I don't see much talk about Sonic Youth around here, I don't know why?

I really, really like Sonic Youth. My father used to have a mixtape with a lot of their songs on it that I used to listen to when I was younger so I was exposed to it for a long time but didn't like them/listen to them willingly until fairly recently, actually.

I think that Daydream Nation, while being a really good album, is overrated in being their "best" or most liked album. There's really good songs on there (my favourite, unsurprisingly, "Teen Age Riot"), though there's tons of other good ones. I really like Dirty, Goo, A Thousand Leaves, and several other albums...

Most people probably haven't heard of A Thousand Leaves, but if you get a chance to..check it out. "Sunday" and "Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg) are both superb songs, check them out if you haven't, definitely.

Also, do you think Sonic Youth are better being more noise-driven or with softer, mellower songs (ie. Superstar & Hits of Sunshine)?

euuurghhgf this thread is so disorganized, but sonic youth, gogogo.

yes i also love sonic youth.  i would say since noise rock is still somewhat repellent to me i prefer the stuff that is closer to being traditional rock but even that is not very close.  i've always been really fond of the tones they got though and i am really into some of their riffs which doesn't happen to me with most bands.  i'm also big on the way ronaldo/moore really complement each other, which is another thing you don't see all that often in bands with two guitarists.

oh yeah, I've also been considering seeing them in concert the next time they come around. I know they're all old now...has anyone seen them recently? Are they worth going to?

i've seen recordings of relatively recent live shows and yeah they totally are.  old rockers are the best i think because they seem to have these tendencies to just sort of jam a bit and seem more laid back.  i would definitely see them if i had the chance!

I don't listen to them much anymore, but I used to thoroughly enjoy them.  I think what turned me off after a while was all of the rambling feedback/noise sections.  Really didn't do much for me.  They do have some good songs, however!

i love em! just saw them last month in nyc for free and it was a good show. not the best just because there were just SO many damn people being free and all. but their performance was good, kim was cute, thurston was a weirdo, and lee renaldo was pretty dorky. if tickets are above 20 dollars i wouldn't do it though.

I like Kool Thing.

I like Kool Thing.

GET THEFUCK OUTTA THIS TOPIC

Alright, I just picked up the album "Dirty" it is the best fucking album.

they list like all the tunings for the songs on the website, if thats what you're having trouble with.  honestly i have no idea how they do it.  maybe they just change tune a lot.