My Sonic Youth collection

[god]

One of these days I should post my Smashing Pumpkins Collection

I was so very into them when I was younger, I have their first 12" single, Tristessa I think, and the Aeroplane Flies High box set, and the 1979 remixes single

[dsheinem]

One of these days I should post my Smashing Pumpkins Collection

I was so very into them when I was younger, I have their first 12" single, Tristessa I think, and the Aeroplane Flies High box set, and the 1979 remixes single

Yeah, I was overkill hardcore into them. I flew to see concerts, collected and traded entire tours on cassette tape (later CD), and used to be active on a few messageboards. I still have all the stuff and listen to it with regularity, but my obsession ended a few years after the band broke up initially in 2000. I still follow Corgan's work (including the new "Smashing Pumpkins" stuff), but it is not the same...

[noiseredux]

One of these days I should post my Smashing Pumpkins Collection

I was so very into them when I was younger, I have their first 12" single, Tristessa I think, and the Aeroplane Flies High box set, and the 1979 remixes single

Yeah, I was overkill hardcore into them. I flew to see concerts, collected and traded entire tours on cassette tape (later CD), and used to be active on a few messageboards. I still have all the stuff and listen to it with regularity, but my obsession ended a few years after the band broke up initially in 2000. I still follow Corgan's work (including the new "Smashing Pumpkins" stuff), but it is not the same...

I thought Zeitgeist was rather good actually.

[EllertMichael]

Watch The PBS 1988 Documentary On Sonic Youth In Its Entirety Now

[noiseredux]

Watch The PBS 1988 Documentary On Sonic Youth In Its Entirety Now

I have it on DVDR.

[Jrecee]

My knowledge of Sonic Youth pretty much ends with the fact that their shit pops up on ebay when I'm looking for stuff related to Sonic Hedgehog.

I've listened to a few of their songs but I don't get it. Point me to something specific they did that I should listen to?

[Nemoide]

Man, I only own one Sonic Youth album, Washing Machine. Just the other day, I was thinking about how I ought to get more of them at some point.

I also have Diskaholics "Live in Japan vol. 1" which has at least Thurston Moore and maybe one other SY person involved, but I wasn't too wild about it. Even though I love wild, experimental sounds, it's not my style wild experimental sound. But I only listened to it once and now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I should give it another play.

[noiseredux]

I've listened to a few of their songs but I don't get it. Point me to something specific they did that I should listen to?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PU1pIJJGeM

[Jrecee]

Listened to it. Still don't get it. Sort of a mish-mash of sounds topped with off-key vocals.

[cloudrat7]

oh man i simply loved experimental jet and washing machine as well, I love sonic youth.