Whats your favourite era of Sonic Youth?

screamingskull · 02.19.2007, 07:37 AM

Poll to come.
so whats your favourite era??? It's a shame you can't yote for more than one but...try to pick between these.

1. Sonic Youth/ Confusion is sex
2. Bad Moon Rising/ Evol/ Made In USA
3. Sister
4. Daydream Nation
5. Goo/ Dirty
6. Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star
7. Washing Machine
8. A Thousand Leaves/NYC Ghosts & Flowers
9. Murray Street/ Sonic Nurse
10. Rather Ripped

sonic sphere · 02.19.2007, 08:00 AM

early sonic is my favourite. the ep and confusion gets my vote

Concept7or8 · 02.19.2007, 09:15 AM

Statrted off with Dirty, over the years I've gotten more into their more recent stuff. Think its because I've lost that young adult angst.

Bal · 02.19.2007, 10:41 AM

early and mid 80s stuff.
dark vibes get my blood going!

Trasher02 · 02.19.2007, 11:12 AM

Ugh that's a really hard choice.
I went with Goo/Dirty.

Magic Wheel Memory · 02.19.2007, 12:45 PM

I once heard Evol, Sister and Daydream Nation described as "The Holy Trinity," and it's hard to disagree. I would keep those three consecutive albums before anything else they've done.

screamingskull · 02.19.2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Magic Wheel Memory

I once heard Evol, Sister and Daydream Nation described as "The Holy Trinity," and it's hard to disagree. I would keep those three consecutive albums before anything else they've done.

agreed.

HaydenAsche · 02.19.2007, 02:20 PM

While CIS is my favorite record I voted for BMR and EVOL. Two great fucking records.

jon boy · 02.19.2007, 02:31 PM

bad moon, confusion and sister all strike notes with me but i love a thousand leaves/nyc ghosts and flowers era especially.

against_the_grain · 02.19.2007, 04:51 PM

kinda tough....era's as in string of consecutive albums....for me....

Goo-A Thousand Leaves....so I guess that'd be the 90s. But that's not to discount there earlier or later material....I spose I'm considered a commercial sellout admirer, huh ?

youthoftomorrow · 02.19.2007, 06:43 PM

basically BMR through DDN.

Sonic Youth 37 · 02.19.2007, 06:57 PM

Daydream Nation.

This album started it all for me and it was the soundtrack for one of the best and most fun times in my life. Times that I will never forget.

LittlePuppetBoy · 02.19.2007, 07:25 PM

Daydream nation

musicfallinglikesnow · 02.19.2007, 07:44 PM

Evol, Bad Moon Rising, Sister.
I don't know why, I got trouble to really get into Daydream Nation, always have. It's like too tidy for me.

sevenveils · 02.19.2007, 08:28 PM

i think you're on crack to put thousand leaves and nyc ghosts and flowers together!! they are SO different. i looove thousand leaves and really dislike nyc ghosts (except for lee's song). thousand leaves and murray st i will pop in as regularly as any sy record, but nyc ghosts and sonic nurse, almost never. probably never.

ps. i voted for daydream, but it's hard to think of a flaw between evol and thousand leaves!

ZEROpumpkins · 02.20.2007, 12:11 AM

Evol/Sister/Daydream
But I voted for Sister.

Concept7or8 · 02.20.2007, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37

Daydream Nation.

This album started it all for me and it was the soundtrack for one of the best and most fun times in my life. Times that I will never forget.

good way of looking at it - the last few years have been better for me than my twenties, I guess they're noughty albums are the soundtrack to my best times. Basically WM onwards is what I listen to most.

noumenal · 02.20.2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Concept7or8

noughty

What a great word.

king_buzzo · 02.20.2007, 06:41 AM

1. Sonic Youth/ Confusion is sex
2. Bad Moon Rising/ Evol/ Made In USA
3. Sister
4. Daydream Nation
5. Goo/ Dirty

demonrail666 · 02.20.2007, 08:02 AM

I voted for sister but generally would go for the BMR thru to DN era. There are later and earlier albums that I might prefer (CIS for example) but as a period the Blast First era is what I instinctively think of when I think of the band.

The earlier Geffen era (Goo, Dirty, EJSTNS) is probably my least favourite. It seems to me that during that period they weren't sure where to go and as a result were too keen to respond to developments taking place in the Grunge and Riot Grrl scenes. In a sense, this was a period where they became followers rather than leaders. They wanted to hang with 'the kids' a little too much and at times it got a little embarrasing.

View Poll Results: What's your favourite era of Sonic Youth?
Sonic Youth/ Confusion is Sex	4	3.60%
Bad Moon Rising/ Evol	19	17.12%
Sister	14	12.61%
Daydream Nation	30	27.03%
Goo/ Dirty	8	7.21%
Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star	5	4.50%
Washing Machine	6	5.41%
A Thousand Leaves/ NYC Ghosts & Flowers	10	9.01%
Murray Street/ Sonic Nurse	14	12.61%
Rather Ripped	1	0.90%
Voters: 111. You may not vote on this poll

02.19.2007, 07:37 AM	#1
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	Poll to come. so whats your favourite era??? It's a shame you can't yote for more than one but...try to pick between these. 1. Sonic Youth/ Confusion is sex 2. Bad Moon Rising/ Evol/ Made In USA 3. Sister 4. Daydream Nation 5. Goo/ Dirty 6. Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star 7. Washing Machine 8. A Thousand Leaves/NYC Ghosts & Flowers 9. Murray Street/ Sonic Nurse 10. Rather Ripped
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02.19.2007, 08:00 AM	#2
sonic sphere invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,446	early sonic is my favourite. the ep and confusion gets my vote __________________ "trolling asshat" - All Hail WATT "wanker" - All Hail WATT
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02.19.2007, 09:15 AM	#3
Concept7or8 empty page Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 11	Statrted off with Dirty, over the years I've gotten more into their more recent stuff. Think its because I've lost that young adult angst.
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02.19.2007, 10:41 AM	#4
Bal the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Budapest city Posts: 1,011	early and mid 80s stuff. dark vibes get my blood going! __________________
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02.19.2007, 11:12 AM	#5
Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	Ugh that's a really hard choice. I went with Goo/Dirty. __________________ 666
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02.19.2007, 12:45 PM	#6
Magic Wheel Memory the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, NJ Posts: 836	I once heard Evol, Sister and Daydream Nation described as "The Holy Trinity," and it's hard to disagree. I would keep those three consecutive albums before anything else they've done.
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02.19.2007, 02:20 PM	#8
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	While CIS is my favorite record I voted for BMR and EVOL. Two great fucking records. __________________ rip
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02.19.2007, 02:31 PM	#9
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	bad moon, confusion and sister all strike notes with me but i love a thousand leaves/nyc ghosts and flowers era especially. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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02.19.2007, 04:51 PM	#10
against_the_grain stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: across the Hudson Posts: 502	kinda tough....era's as in string of consecutive albums....for me.... Goo-A Thousand Leaves....so I guess that'd be the 90s. But that's not to discount there earlier or later material....I spose I'm considered a commercial sellout admirer, huh ? __________________ Don't play what's there, play what's not there. Do not* fear mistakes. There are none* Miles Davis
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02.19.2007, 06:43 PM	#11
youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	basically BMR through DDN. __________________ avalanche.
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02.19.2007, 06:57 PM	#12
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	Daydream Nation. This album started it all for me and it was the soundtrack for one of the best and most fun times in my life. Times that I will never forget. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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02.19.2007, 07:25 PM	#13
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	Daydream nation __________________
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02.19.2007, 07:44 PM	#14
musicfallinglikesnow stalker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 454	Evol, Bad Moon Rising, Sister. I don't know why, I got trouble to really get into Daydream Nation, always have. It's like too tidy for me. __________________
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02.19.2007, 08:28 PM	#15
sevenveils empty page Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the hayve. Posts: 14	i think you're on crack to put thousand leaves and nyc ghosts and flowers together!! they are SO different. i looove thousand leaves and really dislike nyc ghosts (except for lee's song). thousand leaves and murray st i will pop in as regularly as any sy record, but nyc ghosts and sonic nurse, almost never. probably never. ps. i voted for daydream, but it's hard to think of a flaw between evol and thousand leaves!
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02.20.2007, 12:11 AM	#16
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Evol/Sister/Daydream But I voted for Sister. __________________
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02.20.2007, 06:41 AM	#19
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	1. Sonic Youth/ Confusion is sex 2. Bad Moon Rising/ Evol/ Made In USA 3. Sister 4. Daydream Nation 5. Goo/ Dirty
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02.20.2007, 08:02 AM	#20
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I voted for sister but generally would go for the BMR thru to DN era. There are later and earlier albums that I might prefer (CIS for example) but as a period the Blast First era is what I instinctively think of when I think of the band. The earlier Geffen era (Goo, Dirty, EJSTNS) is probably my least favourite. It seems to me that during that period they weren't sure where to go and as a result were too keen to respond to developments taking place in the Grunge and Riot Grrl scenes. In a sense, this was a period where they became followers rather than leaders. They wanted to hang with 'the kids' a little too much and at times it got a little embarrasing.
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