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We've all heard the bitter critic jokes about Sonic Youth's name: Sonic Old, Sonic Middle Aged, Sonic Geezers. With all five (former Pavement bassist Mark Ibold joined the band in 2006) members in their late 40's or early 50's, the not-so-clever plays on the group's moniker were probably inevitable, but anyone making them clearly hasn't caught the godfathers of experimental indie rock lately. Even from the photo pit at the Vic on Sunday, Lee Ranaldo's gray mop top was the only giveaway that this wasn't some hot new Pfork-approved Brooklyn group . Band linchpin Thurston Moore crawled across the stage about a minute into opener "She Is Not Alone," torturing his battered Jazzmaster with a drumstick and making his 50 years look more like 15. He and Ranaldo played off of each others' youthful antics and still-powerful voices for the next 70 minutes, while the stoic Kim Gordon thumped out basslines and quirky guitar progressions and unsung hero Steve Shelley proved he's still an innovative and hard-hitting drummer.
It may have been 25 years since the group's debut, but they're not ready for the AARP discounts yet.
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Joke all you want. I, for one, hope to see them continuing to crank out material through their deathbeds.
I had to Wiki Mark Ibold to check his age, had no idea he was in his late 40's.
I had to Wiki Mark Ibold to check his age. Had no idea he was in his late 40's.
"It may have been 25 years since the group's debut, but they're not ready for the AARP discounts yet."
I'm pretty sure you can start getting AARP discounts when you turn 50. But then again, today's 50 is definitely NOT the 50 of 50 years ago.