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That was Thurston and Lydia Lunch. Kim doesn't really have that kind of range. They did sing together on 'Kotton Krown' though, as I recall.

I know. I just think it'd be neat if the vocals weren't so compartmentalized.

tmidgett wrote:I keep meaning to dip back into things, but I was put off pretty bad by Experimental Jet Crap...

To your credit that is a pretty bad record. It's hard to say why exactly but I've always thought something was profoundly "off" about it, and I'm not just talking about the Grand Royal-ish flights of fancy -- I mean the whole thing....it doesn't sit right.

Even people I know who love SY to death have a tendency to dislike that record.

I can't hear any of the Geffen material any more.

I switch to Polvo or Blonde Redhead post-Daydream.

first mention to kotton krown? that is a beatiful song, nice singing from both thurston and moore.

i'll pick thurston. very close to lee. i love both.
i like some kim stuff. but only pre mid 90s

Benny wrote:first mention to kotton krown? that is a beatiful song, nice singing from both thurston and moore.

Technically, he's not wrong here.

Dave/Eksvplot wrote:

tmidgett wrote:I keep meaning to dip back into things, but I was put off pretty bad by Experimental Jet Crap...

To your credit that is a pretty bad record. It's hard to say why exactly but I've always thought something was profoundly "off" about it, and I'm not just talking about the Grand Royal-ish flights of fancy -- I mean the whole thing....it doesn't sit right.

Even people I know who love SY to death have a tendency to dislike that record.

I actually love Experimental, Jet Set, Trash and No Star. think it's fantastic.

Dirty is actually my favourite record of theirs, end to end.


gonna crank it right now.

My favorite is actually Washing Machine.

I'm a fan of their entire catalog -- really, even including the early Geffen stuff, which I think is at least on a par with Daydream -- and I think that this album is where they put together all of their strengths as guitarists. Listen to the title track of WM: so amazing.

Apart from purely considering the guitars, though, Sister is the most interesting because it's really a concept album.

Lee is my favorite SY member but I like all four of them.

I prefer Lee over all of 'em...

Even if we weren't just talking about vocals, I think musicianship-wise the only one in the band Lee should maybe have to answer to is Steve Shelley from time to time.

Granted, Thurston wrote some of the bands better hooks, but they weren't good because of his voice. Thurston's voice I found mostly just serviceable to the songs. That's not bad or anything, it's just not as distinctive as Lee's.

Kim has a good, sexy-scary, mood and tone appropriate voice for about a third of their material.

Still...like I said...even not-considering the vocals for a moment, did any of you ever hear the 3 piece for 8 guitars record that Lee did for Table of the Elements. One of the most beautiful slices of noise ever.

Lee, even his spoken word solo stuff is awesome. Thurston is cooler though.