Best Produced Sonic Youth Album?

dazedcola · 02.11.2010, 03:00 PM

Note this isn't a question of which album you guys think is the most technically proficiently recorded, its more about which record's production do you think was the best and added the most for the band.

Although I love 80s Sonic Youth alot of those albums feel stunted where a better producer could have given the songs more texture or kick. For me its daydream nation which says something about a huge budget because they definitely didn't have one for that yet it still sounds so powerful. Besides that Washing Machine's and Nurse's production made the songs stronger, like added this surreal dimension to the music.

Adolfo · 02.11.2010, 03:19 PM

Goo, Sonic Nurse and Washing Machine

kenning · 02.11.2010, 03:36 PM

Goo, Washing Machine.

Moshe · 02.11.2010, 03:47 PM

I like the way Murray Street sounds.

SONIC GAIL · 02.11.2010, 04:02 PM

I would have to say Nurse

Genteel Death · 02.11.2010, 04:02 PM

Washing Machine

SYRFox · 02.11.2010, 04:20 PM

I think the production for NYC Ghosts & Flowers fits the tracks themselves perfectly. Indeed, Washing Machine, Nurse and Murray Street also have great productions. I'd have to disagree with Goo though... I think like this is easily their worst produced album, it has that heavy feeling that doesn't go at all with Sonic Youth in my opinion.

mysonichaircut · 02.11.2010, 04:39 PM

experimental jet set, murray street, nurse

edit: oh, and nycgf

nicfit · 02.11.2010, 04:49 PM

washing machine, nyc and ATL.

Genteel Death · 02.11.2010, 04:56 PM

ATL too.

hevusa · 02.11.2010, 04:56 PM

washing machine. hands down.

Derek · 02.11.2010, 05:21 PM

Sister

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.11.2010, 05:31 PM

1) sonic nurse (hands down)

2) A Thousand Leaves

3) Daydream Nation

chris2159 · 02.11.2010, 05:51 PM

Best = Sonic Nurse – sounds amazing
Favorite = Sister – sounds wonderful

Death & the Maiden · 02.11.2010, 06:53 PM

Sister, Goo, DDN

Chris Lawrence · 02.11.2010, 07:36 PM

Nobody wants to say 'Dirty'?

I second 'Washing Machine', 'Nurse', and I suppose 'Murray Street'... 'Thousand Leaves' sounds terrible all over, bad mix too. That's okay, they were just getting used to their studio.

greedrex · 02.11.2010, 07:56 PM

Washing Machine, no contest.

ATL sounds very nice to my ears.

Jeremy · 02.11.2010, 08:35 PM

Clearly the answer is Washing Machine.

I also love Sister's. There's a certain charm of that record which helps it a lot.

~Jeremy~

automatic bzooty · 02.11.2010, 08:56 PM

i thought i might be alone in mentioning washing machine... what a relief.

nicfit · 02.12.2010, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

I second 'Washing Machine', 'Nurse', and I suppose 'Murray Street'... 'Thousand Leaves' sounds terrible all over, bad mix too. That's okay, they were just getting used to their studio.

From a pure "tecnichal" standpoint, I think I can agree with you, but both ATL and NYC sounds are, to my ears, pretty much fitting the songs.
ATL more "roboant" (?), NYC almost stripped down to the basics.
Can't explain this better, but I always loved the sound of songs like Female Mechanic, Hoarfrost, Karen Koltrane, Sunday... And, as widely known on here, I simply ADORE nyc on so many levels..
(On this matter, did you get my pm, Chris?)

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	Note this isn't a question of which album you guys think is the most technically proficiently recorded, its more about which record's production do you think was the best and added the most for the band. Although I love 80s Sonic Youth alot of those albums feel stunted where a better producer could have given the songs more texture or kick. For me its daydream nation which says something about a huge budget because they definitely didn't have one for that yet it still sounds so powerful. Besides that Washing Machine's and Nurse's production made the songs stronger, like added this surreal dimension to the music. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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Adolfo children of satan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 376	Goo, Sonic Nurse and Washing Machine
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kenning little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: midwest, mainly... Posts: 75	Goo, Washing Machine.
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Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,889	I like the way Murray Street sounds.
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Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Washing Machine
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	I think the production for NYC Ghosts & Flowers fits the tracks themselves perfectly. Indeed, Washing Machine, Nurse and Murray Street also have great productions. I'd have to disagree with Goo though... I think like this is easily their worst produced album, it has that heavy feeling that doesn't go at all with Sonic Youth in my opinion.
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mysonichaircut children of satan Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 309	experimental jet set, murray street, nurse edit: oh, and nycgf
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	washing machine, nyc and ATL. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	ATL too.
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hevusa expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rain hell Posts: 1,535	washing machine. hands down.
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Sister
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SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	1) sonic nurse (hands down) 2) A Thousand Leaves 3) Daydream Nation __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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chris2159 little trouble girl Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 62	Best = Sonic Nurse – sounds amazing Favorite = Sister – sounds wonderful
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Chris Lawrence Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: southwest canada Posts: 1,888	Nobody wants to say 'Dirty'? I second 'Washing Machine', 'Nurse', and I suppose 'Murray Street'... 'Thousand Leaves' sounds terrible all over, bad mix too. That's okay, they were just getting used to their studio. __________________ http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang // original folk blues ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i'm the boy that can enjoy invisibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	Washing Machine, no contest. ATL sounds very nice to my ears. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	Clearly the answer is Washing Machine. I also love Sister's. There's a certain charm of that record which helps it a lot. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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automatic bzooty invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,859	i thought i might be alone in mentioning washing machine... what a relief.
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