The essential New York rock band of the post-punk era, Sonic Youth care as much about the quasi-symphonic, microtonal art-guitar music of composers like Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca as they do about the rock-song form, and...more.
There is no doubt that I would rate this as one of the best abums of the 80's and Sonic Youth's best abum. However, if you are not a Sonic Youth fan already, I would steer you to their...more.
Listed among the 50 recordings that were recently added to the 2005 National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its "cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance."
I have no idea how I missed this album or "Teen Age Riot" in...more.
It's been almost a quarter century since a youthful, avant-garde band with cut-rate guitars and an impetus for experimental noise burst into the New York underground, and it's very possible that as its 21st record to date...more.
I've been a longtime fan of Sonic Youth. It started with me hearing 100% on MTV back in high school. I own every album from Daydream Nation on and cannot say that I connected with everyone of them. However, here...more.
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