worst SY song EVER

NYCgaf16 · 12.28.2019, 11:17 AM

every band has one. sonic youth also has one... or maybe more than one.

what is yours? why? wait there was already a thread like that? well i didn't know that. screw that

ok back to the topic. in my opinion the worst song is *drum roll*

almost every song from 2000s era

Antagon · 12.28.2019, 12:18 PM

Technically a "Ciccone Youth"-song, but I'm gonna go with Tuff Titty Rap. I know it's tongue in cheek and Thurston even acknowledges his less than impressive rap-skills, but ... just no!

Never been too fond of "Sleeping Around" either.

d.sound · 12.28.2019, 12:18 PM

what a terrible question to ask on a fan forum.

having said that, they lost me at rather ripped. Jams Run Free is one of my favorite Kim songs, Reena is ok. Everything is else is no. I honestly can't sit through a single song on The Eternal. I have tried a few times. The production quality in and of itself is baffling. Thurston's post SY rock stuff was likewise baffling. Psychic Hearts is ace, but like what the hell Trees Outside.

Kim really brought that band together. I had no idea what a difference she made until comparing their post SY solo stuff.

stoppiing my run on tangent here

NYCgaf16 · 12.28.2019, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Antagon

Technically a "Ciccone Youth"-song, but I'm gonna go with Tuff Titty Rap. I know it's tongue in cheek and Thurston even acknowledges his less than impressive rap-skills, but ... just no!

Never been too fond of "Sleeping Around" either.

kinda off topic but i have a family in Austria!

Antagon · 12.28.2019, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCgaf16

almost every song from 2000s era

Also, that's a pity. The 2000s gave us classics like I Love You Golden Blue, Pink Steam, NYCGAF's title track and many other great ones. I thought The Eternal was a bit on the weaker side (not bad, just weaker), but the others were at the very least well-made (I especially love NYCGAF and Sonic Nurse). I even have some fondness for Rather Ripped, despite it featuring one of my least favorite songs.

Of course, considering my love for gloomy Post-Punk, I hold some of their early albums like Bad Moon Rising and EVOL in the highest regard, but I feel like you're dismissing a good amount of great gems here and also great albums for that matter.

!@#$%! · 12.28.2019, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCgaf16

almost every song from 2000s era

that’s totally and absolutely wrong, old nostalgia man

nycgf, murray st and sonic nurse are great albums. you just have to listen with your ears rather than your choice of trendy tshirt.

as for the rest, please look at danielle’s reply, which says anything i could add, only much better. and yeah, that especially includes “what a terrible question to ask on a fan forum” lol.

NYCgaf16 · 12.28.2019, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

that’s totally and absolutely wrong, old nostalgia man

nycgf, murray st and sonic nurse are great albums. you just have to listen with your ears rather than your choice of trendy tshirt.

as for the rest, please look at danielle’s reply, which says anything i could add, only much better. and yeah, that especially includes “what a terrible question to ask on a fan forum” lol.

I mean nycgaf was the best album in that era murray street was also cool sonic nurse was a great album too. I didnt said that i hate every record from that era just most of the albums are really weak for sy standards.

NYCgaf16 · 12.28.2019, 04:05 PM

For the best tracks from that era i would pick:
Plastic Sun
Disconnection Notice
NYCGAF
Free City Rgymes
Empty Page
Nevermind
Pattern Recognition
Stones
I Love You Golden Blue
Incinerate
Sleepin' Around
Jams Runs Free
What A Waste
Lights Out
Do You Believe In Rapture?
All of the Eternal except Message the History, Malibu Gas Station, Poison Arrow

!@#$%! · 12.28.2019, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by NYCgaf16

I mean nycgaf was the best album in that era murray street was also cool sonic nurse was a great album too. I didnt said that i hate every record from that era just most of the albums are really weak for sy standards.

i wouldn’t say “weak” but it got more complex and nuanced which is a natural evolution in musicians as they mature and hone their craft

listen to the guitars in rain on tin with a decent pair of headphones, and aside from the evident “noise” you can hear the instruments talking to each other in ways that should give you chills on the spine a little bit

i get being 15 and hormones and all that, but not everything has to be “hard” all the time

anywyay, if not today, maybe 15 years from now you might appreciate.

in the meantime, there’s napalm death

Toxa · 12.28.2019, 08:15 PM

Thunderclap or What a Waste

greenlight · 12.29.2019, 07:17 AM

I used to skip Little Trouble Girl all the time for some reason.

_tunic_ · 12.29.2019, 12:29 PM

Any time Kim massacres the trumpet I switch off my ears (e.g. Lightnin')

Rob Instigator · 12.30.2019, 09:05 AM

worst sonic youth song is Contre Le sexisme. Always has been. Always will be.

!@#$%! · 12.30.2019, 10:51 AM

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worst sonic youth song is Contre Le sexisme. Always has been. Always will be.

oh alice! alice, come back. he’s just a kitten.
he’s just a kitten!

i like that tune. at times the guitars sound like bells almost.

Rob Instigator · 12.30.2019, 03:11 PM

sound like bells dipped in shit maybe. worst SY song ever. Worse than Satan is Boring.

h8kurdt · 12.30.2019, 03:40 PM

Justice is Might gets my vote any day. Although I will say I don't think they ever did a perfect album. They came close a lot of times but there's always one weak ass track on all of their albums.

!@#$%! · 12.30.2019, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

sound like bells dipped in shit maybe. worst SY song ever. Worse than Satan is Boring.

lmfao

NO

The Soup Nazi · 12.30.2019, 10:18 PM

I like 'em all.

_tunic_ · 01.01.2020, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

worst sonic youth song is Contre Le sexisme. Always has been. Always will be.

My first good deed in the new year:

I neg repped Rob!

Toilet & Bowels · 01.01.2020, 02:06 PM

I LOVE Contre Le Sexisme and it's probably in my top 3 tracks on that album. And it's Kim's best weirdo creeper song since Halloween or Secret Girl

Satan is boring is pretty bad but it's not appalling and soul destroying in the way Rather Ripped was. There's some corny shit on The Eternal too, and also Mariah Carey & ADHC. All that stuff was heralded by the whack as fuck My Friend Goo.

I just realised what the worst SY song is.... Kool Thing.

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Antagon invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,545	Technically a "Ciccone Youth"-song, but I'm gonna go with Tuff Titty Rap. I know it's tongue in cheek and Thurston even acknowledges his less than impressive rap-skills, but ... just no! Never been too fond of "Sleeping Around" either. __________________
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d.sound the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 553	what a terrible question to ask on a fan forum. having said that, they lost me at rather ripped. Jams Run Free is one of my favorite Kim songs, Reena is ok. Everything is else is no. I honestly can't sit through a single song on The Eternal. I have tried a few times. The production quality in and of itself is baffling. Thurston's post SY rock stuff was likewise baffling. Psychic Hearts is ace, but like what the hell Trees Outside. Kim really brought that band together. I had no idea what a difference she made until comparing their post SY solo stuff. stoppiing my run on tangent here __________________ http://chaotropics.bandcamp.com http://seatone.bandcamp.com
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NYCgaf16 stalker Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Poland Posts: 515	For the best tracks from that era i would pick: Plastic Sun Disconnection Notice NYCGAF Free City Rgymes Empty Page Nevermind Pattern Recognition Stones I Love You Golden Blue Incinerate Sleepin' Around Jams Runs Free What A Waste Lights Out Do You Believe In Rapture? All of the Eternal except Message the History, Malibu Gas Station, Poison Arrow
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Toxa 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 847	Thunderclap or What a Waste
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_tunic_ invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: I could live in eurHope Posts: 3,942	Any time Kim massacres the trumpet I switch off my ears (e.g. Lightnin') __________________ what comes first, the music or the words?
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,974	worst sonic youth song is Contre Le sexisme. Always has been. Always will be. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,974	sound like bells dipped in shit maybe. worst SY song ever. Worse than Satan is Boring. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Justice is Might gets my vote any day. Although I will say I don't think they ever did a perfect album. They came close a lot of times but there's always one weak ass track on all of their albums. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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The Soup Nazi invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Del Boca Vista Posts: 18,242	I like 'em all. __________________ GADJI BERI BIMBA GLANDRIDI LAULI LONNI CADORI GADJAM A BIM BERI GLASSALA GLANDRIDI E GLASSALA TUFFM I ZIMBRA
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,265	I LOVE Contre Le Sexisme and it's probably in my top 3 tracks on that album. And it's Kim's best weirdo creeper song since Halloween or Secret Girl Satan is boring is pretty bad but it's not appalling and soul destroying in the way Rather Ripped was. There's some corny shit on The Eternal too, and also Mariah Carey & ADHC. All that stuff was heralded by the whack as fuck My Friend Goo. I just realised what the worst SY song is.... Kool Thing.
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