Maybe.. Silver Rocket because it rocks!!!

You'd show them two of the most indulgent pieces of trash the band has ever recorded?

THe DIamond Sea or Expressway to Yr Skull

Anti-Orgasm, actually. Good dose of Kim and Thurston bliss, sublimely crap lyrics, sexy edge, noisey inprovised outro - and lots more things that define Sonic Youth very well.

The Sprawl

To you "indulgent pieces of trash"...

To me defining masterpieces.

That is a gud one.

Skip Tracer

Even though it's such a recent track, I really feel that Massage the History defines who they been and will continue to be as a band.

Other than that - Expressway to Yr Skull. Hands down, Kotton Krown, Trilogy

"Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope" for the win!

Kotton K-Rrrrrrown.

Love this question...... I always think about this and have to say, it's impossible to narrow down because the beauty of SY is that they cover so many moods and intensities. But, I digress..... If I had to coin it, it'd be either:

•*Teenage Riot

or

• Schizophrenia


but I'd also consider some songs that involve their signature building wall of sound with dual'ing, climbing octaves as only SY do:
Theresa's Sound World; Washing Machine; Radical Adults Lick....; Dirty Boots; Expressway; etc.......

Chapel Hill or Pattern Recognition

closer! closer! come on! i won't bite!

Washing Machine

I'd go with Diamond Sea. Melodic yet noisy and long. SYR meets Geffen. Or something like that.

Even if I pay you? (assuming you'd accept food stamps...)

Tom Violence or Star Power, has the fun with the dark

Goo was the first CD I bought and Mote was the song that I could not stop playing. That's the song that hooked me. Within a month I had six SY CD's

EXACTLY how it started for me. my next song was cross the breeze

'Cross The Breeze, Mote or Schizophrenia probably. Those are great for introducing purposes.

Dirty Boots.

Star field Lane

Sunday or Anagrama.

Total Trash - very under-rated track, great tune split up with dissonance.

surprised there haven't been more nominations for expressway as it's pretty much the sonic youth theme tune, second choice would be schizophrenia

Silver Rocket, Expressway, or if I wanna go off-beat and Lee, Paper Cup Exit.

Xpressway or She's in a Bad Mood