What if SY split today?
 

They say no more. That they're too old to go on. That all of their discs, videos, interviews etc, have been magically wiped clean. How would you describe them to a future generations that will never hear, see or read interviews with them?

I'd egg Kim and Thurston's house.

i'd play some sy's best audio recordings or videos from my archives.

By wiped I mean everything is magically wiped. So that means any trace of their existence anywhere.

no, no. not my archives.

yes, yes, your archives.

I'd go, "damn should have happened before the last album."

then it would be really difficult man. what do you think?

i'd wire my memory to the computer and stream it from my brain, hehe.

that'd suck, but it's not like we don't have a gang of great stuff to remember them by. it would be different if they were just nearing their peak like lynrd skynnrd or whatever...that'd be tragic.

The personal would mix way too much with things that are not that important. Sonic Youth splitting is much more ok than my own personal problems. They're not that important.

In which case you might tell them that SY provided you with a great way of diverting your energy away from dealing with more important personal issues.

You mean thier existance is wiped clean with the exception of millions of fans' memories of what thier music is like? Damn you know how many tribute bands would arise from that?

That's a point actually. Does anyone know of any SY cover bands currently in existence?

I'm so ahead of your threads. So cool, so feminine.

A hasidic SY tribute band would be awesome. Sonic Jewth.

I would cry, and say they were life-altering. The best band in the world, all-time.

if only it were fronted by matisyahu.

Maybe Sonicah Jewth would be better.

I'd beat up Mark Ibold but then feel bad for him and buy him a big lollipop.

i'd say "go to the guitar skronk retirement home, smelly sonic geezers."