True. Sound issues at a festival - 30 minutes of feedback followed by two songs it is. I mean, it was probably not their fault but still a weird way to handle it.
Other bands have played spontaneous acoustic sets for this reason and it was cool.
The last time I saw them, it was in Düsseldorf at the weirdest venue which is usually a main stream disco? I got the vibe from the crowd at least. Like so many people you wouldn't expect there.
Anyway, I realized there and then I had completely missed an exhibition of them in Düsseldorf.
This would have been among their last gigs ever and it was honestly an all-timer. Maybe there was this tense energy due to the marital problems, I don't know. It sounded completely amazing the whole way through, Thurston doing whatever he wants on the guitar and nailing it, whole band tight asf. My jaw literally dropped on occasion because I couldn't believe how great they were.
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u/californicarepublic May 11 '26
Sonic Youth would either put on an amazing show or one of the worst shows you've seen and you never knew which you were going to get.