Sonic Youth's best work.

[kingbenny]

I read an interview with SY once where the writer asked "Is Sonic Youth a
rock band incorporating art elements into their music or an art band
incorporating rock elements?"

kB

aax wrote in message ...
>Interesting thoughts on SYR3. Are the last two SYR's really music, or just
>"sound art"?
>
>
>"Thousand Leaves" <thousan...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20000521144149...@ng-fy1.aol.com...
>> In reply to the "well it's certainly better than the last LP" post.
>>
>> A Thousand Leaves was, to me at least, the greatest work Sonic Youth has
>ever
>> done. I can see you as a fan of the more conventional structured rock and
>when
>> you hear something outside of the standard into/verse/chorus/bridge/outro
>song
>> structure that you've listened to your whole life on the radio, your ear
>has
>> trouble adjusting. I had trouble listening to SYR3 when it first came
>out--I
>> mean, no key or time signature? is it even music, which is by definition
>> pitches arranged in time?--but now its my favorite release of the SYR
>series.
>> Hits of Sunshine could easily be my favorite song, and even though I've
>heard
>> many people complain about its length, by the end I can't help but feel
it
>> should've been longer--the song seriously grooves, man. Ultimately,
>though, I
>> believe the only persons who can say what Sonic Youth's best work may be
>is
>> Sonic Youth. The last time I checked they were still artists making music
>for
>> Sonic Youth, and not playing to an audience by conforming to the passing
>trends
>> of today to be popular... Stone Temple Pilots and Smashing Pumpkins come
>to
>> mind, sadly. I still have the greatest respect for Thurstan, Kim, Lee,
and
>> Steve who are after all this time still making music for them and
>expressing
>> themselves as artists in the way they feel they need to and whoever wants
>to
>> listen can come along for the ride.
>>
>> ~thousan...@aol.com
>
>

[kingbenny]

Actually I misquoted that. It should be...

"Is Sonic Youth a
pop band incorporating avante-garde elements into their music or an
avante-garde band
incorporating pop elements?"

kB

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