34. Education vs. Parting Ways

Post by **stip** » Wed February 27, 2019 12:50 am

Education (Boston 2008-06-30) vs Parting Ways (Lubbock 2000-10-18)

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed February 27, 2019 1:00 am

Parting Ways and its not even close. Specially going with those amazing, SY oriented versions from 2000

Post by **stip** » Wed February 27, 2019 1:06 am

The ending of PY (the drifting away...) part was really great until it got all sonic youthy, which totally broke the spell

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Wed February 27, 2019 1:07 am

You despise all i love.

Post by **stip** » Wed February 27, 2019 1:10 am

This is a close call. Good versions of both songs. It would have been an easier vote for parting ways until the very end

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed February 27, 2019 2:15 am

I’m a fan of Education. I think I like it quite a bit more than most, and this was a good version. That version of Parting Ways blows it out of the water though. Really good stuff. And again, my favorite part is the part stip doesn’t like. Go figure.

digster · Post by **digster** » Wed February 27, 2019 8:50 pm

PHATJ wrote:I’m a fan of Education. I think I like it quite a bit more than most, and this was a good version. That version of Parting Ways blows it out of the water though. Really good stuff. And again, my favorite part is the part stip doesn’t like. Go figure.

The 'drifting away' section with the underlying noise is the best part of the song, and the main way it differentiates itself from the studio recording. 2000 Parting Ways performances are some of my favorite performances this band has done, and it shows that the guitarists are actually pretty damn good at using their guitars to create sound beds or noise, which is something they rarely go for. Maybe it's sparing usage makes it all the more powerful when it is used as it is here. Education was never a song I was over the moon about, but this is a serviceable performance of a pretty cool song. It's just facing a better opponent.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Wed February 27, 2019 8:58 pm

digster wrote:
PHATJ wrote:I’m a fan of Education. I think I like it quite a bit more than most, and this was a good version. That version of Parting Ways blows it out of the water though. Really good stuff. And again, my favorite part is the part stip doesn’t like. Go figure.
The 'drifting away' section with the underlying noise is the best part of the song, and the main way it differentiates itself from the studio recording. 2000 Parting Ways performances are some of my favorite performances this band has done, and it shows that the guitarists are actually pretty damn good at using their guitars to create sound beds or noise, which is something they rarely go for. Maybe it's sparing usage makes it all the more powerful when it is used as it is here. Education was never a song I was over the moon about, but this is a serviceable performance of a pretty cool song. It's just facing a better opponent.

Thank you Sonic Youth.

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu February 28, 2019 2:04 am

I’m going with Education for no reason other than I was at that show.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu February 28, 2019 3:03 am

I was at that show too.

Post by **evenslow** » Thu February 28, 2019 4:00 am

I would vote for pretty much anything from that Lubbock show.

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Thu February 28, 2019 9:54 am

A live version of Parting Ways is what convinced me Binaural was worth revisiting.

wease · Post by **wease** » Thu February 28, 2019 12:37 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:I was at that show too.

What could’ve been...

EJ · Post by EJ » Thu February 28, 2019 1:38 pm

Education is a gem. Maybe the Vic 2007 one is the best version. Wouldn't really matter though in this matchup. Parting Ways is the clear winner here. Always great to hear live recordings of it.

Post by **epilogue** » Thu February 28, 2019 10:19 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:I was at that show too.

Which song should I vote for?

Red Mosquito