Well, I figured it was time for a thread for a band that's been around since 1981, blends every single kind of art medium in one, just released an album that's sold more copies than any of their previous ones, and has consistently been on the cutting edge or waaaay out there with what is musically possible.
They're the only somewhat mainstream band still together that uses weird sclaviatura (alternate tunings) and prepared techniques (using objects in their guitars to alter sounds) and to me seems like the most original band out there.
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Like them or not, you have to admit that "Come And Smash Me Said The Boy With The Magic Penis" is the best song title ever.
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At least they've been consistently original and not afraid to experiment. And willing to help expose their peers to the mainstream like Pavement, Le Tigre and Nirvana.
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With Sonic Youth, it does equate to being good. Their sound reflects emotion and their lyrics are beat poetry. Plus they're like the only rock band with any measure of mainstream success that doesn't sound like a generic nu band or have a vocalist aping Eddie Vedder or who got hired for his looks. But if you're into that shit, you'll be happy to know that just like a herpes flare up, Creed is back together again.
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I beg to differ. Never liked Sonic Youth. No accounting for taste. Pavement had their moments but, again, it's not a style of music i've been huge on.
Who gives a shit about mainstream success though. It's most definitely not a measure of what is "good". More often than not it indicates the opposite because the "mainstream" fans tend to have absolutely no taste whatsoever.
Good point about bands like Creed though. Absolutely no need for this raping of the grunge vocal sound. Leave it to Vedder, Staley (RIP) and Cornell. People who actually have something to say in their music...On that note though, Cornell's last album was....cough...interesting.
Consistency is often an excuse for "We can't do anything else.".
Sonic Youth can't do anything else besides be Sonic Youth, and not in the good way. It's not like The Melvins, who produce a similar album a lot of times and still manage to make the songs good.
I admit the Silver Session isn't everyone's cup of tea but have you guys heard Daydream Nation or Rather Ripped? Have you seen their insane live show? I love that you get a bunch of fake hippy jam band losers at every show expecting a Phish concert and they immediately get chased away by the feedback and dissonance.
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Sonic Youth basically managed to take beat lyrics and instrumental techniques from avante garde and post modern classical music and fuse that with rock and punk to create something unique. They can take some getting used to because some of their songs are long, they don't conform to traditional structures and they can be quite dissonant but if you give them a chance, you may find some of their stuff to your liking. At the very least, it's different than whats on the radio and a vast majority of what isn't.
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In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
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Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
ok, but I encourage you to listen to Beck's cover of Green Light
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All I can say is, see them live if you get the chance. they're definitely not getting any younger.
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In this land of dreams find myself sober...
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Will you be laughing when it's over?
__________________ Land of the free, home of the brave...
Do you think we will ever be saved?
In this land of dreams find myself sober...
Wonder when will it'll all be over...
Living in a void when the void grows colder...
Wonder when it'll all be over?
Will you be laughing when it's over?
Yeah, if the post compared Sonic Youth to Free Kitten or the Coachmen or the Psychic Hearts, it would make more sense.
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Will you be laughing when it's over?
I'm merely remarking on the fact that you said Morrissey fans are worse than Sonic Youth ones. I dislike something whilst I like something should be even more disliked, hah.
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