Sonic Youth

captsandwich · Post by **captsandwich** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:58 am

I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea, but I love these guys. I saw the video for Dirty Boots on youtube this weekend. Kim is playing a MG 4001 and Thurston appears to be playing a 400 series guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgRY9P3F-HU&search=sonic%20youth
Also, check out the video for 100%. No ricks, just a cool video featuring Jason Lee (from tv show My Name is Earl) skateboarding and a great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iva_Y9W3hJ0&search=sonic%20youth

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:27 am

I love SY but didn't know they played Ricks.
I thought Moore was all about Jagstangs?
Nonetheless, amazing sound. Kim has a great style.

alexrocks · Post by **alexrocks** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:04 am

Sonic Youth and the Flaming Lips are coming to the Minnesota State Fair.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon May 29, 2006 1:46 pm

You should see the Lips. Great live show, very fun, very weird, very cool. And make sure you bounce a balloon at least once during the show.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:45 am

I saw Sonic Youth during their 'Sister' tour. It was an odd 'all ages' show on a Friday night, scheduled after bar closing time (2:00 AM in Dallas). They hit the stage no earlier than 3:30 AM and played about an hour and a half. It was a great show featuring an extended improvised version of 'Expressway To Yr Skull'. No opener and no encores.

danbind · Post by **danbind** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:01 pm

'Sister' is their best record, IMHO. It had a major impact on me, and what music could be, when it came out.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue May 30, 2006 3:08 pm

I'm in full-on agreement with you cats...Sonic Youth rules...

alexrocks · Post by **alexrocks** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:17 pm

I saw the Flaming Lips about 6 years ago at First Avenue in Minneapolis. They played with Sebadoh and Robyn Hitchcock. I swear! Even weirder was that it was far from sold out. The Lips were giving out AM walkmens for the show because they were also broadcasting (pirating) it on a very low frequency so you could listen to the show through headphones and hear the show bleeding through. I remember they didn't have a drummer and used pre recorded drum tracks but backed it up with a video of somebody playing the drum parts.

I later ran into Robyn Hithcock at a record store.

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rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:36 am

Could someone recommend a Sonic Youth cd? Definitive Sonic Youth stuff? Thanks.

alexrocks · Post by **alexrocks** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:25 am

Go with Sister or Daydream Nation, Those are my faves.

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captsandwich · Post by **captsandwich** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:25 am

Good choice. I would add Dirty.