Oh my... too difficult to call. On the one hand i think DJ are better songwriters, yet on the other hand i love SY's experimental (certainly their 80's and early 90's output anyway) approach. I suppose DJ do it for me a tinsy bit more.

I only have You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur JR and I thought it was pretty good, but I'm much more into Sonic Youth.

Love both bands, but Sonic Youth's songs are a bit more intense. Daydream Nation is a good record, but I prefer Sister. The Pipeline/Kill Time song is a perfect intro into one of my favorite Sonic songs, Tuff Gnarl.

Wow. This is a very, very difficult call. These are two of my favorite bands. Sonic Youth has some really, really amazing experimental albums and I actually loved Rather Ripped and Eternal. I think I'd have to say Dinosaur Jr though. When I listen to You're Living All Over Me, not only is it one of the albums that got me into music, it's been a soundtrack to a lot of great events in my life when I think about it. Particularly relating to skating, which I love and miss. Also, listening to old Dinosaur Jr, you can feel them pouring everything they have into their music. They just sound like they live for the next time they can play. Their new stuff is great to, that feeling is still sort of their but not in the way it was on You're Living All Over Me and Bug. Both of them are bands that never made it as big as they should have but were absolute gods among the early alternative scene. I also consider Dinosaur Jr to be one of the most influential bands of all time in 80's - present day rock. Sonic Youth is up there to, but not to the same extent.

I would say SY are MUCH more influential than Dinosaur Jr, actually. Not that that's really important, just sayin'

I think it depends. Obviously Sonic Youth was an influence on Dinosaur Jr. I think Sonic Youth had more of an influence on the indie scene that emerged in the 90s and still exists today, but Dinosaur Jr. had a great impace on the grunge scene that exploded right around the time they went major label...

I got to see SY play recently and up to now have never an occasion to listen to Dinosaur Jr. I'll have to check them out.

Oh... so my vote would have to be SY.

i like sonic youth. They seem more creative then dinosaur jr. they use prepared guitars and weird tunings and dinosaur jr just write fun rock songs. not to say that dinosaur jr isnt creative without a sound is a great album and all but sonic youths writing is just cooler.

You probably haven't given Dino Jr. the proper listen if you think Without A Sound is their best work...