Hits Are For Squares

Sublime.. great collection... to be shared.x

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I first saw Sonic Youth in London in the 80's, all amazing clashing guitars and a bass driven, percussive mahem; which somehow contrived to get under your skin and rock your soul. Unfortunately, a lot of people didn't get it straight away. Also saw, Flipper, The incredible Pixies, the Buthole Surfers, Flipper and Dinasoaur jr.,Pere ubu, Husker Du and others of that ilk at around the same time - all of who seemed to steadily gain a progressing following in the UK- But I still know a lot of people who got into these bands (well maybe not Husker Du ! ) , but still didn't get Sonic Youth. As with most bands, not all their tracks are brilliant, but some really shine. I suggest peeps should listen to Hits are for Squares and then revisit the early stuff, as they are a class act and were truly sonic innovators, even if their live sets were not exactly demonstrative, they sounded amazing !

This is not a best of in the traditional sense, it has celeb chosen tracks and therefore is rather esoteric in its nature. Yes, some of the big hitters are here but its more of a playlist than a best of. You might be better off exploring the albums, you cannot go wrong starting off with either Dirty or Goo

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This is not meant to be a greatest hits cd. What it is , is a collection of SY songs as picked by musicians / artists that were influenced by or are fans of Sonic Youth. It's an excellent collection of songs and would be a great introduction to their music. I am a long time fan and own most of their catalog but picked this up just because I wanted to see what the artists picked as their favorites. The sound is as good as SY can sound. So if you always wanted to buy one of their cd's to see what they are like then this is the place to start. Remember though , this is not meant to be a greatest hits or best of compilation.

Quelle surprise d'écouter un SY apaisé mais toujours rock en diable, ce CD est incontestablement un condensé juste et direct de leur carrière. Moore joue de la guitare comme jamais; Un chef-d'oeuvre.

Brings back a lot of memories, the music is dated, but still fun and good for those nostalgic days. I still buy CDs because I like having something in my hand, but I never even open many, because of the autorip feature... best thing ever!

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