Recommend me some Sonic Youth

[killer b]

bad moon rising is best imo. the track with lydia lunch kicks arse.

 

[looneytune]

I still like Confusion is Sex, my boyfriend gave it to me when I was 17 (awww) To me this CD puts the Sonic into Sonic Youth, Death valley 69 and I wanna be your dog covers are on there, plus lots of trippy guitar work that never seems to end.

On the other end of the spectrum is a bootleg of Made in the USA, a movie soundtrack with lots of dreamy ditties that put you in mind of the American Midwest. Its cool but no vocals.

 

[KA8]

They use odd chord changes to sound artrock but most of the time it just sounds freaky and unmusical.

 

[F_Burnside]

Daydream Nation, Goo, Dirty, Sonic Nurse

 

[miniGMgoit]

There new stuff is actually excellent too. Rather Ripped which I think is there latest record is brilliant.
Murray St is also a great album. They have mellowed a fair bit.

Experimental Jet Set Trash and No Star is virtually unlistenable and the only one I would advise you to steer clear of until you get your taste for them.

 

[miniGMgoit]

Oh Yeah, the intro to Bad Moon Rising is one of the best openings for an album I have ever heard.

 

[onthebrightside]

As it happens I stumbled upon this thread whilst listening to Daydream Nation. Great album, even better live.

 

[Dillinger4]

Some of the solo stuff by Thurston Moore is alright as well. The stuff by Lee Randaldo is a bit more out there though.

 

[Voley]

Wasn't it Lee Ranaldo that did that song that went on forever? I mean literally. It was on vinyl and had a deliberate scratch on it so it would play infinitely.

Fucking mental, it was. And bloody rubbish, too. My mate bought it and I think we managed to sit through about 5 minutes of it. Bit of a sod to make an mp3 of it, too, I'd imagine.

 

[Blagsta]

Confusion is Sex, Evol, Bad Moon Rising, Sister.