Sonic Youth Music Cd

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Sonic Youth      Artist : Sonic Youth      List Price : $9.98 USD        Your Price : $7.97 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2006-03-14      Studio : Geffen Records      Label : Geffen Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (7 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Sonic Youth      SYR brought the Avante Garde into the light      Rating:      Sonic Youth's debut holds a special place in my heart, in my ear and in my collection. If only one band could be named for bringing avante garde music of the 20th century into the mainstream, it is them. One aspect of my enjoyment of their debut, is a certain austerity of this recording. The lyrics are sparse and come off more as poems, collaborating with a No Wave rhythm section and musique concrete guitars. I recently revisited my Iannis Zenakis collection and was pleased to discover a number of similarities between his 1960 composition "Orient-Occident" and several elements of early Sonic Youth. From "She Is Not Alone" to "Freezer Burn," any fan of SYR would immediately recognize elements of what they brought out of the shadows and have allowed us to digest and enjoy. Thanks SYR.     Customer Reviews for Sonic Youth Cd      Not Yet      Rating:      OK, I'll be the detractor here who didn't really get into this. First of all if you don't like the tuned down droning clashing no wave dissonance thing, this isn't where you need to be. That wasn't my problem, and considering you probably like the band already, it isn't a problem for you. The music pieces and ideas here just aren't all that well formulated and the band doesn't really have it's own voice yet. The sound isn't particularly original for it's time either. The sound and musical palate aren't really that far off from what quite post punk bands were doing. Early Joy Division, Public Image, Gang of Four, and Wire come to mind as better examples. They do seem to have an idea where they want to go, but it is a young band messing around with someone else's ideas. There are interesting sections here, though much of the recording becomes tedious after a few listens. I kept getting the feeling that the needle on my old record player had gotten stuck at the end of the song "heroin" It's interesting were they started but I have to say this one is for completists. Who knows though, these kids might make something of it a few years down the road.