02/02/99 - Lyon, France @ Transbordeur

QUOTES

T: "Hello. Lyon, the beautiful beautiful Lyon. Uh, we're Sonic Youth, we come from New York City in America, and this is a song we wrote called 'Tom Violence'."
- Tom Violence
T: "Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Before we start the next song I'd like to get a sip of water, if you give me one sec. I have a thirst I just can't quench. Like having an itch you can't scratch."
- Anagrama
K: "Thanks. Ah, this is another new song, it's called 'French Tickler'."
T: "It's not just a condom that you buy in um, petrol station machines."
L: "It's more than that. Alright!"
K: "He's feeling a little sick."
T: "[??] that call, I don't wanna infest the rest of the nation."
- French Tickler
K: "Thanks."
T: "Hey cheer up! Okay, all you wild boys and girls. This song is called 'Sunday'."
- Sunday
T: "Je suis en mort. What did..."
K: "Uh, il e melance umm..."
T: "What did I say?"
K: "Uh, il mange McDonald's. You said that you're dead."
T: "Nah it was the Chicken McNuggets I bought for Coco. I just happened to buy a Fishwich for myself cuz I didn't think it would be a problem. It's been a while since I've been in that joint. For that grease [?]"
- Eric's Trip
K: "Okay. This song is called 'Female Mechanic Now On Duty'. And this, uh, this is for Susanne, it's her birthday."
- Female Mechanic Now On Duty
T: "Go, Steve."
- Schizophrenia
- White Kross
L: [over intro of "Karen Koltrane"] "This is called 'Karen Koltrane'."
- Karen Koltrane
- The Ineffable Me [Kim stops singing and it breaks down in midsection]
K: "Sorry I fucked up. Look, can I have more vocal at the back?"
T: "You wanna hear us try to correct it? Should we right what's wrong? Wanna try it again? Alright, one more time. Just one more chance! Okay."
- The Ineffable Me [stops almost right away]
- The Ineffable Me
T: "Merci beaucoup everybody."
L: [over intro of "Hoarfrost"] "This is called 'Hoarfrost'. It's about a walk in your winter woods."
- Hoarfrost
T: "Uh, 'Brother James' is on sabbatical, but here's 'Sugar Kane'. 1 2 3 4"
- Sugar Kane
T: "[??] We're recording you right now. So, I hope you don't mind if we bootlegged it. This is for um, we'd like to dedicate this song to um...to umm...Francis [?]...uh, Francois [?] This is called 'Heather Angel'."
- Heather Angel
K: "Merci. Merci beaucoup! Bonsoir!"
[encore break]
K: "I guess I should talk to you so you'll get to know me. Uh, this song is uh, called 'Shadow of a Doubt'."
- Shadow of a Doubt
- Death Valley '69 [with 7'30" noise outro including Kim reciting lines from "Summertime"]
L: "Thanks a lot, goodnight!"

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