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Just listened to some podcast talking about SY being one of the most influential bands of recent years. Everyone goes on about this and its probably true, but which band do you think has been most influenced by them?
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hmm. Unwound? (who I also love, so don't flame me).
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A good question, this. Offhand, it's hard to think of a particular group who has been influenced by the substance of SY, as opposed to the surface sounds - Lord knows there's been enough SY imitators over the years (various Brit-watchers will be aware of AC Temple, f'instance). One name that I immediately thought of was Pavement, at least int their earlier days, with their skewed take on the SY dissonance through tuneage ethos. And you could to a certain degree draw a line from "Xpressway To Yr Skull" to Dead C (Im thinking of the likes of "Driver UFO").
What Im talking about though I guess is the influence of earlier SY. As for post-"Daydream Nation", my knowledge is not so hot, I'm afraid....
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I'd agree about AC Temple in terms of the pre-Daydream Nation era.
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Great minds think alike, innit.
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It's an interesting question this. They influenced an enormous amount of people, yet the most SY-sounding bands are probably in their bedrooms right now, working out 'alternative tunings', and how to get weird sounds off their guitars, maybe suddenly realising that that is not like that that it should be done.
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Well said, dear. Sonic Youth has created such a massive discography that ranges in style so much, nearly any artist/group can be influenced. Anywhere from Arab on Radar's herky-jerky mentality to Pavement's whinings could be attributed to Sonic Youth.
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polvo were inspired by them.
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good thread.
i dont know offhand, maybe trail of dead? (im not a huge fan but a friend of mine was). i agree about the pavement thing, the weirdly tuned guitars and the noise. |
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I think most bands influenced by Sonic Youth know better than to imitate their sound. It's more the spirit of the thing. I think Kim Gordon's influence on Bikini Kill and other grrrl bands is huge. My Bloody Valentine were clearly listening to American bands like Husker Du and Sonic Youth when they transformed from a twee pop act into their beloved shoegaze combo. The post-rock scene owes a lot to them. Nirvana, Mudhoney, and a bunch of other "grunge" bands.
The most? My Bloody Valentine, without Sonic Youth, would sound a lot more like Zen Arcade than they already do. |
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i have been told that Blonde Redhead are Sonic Youth-y.
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Yep. Dust Devils were actually too close for comfort in my book, but you nailed the answer there. |
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