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hmmm, i think i'm gonna miss this show. we'll see. spectra, thank you for the lollipop! i dug the sour thing in the centre of it.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 21:20 (twenty years ago) link

Livvie it's incumbent upon you to listen to A Thousand Leaves - it's a fuqxing qreat album! Don't pay ant attention to all those fools who reckon it's no good, they wouldn't know a good album it it jumped up and bit 'em in the butt.

Liz good luck with yr Jim-chasing, I'm picking him to be even more of a groupie-magnet than Thurston.

― Minty (Minty), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 22:07 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know where I'm going to get a copy of A Thousand Leaves but I'll try. Yeah the track off the 7" is good, I should listen to it again in preparation. I want to see the photos!

― Livvie (Livvie), Thursday, 1 April 2004 03:24 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah if they're both still in one of my photo albums (I'm sure at least one is) I'll scan them sometime, maybe. I'd like to but I might never be bothered, y'know. I miss taking photos.

― Awesome Andrew, Thursday, 1 April 2004 04:10 (twenty years ago) link

I bought my tickets today! See you in Auckland, kids!

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 5 April 2004 03:59 (twenty years ago) link

do you think they'll sell out? surely not by the end of April (about when I can probably pay for them)

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Monday, 5 April 2004 04:40 (twenty years ago) link

No, I mean my plane tickets. It's only $60 to fly from Chch to Auckland, but you have to get them today.

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 5 April 2004 04:42 (twenty years ago) link

I bought my airline tickets too! And I'm planning to buy my SY tickets very soon, as soon as I make a decision about seating.

― Livvie (Livvie), Monday, 5 April 2004 09:30 (twenty years ago) link

You can sit on yr Uncle Andrew's lap!

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 5 April 2004 09:59 (twenty years ago) link

Ok, that's solved. Now where to stay after the gig?

― Livvie (Livvie), Monday, 5 April 2004 10:12 (twenty years ago) link

THE DEATH STAR

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 5 April 2004 10:17 (twenty years ago) link

That sounds comfortable.

― Livvie (Livvie), Monday, 5 April 2004 10:28 (twenty years ago) link

Shut up or I'll crush yr windpipe w/my very MIND

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 5 April 2004 10:34 (twenty years ago) link

I think you should paint the steps in Aotea square, each a different colour, becauase I can;t wait for there years long 23 million queen st improvement plan

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Monday, 5 April 2004 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

No problem!

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 5 April 2004 13:42 (twenty years ago) link

i dreamed about sonic youth last night! i dreamed that they came down here and did a private unplugged concert just for everyone from IRE! and they were really really nice! (though lee was rude to me and steve shelley hit on me which for some reason i found uncomfortable). they gave us all lots of free CDs!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 5 April 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

sonic youth unplugged!

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 00:05 (twenty years ago) link

yeah wtf!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 01:35 (twenty years ago) link

My mum would probably like it, she likes the quiet part of "Diamond Sea". I've dreamed about Sonic Youth before though I forget what happened.

― Livvie (Livvie), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

Hey so Livvie are we gonna get to meet your mum?

― Minty (Minty), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 09:37 (twenty years ago) link

&no-one's buying stink "seated" tickets, right?

― Minty (Minty), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 10:00 (twenty years ago) link

I've dreamt about Sonic Youth like 3 times, in one I made them dinner and it was mince, tofu and mushrooms with a scoop of ice cream on top. They really enjoyed it!

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 10:56 (twenty years ago) link

"Don't forget the icecream!"

― Kim Gordon (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 11:06 (twenty years ago) link

I was so envious of that dream!

― Livvie (Livvie), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 11:08 (twenty years ago) link

I was too. I don't think I was in it, was I? That'd rule.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 11:23 (twenty years ago) link

Cooking for Sonic Youth? Wow! I'm paralysed by jealousy. I'd cook them something a damn sight better than your manky creme de mushies mince and tofu, tho.

― Minty (Minty), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 11:55 (twenty years ago) link

how bout some melon?
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/cantordu/ek/symelon.jpg

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Thursday, 8 April 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

sonic youth sucks my cock and you all can suck my cock for thinking that there good. anyone who wants to contradict what i just said, write me a complaint email, or just im me killthehippies16

― sonic youth sucks, Friday, 9 April 2004 01:03 (twenty years ago) link

That's one way of meeting people, I suppose.

― Minty (Minty), Friday, 9 April 2004 01:17 (twenty years ago) link

hey & Missy E playing earlier in the same month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 11:54 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

hey di - are you still going?, im up just for the weekend of the gig, shacking up on k road with the die!die!die! guys..

― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:07 (nineteen years ago) link

Has ANYONE bought tickets for this yet? I'm getting increasingly certain I won't get in, oh well.

― Livvie (Livvie), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:18 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah i bought mine about 2 weeks ago.. there seemed to be quite a few available at the time, might have changed by now though

― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 20:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, I guess it's not that big a deal if I miss out cause it saves me $65 if I don't get in. Hey Chris this will maybe sound a bit stalkerish but I see you round Christchurch a bit, you prob. don't know who I am though.

― Livvie (Livvie), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 09:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I think you'll get in really. I don't think I've ever been IDed at the St James, it's kinda a weird venue. Like if they'd ID you they'd probably have IDed me in the past.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Hey! You should come on AIM. I'm listening to Di on the radio.

― Livvie (Livvie), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah I wouldn't worry about it Livvie, I went to gigs at the St. James when I was underage. I'm not even sure it's an r18 venue, I remember one time they stamped my hand to say I couldn't drink.

― Minty (Minty), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Okay I WILL buy a ticket. Maybe even tomorrow or Friday! As should you all.

― Livvie (Livvie), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah buy a ticket! Serious! Yo! I should sleep!

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link

I should be able to afford a ticket next week, if the boys from d1e! d1e! d1e! pay me the money for the power bill, cough cough cough. & yeah, wasn't ID'd at the St James the one time I've been there.

― etc, Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:22 (nineteen years ago) link

I know some people planning to take their nine year old (who's a fan of dirty)

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:15 (nineteen years ago) link

awesome, looks like a party. i still have no fucking idea who etc is..

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah but kids w/ their parents is different. STILL, worth it for a chance to see SY.

― Livvie (Livvie), Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:06 (nineteen years ago) link

There you go, bring yr mum

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 6 May 2004 05:45 (nineteen years ago) link

I had a Sonic Youth dream last night!
they had an afternoon gig before the night they played. They covered Violent Femmes "heartache", a really good hard thrashy song, Kim was drumming, really amazingly.
But I started realising I wouldn't be able to afford to go to the night time gig (gee I wonder why that came up!)

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Thursday, 6 May 2004 21:54 (nineteen years ago) link

I had a stupid dream about my Mum deciding she was gay and wanting me to get her into the SCENE last night, I just remembered. She had a strapon and was being VERY annoying. And for the sake of this thread um she THEN joined Sonic Youth and they played a great gig! Rock!

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 9 May 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link

chris, i'm not going now :-(. i'm saving up to go to tucson instead.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 9 May 2004 21:34 (nineteen years ago) link

tuscon? what the fuck?

― chris andrews (fraew), Monday, 10 May 2004 00:24 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah. i'm going there to marry a cactus. its quite a prickly issue.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 10 May 2004 00:39 (nineteen years ago) link

*drum-roll*

..and i was thinking it was something to do with their tomatoes..

― chris andrews (fraew), Monday, 10 May 2004 00:52 (nineteen years ago) link

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i rate youth

― am0n, Thursday, 7 January 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link

six months pass...

Spinhead Sessions is out and quite wonderful IMO

http://pitchfork.com/news/65063-sonic-youth-announce-1986-spinhead-sessions-share-theme-with-noise/

― Steve Gunn Mann-Dude (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 14 July 2016 15:43 (seven years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Murray Street warming my heart this Sunday. "Sympathy for the Strawberry" is so good.

― MatthewK, Sunday, 31 July 2016 04:52 (seven years ago) link

eight months pass...

Thurston in studio on BBC6 right now, talking with Steve Lamacq and playing SY stuff.

― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link

six months pass...

Anyone ever heard the Sonic Youth folk do an admiration for Hawkwind. Rolling through the pines of Virginia jamming both Goo and Doremi Fasol Latido, I seemed to notice how similar the stoned gallop of "Lord of Light" is to many Sonic Youth numbers. It was more the groove and the drone than anything.

― earlnash, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 03:19 (six years ago) link

http://www.carolinetimeline.com/sonicyouth

― Randall Jarrell (dandydonweiner), Thursday, 16 November 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link

one year passes...

I picked my fifteen favorite Kim tracks.

― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 January 2019 03:24 (five years ago) link

A obscure place to tell us about it...

btw, there ws an interview with "Lost Voice Man" on the news last night, behind him was a wall of albums in frames. I saw Thriller, Unknown Pleasures, 1977 (Ash), and Sonic Youth's Goo.

So, hey.

― Mark G, Friday, 4 January 2019 12:35 (five years ago) link

In other news, Sister is still hot shit

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 8 January 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link

this band mostly sucked

― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 8 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link

one year passes...

^^ wrong

https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/rarities-1

― sleeve, Sunday, 9 August 2020 03:48 (three years ago) link

three weeks pass...

speaking of the SY bandcamp, there are several live shows on there - anyone got a recommendation for a standout among them?

― alpine static, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 05:53 (three years ago) link

one year passes...

If you could re-sequence/revise the track list for one Sonic Youth album, what would it be and how would you change it?

I’m going with Washing Machine, an album that’s near to perfect but slightly half-hearted about its desire to be psychedelic.

Here’s what I’d do:
- cut “Junkie’s Promise”
- cut “Panty Lies”
- merge “Becuz” and “Becuz Coda” into a single song
- would I cut “Skip Tracer”? Maybe
- replace the 19:35 version of “Diamond Sea” with the ~25 minute long version from the CD5
- Bliss out

― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 12 December 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link

Skip Tracer is the second best track!

― a hallan shaker loon (dowd), Sunday, 12 December 2021 18:33 (two years ago) link

I would skip tracer too
I’m more of a Lee fan in concept than in reality

― calstars, Sunday, 12 December 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link

"Skip Tracer" is solid! Lyrics are kind of mean tho, SY don't really have room to be making fun of other bands' lyrics.

the title track is so amazing though, the middle section, particularly when they start playing that harmonics/feedback riff, is the ideal of what I listen to them for.

― JoeStork, Sunday, 12 December 2021 19:16 (two years ago) link

A super sounding riff one might say

― calstars, Sunday, 12 December 2021 19:18 (two years ago) link

the middle section, particularly when they start playing that harmonics/feedback riff, is the ideal of what I listen to them for.

100% cosign, a real highlight of their work

― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Sunday, 12 December 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link

three months pass...

this article was pretty good, imo, but the cbgb bootleg embedded within is outstanding, with some blistering versions of daydream nation tracks: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sonic-youth-and-the-business-of-keeping-a-dead-band-alive/

the bootleg: https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-cbgbs-1988

― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 March 2022 21:45 (two years ago) link

lol i had no idea this board existed. i rate this bootleg a 10/10

― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 March 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link

ten months pass...

This was just posted by Roxy Cinema in NYC but not widely announced - they're screening The Velvet Suite with a Q&A afterwards with Lee Ranaldo and filmmaker Ignacio Julia moderated by Thurston Moore:

https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/the-velvet-suite/

― birdistheword, Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:33 (one year ago) link

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