Sonic Youth in Paris Dec 13th

Here's a first attempt at a music review: Sonic Youth rocked ! No, really, they played in a fairly big venue, (the Zenith about 12,000 max), we, as the old people we've become, did not go and stand right in front of the stage, but it was fine just sitting on the stands (the last few concerts at the zenith standing, dylan twice and the white stripes, came out with a back ache, how embarassing !). Last year we had seen SY play at the small theater at the cité de la musique, just down the street, it was a much more contemplative jazz-like feedback concert, songs that lasted 15 mins. This time it rocked a lot more but it was equally fine. Loved the little shiny golden dress kim gordon was wearing, barefoot, she danced like a banshee and encouraged the pit to do as well. They played alot of the old stuff, not just the last album, like they had done when they were on the NY city ghost and flowers tour at the elisée montmatre (ok, now I am showing off a bit, but that concert was very good as well, and sleater kinney had opened !). Cannot say the same about Dinosaur Jr that opened, they were defenetly rusty, and stopped to tune their guitars in between songs, very annoying, especially bc their songs did not require a great tuneness of guitar.... so the contrast when SY came on was huge.