If I ever get into a fistfight I’m going to ask the other person to wait a minute while I put the title track on speakers
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 21 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
excellent guitar work throughout, sort of a thin mean sound that occasionally catches you off guard with little expressive bits
― budo jeru, Saturday, 21 March 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link
Haven’t listened to this in ages but I should
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
for me Wipers sound is the perfect intersection of neil young/melvins/husker du. so basically the perfect band.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
basically, sad ass urban 80s lonerism
...so perfect for these times.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
the wipers are so needed in these times of no toilet paper
― the burrito that defined a generation, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:20 (four years ago) link
definitely a lot of sad asses around
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
I would characterize the wipers (at least their first few) as “sad” so much as doom and gloom. Which yes, is very 2020 right now
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:49 (four years ago) link
would _not_ characterize, I meant
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:50 (four years ago) link
Doom and desperation
DOOM TOWN
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
I was revisiting the first Sonic Youth EP the other day, and when the sung melody of "She Is Not Alone" came on, I was like, "Wait...where is that melody from?!" I eventually realized it's the opening notes of "Youth of America". Knowing that SY was a fan of the Wipers, first I thought they might have (subconsciously?) borrowed that melody; but the "Youth of America" album apparently came out in Nov 1981 (per Wikipedia), and SY had been playing "She Is Not Alone" live in 1981 (before November) before going into the studio (Dec '81, Jan '82) for the EP. So maybe it's just a coincidence?
― ernestp, Sunday, 28 November 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
Interesting observation. Though I must admit that i do not hear any resemblance of the two song tunes at all. Sonic Youth is much more drum and percussion oriented (those cowbells!) than guitar oriented as on later releases. Or let's say the guitar is played in a rather rhythmic way. They seem still to be searching for their own sound.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 17:41 (two years ago) link
Best band ever
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Saturday, 4 June 2022 03:43 (one year ago) link
^. sucks all the vinyl reissues in last few years have been so expensive though.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Saturday, 4 June 2022 10:31 (one year ago) link
so classic, for much more than the first three records that get all the attention
― brimstead, Saturday, 4 June 2022 16:15 (one year ago) link