Lee Ranaldo: Sonic Youth brought New York music to the world
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Published 2017-08-10
Note: Every now and then there is a weird hissing sound. It's not my audio equipment. It's literally some sort of off-and-on steam release in the room we were in. I still don't scientifically know why it was happening, and, frankly, I'm too afraid to ask.
* Apparently This Matters is an interview series by Jarrett Bellini. The concept it simple: I have a case filled with postcards. On the back of each postcard, I write different topics. We pick these cards at random. And then we talk.
** My Production Gear:
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All Comments (21)
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Lee Is so cool and down-to-earth
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he's already 62, and still looks the same!
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I want to try Lee's pies and soups!
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I met him Back in buffalo @87, he was funny friendly and open.
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Love this! Great interview. watched the whole thing!
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I think what Sonic Youth added to "alternative" or no-wave, was a youthful sonic sound. It was different then what other ppl were doing, and very much in its infancy. It very much explored a sonic landscape. Everything from Evol, to the Diamond Sea, is very sonic.
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Very cool interview with Lee Interesting chap
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He’s talking about sonic youth sound. Sonic youth sound is different from any band around. Just because there is other guitarist with experimental tunnings they will not going to sound like sonic youth
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Lee Ranaldo is by far the 'soul' of Sonic Youth albeit I'm fairly sure that it was a variety of 'media' that brought that music to the world, not one person
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So many great stories!
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He's a good lad.
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Most Indie musicians are the nicest people.
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Lee can I ask you on here, what releases do you have since @ '15 to now, thank you.
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<3
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"hand" = arm
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Some recent footage of Lee I caught https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLY15UTwa9U
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I want that shirt. 3 months later: fuck that shirt.
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This dude looks like M.ward
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Why the fuck would he be hosting the Queen of England?
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I love Lee but he's wrong about Sonic Youth being original with punkish alternative tunings as Geordie Walker (Killing Joke) was already well onto that by the late 70s. Also Boyd Rice had already done experimental noise guitar with his home-made noise guitar contraption.
