Did not vote for it though, went with the other Karen.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
The buildup to "ask me if I care" is pretty epic. Not usual for an SY song to get so direct, almost makes it shocking in a way. Does anyone know the story, i.e., is Karen a real person?
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
Feel like I should stick up for 'Disappearer' a bit as I had it at #4 - it's my favourite of their gauzy melancholia songs and probably the closest they got to sounding like actual shoegaze (ymmv as to whether that's a good thing...). It's basically 'Beauty Lies in the Eye' with a groove and a Thurston vocal. Probably my favourite SY video too.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
I like "Disappearer" a lot, a good reason to listen to Goo for sure. It's breakdown seemed like a blueprint for a lot of the cool instrumental breaks on Dirty ("Dirty Boots" as well).
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
Wish they had decided to put the version of "Mildred Pierce" from the Goo demos on the record, or a similarly unhinged one. Would have added a welcome bit of chaos to what is a relatively controlled record. I mean, I still love Goo plenty, but it doesn't quite hit as hard as it should for me sometimes.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/028.jpg28. Tunic (Song for Karen)Goo, 1990(212 points, 17 votes, 1 #1)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
Wow.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:04 (eleven years ago) link
ew.
― da croupier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
I feel like I'm disappearing Getting smaller every dayBut I look in the mirror I'm bigger in every way
I don't know much about anorexia so correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it closer to the opposite of this?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
i.e. you can tell that you look too small but you feel like you're too big?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
used quite well in Irma Vep.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
XP Hah, I never paid much attention to the lyrics, but I guess you're right!
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/027.jpg27. Tuff GnarlSister, 1987(221 points, 11 votes)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
Had no idea Tunic (Song for Karen) was so well liked. I like it but never thought of it as one of the better songs on Goo.
― silverfish, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
Tuff Gnarl is so good.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
the Watt version of tuff gnarl (carla bozulich vox) is real good, too.
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
Voted for both of these! (#14 and #17) "Tunic" may have gotten points for how heavy it was was to me as a teenager, though I still love it for sure. Kind of powerfully melancholy to me, and I love the progression of the song (and the guitars, but whatever, that is like every SY song). Don't know, it's a hard song to love and I can see why many don't, but it just works for me on a deep level. Really like Kim's vocals on it too, so understated and perfect for the song imo.
"Tuff Gnarl" is just a joyous blast, so tuneful and triumphant! "strange and raging" indeed (the melody guitar part during the first "chorus" is one of my favorite moments in any SY song).
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/026.jpg26. Dirty BootsGoo, 1990(221 points, 14 votes)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
And there's another one, my #10. Would have thought that this and "Tuff Gnarl" may have placed higher, but there are so many good songs left that may be a silly thing to say from now on. Still think "Dirty Boots" is great, as silly as some of the lyrics are. Musically I find it irresistible.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
I never got along with "Dirty Boots" for some reason.
― What makes a man start threads? (WilliamC), Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
I used to have the same Mudhoney t-shirt the guy in the Dirty Boots video is wearing.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
"Tunic" and "Dirty Boots" have the two highest vote totals so far btw
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/025.jpg25. SundayA Thousand Leaves, 1998(227 points, 15 votes)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Gotta go for a few hours. I'll post the last three for today when I get back.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/024.jpg24. Sugar KaneDirty, 1992(238 points, 17 votes)
I like it but never thought of it as one of the better songs on Goo.
it might be my fave!
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
I really love "Dirty Boots"! One of their better pop tunes with a good beat. The instrumental passages are beautiful and really well-structured. A surprise that it ends with a soft ambient section.
xpost It's the only song on Goo that I voted for.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, you were talking about "Tunic".
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
'Sugar Kane' at 24 — exactly where it was on my ballot!
'Disappearer' was my #3, 'I Dreamed' was my #8. Three of my top ten has showed now. I have a feeling at least one song in my top ten will not show at all. Hrrmm.
― Austin, Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
"Sugar Kane" my #21, so not too far off. Such a great jam, but probably right about where it should be. Getting close to where I can imagine what is coming up I think ....
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
sunday, tuff gnarl and the 2 murray street songs were on my ballot.
― you're going home in a crispy ambulance (cajunsunday), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
Stereo Sanctity was my #1. I never really understood why it isn't more widely considered one of the best Sonic Youth songs. When I was younger, this was the sonic youth song I would play to all my friends who didn't know about them.
― silverfish, Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
Sugar Kane was also my 24! I guess that's where that song needs to be.
― herr doktor (askance johnson), Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
Another fun thing about stereo sanctity is that I bought Sister and started reading VALIS around the same time and there was this weird and awesome moment where I pieced together that the best song on this album I keep listening to is about this amazing book that I'm reading.
― silverfish, Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
Wow, that is cool silverfish!
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
love "Sunday" – in my top fifteen.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
"Stereo Sanctity" kind of makes me feel like I'm in this situation (credit to Granny Drainger):
if they landed on some swingin planet with some alien babes, bourbon flowing in rivers, whip cream covered mountains, dr pepper falling as rain, sign me up
Somehow I just didn't think about it when I was making my ballot. Weird, I'm listening to Sister and it sounds like it could be the best. Basically, I think in the end, the first five albums are all about equally great.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
OK, I think I'm back to my previous opinion that it's just a notch lower than the very best. "Stereo Sanctity" is awesome though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
tunic was my #1, it is such a great complex song, the tune is extremely psychedelic and sad at the same time. the guitar sound is so heavenly, so immaterial. i am quite surprised nobody else put it at #1 as for me it is light-years in front of their other songs.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 16 May 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
Was hoping Sunday and Wildflower Soul would rank higher. And Tuff Gnarl's relatively poor showing is highly disturbing.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:00 (eleven years ago) link
Anyway, "Schizophrenia" is definitely #1. Also, I underrated "Master=Dik" when voting.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
Think since essentially every song on Sister is gonna place for the most part, a lot of votes for individual songs suffered. Top 30 ain't too bad, but I would've thought it would be closer to top 20 material. There's a LOT of good stuff still to come though.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
Tuff Gnarl was my #3.
When Lee's lead guitar comes in (~28s) is one of my favorite things this band ever did... totally hair-raising.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
There are still at least 4 songs from Sister yet to place, hard to imagine that any of them will miss at this point. Not going to start predicting top 2 or 3, hope to be surprised, but at this point I can only really imagine two songs competing, so will be greatly surprised if one of them isn't it.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
Albert, same for me! Said pretty much the same thing above. Kinda crazy that he doesn't milk it the second time through to be honest, though makes that first time extra special. Just super cool.
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
my top 6 and my #8 have placed now. i think my #7 could win here and #9 and #10 should place too.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
I have a lot left, but think everything except 1 of mine will place at this point (though maybe it will sneak in, which would be really surprising to me). Gonna be a fun rollout!
― grandavis, Thursday, 16 May 2013 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/023.jpg23. Silver RocketDaydream Nation, 1988(249 points, 12 votes, 1 #1)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
OK, it's already way past my bedtime and I hate to rush these things, so here's the last one for tonight. Top 21 tomorrow!
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/022.jpg22. Hey JoniDaydream Nation, 1988(249 points, 14 votes)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 May 2013 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
probably my fave sonic youth song to do at karaoke along w/ backing vocals on 'mary-christ'
― balls, Thursday, 16 May 2013 22:21 (eleven years ago) link