Понедельник 4 Фев 2008, 17:34

I recently picked up Daydream Nation, an album that has been on my "to-get" list for quite some time. The buzz surrounding the album is kind of hard to ignore, and it's considered such a landmark in "alternative" circles that when i saw the special deluxe 2-disc edition release, I acted on impulse(despite the damage to my wallet).

After listening a few times through, I just wasn't getting into it. I have always liked Teenage Riot (who doesn't?), and The Sprawl has become another SY favourite, but I find the rest of it…not sure. I like it well enough, but I guess maybe I'm missing something. Perhaps it's one of those things like the Berlin Wall - I wasn't alive at the right time to really understand the spirit of it, why it's important. Anyway, it's still a good album, just not my favourite.

The other side of getting Daydream Nation is that it's rekindled my love for EVOL, which has been my favourite SY release since I picked it up with Dirty on the back of the whole grunge thing. It's a great album. The coolest lyrics in the world are in In the Kingdom #19…Sonic YouthEVOLDaydream NationThe SprawlIn the Kingdon #19