Reassessing Murray Street - Page 4

stadtgorilla · 01.30.2009, 08:18 PM

i was on holiday in tuscany at the precise moment it came out and i drove a lot of mileage and talked to a lot of record store salesmen til i finally could lay my hands on a copy of ms the day it was published in europe. next thing i remember is finding the highest spot on the old town of San Gimignano, lying down beneath a tree and hitting play on my discman. fuckin great record. i also remember lying on the poolside listening to this wonderful album while two little girls that almost looked like the girls on the cover were jumping all around. SERIOUSLY: what a fantastic album.

RanaldoNecro · 01.30.2009, 08:38 PM

Who is Murray Street anyway?

He was an English roadie that worked with the Youth on their previous tour. He was tragically killed by falling amps.

RIP Murray

noisereductions · 01.30.2009, 10:01 PM

I went to Murray St. once, and knocked on the door. It was right after the album came out.

ZEROpumpkins · 01.30.2009, 10:36 PM

I find Murray Street and Sonic Nurse to be the compliment to each other, they both have a really nice sound to them.

joe11121 · 01.30.2009, 10:38 PM

Murray Street is a great album. I just played it about an hour ago. All the tracks are great. It's really great to listen to when you don't have anything to do. Time just flies by.

ZEROpumpkins · 01.30.2009, 10:47 PM

Plastic Sun bothers me a little though.

joe11121 · 01.30.2009, 10:48 PM

Why? I think it's a cool track.

ZEROpumpkins · 01.30.2009, 11:25 PM

Nah it's too "Kim" for my liking haha.

joe11121 · 01.31.2009, 01:06 AM

Hahahhaha

atsonicpark · 01.31.2009, 01:38 AM

plastic sun sounds like a song they could've written in 2 seconds

uhler · 01.31.2009, 02:12 AM

it's an sonic youth album. pretty boring at times.

atsonicpark · 01.31.2009, 02:21 AM

01.31.2009, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by This Is Not Here

the instrumental passage on Karen Revisted never fails to take me on a wonderful journey everytime I hear it. It's a masterpeice, I tells ya.

that is indeed a priceles moment on the album.

atsonicpark · 01.31.2009, 06:44 AM

Agreed ...a wonderful, 8 minute or so studio mixing board solo. Fantastic. Love the clapping at the end.

greedrex · 01.31.2009, 07:15 AM

yes it's excellentissimo!

akprodr · 01.31.2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RanaldoNecro

He was an English roadie that worked with the Youth on their previous tour. He was tragically killed by falling amps.

RIP Murray

Thanks for that. It was nice of them to commemorate him like that.

RdTv · 01.31.2009, 01:09 PM

One of my favorite SY records. I love the merge between pop songs and textured noisy bliss. The comments on Karen revisited are spot on, so I won't add to them, Plastic Sun actually was written in 2 seconds, Sympathy For The Starwberry is so so so underrated/appreciated, etc, etc etc.

Also I can't rep asp, but his comment made on A Thousand Leaves being the perfectly executed mix of noise and melody was absolutely true.

01.31.2009, 01:19 PM

yes he is right, but 1k leaves is a lil bit too long. and there is some truth innit that they ve overdone some tunes on it, I think.
so murray street over 1k leaves for me, but 1k leaves short after

noisereductions · 01.31.2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarramkrop

that is indeed a priceles moment on the album.

Oddly enough, this is the most obvious piece of Jim's PRODUCING on the album.

Moshe · 02.01.2009, 12:46 AM

imo it is the best sounding SY album and one one of the best albums released in the 2000's.

01.30.2009, 08:18 PM	#61
stadtgorilla little trouble girl Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 64	i was on holiday in tuscany at the precise moment it came out and i drove a lot of mileage and talked to a lot of record store salesmen til i finally could lay my hands on a copy of ms the day it was published in europe. next thing i remember is finding the highest spot on the old town of San Gimignano, lying down beneath a tree and hitting play on my discman. fuckin great record. i also remember lying on the poolside listening to this wonderful album while two little girls that almost looked like the girls on the cover were jumping all around. SERIOUSLY: what a fantastic album. __________________ we should kill time.
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01.30.2009, 08:38 PM	#62
RanaldoNecro expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of The Squirrel Posts: 1,481	Who is Murray Street anyway? He was an English roadie that worked with the Youth on their previous tour. He was tragically killed by falling amps. RIP Murray __________________ He is not Alone
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01.30.2009, 10:01 PM	#63
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I went to Murray St. once, and knocked on the door. It was right after the album came out.
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01.30.2009, 10:36 PM	#64
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I find Murray Street and Sonic Nurse to be the compliment to each other, they both have a really nice sound to them. __________________
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01.30.2009, 10:38 PM	#65
joe11121 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brantford, Canada Posts: 1,843	Murray Street is a great album. I just played it about an hour ago. All the tracks are great. It's really great to listen to when you don't have anything to do. Time just flies by.
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01.30.2009, 10:47 PM	#66
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Plastic Sun bothers me a little though. __________________
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01.30.2009, 10:48 PM	#67
joe11121 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brantford, Canada Posts: 1,843	Why? I think it's a cool track.
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01.30.2009, 11:25 PM	#68
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Nah it's too "Kim" for my liking haha. __________________
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01.31.2009, 01:06 AM	#69
joe11121 expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brantford, Canada Posts: 1,843	Hahahhaha
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01.31.2009, 01:38 AM	#70
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	plastic sun sounds like a song they could've written in 2 seconds __________________
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01.31.2009, 02:12 AM	#71
uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	it's an sonic youth album. pretty boring at times.
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01.31.2009, 02:21 AM	#72
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	nah __________________
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01.31.2009, 06:44 AM	#74
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Agreed ...a wonderful, 8 minute or so studio mixing board solo. Fantastic. Love the clapping at the end. __________________
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01.31.2009, 07:15 AM	#75
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	yes it's excellentissimo! __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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01.31.2009, 01:09 PM	#77
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	One of my favorite SY records. I love the merge between pop songs and textured noisy bliss. The comments on Karen revisited are spot on, so I won't add to them, Plastic Sun actually was written in 2 seconds, Sympathy For The Starwberry is so so so underrated/appreciated, etc, etc etc. Also I can't rep asp, but his comment made on A Thousand Leaves being the perfectly executed mix of noise and melody was absolutely true.
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01.31.2009, 01:19 PM	#78
al shabbray Posts: n/a	yes he is right, but 1k leaves is a lil bit too long. and there is some truth innit that they ve overdone some tunes on it, I think. so murray street over 1k leaves for me, but 1k leaves short after
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02.01.2009, 12:46 AM	#80
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,896	imo it is the best sounding SY album and one one of the best albums released in the 2000's.
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