing anything too incredibly soon.

Rob Instigator · 10.20.2011, 07:54 PM

I say Confusion is a PEAK too fuckers. No one has even come close to shitting out anything that fabulous.

CIS!

CIS!

the ikara cult · 10.20.2011, 08:03 PM

CIS is great, but its not a peak. Compared to almost anything else from the time, its a peak, but the reason we love SY is their standards are that much higher.

secretmonalisa · 10.21.2011, 01:52 AM

I don't think we should worry. I have a feeling they separated years ago but didn't tell us, except in song. Many couples separate and still make music. John Doe and Exene of X. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie. The White Stripes.

SonikJesus · 10.21.2011, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by the ikara cult

CIS is great, but its not a peak. Compared to almost anything else from the time, its a peak, but the reason we love SY is their standards are that much higher.

Yea, i truly think all of their albums are great. Some are just fuckin way greater than others.

louder · 10.21.2011, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SonikJesus

Yea, i truly think all of their albums are great. Some are just fuckin way greater than others.

this.

kimgw · 10.21.2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by secretmonalisa

I don't think we should worry. I have a feeling they separated years ago but didn't tell us, except in song. Many couples separate and still make music. John Doe and Exene of X. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie. The White Stripes.

Totally agree.
I've sensed it since..."Turquoise boy" maybe?

floatingslowly · 10.21.2011, 09:06 AM

what would the neighbors think?

Rob Instigator · 10.21.2011, 10:06 AM

this theorizing makes little sense if you remember that Thurston has written most of Kim's lyrics for the past decade.

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hirsute_biped the end of the ugly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manta Sonica, California Posts: 1,169	given that any album with songs as good and radical as Tom Violence and Expressway would be the peak of most any other band's career.
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VacuumChild empty page Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Valparaiso, Chile Posts: 29	My life has lost all of its sense.
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forkimified bad moon rising Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 147	Any bets as to how long it takes before we all look back at our posts in this thread in embarrassment for our cluelessness?
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Rembert empty page Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Is this the end of Sonic Youth? In an interview Lee Ranaldo did when he was in Belgium a couple of weeks ago, he said about the Simon Werner soundtrack: "It's technically our last album at this point." Then he seems to realise that "last" is a somewhat strange word choice, and he corrects himself: "Our most recent album I guess I would say." This is probably seeing something that isn't there, but I remember I already thought of it as a bit strange when I saw the interview the first time. You can see Lee's quote at 2:05 on YouTube: watch?v=g6Gs1N2ao5U
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10.20.2011, 09:36 AM	#287
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	The Eternal is a fitting title for their supposedly "last album".. the album itself?.. meh. i think they can end on a better note
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10.20.2011, 09:51 AM	#288
whiskeyrock11 empty page Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 2	i saw them tour for the eternal and thought they were great. i hope they dont break up, i hope they do at least one more album, if not i think the eternal is a fitting end to a long noise fueled career. so sad
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canabero children of satan Join Date: May 2008 Location: hualquiyork, chile Posts: 314	i'm still waiting for news in main page. __________________ sonic youth videos anyone? canabero-sonico.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/canabero
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10.20.2011, 07:54 PM	#293
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,973	I say Confusion is a PEAK too fuckers. No one has even come close to shitting out anything that fabulous. CIS! CIS! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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10.20.2011, 08:03 PM	#294
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	CIS is great, but its not a peak. Compared to almost anything else from the time, its a peak, but the reason we love SY is their standards are that much higher. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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10.21.2011, 01:52 AM	#295
secretmonalisa empty page Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 20	I don't think we should worry. I have a feeling they separated years ago but didn't tell us, except in song. Many couples separate and still make music. John Doe and Exene of X. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie. The White Stripes.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,973	this theorizing makes little sense if you remember that Thurston has written most of Kim's lyrics for the past decade. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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