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Sonic Youth is a group founded in NYC in 1981 and they're one of the big influences on alternative rock. When they first formed they were part of the No Wave scene. In case you don't know; No Wave was a a reaction against New Wave music which was starting to spring up all over the radio and these guys hated it and tried to make the complete opposite of it. New Wave had clean synth sounds and No Wave had lots of guitar noise and feedback. Something the band has done for just about all their career is to mess around with the guitar as much as possible. They gave it the weirdest tunings ever, they jammed drumsticks and screwdrivers in the fretboard, and they moved the guitars around the amp to get certain frequencies outta the feedback sounds. Their most famous album probably is Daydream Nation which is praised as one of the best rock albums of all time and has been preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. Although if you're new to this whole noise rock thing, the band's first major label debut, Goo is probably more accessible. Also worth noting bassist Kim Gordon and guitarist Thurston Moore has been married for 27 years but just recently they've broken up. 27 years is a new record for an in-band relationship I think.
anyway it's the law that a band thread need music by the band so here it is:
Death Valley 69 (from Bad Moon Rising)
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Expressway to yr Skull (from EVOL)
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Teenage Riot (from Daydream Nation)
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Kool Thing feat. Chuck D. (from Goo)
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100% (from Dirty)
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fun fact: courtney love was supposed to be in this episode of the simpsons but sonic youth refused to do the episode if she was on so the guys at the simpsons chose sonic youth i guess.
thread invalid: missing the song tunic (song for karen)
[QUOTE=thisispain;32801547]thread invalid: missing the song tunic (song for karen)[/QUOTE]
If it's really so great then why is it not in the OP?
it's total trash
Juno
I wonder if the band will break up properly now. I read they have either a tour or a few big shows coming up. I hope they stay together but I suppose it could get a bit awkward working with your ex of 27 years.
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