Sonic Youth is fuckin amazing!

[washing machine]

I prefer The Best Day...i havent really felt compelled to listen to new one a lot...although i know that will change of course.

I realized after I typed that I have never really listened to The Best Day as a whole. Also, there's probably an argument to be made about some of the SYR releases since Nurse being favorites of mine, or even that one kind of poppy Lee solo album. So...my statement was pretty stupid.

Speaking of The Best Day, "Grace Lake" is everything I like about Thurston's approach to jamming.

[VinylGuy]

I still have to get into the last one, but yeah The Best Day was a good surprise...also i saw Moore in that tour live and he was just incredible.

I hope to see him again soon.

[washing machine]

Great cast including Steve Shelley and Nels Cline. Jonathan Lethem involved in the song writing? He's one of my favorite creative NYC figures, but I bet his lines miss the mark. Still very excited.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[blackholesun85]

Here's yr bootmix. I decided not to make artwork as I just have too much stuff to do.

The tracklist, again:
====================
SONIC YOUTH
Death to Our Friends [1981 - 2011]
Seven Sick Discs

Disc 1: 1981 - 1985
01 - The Good and the Bad [New York rehearsals, 7-XX-1981]
02 - Where the Red Fern Grows [New York, 7-XX-1981]
03 - Burning Spear [New York Rehearsal, 7-XX-1981]
04 - She's In A Bad Mood [Carrboro, 11-14-1982]
05 - Confusion Is Next [Carrboro, 11-14-1982]
06 - Shaking Hell [Dearborn, 12-12-1982]
07 - The World Looks Red [Vienna, 6-23-1983]
08 - Halloween [Amsterdam, 3-31-1985]
09 - Death Valley '69 [Amsterdam, 3-31-1985]
10 - Brave Men Run (In My Family) [Amsterdam, 3-31-1985]
11 - I Love Her All the Time [Amsterdam, 3-31-1985]
12 - Brother James [VPRO-FM, 4-01-1985]
13 - Flower [VPRO-FM, 4-01-1985]
14 - Kill Yr Idols [VPRO-FM, 4-01-1985]
15 - Satan is Boring [Amsterdam, 3-31-1985]

Disc 2: 1986 - 1989
01 - Expressway To Yr Skull [demo from 1985 broadcast on John Peel, 5-18-1986]
02 - White Kross [Washington, 7-25-1986]
03 - Shadow of a Doubt [Washington, 7-25-1986]
04 - Starpower [Washington, 7-25-1986]
05 - Death to Our Friends [Washington, 7-25-1986]
06 - Green Light [Washington, 7-25-1986]
07 - Beauty Lies in the Eye [VPRO-FM, 6-10-1987]
08 - Kotton Krown [VPRO-FM, 6-10-1987]
09 - Stereo Sanctity [VPRO-FM, 6-10-1987]
10 - Schizophrenia [Chapel Hill, 9-15-1987]
11 - Tom Violence [Chapel Hill, 9-15-1987]
12 - Tuff Gnarl [Chapel Hill, 9-15-1987]
13 - The Sprawl [Washington, 12-11-1988]
14 - Cross the Breeze [Washington, 12-11-1988]
15 - Ruben's Beard [BBC Session, 3-12-1989]
16 - Major Label Chicken Feed [BBC Session, 3-12-1989]
17 - Hey Joni [Washington, 12-11-1988]
18 - Kissability [Washington, 12-11-1988]
19 - The Wonder [Vienna, 3-29-1989]
20 - Hyperstation [Vienna, 3-29-1989]
21 - Eliminator Jr [New York, 12-13-1988]

Disc 3: 1990 - 1993
01 - Teenage Riot [Bremen, 8-27-1991]
02 - Burning Spear [Peel Session, 7-20-1992]
03 - Kill Yr Idols [Irvine, 11-03-1990]
04 - Silver Rocket [Irvine, 11-03-1990]
05 - Genetic [Binghamton, 10-17-1992]
06 - Dirty Boots [Bremen, 8-27-1991]
07 - Youth Against Fascism [Peel Session, 7-20-1992]
08 - 100% [Melbourne, 1-24-1993]
09 - Kool Thing [Melbourne, 1-24-1993]
10 - The World Looks Red [Berlin, 9-16-1990]
11 - Mote [Bremen, 8-27-1991]
12 - Candle [Lisbon, 7-14-1993]
13 - Stereo Sanctity [Lisbon, 7-14-1993]
14 - Sugar Kane [Rennes, 12-04-1992]
15 - Purr [Peel Session, 7-20-1992]
16 - Theresa's Sound World [London, 12-14-1992]
17 - Creme Brulee [Peel Session, 7-20-1992]
18 - Expressway To Yr Skull [Bremen, 8-27-1991]

Disc 4: 1994 - 1999
01 - Stil [Sessions at West 54th, 6-12-1997]
02 - Bull In The Heather [Tibetan Freedom Concert, 6-16-1996]
03 - Starfield Road [Tilburg, 3-18-1996]
04 - Washing Machine [Tilburg, 3-18-1996]
05 - interview [MTV Studios, 4-15-1996]
06 - Junkie's Promise [MTV Studios, 4-15-1996]
07 - Saucer-Like [MTV Studios, 4-15-1996]
08 - Becuz [MTV Studios, 4-15-1996]
09 - Self-Obsessed and Sexxee [Jon Stewart Show, 9-16-1994]
10 - Hits of Sunshine [West 54th Street, 6-12-1997]
11 - Shadow of a Doubt [Los Angeles, 5-29-1998]
12 - Karen Koltrane [Los Angeles, 5-29-1998]
13 - Blonde Redhead [Lisbon, 2-19-1999]
14 - Skip Tracer [Tilburg, 3-18-1996]
15 - The Diamond Sea [Sydney, 12-31-1995]

Disc 5: 2000 - 2005
01 - Kotton Krown [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
02 - Kissibility [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
03 - The Empty Page [Last Call, 9-26-2002]
04 - Pattern Recognition [Saint Brieuc, 6-03-2005]*
05 - Unmade Bed [Saint Brieuc, 6-03-2005]*
06 - 100% [Last Call, 9-26-2002]
07 - Eric's Trip [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
08 - Rain On Tin [Seattle, 9-01-2002]
09 - Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
10 - Stones [Boston, 8-14-2004]
11 - I Love You Golden Blue [Boston, 8-14-2004]
12 - She Is Not Alone [Ghent, 6-10-2001]
13 - Nevermind [Conan O'Brien, 7-18-2000]
14 - Drunken Butterfly [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
15 - Making the Nature Scene [Toronto, 8-15-2002]

Disc 6: 2006 - 2011
01 - Brave Men Run [Brooklyn, 8-12-2011]
02 - Death Valley '69 [Brooklyn, 8-12-2011]
03 - No Way [L'Album de la Semaine, 10-27-2009]
04 - Sacred Trickster [L'Album de la Semaine, 10-27-2009]
05 - Incinerate [From the Basement, 8-23-2007]*
06 - Hey Joni [From the Basement, 8-23-2007]*
07 - Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso) [L'Album de la Semaine, 10-27-2009]
08 - What We Know [L'Album de la Semaine, 10-27-2009]
09 - Shaking Hell [Portland, 7-01-2006]
10 - Jams Run Free [From the Basement, 8-23-2007]*
11 - The Sprawl [From the Basement, 8-23-2007]*
12 - Poison Arrow [L'Album de la Semaine, 10-27-2009]
13 - Starfield Road [Sao Paolo, 11-14-2011]*
14 - Flower [Sao Paolo, 11-14-2011]*
15 - Pink Steam [From the Basement, 8-23-2007]*
16 - Teenage Riot [Sao Paolo, 11-14-2011]*

Disc 7: Outtakes and Oddities
01 - Schizophrenia [Melbourne, 1-24-1993]
02 - Catholic Block [Chapel Hill, 9-15-1987]
03 - Pacific Coast Highway [Chapel Hill, 9-15-1987]
04 - Brother James [Bremen, 8-27-1991]
05 - Shoot [Binghamton, 10-17-1992]
06 - Anagrama [Sessions at West 54th, 6-12-1997]
07 - Screaming Skull (Rap Damage Version) [Jet Set Rough Mix]*
08 - Swimsuit Issue [NYC, 7-04-1992]
09 - Karenology [Toronto, 8-15-2002]
10 - White Kross [Bremen, 8-27-1991]
11 - Unwind [New York, 10-20-1995]
12 - Corporate Ghost [BBC Session, 3-20-1989]
13 - Total Trash [Stratford-upon-Avon, 7-16-1993]
14 - Skink [Tilburg, 3-18-1996]
15 - Expressway To Yr Skull [Boston, 8-14-2004]

All tracks from lossless sources except for tracks marked with a *. These tracks have no lossless source circulating.
====================================
Feel free to make artwork, distribute how you see fit, make mp3s for personal use, etc. Just don't sell it and always give people the option of lossless.

As for why track X / Y / Z made it or didn't make it...well, I did the best with what I had.

Seeing as its Xmas would anyone be kind enough to repost this compilation?

[darth_vedder]

Every time I listen to SY, I think Steve Shelly is one of my all time favorite drummers. He really shines on Sonic Nurse.

[VinylGuy]

made a comp and put two songs from SY

Winner´s Blues and Sunday..

Both are so beautiful.....

[tragabigzanda]

[VinylGuy]

Is such a beauty. Sounds awesome and its a departure from the classic SY sound. I love Thurston´s voice...

Ey, Lee is playing two dates at this really tiny place 2 blocks from my place...should i go?

[tragabigzanda]

[VinylGuy]

yeah, he plays an acoustic show and a electric one....i would go to the electric.

But Lee is not my favorite SY member at all....its like the third time he comes and im actually on the fence about going.

[washing machine]

I always enjoy when this thread is bumped.

[VinylGuy]

Is such a beauty. Sounds awesome and its a departure from the classic SY sound. I love Thurston´s voice...

Ey, Lee is playing two dates at this really tiny place 2 blocks from my place...should i go?

So i went to see Lee Ranaldo playing in this very small place, 2 blocks from my house. He played alone with an electric guitar with a background full of weird images coming from a projector. It was very intimate.

After the gig i went and have a beer nearby and he came with two guys. Talked a little bit about SY (no chance about the band coming back together. They are selling all the gear that belonged to the four of them and Kim is pretty bitter with everyone) about politics, art and specially movies.
He is coming in august for a few shows with his full band, not sure if Steve is there or not.

Such a cool guy.

[tragabigzanda]

[washing machine]

Awesome story. I'm 100% not surprised to hear that this band is never getting back together.

[tragabigzanda]

[washing machine]

I actually saw something on CoS or AV Club or something about pedals being sold on ebay back in March. If it's all their equipment then that's kind of funny considering the whole NYC Ghosts stolen instruments debacle.

[VinylGuy]

Crazy story, VG, but cool that he was willing to be so
open with you about all the SY stuff.

I was surprised too because i didnt ask about the band playing again...i actually talked about some albums i was listening or songs like Sunday and i did tell him i saw the band two times here, once being in that last tour. Thats when he told me something like, yeah we are actually selling our gear. Kim is kinda bitter with everyone, never going to happen again.

I felt he is on a very different page and dont really care about it.

[tragabigzanda]

[VinylGuy]

I didnt get that vibe at all with Lee.
He just seemed very over SY. He was willing to talk about the music, but he is clearly a very busy solo artist at this point.