i don't understand what's not to like about expjetset, i love it

The songs aren't good? Kim and Thurston both sound annoying throughout the entire record? Shitty Lee song?

Just what I think....

~Jeremy~

Boring album. Most boring album SY ever put out. plain ol thin sounding songs, like a toss-off, sounds like ti was written quickly and not as worked over as other sonic youth collections of songs.

It is the only album I do not like (meaning I like less than half the songs on it, so on avrage, I do not like eJST&NS)

weird. oh well, it's your loss.

Murray Street has gotten more boring with each passing year too.

I do not see it as a loss at all.
More like a fart in the wind I do not feel like smellin

Not as bad as Dirty.

Dirty is a GREAT album!!

I hate it with all my might. I don't know why but it's just something to it I can't stomach. I don't think I like any of the songs.

I don't see what everyone's problem is with EJSANS. I really like it.

HERESY Derek! HERESY!

I was wondering what non-sonic youth records they are comparing it too, to say this album is so bad.

I think I will relisten to Dirty tonight just to see if my opinion has changed any.

Which is the shitty Lee song? You mean lack of a Lee song?

Skink and Sweetshine are two of my all-time fav songs. As a whole, Experimental Jet Set is quintessential Sonic Youth for me, a weird arty grunge oddity, minimal, mystical and addictive.

Sweet Shine owns us all.

Starfield Road and Sweet Shine are two of the greatest SY songs ever, and neatly wash out the nasty taste left by Androgynous Mind and Self Obsessed and Sexxee, two of the not-at-all greatest. (I admire the sentiments behind both songs, but the execution? Not really.)

I agree with you, except that I actually really like Self Obsessed and Sexxee. It's not their best work but yeah, I can really identify with the "message" if you will...

Sweet Shine alone makes it a good record.

Winner's Blues alone makes it a good record (and Starfeild Road)

",,,,and now, I have other dreams."

This is such a great little record, and by "little" I mean understated, mellow.....that's why it is so criminally overlooked.

its great, and the one i've probably listened to the most. the only song on it i dont like that much is self obsessed and sexxe, but its still a good song. the others are just brilliant. and in case of the sound engeneering its probably their best record.

i might be the only one who feels this way,
and its probably irrelevant anyway,
but i like rather ripped better

nice comparison. both records were more pop-oriented, as opposed to longer jams of murray street. i guess the eternal is pop-oriented too. i wonder what the youth think themselves!

Nope. I found I like one or two more songs than I did before though. Maybe I'll like it more as time goes on... because this is the only Sonic Youth album I can not bother with.

Do you like rather ripped more than dirdeee?

Hmm.. well I liked Rather Ripped when it came out but I've not listened to it since then so... maybe, maybe not.

no,
i personally really like the SECOND half of dirty.
"JC"
"Purr"
"Chapel Hill"
"Wish Fullfillment"

i think those are just good songs

blues

been listening to this album a lot recently...

I'm one of those rare fans who thinks RR is one of their strongest works. I think it's above and beyond Experimental Jet Set, which I think is probably their worst record to my ears.

~Jeremy~

it's my favourite !!!!

It's a strong record. A rocking horse winner.

you know i listened to it recently and it's an ok record. not their best but not bad. bull in the heather is great of course.

that sig picture is amazing, Satan.

i listened to jet set at work the other night at random and you know, i really love it. it's an oddity, for sure, but i think it works. how can you argue w/ 'winner's blues' 'bull in the heather' 'starfield road' 'skink' 'bone' 'androgynous mind' 'doctor's orders' & 'sweet shine'?! and i just named most of the record...

really beautiful guitar tones all over, some great vocals, a lot of really soft songs, which they don't do fairly often, and some quirky weird quick rocker type things...i dunno, i think it's great. as i believe i said earlier, the biggest downfall is no lee song.

mostly i just replied to comment on the pony though.

naptime music for old folks in the skronk old folk's home.

Wrong thread, Rob. They Might Be Giants's thread is on page 79 of non-sonic sounds. You started it, I think.

piece of dirt
that is what I'm standing on today

It's a pretty neat album.