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What does one do when a twenty minute song comes on fives minutes beforethe end of a music-listening walk?Give me answers, there's a bet goin' on here!
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Sonic Youth
Washing Machine
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AMG Review of Washing Machine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideAfter the regressive, low-key Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star, Sonic Youth appeared to be floundering somewhat, but Washing Machine erased any notion that the band had run out of things to say. Easily their most adventurous, challenging, and best record since Daydream Nation, the album finds Sonic Youth returning to the fearless exploration of their SST records, but the group has found a way to work that into tighter song structures. Not only are the songs more immediate than most of the material on their earlier records, the sound here is warm and open, making Washing Machine their most mature and welcoming record to date. It's not a commercial record, nor is it a pop record, but Washing Machine encompasses everything that made Sonic Youth innovators, and shows that they can continue to grow, finding new paths inside their signature sound.
Blogging is for the birds
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It's getting really cold in North Carolina recently. There is not a cloud in the sky right now. It's shiney and bright. but still, there's a sullen feel about the day. That's winter for you. I can smell coffee coming from downstairs. I smoke too much. I need to go to the grocery store. I guess this is why you're only supposed to blog when you actually have something to say. If you just go in...
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THE POP SONG (Turned inside-out and viewed through a circus mirror)SONIC YOUTH'S SUBVERSION
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From the very biginning Sonic Youth has been informed with Kim Gordon's decidedly female point of view. No Linda McCartney here, Kim's contribution are often the equal to (or superior to) the contributions of her husband's. On "Washing Machine" Kim's songs were in many ways the most accessible even as her songs subverted rock music in delightfully insideous ways."Little Trouble Girl" in particu...
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Blogging is for the birds
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It's getting really cold in North Carolina recently. There is not a cloud in the sky right now. It's shiney and bright. but still, there's a sullen feel about the day. That's winter for you. I can smell coffee coming from downstairs. I smoke too much. I need to go to the grocery store. I guess this is why you're only supposed to blog when you actually have something to say. If you just go in...
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