I came to Sonic Youth too late for some, yet they were still, by 1990, bursting into this force of nature. Looking back, I would argue that this point in time was the best moment for this band.They played an oversold venue in Toronto, the Great Hall, which is just down from the CAMH main campus. It seemed like a great location, not too far away from crazy central.
When they came out, the crowd pushed a bit, but they played Tom Violence, a down tempo song. The second song was Eric's trip, a huge swelling clash of energy, the crowd exploded, and somehow I pushed through to the front row, wedged against the stage, immediately under Kim Gordon.
They played for about 40 minutes until they ran into technical difficulties The cops eventually got to the stage and shut the show down because of the fire regulations... Thurston Moore left the stage with a police escort, but not before he ripped into Silver Rocket, and the maxed-out crowd when insane.
The next day, I developed a great bruise that ran along from one hip to the other from being wedged into the stage. I definitely felt that I witnessed a happening with that one.
Here's the set list... a fleeting moment in time... not the best set list, but it somehow did not matter. This was a happening, and I fell drunk in love with Sonic Youth that night.
01. Tom Violence
02. Eric's Trip
03. Cinderella's Big Score
04. White Cross
05. Schizophrenia
06. Tunic (Song for Karen)
07. Dirty Boots
08. Catholic Block
------- about 30 minute timeout-------
09. Mary Christ
10. Kool Thing
11. Silver Rocket
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