Noise Rock;

I have listened to 'Goo' by Sonic Youth, the New York experimental 'no wave' (google it) band.

I feel a wee bit conflicted by the album. I reckon that had i been 2 or 3 years older i would have heard them before the grunge explosion circa 1991 and i would have really loved them.

But i feel that because i was exposed to grunge/alt rock and it took noise rock and built on it (with melody/rhythm) i will probably never become a true fan of Sonic Youth. It's like Bob Dylan, no doubt a great poet and musician but everything he did, someone has done far far better.

So i'm content to call Sonic Youth a 'bridge' band at this stage; bridging the gap from heavy metal to grunge etc. So it gives me a better idea of how grunge destroyed heavy metal in that it was just finishing off what noise rock started.

So i will keep listening to SY on and off and buy another one of their records when i get the chance (money) but next i am going to spend some emotional moments with 'Green Mind' by Dinosaur Jnr and see how i go there. According to my information DJ was influenced by SY, so i should get into it.

Rock on rittle bunnies

Oh yeah, Thurston Moore as 34th best guitarist of all time? Rolling Stone what the flying fuckballs were you thinking? yowser......