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Overall, it was pretty good. I didn't listen to the new album... I think that was a mistake because overwhelmingly their material seemed to be from the new album. I don't think they played any daydream nation at all. I've listened to some of their other albums but not as thoroughly, so I ended up not recognizing anything. But, they still put on a good show. The opening band, "Entrance band" was pretty awesome though.
The venue was great, not too big so I could see the band well, after a while Thurston encouraged the people to approach the stage so my view was even better...and the performance was great as expected from Sonic Youth.
superb, cosmic, punk, sonic .........................
Sonic Youth are getting better and better from past shows i've seen
the band was awesome, the venue glittering and special. i would give it five stars, but for the first half of the show the sound was terrible - the lows and mids were booming and the overall sound was like a mirky dirge. sonic youth is definitely about the wall of sound and how cacophony can be beautiful, but that also requires that you are able to hear what's going on instead of just "blah!" the sound seemed to get sorted out by the second half, however, and they blew me away. so impressive to be so tight, powerful and rocking after all these years. the new album is fresh-sounding and alive.
Great venue and Sonic Youth rocked on stage. As they entered, nobody remained seated. 3 encores and the public was closer to the stage. It was awesome!
The trip to 175th Street was well worth it. Beautiful, ornate, spacious, faded velvet venue set backdrop for a solid two-hour concert. It seemed more polished, somewhat traditional rock and roll during the main set, (which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, just unexpected). They let loose during the encores--wild, more of the trademark feedbacky sounds. Spectacular.
My first SY show after all these years and they didn't dissapoint - setlist was mostly the new album, which was fine since its a great set of songs. Thurston is the tall gawky guitar madman I was hoping for; Kim still totally hot in her playing, singing, and slinking around in that silver lame dress. Lee's vocals were biting. The band was tight, well rehearsed though they still allowed for a fair amount of chaos here and there - which is what its all about. Only complaint: set was a little short (is this a usual SY thing?, I don't know,) - showtime was 8PM and including the opening act we were outta there at 10:30 or so!!! I could have used another hour including some of Daydream, Goo, Murray Street, etc. etc. United Palace is a great venue!
Lots of tunes from The Eternal, their new album. The band has still got it: profesional musicians who have honed thier craft; Thurston Moore was jumping around like it was 1985.
Great show. I hope I don't have to wait another year before they come back to Philly. Catholic Block Sacred Trickster What We Know Calming the Snake No Way Antenna Leaky Lifeboat Malibu Gas Station Poison Arrow Anti-Orgasm Walkin Blue Massage the History Death Valley '69 The Sprawl 'Cross the Breeze Thunderclap Silver Rocket
Whether or not you have ever listened to a single one of the bands 16 full length albums, Sonic Youth put on an easily enjoyable show playing nearly all of their newest release, The Eternal, and a choice selection of older hits from admittedly better albums. Which brings me to my last point, even if you've been a follower of the band and don't beleive they quite hit their best with The Eternal, their demanding stage presence made all the tracks from it easily much more enjoyable then their recorded counterparts.
Sonic youth, shoegaze legends were not at the top of their game. The electric factory is a great venue normally but the mix for this show was awful.
electric factory is okay, but bad sound/bad sound crew were rough. also don't park on the street, police check the meters like crazy.
this concert was absolutely amazing. kurt vile went on first with his band, and they were incredible! THEN, the entrance band goes on, who were equally awesome, and finally sonic youth!! my feet were killing me and i was so hot, but i didn't care because it was sooo awesome.
Sonic Youth put on another great show at the Electric Factory 7/2. This is the 3rd time I've seen them play the venue, and they continue to amaze.
I've been a fan of SY and their related projects for well over 20+ years. They have a wide and varied discography that spans these 20 years. Why, then, did they play nearly their entire new (and kinda boring) album, and neglect almost their entire back catalog?! I mean, I get it, you're excited by the new material, but most, MOST of your fans want to hear the Olde Stuff, the Good Stuff, not the album you cranked out for Matador. Seriously, I love SY, but a live set consisting of about 98% of the new album and 2% from your CLASSIC material? Lame.
Kim, Thurston and the boys. The Electric Factory. Incredible. Speechless. No Words. Perfection.
