Best Sonic Youth Album

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augerrhythms

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It's not a very good album!
And Sonic Youth have plenty other albums that are way better than Dirty, and contain much better songs then Dirty, which is probably why no one is voting for it

Anyways, my vote is going to DayDream Nation, Kissability is just too good of a song
 
Alright! I just think it was their best. Youth Against Facism,Drunken Butter Fly, 100%,Sugar Kane...etc. I just think Daydream is overratted. But whatever, just my opinion.
 
I'd have to toss a coin to decide between Daydream Nation & Sister.

I can't say anything bad about Dirty because it was the first ever album I bought by them.

And I agree with Lizzy, NYC Ghosts & Flowers was a festering pile of dog shit
 
for me:

1. Daydream Nation
2. Evol
3. Confusion Is Sex
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. A Thousand Leaves
6. Sister
7. Washing Machine
8. Murray Street
9. Goo
10. Sonic Nurse
11. NYC Ghosts + Flowers
12. Dirty
13. Rather Ripped
14. Experimental Jet Set

Daydream Nation may be the cliche choice, but it is by far their best album overall.
 
Youth Against Fascism was the first Sonic Youth I'd heard I think I heard it in eight grade when I was really into punk and FenixPunk had posted it. I then didn't listen to them for a long time until I got Sonic Nurse because it was at the Library, I didn't care for it to be honest but I may give it another spin. I heard Daydream Nation for the first time I think maybe, a month ago? I liked it, not as much as other stuff around that time like The Flaming Lips, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., etc that was my not very relevant post I'd like to call "Ethan and Sonic Youth."

I'll now tell you I'm voting for Daydream Nation but it does kind of win by default.
 
I love their first three albums because they didn't give a fuck about being pretty. on the rest of them they do and it only works half the time.
 
"I don't listen to Sonic Youth for straightforward rock songs" ...tehe. I wish that said straightjacket rock songs.

Where does chapel hill sit in your opinions of dirty? Quite an elaborate song. It even has a tempo change which is rare for sonic youth!
 
Daydream IS overrated. If it was dirty that got all the praise then I doubt I'd whinge about daydream not getting enough cred.
head to head:

1. "Teen Age Riot" vs. 1. "100%" : both about equal.

2. "Silver Rocket" vs. 2. "Swimsuit Issue" : both about equal.

3. "The Sprawl" vs. 3. "Theresa's Sound-World" : Theresa's creams all over the sprawl.

4. "'Cross the Breeze" vs. 4. "Drunken Butterfly" : Drunken butterfly.

5. "Eric's Trip" vs. 5. "Shoot" : erip's trip. This was my highlight from the don't look back daydream nation concert.

6. "Total Trash" vs. 6. "Wish Fulfillment" : wish fulfillment, my favourite Lee track along side genetic.

7. "Hey Joni" vs. 7. "Sugar Kane" : very close, equal? Hey Joni has stood the test of time more though. I usually skip sugar kane.

8. "Providence" vs. 8. "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" : equal.

9. "Candle" vs. 9. "Youth Against Fascism" : candle.

10. "Rain King" vs. 10. "Nic Fit" : rain king.

11. "Kissability" vs. 11. "On the Strip" : on the strip, some will disagree.

12. Trilogy vs. 12. "Chapel Hill" big call both are just as epic oin my eyes. Chapel hill is my favouritte track on dirty so chapel hill.

13. "The Wonder" vs. 13. "JC" : equal.
14. "Hyperstation" vs. 14. "Purr" : close hhmmm equal nah purr.
15. "Eliminator Jr." vs. 15. "Cr
 
Mmm, Confusion does have some really good songs on it,
But I just cant see it as a good album on the whole

And 'Sonic Youth' I listened to once and just completly hated it, and refused to listen to again

Though 'NYC Ghosts + Flowers' was a million times worse than both
 
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