perunamuusi Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Rather Ripped is a weird anomaly in their catalogue. And i haven't really ever got to proper grips with it. Sister and daydream nation, for me, is peak sonic youth, with evol close behind. But I really do need to explore late SY period. Especially the Jim O'rouke era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Guarantee every watmm on this thread will be playing SY sometime soon : ) Think I'll be spinning Murray Street and Washing Machine this weekend ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Guarantee every watmm on this thread will be playing SY sometime soon : ) Think I'll be spinning Murray Street and Washing Machine this weekend ; ) I think I lost my Murray Street CD at some point. But yeah, been on a dirty/weird guitar rock kick the last month anyway so this fits obviously. Hits Of Sunshine reminded me of cloudline (chronologically would be the other way around obviously but just saying) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lada Laika Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Guarantee every watmm on this thread will be playing SY sometime soon : ) Think I'll be spinning Murray Street and Washing Machine this weekend ; ) I just put Murray Street on my phone this morning lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvatorin Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 murray st. and sonic nurse are the lushest SY albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Rather Ripped is their only album where the vocal melodies are really the focal point, rather than the guitar interplay. It also features guitar doubles more prominently than any of their other releases (where the guitars are usually doing very distinct separate things). I kind of like how the instruments are all a bit more muted and the vocals/lyrics are the focus. You could pick up an acoustic guitar and play any one of those songs and it would still hold together. Whereas most of their material is dependant on all the parts for it to really work. So yeah, definitely their pop songwriter album. I think it's great for all the above reasons. Kim really blossomed as a songwriter on Sonic Nurse, RR and Eternal. I'll be diving back into that one tomorrow. I remember it being awesome, but I can only picture the opening track (anti-war is anti-orgasm/uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Unusually normal, but great song by them. The first of them I heard. It was in an old 411VM skate video and it paired with Arto Saari. Cool shit. sounds a lot like dino jr from 1:30 onwards, and 2:20 sounds like a very specific dino song in fact, but i can't tell which one. never noticed this before lol. The verse in Raisans, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 A thousand leaves doesn’t get enough love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just get the whole Goo film really, if you haven't seen it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pholant Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 A thousand leaves doesn’t get enough love I agree this! For me their last excellent album: (and it does not mean that next ones are bad ^^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernFusion Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (some of the) lyrics to Saucer Like, just extraordinary imo Swirling whirling through the city of ages You sink a bit whenever angels fly Do you have a feeling for their fuzzy faces? Are you close enough to see into their eyes? I'm having a wonderful vision of the city today Buildings all lined up neat on straight sun lit blocks Avenue canyons stretch forever Handcut panes grooved like a record Flat bridge Peer, boat, docks I'm slipping round the bottom edge [line echoes] Do you trip and breeze Down city streets Just a little free With your head in the trees One of my favourite SY tracks period. Especially the breakdown for the last verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernFusion Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 The problem with Rather Ripped is that the absence of O'Rourke is blatant, and as a result, the whole thing sounds like a downgrade compared to Murray Street and Sonic Nurse. They fared better on The Eternal though, because of Ibold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 that's very lopezian, but i just could never really get into them because i couldn't reconcile their great, guitar based, sonic innovations with that groan inducing NY indie rock "we're so cool and art" hipster vibe that gravitates around them all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 if only one could listen to just the music without caring about their vibe or perceived image. one day perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 ^ especially when some outsider could easily characterize the WATMM featured artists as "pretentious overly idolized knob twiddling twats" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Outsider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 hypothetically I mean, like say, someone who wasn't familiar with IDM then came across this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmower Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I know, just wondering whether there's anyone in here who doesn't feel that way about some of the featured artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I haven't listened to Dirty in a while, and only a handful of times honestly. Currently playing and it's more angry and dark than I guess I ever realized. Not their best but it's got a good vibe, going to have to revisit it more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limo Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I haven't listened to Dirty in a while, and only a handful of times honestly. Currently playing and it's more angry and dark than I guess I ever realized. Not their best but it's got a good vibe, going to have to revisit it more often. Yeah ... It's held up surprisingly well ... "surprisingly" because at the time it came out all of us alternative kids felt they were selling out by making a "grunge" album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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