I’ve been so busy, I forgot to do my “Best Albums of 2011” list. For anyone wondering, it was still Last Splash.
Today, I passed 100,000 tracks “scrobbled” on my last.fm account. It’s a milestone that means absolutely nothing, as It doesn’t count anything that I listened to while away from the computer, or wasn’t in iTunes, but still, it’s occasion to actually post something and show off my musical taste, which you’ll notice is firmly rooted about 17 or 18 years ago.
Anyway, my 100,000th song was (maybe?) my favorite. Here’s a version that I shot with a terrible camera from a Breeders show a few years ago.
Sonic Youth
“Theresa’s Sound-World”
Live in New Haven, 10/22/1992
It is very, very, very hard to fathom why Sonic Youth have not performed this song since 1993. I would love to have greater insight into their tendency to permanently discard their 90s/00s material after touring for a record, while keeping so much of their 80s stuff in constant rotation.
An interesting question. I love EVOL as much as the next guy, but they leave piles of classics on the shelves.
(Source: youtube.com)
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Håkan Hellström - Mitt gullbergs kaj paradis
Bortsprunga katter ropar, så bortsprungna katter ropar tillbaks!
check out the g.b.h. patch on the random “punk kid” in the chase credit card commercial!
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Negative Approach - Can’t Tell No One
- 2:37:16 PM kim: yeah, we’re creative as FUCK
- 2:37:18 PM kim: be real
- 2:37:20 PM kim: BE REAL
- 2:37:27 PM kim: BE REAL
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The Breeders - Overcome
Weird Al Takes The Stage With Black Francis.
(via prefixmag.com)
My 10 year-old self and 25 year-old self just high-fived SO HARD.
Sonic Youth / JAMS RUN FREE (1998-2009)
This is a compilation covering highlights from Sonic Youth’s six albums from 1998 through last year. It’s a strange period for the band. By the late ’90s, they had become an institution, but had also given up on proper hits. They toyed with getting a bit more arty, but eventually just settled into their comfort zone, reliably turning out terrific records that played to their strengths and seldom broke any aesthetic ground. In a way, the band’s own habits reinforce a notion that these albums are somewhat disposable and forgettable, even though they are quite good — they always tour for a year or two, play all the songs from a given record at every show along with some oldies (all from ‘81 - ‘95), and then subsequently abandon that material when it’s time to tour for another album. Anyway, this set is intended to spotlight some excellent songs from this era of the band’s ongoing history. Their most famous and enduring music may fall into the ‘81 - ‘95 period, but this is proof that they never stopped being a great band.
I Love You Golden Blue / Sunday / Jams Run Free / The Empty Page / Reena / Hoarfrost / Calming the Snake / Free City Rhymes / French Tickler / Incinerate / Karenology / Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream / Do You Believe In Rapture? / What We Know / Unmade Bed / Sacred Trickster / I’m Not There
While I’m not necessarily on board with all of the songs picked (and that would be a fun and endless argument to have with any SY fan), I definitely agree with the main point. I’ve always really loved Sonic Youth’s “new” records (and, for whatever reason, that period starts with 1995’s Washing Machine and not ‘98’s A Thousand Leaves for me). Musically, they stand up against their earlier albums, though they’ll never match their influence or innovation.
Is Sonic Nurse as important as Sister? Of course not. Is it as good? Yeah, I think it might be. But that would be another fun argument to have.
