OPO/POO - Sonic Youth

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Did we do this already? If so, I never saw it. Anyway, mine's a toss-up between 'No Queen Blues' and 'Kissability'.

weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 2 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to forego with the predictable choice ("Teenage Riot") and go with "Death Valley `69," if only because of my infantile fascination with Charles Manson and my since re-considered desire to sleep with Lydia Lunch.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Cotton Crown

Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

album I'd probably pick A Thousand Leaves. It's growing on me the most (Sister was my kneejerk response), so I'd probably get more out of it for a longer amount of time. Song I'd pick Schizophrenia.

Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"Shadow of a Doubt"

Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll go with the predictable choice so others don't have to.

jm (jtm), Thursday, 2 January 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Catholic Block.

James Annett (jlannett), Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

When Im in a bad mood I'll take "Kill Yr Idols" since Im assuming this is OPO that isn't Teenage Riot.

Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

tuff gnarl

gygax!, Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Schizophrenia

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

tho it's a cover.. "Hotwire my Heart"

dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

another vote for "Schizophrenia"

stevo (stevo), Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"I Love Her All the Time"

nothing touches Bad Moon Rising for me.

Aaron A., Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

"White Cross"... for variety's sake and cuz it's the most blatant Branca rip-off.

Aaron W, Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Brave Men Run

Ian Johnson, Thursday, 2 January 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

'Mote'.

Andrew L (Andrew L), Thursday, 2 January 2003 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

'rain king' but there's too many.

Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 2 January 2003 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Wish Fufillment

Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 2 January 2003 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Brother James

brg30 (brg30), Thursday, 2 January 2003 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Eric's Trip.

doug (doug), Thursday, 2 January 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Another vote for "Wish Fulfilment". "Teenage Riot" is shit.

sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 January 2003 03:06 (twenty-two years ago)

("The Diamond Sea" would have seemed the obvious choice to me though. "Teenage Riot" is so atypical anyway. "Secret Girl" is very underrated BTW.)

sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 January 2003 03:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Gahd, everybody's going for early stuff aren't they? Tcha. I'll stick it to "Purr" for the time being.

Charlie (Charlie), Friday, 3 January 2003 03:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Dirty Boots ;) hehehe just for the video

Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Friday, 3 January 2003 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)

cotton crown.

toby (tsg20), Friday, 3 January 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Rain on tin

Michael Bourke, Friday, 3 January 2003 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

schizophrenia

gareth (gareth), Friday, 3 January 2003 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Schizophrenia

that intro never fails me

willem (willem), Friday, 3 January 2003 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, that one's good too.

sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 3 January 2003 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha Sundar I was just about to say "The Diamond Sea"! But I keep forgetting about "Death Valley '69".

Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 3 January 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Tough to say but I'll go with Expressway to Yr Skull for now.

lou, Friday, 3 January 2003 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

'hey joni'

angelo (angelo), Friday, 3 January 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Mote

William R Henderson (Cabin Essence), Saturday, 4 January 2003 03:41 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

Disappearer

Drugs A. Money, Saturday, 19 January 2008 02:37 (seventeen years ago)

three months pass...

Oh god...Disappearer is a doozy. Fuck. I'm gonna have to pull that out in sec here but...

why could you possibly argue that "Shadow Of A Doubt" isn't the most amazing piece of music you've ever heard in your life, now come on? GET OUTTA HEAR! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSc8957FoSQ

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 05:57 (seventeen years ago)

amaizng, now that i listen to this song again, how the first and last part of the song is Cure styled ( as they argue rightrfully on the comments) and the middle part is exactly like Thalia Zedek's "Live skull" ( as i argue)

Zeno, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:02 (seventeen years ago)

maybe 'the sprawl' or 'total trash'

Charlie Howard, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:02 (seventeen years ago)

why? Why won't you admit that "Shadow of A Doubt" is the most brilliant piece of music you've ever heard in your life? Why?

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:08 (seventeen years ago)

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND I AM ABOUT TO COMPLETELY BANANAS OVER SONIC YOUTH FOR THE 5 BILLIONTH TIME

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:10 (seventeen years ago)

fUCK i DONT EVEN HAVE GOO ON MY IPOD

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:11 (seventeen years ago)

well EVOL is maybe my favourite sonic youth record. i like the fact that the songs are shorter.

i mispalced my copy of goo apparently. one of those instances where the cd isn't in the case and is most likely lost forever :(

Charlie Howard, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:13 (seventeen years ago)

DIAMOND SEA

6335, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:18 (seventeen years ago)

Pipeline maybe

Zeno, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:21 (seventeen years ago)

UNWIND. JK DIAMOND SEA STILL #1

6335, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:22 (seventeen years ago)

expressway

stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:24 (seventeen years ago)

Dirty Boots

wesley useche, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:37 (seventeen years ago)

thurston moore is one of the top 3 most attractive musicians ever imho

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:49 (seventeen years ago)

anyway I ripped a whole bunch of sonic youth albums to my iPod now: Dirty, Goo, Bad Moon Rising...

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:50 (seventeen years ago)

REMEMBER THEY ARE BETTER THAN THE BEASTIE BOYS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK OKTHXBYE

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:54 (seventeen years ago)

^^that

Charlie Howard, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:56 (seventeen years ago)

Kim Gordon will sort you out. All of you. Be careful. She'll bloody well sort you out I say!

Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 12 May 2008 06:59 (seventeen years ago)

STARPOWER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ztH6Uk_Rq0

nicky lo-fi, Monday, 12 May 2008 10:51 (seventeen years ago)

two months pass...

I still say Disappearer, but JC is just this close from supplanting it...that song is utterly mindblowing...

Shadow of a Doubt is amazing. Two things:

1) I didn't get into SY until late, mainly bcz a) I was too young, and b) when I did get into them I lived in the middle of nowhere. The early stuff really wasn't available wherever I could go to buy records. Which means that DN, Goo, and Dirty were touchstones in my adolescence, but I almost entirely missed the boat on Sister and EVOL.

2) All the Kim-hate on ILX is total horse-hockey.

Drugs A. Money, Thursday, 31 July 2008 00:34 (sixteen years ago)

2) All the Kim-hate on ILX is total horse-hockey.

stephen, Thursday, 31 July 2008 01:02 (sixteen years ago)

twelve years pass...

How about dem Sonic Youth closers!

Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 November 2020 02:34 (four years ago)

Kim’s whispering vocals don’t always work for me but they fit perfectly in “shadow of a doubt”. If this were a POX I would surely pick it.

Weird band to do a POO, no? Maybe I’m alone on this one but, Sonic Youth is one of those bands that I’m never in the mood to listen to just one song. Either I play several songs of them or I don’t play any. They do have songs like “teenage riot” or “inclnerate” that play well with others, but usually their songs disrupt the mood of whatever was playing before them.

✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 12 November 2020 03:51 (four years ago)

The EVOL LP ends with Expressway to Yr Skull, which would be my choice for best closer. Peace Attack is also nicely autumnal contemplation.

Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 12 November 2020 04:17 (four years ago)

^^ yeah the original lock groove vinyl of Expressway to Yr Skull should get the nod over the cd-bonus “Bubblegum” but agree with the “Peace Attack” praise. IMO “The Diamond Sea” and aforementioned “Expressway” get a higher tier. Good list!

Western® with Bacon Flavor, Thursday, 12 November 2020 04:23 (four years ago)

Any idea why Expressway to yr skull is missing from Spotify?

✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 12 November 2020 05:06 (four years ago)

It's available for me. (As "Madonna, Sean, and Me" at least.)

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 12 November 2020 05:13 (four years ago)

Nice to see "Or" in the Good-to-Great section.

Hideous Lump, Thursday, 12 November 2020 05:36 (four years ago)

Oh yeah, and my OOP might be Silver Rocket.

Hideous Lump, Thursday, 12 November 2020 05:53 (four years ago)

Disappear is a good answer

brimstead, Thursday, 12 November 2020 06:10 (four years ago)


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