The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project

I wasn’t ready for Goo. I also think Goo is why I didn’t really get into the Velvet Underground. I picked up & Nico around the same time. Goo still feels to me like the Velvets taken to their farthest extreme. I’ve bought and offloaded this album more than any other.

When I was in the midst of my cd collecting I would purge things I had not listened to in one year. This album would head to the used cd store and then a few months later, I’d be like I really want to hear Goo and I’d find a used copy and listen to it.

I certainly wasn’t ready for it in 1990 and this was with self titled and Confusion is Sex in the collection.

I love it though. I also still don’t quite get it. I think it was the band trying to move them selves a bit from Daydream but still feeling it, if that makes sense. It’s banger followed by weird art song. Rinse, repeat and it’s a LOT.
 
Last edited:
Lee Newman said:
I have a real complicated relationship with Goo. I think Jet Set is my favorite.
Click to expand...
Jet Set is very low key. I think Butch Vig kinda sanded the jagged edges down a little too much. It’s not bad by any means it’s all a bit too smooth for a SY album. It’s still really good just not what I am usually coming for when I wanna listen to Sonic Youth.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Daydream Nation is the best SY album, but Goo is my favorite SY album.
Click to expand...
I'm almost with you on this one, but I find myself reaching for Dirty more often than Goo, so I think Dirty is my favorite. At least for the moment.
This was the first I heard of Sonic Youth as well. A friend of mine taped a Metallica bootleg on a C-90 for me. It covered up part of side B of that tape too, and he had taped over Goo on that side (he wasn't a fan) so I heard the second half of that album everytime I played the bootleg and forgot to turn off the tape when it was finished. I didn't get it at first but after a few listens it sank it's teeth in me and I decided to pick it up on CD. I actually think I bought Goo and Nevermind on the same day. Pretty much changed my life.
 
How do you top one of the greatest albums? Get signed to a major label and submit a record titled Blow Job.

I remember first hearing a bootleg of Goo and being disappointed. But by the time the album came out I had come around to it. With songs like Mote, Titanium Expose and Disappearer how could you not. 4/5
 
1/5/24
5efe3eae336f5fe962e200a92bd5caab0367a243

Muddy Waters - Hard Again



www.allmusic.com

Muddy Waters - Hard Again Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

Discover Hard Again by Muddy Waters released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com
 
Lee Newman said:
12/20/23
85a912b2d21c4f675db6b7fa7bfdf7ad152e67ab

Khaled - Kenza



www.allmusic.com

Kenza - Khaled | Album | AllMusic

Kenza by Khaled released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com
Click to expand...

This was evidently a comeback album after others had knocked him down a peg or two in popularity as his success caused a bit of Rai explosion in France.
 
Lee Newman said:
3/21/23
b3e3779cfb04aa033c4444099b5fc4d9f628e004

The Divine Comedy - Casanova



Allmusic Review
www.allmusic.com

Casanova - The Divine Comedy | Album | AllMusic

Casanova by The Divine Comedy released in 1996. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
www.allmusic.com www.allmusic.com

RIYL
Click to expand...

Lol… “seemed equally inspired… Jacques Brel”. Lol

Evidently dude is playing Alfie here. I’ve never seen the Jude Law update, but I saw the Michael Caine version when I was a youth. I think I would have remembered more about it if it had been some British Version of American Psycho.
 
I really like that the book is laid out chronologically. The other book is alphabetical which means I will be listening to a lot of Beatles at once, not a bad thing but not ideal for a true musical exploration.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top