Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia- Sonic Youth

I found this song through watching the trailer for this film I am desperate to see called, 1991: The Year Punk Broke. It shows a shot of Sonic Youth playing it live in the and it was one of those "Wow! That is an amazing song!" moments. After listening to it through (because in the trailer they only played a bit of it) I realized it is very Sonic Youth, it's very true to the typical layout of a Sonic Youth song. I am dying to see 1991: The Year Punk Broke because it is a documentary filmed in 1991 where this guy followed Sonic Youth around for two weeks when they were on tour. Not only is Sonic Youth in it (duh), but Nirvana, The Ramones, Babes in Toyland, Dinosaur Jr. etc. I've only seen the trailer and the opening to the film, and so far I am obsessed with both, so I am expected this documentation to be amazing.

Kool Thing

Kool Thing- Sonic Youth

Is it sad that up until about three months ago I had never really listened to Sonic Youth? It took me years until I finally found the time out of my "extremely busy" life to listen to this awesome band? Especially considering how much I love Nirvana and how I know they toured with Sonic Youth and how there are multiple pictures of Kurt wearing shirts with Sonic Youth's cover for Goo on it? AND considering the degree of my Kurt Cobain obsession at it's peak, combined with the fact Kurt was close with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, I am in even more shock it didn't trigger a Sonic Youth obsession alongside Nirvana! I mean, years I went without having any questions about who/what Sonic Youth was! I am sort of appalled by my own ignorance to not look them up after years... They are incredible and ah, why did I wait so long? Their music is so amazingly odd and strange and considering all of the music that came pre-Sonic Youth it must have sounded so new and experimental and mind blowing to people who were alive when Sonic Youth first released their debut, Sonic Youth in 1982. Yes, this song is from Goo which was released in 1990, but wow, I really wish I could have been their to get a better perspective because the small knowledge of music history I know, Sonic Youth, well Goo, must have been so ground-breaking for alternative punk-rock.

Anti-Orgasm

Anti-Orgasm- Sonic Youth

This song is the epitome of a perfect song. I literally can't stop listening to it because it amazing. Every part of this song, I am just completely taken with it. I've always liked Sonic Youth, well not my entire life, but for a while. Anyway, I really had only listened to their early stuff, until a couple weeks ago someone suggest I looked at their newer stuff.