Thursday, 22 October 2020

Sonic Youth album by album


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Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (guitar) was a member of the band from 1999 to 2005.

Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do" using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings and preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternative and indie rock movements.

After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with SST Records in the late 1980s, the band experienced mainstream success throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label DGC in 1990 and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival. In 2011, Ranaldo announced that the band was "ending for a while" following the separation of married couple Gordon and Moore. Thurston Moore updated and clarified the position in May 2014: "Sonic Youth is on hiatus. The band is a democracy of sorts, and as long as Kim and I are working out our situation, the band can't really function reasonably." Gordon refers several times in her 2015 autobiography Girl in a Band to the band having "split up".


Albums

Confusion Is Sex (1983)


ReleasedFebruary 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Genre
Length35:40
LabelNeutral
Producer

Side A
No.TitleLyricsVocalsLength
1."(She's in A) Bad Mood"MooreMoore5:36
2."Protect Me You"GordonGordon5:28
3."Freezer Burn/I Wanna Be Your Dog" (The Stooges cover) Gordon3:39
4."Shaking Hell"GordonGordon4:06
Side B
No.TitleLyricsVocalsLength
5."Inhuman"MooreMoore4:03
6."The World Looks Red"GiraMoore2:43
7."Confusion Is Next"MooreMoore3:28
8."Making the Nature Scene"GordonGordon3:01
9."Lee Is Free"  3:37



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Bad Moon Rising (1985)


ReleasedMarch 1985
RecordedSeptember–December 1984
StudioBefore Christ Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre
Length37:33
Label
Producer

Side A
No.TitleLyrics/vocalsLength
1."Intro"Instrumental1:10
2."Brave Men Run (In My Family)"Gordon3:37
3."Society Is a Hole"Moore5:57
4."I Love Her All the Time"Moore7:27
Side B
No.TitleLyrics/vocalsLength
1."Ghost Bitch"Gordon5:20
2."I'm Insane"Moore4:07
3."Justice Is Might"Moore4:21
4."Death Valley '69" (featuring Lydia Lunch)Lunch and Moore5:10


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EVOL (1986)



ReleasedMay 1986
RecordedMarch 1986
StudioBC Studio, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre
Length36:08
LabelSST (059)
Producer

Side A
No.TitleLyricsVocalsLength
1."Tom Violence"MooreMoore3:05
2."Shadow of a Doubt"GordonGordon3:32
3."Starpower"MooreGordon4:48
4."In the Kingdom #19"RanaldoRanaldo3:24
5."Green Light"MooreMoore3:46
Side B
No.TitleLyricsVocalsLength
6."Death to Our Friends"  3:16
7."Secret Girl"GordonGordon2:54
8."Marilyn Moore"Lydia Lunch, MooreMoore4:04
9."Expressway to Yr. Skull"MooreMoore7:19

Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar
Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Lee Ranaldo – guitar, vocals
Steve Shelley – drums

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Sister (1987)




ReleasedJune 1987
Recorded1987
StudioSear Sound, New York City
Genre
Length37:32
LabelSST
ProducerSonic Youth

No.TitleWriter(s)Lyrics/vocalsLength
1."Schizophrenia" Gordon, Moore4:38
2."(I Got A) Catholic Block" Moore3:26
3."Beauty Lies in the Eye" Gordon2:20
4."Stereo Sanctity" Moore3:50
5."Pipeline/Kill Time" Ranaldo4:35
6."Tuff Gnarl" Moore3:15
7."Pacific Coast Highway" Gordon4:18
8."Hot Wire My Heart" (Crime cover)Johnny StrikeMoore, Gordon, Ranaldo3:23
9."Kotton Krown[a]" Gordon, Moore5:08
10."White Kross[b]" Moore2:59



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Daydream Nation (1988)

It starts here. The previous albums have been the band working in this direction. Many feel this to be the best Sonic Youth album. 


ReleasedOctober 18, 1988
RecordedJuly–August 1988
StudioGreene St. Recording, New York
Genre
Length70:47
LabelEnigma (US)
Blast First (UK)
ProducerNick Sansano, Sonic Youth

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Teen Age Riot"Moore6:57
2."Silver Rocket"Moore3:47
3."The Sprawl"Gordon7:42
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
4."'Cross the Breeze"Gordon7:00
5."Eric's Trip"Ranaldo3:48
6."Total Trash"Moore7:33
Side three
No.TitleLyricsLength
7."Hey Joni"Ranaldo4:23
8."Providence"Mike Watt2:41
9."Candle"Moore4:58
10."Rain King"Ranaldo4:39
Side four
No.TitleLyricsLength
11."Kissability"Gordon3:08
12."Trilogy"
  • a) "The Wonder"
  • b) "Hyperstation"
  • z) "Eliminator Jr." 
Moore, Gordon14:02

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Goo (1990)

Wow, this is steps ahead of anything the band had done previously, Right from the off it grabs. 

ReleasedJune 26, 1990
RecordedMarch–April 1990
StudioSorcerer Sound Recording Studios and Greene St. Recording, New York City
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:23
LabelDGC
Producer

No.TitleLyricsVocalistLength
1."Dirty Boots"MooreMoore5:28
2."Tunic (Song for Karen)"GordonGordon6:22
3."Mary-Christ"MooreMoore, Gordon3:11
4."Kool Thing"GordonGordon, Chuck D4:06
5."Mote"RanaldoRanaldo7:37
6."My Friend Goo"GordonGordon, Moore2:19
7."Disappearer"MooreMoore5:08
8."Mildred Pierce"MooreMoore2:13
9."Cinderella's Big Score"GordonGordon5:54
10."Scooter + Jinx"——1:06
11."Titanium Exposé"Moore, GordonMoore, Gordon6:27


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Score: 8

Dirty (1992)

The follow up to Goo is almost as good. 

ReleasedJuly 21, 1992
Recorded1992
StudioThe Magic Shop and Sear Sound, New York City
Genre
Length59:06
LabelDGC
Producer

No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."100%" Moore2:28
2."Swimsuit Issue" Gordon2:57
3."Theresa's Sound-World" Moore5:27
4."Drunken Butterfly" Gordon3:03
5."Shoot" Gordon5:16
6."Wish Fulfillment" Ranaldo3:24
7."Sugar Kane" Moore5:56
8."Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" Gordon4:17
9."Youth Against Fascism" Moore3:36
10."Nic Fit" (Untouchables cover)Alec MacKayeMoore0:59
11."On the Strip" Gordon5:41
12."Chapel Hill" Moore4:46
13."JC" Gordon4:01
14."Purr" Moore4:21
15."Crème Brûlée" Gordon2:33


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Score: 7 



ReleasedMay 10, 1994
StudioSear Sound in New York City
GenreNoise rock
Length50:10
LabelDGC
ProducerButch Vig, Sonic Youth

No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Winner's Blues"Moore2:07
2."Bull in the Heather"Gordon3:04
3."Starfield Road"Moore2:15
4."Skink"Gordon4:12
5."Screaming Skull" (additional lyrics by Dave Markey)Moore2:38
6."Self-Obsessed and Sexxee"Moore4:30
7."Bone"Gordon3:57
8."Androgynous Mind"Moore3:30
9."Quest for the Cup"Gordon2:30
10."Waist"Moore2:49
11."Doctor's Orders"Gordon4:20
12."Tokyo Eye"Moore3:55
13."In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader"Moore2:33
14."Sweet Shine" Gordon7:50


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Made In USA (Feb 1995)

Soundtrack music the band recorded in 1986 for the film Made In USA (1987). Doesn't appear to be regarded as an official band album, though in 2016 the band released Spinhead Sessions 1986, which consists of the rehearsals toward the film music, and that is regarded as an official album. It's listenable, but lacks a core, and doesn't feel fully developed or fully committed. "Tuck N Dar" is a good track. 


ReleasedFebruary 1995
RecordedSeptember – October 1986
Genre
Length42:17
LabelRhino
ProducerSonic Youth

  1. "Mackin' for Doober" – 0:51
  2. "Full Chrome Logic" – 0:59
  3. "Secret Girl" – 2:55
  4. "Cork Mountain Incident" – 0:49
  5. "Moustache Riders" – 1:07
  6. "Tuck N Dar" – 3:40 *
  7. "Moon in the Bathroom" – 2:29
  8. "Thought Bubbles" – 2:25
  9. "Rim Thrusters" – 1:59
  10. "Lincoln's Gout" – 2:08
  11. "Coughing Up Tweed" – 1:17
  12. "Pre-Poured Wood" – 0:52
  13. "Hairpiece Lullaby 1 & 2" – 2:08
  14. "Pocketful of Sen-Sen" – 1:15
  15. "Smoke Blisters 1 & 2" – 2:33
  16. "The Velvet Plug" – 2:31
  17. "Giggles" – 0:53
  18. "Tulip Fire 2" – 1:56
  19. "The Dynamics of Bulbing" – 1:17
  20. "Smoke Blisters 3 & 4" – 3:20
  21. "O.J.'s Glove or What?" – 1:20
  22. "Webb of Mud 1, 2 & 3" – 2:51
  23. "Bachelors in Fur!" – 1:00

Score: 3 
 


 
Washing Machine (1995)





ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
RecordedJanuary – May 1995
StudioEasley Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Mott and Greene Street Studios, New York City
Genre
Length68:17
LabelDGC
ProducerSonic Youth, John Siket

No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Becuz"Gordon4:43
2."Junkie's Promise"Moore4:02
3."Saucer-Like"Ranaldo4:25
4."Washing Machine"Gordon9:33
5."Unwind"Moore6:02
6."Little Trouble Girl"Gordon, Kim Deal4:29
7."No Queen Blues"Moore4:35
8."Panty Lies"Gordon4:15
9."Becuz Coda" (untitled on the packaging) 2:49
10."Skip Tracer" (additional lyrics by Leah Singer)Ranaldo3:48
11."The Diamond Sea"Moore19:35
Total length:68:17

Additional musicians
  • Kim Deal – additional vocals on "Little Trouble Girl"
  • Lorette Velvette – additional vocals on "Little Trouble Girl"
  • Melissa Dunn – additional vocals on "Little Trouble Girl"

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The Eternal (2009)


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Discography 

Confusion Is Sex (1983)
Bad Moon Rising (1985)
EVOL (1986)
Sister (1987)
Daydream Nation (1988)
Goo (1990)
Dirty (1992)
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (1994)
Washing Machine (1995)
A Thousand Leaves (1998)
NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000)
Murray Street (2002)
Sonic Nurse (2004)
Rather Ripped (2006)
The Eternal (2009)



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