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| Poll: What is the best album by Sonic Youth? |
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| EVOL |
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4% |
[1] |
| Sister |
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8% |
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| Daydream Nation |
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66% |
[16] |
| Goo |
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8% |
[2] |
| Other |
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12% |
[3] |
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| Total Votes : 24 |
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Cojo7
Gender: Male
Age: 34
- #1
- Posted: 03/27/2016 17:22
- Post subject: Best Sonic Youth album
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I'd have to go with Daydream Nation, but Sister is nearly as good.
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babyBlueSedan
Used to be sort of blind, now can sort of see
Gender: Male
- #2
- Posted: 03/27/2016 17:35
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Had to go Daydream Nation, but if it had been an option I might have gone with Rather Ripped. Incinerate is my favorite SY song and the guitar tones on that album are just beautiful.
Weirdly if I made a list of my 5 favorite songs none of them would be on Daydream Nation, but that album is somehow both the most cohesive and sprawling thing they've done.
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France 
- #3
- Posted: 03/27/2016 18:43
- Post subject: Re: Best Sonic Youth album
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| Cojo7 wrote: | | I'd have to go with Daydream Nation |
| babyBlueSedan wrote: | | Had to go Daydream Nation |
(emphasis mine)
The most interesting thing about this thread is how the only two people participating so far feel obligated to vote for an album - the same of course. Very puzzling indeed.
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Cojo7
Gender: Male
Age: 34
- #4
- Posted: 03/27/2016 19:21
- Post subject: Re: Best Sonic Youth album
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| Norman Bates wrote: | (emphasis mine)
The most interesting thing about this thread is how the only two people participating so far feel obligated to vote for an album - the same of course. Very puzzling indeed. |
It's because nobody wants to be the unoriginal hack that admits they chose Daydream Nation, but I decided to take the shame.
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Romanelli
Bone Swah
Gender: Male
Location: Broomfield, Colorado 
Moderator
- #5
- Posted: 03/27/2016 19:33
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I am forced to go with Let It Be. The Beatles album.
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denmarkman
Gender: Male
Age: 32
- #6
- Posted: 03/27/2016 21:25
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Daydream Nation, though I'm not terribly infatuated with any of them. I enjoy it whenever it's on, but I never find myself actively wanting to listen to it.
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- #7
- Posted: 03/27/2016 21:40
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Naturally, Daydream Nation is going to run away with it, but I'll always have a soft spot for Murray Street.
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babyBlueSedan
Used to be sort of blind, now can sort of see
Gender: Male
- #8
- Posted: 03/27/2016 22:39
- Post subject: Re: Best Sonic Youth album
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | The most interesting thing about this thread is how the only two people participating so far feel obligated to vote for an album - the same of course. Very puzzling indeed. |
I was only obligated by the fact that it's my favorite of the bunch. The fact that it's commonly viewed as their masterpiece made it an unoriginal pick and I wanted to contribute more to the thread than asserting what Rolling Stone and every other music publication and blog has said. I certainly wasn't compelled to do anything and simply chose my words poorly. I hoped to do better by shouting out an entry in their discography that's rarely mentioned but it seems a coincidence has prevented that. Shame.
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HazeyTwilight
boyfriend in your wet dreams
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Location: Elmo Knows Where You Live 
- #9
- Posted: 03/27/2016 22:47
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if only Antonio was here...
Anyway, I'm boring and think Daydream Nation is the undeniable masterpiece in Sonic Youth's stellar discography.
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LittleM1971
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Location: Nottingham 
- #10
- Posted: 03/27/2016 23:00
- Post subject: Re: Best Sonic Youth album
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| babyBlueSedan wrote: | | I was only obligated by the fact that it's my favorite of the bunch. The fact that it's commonly viewed as their masterpiece made it an unoriginal pick and I wanted to contribute more to the thread than asserting what Rolling Stone and every other music publication and blog has said. I certainly wasn't compelled to do anything and simply chose my words poorly. I hoped to do better by shouting out an entry in their discography that's rarely mentioned but it seems a coincidence has prevented that. Shame. |
I also really like Rather Ripped, I would certainly put it up there in my top 5 SY albums. I used to go for Sister and only changed my mind to Daydream Nation once I bought that on vinyl. I used to find it a bit long winded on CD but having those little breaks turning the record over just refreshes the mind / ears. Same goes for most double / Triple / whatever albums they're just so much easier and enjoyable to absorb on vinyl.
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