Which SY albums are **PERFECT**

E. Noisefield · 10.01.2011, 09:24 PM

Very few bands release perfect albums. One in a million, maybe. Fewer release multiple perfect albums. Sonic Youth has released many... which ones do you think fall under the "absolutely perfect I love every moment of every song" category?

For me its:

Bad Moon Rising
Sister
Daydream Nation
A Thousand Leaves
Murray Street

Goo would be perfect but for "My Friend Goo". Rather Ripped is almost there, but there are a few... er... lyrical... mmm... fumbles. Washing Machine is damn close, but the album as a whole is not a perfect entity, like those above. EVOL is closest of all, but I still skip a track here and there. NEVER with those listed above. I love every line of every song, love the order, love the progression, love the cover, love the feel.... those are PERFECT albums.

So, how about you?

noisereductions · 10.01.2011, 09:26 PM

Confusion Is Sex
Evol
Dirty
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Murray Street
The Destroyed Room

samuel · 10.01.2011, 11:29 PM

I wouldn't say any are perfect, but Sonic Nurse may come the closest for me.

EVOLghost · 10.02.2011, 01:47 AM

most of 'em.

ann ashtray · 10.02.2011, 01:51 AM

All except Rather Ripped. That album just sucks.

EVOLghost · 10.02.2011, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

Confusion Is Sex
Evol
Dirty
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Murray Street
The Destroyed Room

you're forgetting ATL, DDN, uhh...you can take out dirty though...replace it with Sonic Nurse, Goo, and Washing Machine.

EVOLghost · 10.02.2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by samuel

I wouldn't say any are perfect, but Sonic Nurse may come the closest for me.

gtfo.

Pelle · 10.02.2011, 05:25 AM

EVOL
Bad moon rising
Murray street
Rather Ripped
Daydream Nation

SONIC GAIL · 10.02.2011, 05:26 AM

EJSTS an Sister

lo-fi suicide · 10.02.2011, 07:58 AM

Washing Machine is a peak of their career, I'm sure.

Torn Curtain · 10.02.2011, 03:34 PM

None to be honest (there's always one or several tracks I don't like on any of their albums).

E. Noisefield · 10.02.2011, 05:55 PM

Jest Set might be perfect too... I'll have to think about that one.

And I'm always reconsidering EVOL, but the fact that I doubt it at all means that it's probably not perfect... to me.

Murmer99 · 10.02.2011, 06:32 PM

Confusion is Sex
Bad Moon Rising
Daydream Nation
Murray Street
EVOL

I mean.. if you mean perfect as in everything from beginning to end being excellent.. this would be my list. I still enjoy albums like Sister more than Murray Street.. but hot wire my heart has always been a pretty weak song in my opinion. Goo, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, Sonic Nurse, Washing Machine, A Thousand Leaves, NYC Ghosts & Flowers are all good/great too.

Edit: recently I've been thinking their best might be Daydream Nation. I actually thought it was overrated when I first listened to it.. I sat through it numerous times and ended up loving it. I'm always changing my mind though when it comes to favorites.

ann ashtray · 10.02.2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Murmer99

Confusion is Sex
Bad Moon Rising
Daydream Nation
Murray Street
EVOL

I mean.. if you mean perfect as in everything from beginning to end being excellent.. this would be my list. I still enjoy albums like Sister more than Murray Street.. but hot wire my heart has always been a pretty weak song in my opinion. Goo, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, Sonic Nurse, Washing Machine, A Thousand Leaves, NYC Ghosts & Flowers are all good/great too.

Edit: recently I've been thinking their best might be Daydream Nation. I actually thought it was overrated when I first listened to it.. I sat through it numerous times and ended up loving it. I'm always changing my mind though when it comes to favorites.

I felt the same way about Daydream for a long time. Naturally, it was one of the first few SY albums I bought, but it didn't do much for me until a couple years ago. Hyperstation is just intense.

E. Noisefield · 10.02.2011, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murmer99

Confusion is Sex
Bad Moon Rising
Daydream Nation
Murray Street
EVOL

I mean.. if you mean perfect as in everything from beginning to end being excellent.. this would be my list. I still enjoy albums like Sister more than Murray Street.. but hot wire my heart has always been a pretty weak song in my opinion. Goo, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, Sonic Nurse, Washing Machine, A Thousand Leaves, NYC Ghosts & Flowers are all good/great too.

Edit: recently I've been thinking their best might be Daydream Nation. I actually thought it was overrated when I first listened to it.. I sat through it numerous times and ended up loving it. I'm always changing my mind though when it comes to favorites.

DDN is perfect. No question.

What is it's 00's equivalent? has there been one? Don't tell me it's "You Forgot it in People" by Broken Social Scene. That's a kene record that recalls some of DDN's energy, but ... hmm... maybe Source Tags and Codes?

GeneticKiss · 10.03.2011, 01:11 AM

No SY album is perfect, but 98% of them are awesome.

As for Source Tags and Codes being a 2000s Daydream Nation...that record seems kinda dated to me now, although I can see where you're coming from. Also, in the eyes of many And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have gone downhill since then (I haven't really felt the desire to check out any of their post ST&C work so I have no opinion)...

Pelle · 10.03.2011, 09:07 AM

I totally forgot to mention NYCG&F.

Each song is perfect, the production, the low profile the album keeps all the way through..wonderful!

Mortte Jousimo · 10.03.2011, 10:00 AM

EVOL
Sister
Daydream Nation
Goo
Dirty
Washing Machine
Made In Usa
a Thousand Leaves
Murray Street
Sonic Nurse
Rather Ripped
the Eternal
Syr9

greedrex · 10.03.2011, 10:55 AM

Washing Machine, of course.

toxic johnny · 10.03.2011, 01:57 PM

Haven't done this in a long time...

Sonic Death
Bad Moon Rising
EVOL
A Thousand Leaves
SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century
NYC Ghosts & Flowers

10.01.2011, 09:24 PM	#1
E. Noisefield the end of the ugly Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the hearts of men Posts: 869	Very few bands release perfect albums. One in a million, maybe. Fewer release multiple perfect albums. Sonic Youth has released many... which ones do you think fall under the "absolutely perfect I love every moment of every song" category? For me its: Bad Moon Rising Sister Daydream Nation A Thousand Leaves Murray Street Goo would be perfect but for "My Friend Goo". Rather Ripped is almost there, but there are a few... er... lyrical... mmm... fumbles. Washing Machine is damn close, but the album as a whole is not a perfect entity, like those above. EVOL is closest of all, but I still skip a track here and there. NEVER with those listed above. I love every line of every song, love the order, love the progression, love the cover, love the feel.... those are PERFECT albums. So, how about you?
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10.01.2011, 09:26 PM	#2
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Confusion Is Sex Evol Dirty NYC Ghosts & Flowers Murray Street The Destroyed Room __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
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10.01.2011, 11:29 PM	#3
samuel the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,175	I wouldn't say any are perfect, but Sonic Nurse may come the closest for me. __________________ samueldahle.bandcamp.com
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10.02.2011, 01:47 AM	#4
EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	most of 'em.
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ann ashtray expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2,299	All except Rather Ripped. That album just sucks. __________________ Team Thurston!
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Pelle expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,725	EVOL Bad moon rising Murray street Rather Ripped Daydream Nation
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SONIC GAIL invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: I moved from hillbilly Florida to hillbilly Alabama Posts: 3,723	EJSTS an Sister __________________
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lo-fi suicide bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: somewhere in russia Posts: 99	Washing Machine is a peak of their career, I'm sure. __________________ The lives we make never seem to ever get us anywhere but dead...
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	None to be honest (there's always one or several tracks I don't like on any of their albums). __________________ "Si seulement nous avions le courage des oiseaux qui chantent dans le vent glacé"
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10.02.2011, 05:55 PM	#12
E. Noisefield the end of the ugly Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the hearts of men Posts: 869	Jest Set might be perfect too... I'll have to think about that one. And I'm always reconsidering EVOL, but the fact that I doubt it at all means that it's probably not perfect... to me.
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10.02.2011, 06:32 PM	#13
Murmer99 stalker Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 367	Confusion is Sex Bad Moon Rising Daydream Nation Murray Street EVOL I mean.. if you mean perfect as in everything from beginning to end being excellent.. this would be my list. I still enjoy albums like Sister more than Murray Street.. but hot wire my heart has always been a pretty weak song in my opinion. Goo, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, Sonic Nurse, Washing Machine, A Thousand Leaves, NYC Ghosts & Flowers are all good/great too. Edit: recently I've been thinking their best might be Daydream Nation. I actually thought it was overrated when I first listened to it.. I sat through it numerous times and ended up loving it. I'm always changing my mind though when it comes to favorites.
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GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	No SY album is perfect, but 98% of them are awesome. As for Source Tags and Codes being a 2000s Daydream Nation...that record seems kinda dated to me now, although I can see where you're coming from. Also, in the eyes of many And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead have gone downhill since then (I haven't really felt the desire to check out any of their post ST&C work so I have no opinion)... __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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Pelle expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,725	I totally forgot to mention NYCG&F. Each song is perfect, the production, the low profile the album keeps all the way through..wonderful!
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Mortte Jousimo expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,019	EVOL Sister Daydream Nation Goo Dirty Washing Machine Made In Usa a Thousand Leaves Murray Street Sonic Nurse Rather Ripped the Eternal Syr9
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greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	Washing Machine, of course. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	Haven't done this in a long time... Sonic Death Bad Moon Rising EVOL A Thousand Leaves SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century NYC Ghosts & Flowers __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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