The Song that Best Represents a Band/Artist

[verb_to_trust]

And your mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth

[tragabigzanda]

[verb_to_trust]

Is it weird that Razorblade Suitcase is the album that made Steve Albini's work known to me? I was 13.

Not at all. But it is weird how he is often quick to abandon his indie cred to mount a vigorous defense of Bush.

It's far and away Bush's best work. The production is good.

[verb_to_trust]

My touchstone Albini record was 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Jawbreaker

[verb_to_trust]

Jawbreaker is Kiss the Bottle btw

[E.H. Ruddock]

Cold contagious is good too, Reid, but I'm sticking with Greedy Fly

[Ello Sailor]

[Ello Sailor]

Or is it Midlife Crisis? Caffeine?

It has to be from Angel Dust or King for a Day IMO.

[LetMeSleep]

Be Aggressive

[Ello Sailor]

The cheerleader chorus put it out of contention for me initially, but you might be onto something.

[Peeps]

Or is it Midlife Crisis? Caffeine?

It has to be from Angel Dust or King for a Day IMO.

there are so many that you could say and id agree

for me its ashes to ashes
tomorrow it could be midlife crisis
next day mother fucker
yesterday it was land of sunshine

[Chris_H_2]

Was thinking more about this. What about Talk Show Host for Radiohead?

[E.H. Ruddock]

Was thinking more about this. What about Talk Show Host for Radiohead?

Yeah but what's your pick for Bush

[verb_to_trust]

Was thinking more about this. What about Talk Show Host for Radiohead?

Yeah but what's your pick for Bush

ALL YOUR MENTAL ARMOR
ALL YOUR MENTAL ARMOR
And your mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth
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Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
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Mouth, mouth, mouth

[bodysnatcher]

Was thinking more about this. What about Talk Show Host for Radiohead?

Yeah but what's your pick for Bush

ALL YOUR MENTAL ARMOR
ALL YOUR MENTAL ARMOR
And your mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth
mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
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Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
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Mouth, mouth, mouth

My buddy and I have an ongoing joke about this song for the last 17-18 years. And it’s exactly this.

[Ello Sailor]

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[washing machine]

Back on the SY topic in this thread.

I'm willing to leave Schizophrenia entirely and take KD's "The Diamond Sea" suggestion even further and say the definitive Sonic Youth song is indeed...Washing Machine.

I've been listening to WM (the album) quite a bit lately, and I think this track fits both me and KD's criteria nicely, thus making it a truly definitive song. What it has that The Diamond Sea doesn't is that fast and punky energy that made up so much of SY's career. I think that's what I was honing in on most when trying to figure out exactly what The Diamond Sea was missing. Everything after Kim's spoken word part taps into that drone-y no wave ambient thing that The Diamond Sea's outro does so well, but it's just...more layered. If you listen close enough, you can hear Steve Shelley not missing a beat underneath that high feedback mix. It's one of my favorite moments in a SY song and any fan wondering about this band's sound needs to hear it.

What a great song.

[Norah]

well i'm convinced

[verb_to_trust]

The Mats is Alex Chilton

[Kevin Davis]

Back on the SY topic in this thread.

I'm willing to leave Schizophrenia entirely and take KD's "The Diamond Sea" suggestion even further and say the definitive Sonic Youth song is indeed...Washing Machine.

I've been listening to WM (the album) quite a bit lately, and I think this track fits both me and KD's criteria nicely, thus making it a truly definitive song. What it has that The Diamond Sea doesn't is that fast and punky energy that made up so much of SY's career. I think that's what I was honing in on most when trying to figure out exactly what The Diamond Sea was missing. Everything after Kim's spoken word part taps into that drone-y no wave ambient thing that The Diamond Sea's outro does so well, but it's just...more layered. If you listen close enough, you can hear Steve Shelley not missing a beat underneath that high feedback mix. It's one of my favorite moments in a SY song and any fan wondering about this band's sound needs to hear it.

What a great song.

Compromise reached!