December 2012

<http://stereophile.com//iframe> <p> I miss Sonic Youth. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> In this video, produced by Pitchfork.TV, we see the band's most recent and, in my opinion, tightest, strongest, <i>best<http://stereophile.com//i>, lineupSteve Shelley (drums), Kim Gordon (gtrhttp://stereophile.com//vox), Thurston Moore (gtrhttp://stereophile.com//vox), Lee Ranaldo (gtrhttp://stereophile.com//vox), and Mark Ibold (bass)performing "Calming the Snake," from the 2009 album, <i>The Eternal<http://stereophile.com//i>. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> <a href="http:http://stereophile.com//http://stereophile.com//www.audiostream.comhttp://stereophile.com//" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Lavorgna<http://stereophile.com//a> and I were sitting at the small bar at Great Jones Cafe. We had just ordered the round that would put us over the edge, and I was trying to explain to Mark Ibold what made Sonic Youth so special. This was before <a href="http:http://stereophile.com//http://stereophile.com//www.stereophile.comhttp://stereophile.com//contenthttp://stereophile.com//atocha-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the band announced their "break."<http://stereophile.com//a> <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> I had said <a href="http:http://stereophile.com//http://stereophile.com//www.stereophile.comhttp://stereophile.com//stephenmejiashttp://stereophile.com//sonic_youth_madness_and_ecstasyhttp://stereophile.com//" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">something about precision, violence, power, and beauty<http://stereophile.com//a>. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> "You see, they need to hear this stuff," Ibold said. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> It made no sense. Why would Sonic Youth need to hear my thoughts about their music? Didn't they already know how special they were? <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> And now I wonder if this was some sort of foreshadowinga small hint that everything wasn't as it seemed. Like a child of divorced parents, now I wonder if the breakup was my fault. Could I have said or done something to keep the band together? If only I hadn't been so shy, intimidated, selfish. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> But that's silly. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> I miss Sonic Youth. And that's strange because their albums exist, these videos exist, my memories existif not quite accurately, only enhanced by time. <http://stereophile.com//p> <p> What is it about the live performance that defies every recorded document, even those of the highest fidelity? <http://stereophile.com//p> <http://stereophile.com//body><http://stereophile.com//html><br/>Source : stereophile[dot]com</div> <script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb("summary7190921919342952413"); </script><span style='float:right;padding-top:5px;'><a href='https://bmbvietnam.blogspot.com/2012/12/sonic-youth-eternal.html'><i>Read more…</i></a></span> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div> <div class='post'> <h2><a href='https://bmbvietnam.blogspot.com/2012/12/21-more-records-from-2012.html'>21 More Records from 2012</a></h2> <span class='post-header-line-1'></span> <div style='clear: both;'></div> <div class='post-body'> <div id='summary8422529285371310802'><html> <head></head> <body> <p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vPbn1xKnJ3cRkKmSI-kTlrp4G0uQNaaQ0cIEP6hyPUz7cLJoFLcb-Y5D1Fe5RPTJ0e4Say7ednh-rzZk1Tt6S_aXWhDLeyMPERcT6pjtQRshEb5LxSEgQ=s0-d"></p> A couple of weeks ago, I listed <a href="http://www.stereophile.com/content/my-favorite-records-2012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my favorite records of 2012</a>. There are over 100 records on that list. And, even though I do believe that all those records belong on the list, I can’t help thinking that one person can’t possibly really, deeply, truly get to know 100 records in just 365 days. After all, I regularly hear new things in records that I’ve been enjoying for <i>years</i>. <p> Well, then, how really deeply, truly do I know <i>any</i> record? Does it matter? Whatever. </p> <p> Here’s another list: Records that I didn’t get around to in 2012, but that I hope to spend quality time with in 2013. These records should have been on my 2012 list, and <i>would</i> have been, had there been more days in a year, or had I been more productive. Some of these are records I had heard about, but, for whatever reason, ignored; others are records that I completely missed and have only recently learned about through recommendations, from readers and from other writers. </p> <p> Interestingly, with a few exceptions, I feel like this list could also serve as a list of my Favorite Album Art of 2012. </p> <p> This is only a list. (I repeat: This is only a list.) There are no “reviews” here, but I’ve provided samples of the music when I could find them. I’m sure a lot of this stuff is available through streaming services like Spotify and MOG. Sometimes, you can stream entire albums via Soundcloud or YouTubefor the hungry music enthusiast, the Internet is an especially magical and crazy place. </p> <p> <b>21 Records I Missed in 2012</b> </p> <p> <b>Bat For Lashes:</b> <i>The Haunted Man</i> (Parlophone) </p> <p> <iframe width="600" height="338" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UznHTBZIa8E?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="">