New York Noise makers: Either/Or

Sonic Youth
Total votes: 38 (70%)
Swans
Total votes: 16 (30%)
Total votes: 54

Either-Or: Sonic Youth vs. Swans

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rzs wrote:You think that's bad? Try listening to the version "Blood on Your Hands" from Swans are Dead. She changes her voice on virtually every line. It sounds like a female-goth-Robin Williams. True overkill.


That's another horrible one! I swear, with a couple of exceptions (from Children of God and earlier), her vocals ruin every song she sings.


What about her impassioned "I Crawled" on Swans are Dead? That one is a complete bloodbath. Wretched.

Either-Or: Sonic Youth vs. Swans

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rzs wrote:
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rzs wrote:You think that's bad? Try listening to the version "Blood on Your Hands" from Swans are Dead. She changes her voice on virtually every line. It sounds like a female-goth-Robin Williams. True overkill.


That's another horrible one! I swear, with a couple of exceptions (from Children of God and earlier), her vocals ruin every song she sings.


What about her impassioned "I Crawled" on Swans are Dead? That one is a complete bloodbath. Wretched.


I have to admit I have not heard any of these tracks...I've heard everything up to Children of God. With Sonic Youth, I've heard everything up to Daydream Nation. So my knowledge of both bands isn't complete.
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Either-Or: Sonic Youth vs. Swans

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SecondEdition wrote:I have to admit I have not heard any of these tracks...I've heard everything up to Children of God. With Sonic Youth, I've heard everything up to Daydream Nation. So my knowledge of both bands isn't complete.


Man, I am very, very familiar with both bands' entire catalogs (my dear friend and bandmate, "robert thefamilyghost" on this board, is an avowed SY devotee), and you probably stopped at the right place in both instances. There's some great stuff after Children of God and Daydream Nation, but none of it is up to the standard both bands set for themselves up to those points in their respective catalogs. I hope my little opinion makes sense here.

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