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Yo, where's a good point to begin with Sonic Youth as a curious album-buying listener? I only have a .zip of Sister and it's confusing but really growing on me. thanks!

i also would like to know this. i've listened to Daydream Nation and The Eternal but not much else.

Start with Daydream Nation.
Depending on which track you like, check out the corresponding album:
Teenage Riot - Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star
Silver Rocket - Goo
The Sprawl - Murray Street
Cross the Breeze - SYR7
Eric's Trip - Sonic Nurse
Total Trash - Dirty
Hey Joni - EVOL
Providence - New York City Ghosts & Flowers
Candle - Rather Ripped
Rain King - SYR3
Kissability - Washing Machine
Trilogy - A Thousand Leaves.

personally, my trip was Daydream Nation -> Washing Machine -> Rather Ripped (I didn't like this one) -> Sonic Nurse ->A Thousand Leaves -> the SYR series -> basically everything else. I really enjoy Sonic Nurse, A Thousand Leaves and EVOL.

Confusion Is Sex is obviously the superior album.

nahhh nothing beats listening to "In the Kingdom #19" at full volume while driving through sheets of rain through hilly rural areas you're not familiar with

I can firmly recommend the Lee Ranaldo album - Between the Times and the Tides too. Always loved his (all too few) songs on the SY albums but he's always overshadowed by Thurston and Kim.

Was worth seeing Daydream Nation performed live just to finally hear Hey Joni played loud.

for some reason, this is the first track that got me into them:

http://youtu.be/kqPrP5aa5eU

I like Murray Street, Sonic Nurse and Washing Machine.

Confusion is Sex/Kill yr Idols is an awesome piece. Sonic Nurse is also wonderful, Unmade Bed woot!
Washing Machine is pretty good, Dirty is pretty good. Goo. Um.. the Destroyed room I liked also.
Rather Ripped kind of expands on Sonic Nurse IMO.

Anything from the sister album is great. Particularly love White Kross.

Also this...


Pretty grunge girls wearing Nirvana T-Shirts for the win!