Talk:Sonic Reducer

Dear whoever put in lyrics:

Sorry to disappoint, but lyrics are copyrighted material and cannot be a part of any Wikipedia article. I've removed them; please don't put them back.

--TimD (talk) 22:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC) i've always thought that this song ("sonic REDUCER," written by two members of ROCKET from the tombs) had something to do with the tune ROCKET REDUCER by the mc5. is there any connection? by the way, what IS a "sonic reducer" (or a "rocket reducer," for that matter)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.206.70 (talk) 04:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unclear, but if you have one you ain't no loosa (sic) CAVincent (talk) 02:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Rocket Reducer apparently is the sex machine Rob Tyner. A sonic reducer is a record player. Rockoclock2u (talk) 19:29, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The song is about keeping punk rock an underground art form. A sonic reducer is a musician who functions without commercial support. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.141.82 (talk) 03:56, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong. A "Sonic reducer" is a record player, and the song is told from the point of view of a boy alone in his room looking out his window, listening to records and imagining his future. That urban dictionary explanation doesn't even come close to fitting. Rockoclock2u (talk) 19:22, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another cover of the "Sonic Reducer" was done by seminal Southern California hardcore band "Decry" on their album "Falling". I think their cover of "Sonic Reducer" is the best cover of the bunch. I think maybe the Decry cover should be referenced in the article.

Also, in regards to the meaning of the song, to me it's about believing in yourself and your dream and not listening to everyone who calls you a loser and treats you like a loser.

However, I can see about how not selling out could be what it's about too--particularly when I think about... Anybody else ever heard "The Avengers" song called "No Martyr"? Yeah, the lyrics are different, but instrumentally it's "Sonic Reducer", sort of like how "Stray Cat Strut" is the same song as The Voidoids' "Blank Generation"? Almost to the point where "No Martyr" is almost like a cover. ...except the lyrics to "No Martyr" are definitely about not selling out to the record industry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kshultz138 (talk • contribs) 19:07, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A sonic reducer is a record player: "I got my time machine/got my 'lectronic dream/sonic reducer" Rockoclock2u (talk) 19:23, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree that Decry's version is quite possibly the best. It was also covered by a band called The Lolitas who also covered other classics like Skulls from The Misfits. One additional point: The lyrics here don't seem to jive too well with any of the versions of the song I have. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.129.92.81 (talk) 18:57, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A cover version is played during the opening scenes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_(TV_series)">NUMB3RS</a> 5x19 Animal Rites but is not credited as to what band it is. If someone knows more about this please add it to the main page.