SATURDAY SONGS TO SUCK POT TO: SONIC YOUTH – “KOOL THING” and “DIRTY BOOTS”

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 5:37pm by

Okay, Sonic Youth is clearly way far from a metal band, but the grandaddies of scratchy alt-rock (and grandmama Kim Gordon) need to be recognized as having a profound impact on the rock n’ roll, noise rock, and even downtown art scenes, with each member of this prolific, 20-plus-years-in-existence band contributing significantly to each aural environs.

And yeah sure, the Youth are prolly on my mind cause I’m about to head over to check this legendary band play at the last-ever show at Brooklyn’s McCarren Pool — aka NYC’s ultimate Summer outdoor venue — which is sadly gearing up to evolve into a full-time real swimming pool (as it once was many years ago)…it’s the last Summer weekend y’all, let’s do this!

SONIC YOUTH“Kool Thing” and “Dirty Boots”, both from Goo (1990)

-KW

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  • http://www.myspace.com/grownfromthecold Luke

    I wish my connect hadn’t blocked my number. Fucking dick. I need weed.

  • http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/82/image1llrk5.jpg Revrant

    Bleh.

  • http://enterthegoatlady.com goatlady

    Saw them earlier in the year. They may not be metal but they fucking rock.

  • mahkiavelli

    Fuck yeah, SY. This is why I like this site – you guys appreciate good music, regardless of whether it’s “metal” or not.

  • Wormdrive

    Bubble bubble bubble………

    Nice pick.

  • shnaz

    Wow, this is one of my favorite records of all time. Further proving you guys fucking rock. Cheers!

  • http://www.thedeciblog.com nick

    Interesting choices, Vince. You could’ve gone a couple of ways — towards the noisy, quasi-metal SY stuff (like “Mildred Pierce”) or the jammy, Mogwai-type stuff (like “The Diamond Sea”), but you picked some good’uns. “Goo” and “Dirty” — that shit rules 4eva.