Sonic Youth - 11/08/85 Zap Club Brighton 8. Expressway

[xPsuedo]

also that drone at the end was heavenly.

[xPsuedo]

kim's bass doesn't have a d string in this clip. weird.

[goetia13]

beautiful

[Merzbowxnoise]

How I love Kim!

[klrietmann]

Huh - I've got a 12 string electric (Teisco, Japanese, 60s) with a Bigsby whammy bar. You don't see whammy bars on 12 strings much, for some reason...will have to write a song on it with a title like "Kim, Thurston, and Me." ;)

Way cool song, I bought the Starpower single about 20 years ago, fascinating music they make.

[Goodschralp]

what kind of guitar is lee playing? anyone know?

[arrmaddillass]

It's a Vox Mark XII - a guitar I've always coveted myself.

I saw these guys on their next UK tour after this one, playing all of EVOL and Sister and it remains one of the greatest gigs I've ever been to. At that time they were the best band in the world.

This has always been my favourite song of theirs and this is a great version of it, when they were absolutely at the top of their game.

Thanks so much to whoever had the foresight to film this and share it with us all!

[elpipa2g]

WOW amazing sound and video quality for the time!

evol is one of the best albums ever!

[atonsolaris]

This is a perfect, sublime and brutal sound... Viva Sonic Youth!

[sonicsnl]

evol has the best memories with me but i like sister / daydream nation best

[koolguy1029]

evol is the best album ever

[MarsHottentot]

I saw them do this opening for Neil Young in MAINE. The mountain men howled for their blood and the Youth just got louder and crazier - it was a moment I'll never forget...

[metricfan33]

sooooo goood

[maxstrap]

nice...looks like syd barett on smack lol

[Coldacre]

nice video Chout! would do anything to go back in time and see them play stuff off the first 4 records

[SYR81]

I've always wondered if they were friends with Sean Penn at all since they mentioned him.