sooner or later

“Major label!? What major label? ‘Mary Christ’ cranks, as does ‘Titanium Expose.’ Quite a major league cover, too. P.S. The inner groove on side two makes for fun reading. [Crap, I didn’t check that out while I was at the station!]”

“Side 1 inner groove reprises ‘No Sleep at All’ — Motorhead.”

“Oooo yes!”

“Their best since EVOL! Fantastic!”

“JESUS! This is good! Try ‘Cinderella’s Big Score.’

“‘Scooter and Jinx’ is like being on a Vespa going 90 and having your head bashed in like a crash test dummie — totally sketchy!”

“This is WONDERFUL but it’s getting played into the ground!”

“On CD.”

“ROX — a record so good you’ll forget the fiber. [Ahh, that’s a nice little dated pop culture reference!]”

“‘Dirty Boots’ kills! This entire disc jams. All songs are tight and focused. Do yourself a favor and buy this, or at least play it a lot.”

“‘Titanium expose’ — YUM!”

“So fine! Play this one before always!”

“‘Tunic.’ Kim sings. Dan likes.”

“‘Dirty Boots’ also clear cuts my brain. Live, I felt it all. Whoa!”

“Boring. [Well, we had to have at least one naysayer, right?]”

“Records like this prove that at times it doesn’t matter if it’s on a major or an independent. All that matters is that it is available.”

“The only thing I’ve ‘heard’ from this is ‘Kool Thing.’ It was awesome. And the packaging is amazing. From the Velvets ‘On the Road’ Pettibon cover to the color Beefheart/Ziggy glam pixs on the inside. Fuckin’ right on.”

“H – and not ‘just because this is a Sonic Youth LP.’ They’ve changed in a positive way. Goo is on the same level as their landmark LPs Bad Moon Rising and EVOL. Sonic Youth seem heavily influenced these days by the McDonald bros. aesthetics. The only songs I didn’t like are 1.2 + 2.1.”

“You must be talking about 1-2 on some other record. ‘Tunic’ is GREAT, but not obvious.”

“I agree.”

“I like ‘Dirty Boots’ (glam rave-up) & ‘Mildred Pierce’ (short driving instrumental) best. All are good! ‘Tunic’ is an interesting take on the Karen Carpenter story. ‘My Friend Goo’ is the only thing here that feels like a throwaway. I wish this was on an independent label… but it’s not, and I love it anyway. Glad to see Kim singing lead on so many of the tunes here — she just gets better & better as a vocalist.”

“MOTE! MOTE! MOTE! Lee’s only vocal contribution is a fabulous one!”

http://blog.kexp.org/2009/03/26/review-revue-sonic-youth-goo/

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