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Another soundscape album of semi-songs by Sonic Youth, I feel that somehow this one seems like less of a throwaway experiment and more like a mature work by musicians extremely deep into their career. On the other hand, nobody reading this blog post would enjoy it, so bear that in mind before you run out to make a purchase.
Well, this album sucks, but the question is does it suck as much as Pitchfork famously claimed? I guess it'd be hard to, but I doubt even Pitchfork really believed the album was a 0.0. It's got some good moments musically speaking, but those are frequently ruined by bad impersonations of high school students imitating Jim Morrison imitating the beat poets. Well, there was nowhere to go but up after this I guess, but it's easily the worst thing Sonic Youth has ever been associated with.
The story with this album is that while Sonic Youth were recording A Thousand Leaves there was a metal band recording upstairs, and as a result SY couldn't get their songs right. So they turned up every amp and laid every guitar against them for revenge. The result, recorded here, is exactly as you'd expect, but it's actually pretty soothing, and I think you could relax to it if you get my drift.
This album is to dance music what Sonic Youth is to rock. I mean, it wants you to dance, but it doesn't want it to be pretty. It has a willful disregard for consonance and song structure and everything is way in the red, so TURN IT THE FUCK UP!
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