Heard your name the other day

Posted by Waveway on May 17th 2008 - 01:32:40 to Music

Ok.

I’m not sure should I do this, The song is Karen Revisited by Sonic Youth, from the album Murray Street.
The song is magnificent, but unfortenutally, in my opinion the magnificent part is only that 3 and half minutes. the rest is ok, but doesn’t contain same kind of pop simplicity and beauty than the first 3 minutes.

I always get stuck to this song (those first 3&1/2 minutes) and play it over and over again until I either cry or just have to stop.
It has just the right amount of sadness and memory and longing and happiness mixed in a way you rarely hear (this is something what Aerial managed to get from SY for their first ep btw).
Of course the lyrics do their share (specially about memory), but more importantly listen this with headphones and hear how the guitars work together. The middle one giving the base, the right side is playing ultimate hook, but at the same time the left side is doing small hammering thingies that are just… and on the top Lee’s voice.

…Ask me if I care…

So I want to share this with you (who ever you are). I just want to share with some one. And I hope you get the same amount of emotions and movement as I do. There’s such many kinds of beauty.

* 3 tales

3 Responses to “Heard your name the other day”

  1. lizard
    May 18th, 2008 | 18:02:26

    I wish i can listen to basses in a better quality.

  2. Wavefarer
    May 18th, 2008 | 22:00:43

    Bass… yeah it kind a drowns in there, but at least here you can buy Murray street with around 10 euros, which I would probably pay for this song alone, and the rest of the album is good also. Strongly recommended. ;)

  3. lizard
    May 19th, 2008 | 01:10:14

    Really? It seemed you are the doctor! The drug is perfect, so i`ll try once more. ))))