sonic youth

[madmax1012]

sonic youth is one of those bands i've been meaning to get into, but i've been putting it off up until around now. and here lies the problem. where in god's name should i start? they have a ridiculous amount of material and i have no clue where to begin listening, so i'm asking everyone's advice on this one.

-max

[Derelict78]

The beginning
Confusion is sex

[bennybanana]

Evol
Sister
Daydream nation
Goo

If you like more noise, lesss melody, try Confusion = Sex and S/T, anything post 95 isnt really as good imho.

[stanimal]

First their classic Daydream Nation

Then skip right to their newest The Eternal

Then mine out the good stuff in between and you'll get a good sense of who they are

Don't forget to check out their solo works after that

Then become obsessed with jazzmasters and detuning

The above is 100% autobiographical....

[starcastic]

First their classic Daydream Nation

Then skip right to their newest The Eternal

Then mine out the good stuff in between and you'll get a good sense of who they are

Don't forget to check out their solo works after that

Then become obsessed with jazzmasters and detuning

THIS.

[cloudscapes]

First their classic Daydream Nation

Then skip right to their newest The Eternal

Then mine out the good stuff in between and you'll get a good sense of who they are

pffff but then he'd actually miss the BEST stuff (before daydream nation)

[stanimal]

pffff but then he'd actually miss the BEST stuff (before daydream nation)

perhaps, but at the same time get the commecially successful stuff out of the way, it's more fun to get that over with and then delve into the crazy shit, kind of like listening to Blue Train and Ballads by Coltrane, then bringing home Love Supreme and getting stoned....

TRUST ME.....

[spacelordmother]

My faves are Goo and Rather Ripped.

[smile_man]

I feel the same way as OP.

I touched/played Lee Ranaldo's Jazzblaster last night at an art festival. It was hanging on a string, just kinda floating around and swaying in the wind, hooked up wirelessly to his pedal board making some really beautiful ambient feedback stuffs. Every 20 minutes or so (didn't actually see this, was told by others) Lee would come out and bow a one string, then walk away. Best installation of the night, I could have slept there.

[Companda]

I started with Evol. I can't say if that's a good or bad place to start, but it worked for me. Plus, there is a little Mike Watt on there. That's never a bad thing.

I feel the same way as OP.

I touched/played Lee Ranaldo's Jazzblaster last night at an art festival. It was hanging on a string, just kinda floating around and swaying in the wind, hooked up wirelessly to his pedal board making some really beautiful ambient feedback stuffs. Every 20 minutes or so (didn't actually see this, was told by others) Lee would come out and bow a one string, then walk away. Best installation of the night, I could have slept there.

I am moving into your basement from Dr. Scientist's basement. I'll be there in a week.

[tuffteef]

I feel the same way as OP.

I touched/played Lee Ranaldo's Jazzblaster last night at an art festival. It was hanging on a string, just kinda floating around and swaying in the wind, hooked up wirelessly to his pedal board making some really beautiful ambient feedback stuffs. Every 20 minutes or so (didn't actually see this, was told by others) Lee would come out and bow a one string, then walk away. Best installation of the night, I could have slept there.

it must be a lee renaldo thing
he let me play his travis koa guitar and a jazzmaster the last time he was here
i was shakin in my boots


oh yeah try goo for some pop lovin
evol and jet set to fall in love

[elbandito]

I feel the same way as OP.

I touched/played Lee Ranaldo's Jazzblaster last night at an art festival. It was hanging on a string, just kinda floating around and swaying in the wind, hooked up wirelessly to his pedal board making some really beautiful ambient feedback stuffs. Every 20 minutes or so (didn't actually see this, was told by others) Lee would come out and bow a one string, then walk away. Best installation of the night, I could have slept there.

Nuit Blanche was pretty awesome this time around, I must say. Where was this installation?

As for SY, I got into them thru the album Dirty... it's still one of my favs but my all time, never-gets-boring-no-matter-how-many-times-I-listen-to-it, SY favourite album is Goo, hands-down.

NOW GO! Buy an album (get the artwork) and fucking DIG IT!!!

[Ryland]

Sister.

One of the best albums of all time. God, I love Sonic Youth.

[smile_man]

Nuit Blanche was pretty awesome this time around, I must say. Where was this installation?

It was in the courtyard of city hall. It was my first NB.

[Fuzzy Picklez]

Nuit Blanche was pretty awesome this time around, I must say. Where was this installation?

It was in the courtyard of city hall. It was my first NB.

Same.
I actually got a chance to meet him at Nuit Blanche.
He's my friends hero and he kind of scared him. HE WAS COOL.
I didn't know he would be there. I was pretty pleased with his installation.
It was mostly installations too at NB. I was hoping for more stuff.

To OP, my favourite is probably EVOL.
Such an awesome album.