hells yeah Talking Heads were the more far-reaching band...it only took them a couple of albums to get "experimental" (hooking up with Eno, exploring African rhythms and what have you)...how long did it take Sonic Youth to "embrace" hip hop?...(not counting the fun but half-hearted Ciccone Youth thing...and while we're on the subject of side projects, Tom Tom Club had it all over the likes of Ciccone Youth and Free Kitten)...TH were also more media-savvy in their choice of collaborative artists (Jonathon Demme, vs. SY's Mike Kelley or Richard Kern)...let's face it, as far as imagery goes, it's tough to compete with David Byrne's oversized suit...of course, Talking Heads "broke" much earlier than Sonic Youth (who missed the post-punk bandwagon by a few years, and as such are ineligible for Vice magazine deification)...I think Sonic Youth will probably be best remembered for their "teenage alienation" period circa Sister/Daydream Nation, and will get lumped into the Great Grunge Revival of 2010...