Without giving too much away, let’s just say you will be reading a lot about Sonic Youth’s Murray Street on AD in the near future. On August 13, 2002, WERS Radio in Boston hosted Thurston, Lee, and Jim as they performed acoustic versions of the first three tracks off Murray Street’s side A: “Empty Page,” “Disconnection Notice” and “Rain on Tin,” (which, by the way, is one of the best sides of the past ten years). I still reach for these renditions all the time. Essential.
Download:
MP3: Sonic Youth :: The Empty Page (Acoustic)
MP3: Sonic Youth :: Disconnection Notice (Acoustic)
MP3: Sonic Youth :: Rain On Tin (Acoustic)
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I remember recording this program to cassette from the radio in Gloucester, MA that summer. I played it in my Plymouth for months! Thanks for the memories!
1 | Bren October 12th, 2009 at 10:11 amI heard this live…on the radio- can you believe it?! thanks for posting- these are sooo great. especially rain on tin. i was soooo obsessed with murray street when it first came out. better put that shit back in.
2 | georgia k October 12th, 2009 at 10:30 amThank you thank you thank you!
3 | Joe October 12th, 2009 at 10:41 amhave been looking for acoustic SY for a while…anyone know of other acoustic sets?
4 | howiewolf October 12th, 2009 at 11:29 amwell if you watch gossip girl you’ll get to hear “Star Power” performed acoustic! and then they’re releasing it! woo hoo! ugh…my thoughts: http://microphonememoryemotion.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/i-hate-to-say-it-but-eff-sonic-youth/
5 | georgia k October 12th, 2009 at 11:41 amWell, shit. This just totally made my day complete, and I’m sure it will in the days and years to come. Gracias, AQ.
6 | Jake October 12th, 2009 at 1:30 pm[...] of alternate renderings, in response to several emails regarding the acoustic Murray Street tracks, below are the versions the group laid down in 2002 while in Santa Monica guesting on Morning [...]
7 | Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog » Sonic Youth :: KCRW 2002/Star Power (Acoustic) October 13th, 2009 at 4:10 pmLa weá la raja, gracias por postear este material (y).
8 | JAC October 15th, 2009 at 10:29 pm[...] Star Power (Acoustic 09 Version) by Sonic Youth I don’t know why this song is necessary. The version on EVOL was perfectly capable. But it does make an excellent case that a Sonic Youth Unplugged album might be a hush worth hearing. As further evidence, here is an acoustic version of The Empty Page from Murray Street, courtesy of Aquarium Drunkard. [...]
9 | D/A Top Music, October 2009 | DAVE/AVENUE October 29th, 2009 at 4:34 pm[...] Related: Sonic Youth :: Boston, MA @ WERS ‘02 (Acoustic) [...]
10 | Aquarium Drunkard » Decade :: Sonic Youth, Murray Street (2002) November 30th, 2009 at 12:51 pm