Sonic Youth is fuckin amazing!

[washing machine]

Yeah, they were clearly on a family vacation. Kim was wearing a big straw hat.

[Sloppy Dupree]

I’ve been listening to A Thousand Leaves and Washing Machine non-stop lately. What a great era.

[washing machine]

I'm listening to Sonic Life in audiobook form right now.

It's a total trip hearing Thurston read this. His voice has really aged. I'm actually not sure if he's putting us on and adopting a weird scholarly, "in the mind of a bourgeois reader" voice or what. It's off-putting a little bit, but then he gets on such a roll with these passages that I start to buy it.

Anyway, cool book. I've always liked the vocabulary he uses in Sonic Youth lyrics, and the way he has written these sentences is no different. I'll edit this post with some examples when I think of it.

[Sloppy Dupree]

Is Thurston Moore still boinking that younger woman?

[VinylGuy]

I'm listening to Sonic Life in audiobook form right now.

It's a total trip hearing Thurston read this. His voice has really aged. I'm actually not sure if he's putting us on and adopting a weird scholarly, "in the mind of a bourgeois reader" voice or what. It's off-putting a little bit, but then he gets on such a roll with these passages that I start to buy it.

Anyway, cool book. I've always liked the vocabulary he uses in Sonic Youth lyrics, and the way he has written these sentences is no different. I'll edit this post with some examples when I think of it.

yeah, i wanna read that one.

[washing machine]

I thought you had already. I was going to read (listen to) it so I could talk about it with you

[VinylGuy]

I thought you had already. I was going to read (listen to) it so I could talk about it with you

not yet.

I have it on .pdf havent bought it but i wanna read it yeah.

[washing machine]

I’ve been listening to A Thousand Leaves and Washing Machine non-stop lately. What a great era.

I wonder if there's a song that showcases the band's range more than "Wildflower Soul"?

[VinylGuy]

good question.

Well, The Diamond Sea could be one of those, although its too long and noisy maybe. Pattern Recognition maybe?

Its interesting how they tried to trim down a lot of the jam aspect in the latter albums.

[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

[ZachJam]

I’ve been rotating between Murray Street and Sonic Nurse lately, mostly as a result of a spinoff from a separate Jim O’Rourke binge. It just reaffirms that O’Rourke improves most anything he touches. I’ve come to think of him as a newer version of Brian Eno—albeit one who is in the musical trenches with the band. He pops in, does his thing (in accordance with the band’s ethos), and leaves—and the music is all the better for it.

[VinylGuy]

yeah, i can agree with that view, even if im still just recently interested on Eno´s music.

But Jim is just an awesome musician and you can see how deep his ethos and music got into the band.

I also bought Dirty on vinyl, but hasnt arrived yet.

[tragabigzanda]

[ZachJam]

I’ve been rotating between Murray Street and Sonic Nurse lately, mostly as a result of a spinoff from a separate Jim O’Rourke binge. It just reaffirms that O’Rourke improves most anything he touches. I’ve come to think of him as a newer version of Brian Eno—albeit one who is in the musical trenches with the band. He pops in, does his thing (in accordance with the band’s ethos), and leaves—and the music is all the better for it.

Huge fan. Have you listened at all to his work with Thr Aluminum Group, Superchunk, Eiko Ishibashi, Stereoab, etc?

I’ve listened to most of that—the exception being Eiko Ishibashi. Although a cursory review makes me think I’d love it just as much as the rest.

If it’s not too off-topic, I should give a mention to his collab with Fennesz. One of my favorite albums from each of those artists. They complement each other well.

[tragabigzanda]

[VinylGuy]

Got Dirty on vinyl! Sounds awesome.

I love this album so much, it was my first SY album on cd, got it when it came outttt in what 1992?

[VinylGuy]

Saw Kim opening for St Vincent yesterday. Great show. It kinda pales in comparision to St Vincent now that i saw both, but i was very into her music. Felt like a more experimental and heavy version of SY, with barely melody at all, and her guitar player is amazing really, very Lee Ranaldo.

Kim is still a goddess actually, what a lady.

setlist

BYE BYE
The Candy House
I Don't Miss My Mind
I'm a Man
Trophies
It's Dark Inside
Psychedelic Orgasm
Cigarette
The Believers
Dream Dollar
Paprika Pony
Hungry Baby
Cookie Butter

[VinylGuy]

Finally bought Thurston's book.

[VinylGuy]

Seems Kim is releasing a song tomorrow

[washing machine]

Saw that tease on instagram. Always excited for anything she does.

I haven't gotten far in Thurston's book. It's been on indefinite hold. Just haven't been feeling it. I will say there's a funny story towards the front about running into The Ramones on the street before they were going to play a show at CBGB