Sister

The first though that came to my head, "Not this braying bonehead again."

97

Nice

Noisy, weird, and an awesome listen. I really regret dragging my feet on Sonic Youth since I've liked the albums I got so far. Especially since they influenced so many others I am a huge fan of. Love the loud layers in these songs.

An album that probably requires multiple listens. However the first track is nice.

An absolute masterpiece. John Lydon made a suggestion; Joy Division, the Cure, the Fall, Siouxie Sioux took it and made a promise; and Sonic Youth, here and with Daydream Nation, delivered on it.

This album was very meh for me. Not unlistenable but very middle of the road rock. I don’t really have a lot to say aside from the fact that I discovered today that Sonic Youth and Musical Youth are two different artists. 2/5

Most SY albums get a 5 from me

I rather liked this one. Good general alt rock sound with some assorted weirdness

I was expecting more from this album that I really got. Just kind of a middle of the road alt album.

Correcto

Maybe this is a grower cause I don't hate it but I definitely don't immediately love it.

Feel like I could become a Sonic Youth fan, but they’re just too unfamiliar at the moment

I hated this album so much, can’t really explain why I disliked it so much.

Having only ever listened to Goo, I was really excited to get into more of Sonic Youth, and this album really didn’t disappoint. Alternative with sprinkles of punk and avant garde. I get it’s not for everyone, but I really did enjoy this album a lot. I’m a big fan of bands experimenting and veering away from the norm. Loads of alternative tunings, some made up by the band themselves, feedback loops, industrial noises that all intertwine with some truly great songs. Glad I heard this album before I died.

fine

When I hear "alternative rock" I find myself thinking this is an excuse for crap rock. The album cover is a look alike mish mash that fails. Just not original. When the first track is called "Schizophrenia", you know its going to be fucking mad. All in all, it's an appalling effort from an American "rock band" that flops. I'd never heard of them before, and hope I never come across them again. My god there is some crap choices on this app, like its been rushed, "yeah, that will do" type thing. I've scored more 1 out of 5s than anything else.

I was picking petals the entire listen. A literal “Do I like it? Do I not?” experience the entire time. It was a rollercoaster. Some parts I was like yeah, other parts I just couldn’t get behind. Overall, id say that yes, there are some good sounds here (emphasis on some), but its real significance is likely that it was a foundation piece for the alternative scene that fully bloomed in the nineties and early 00’s.

Absolutely hate sonic youth

Sonic Youth seems to be one of those bands that I “should” like, but I just can’t find the way in. The lack of melody/hooks just doesn’t give me anything to grab onto.

Well that fell apart after a couple of songs

I still find them hard work, just enough for a 3

I like me some noise rock quite a bit but Sonic Youth has never really quite clicked for me. I tried for years but always end up feeling underwhelmed. They're quite good at best but mostly it's just... okay. The same goes for this album.

One of my favourites. Always preferred it to Daydream Nation. Probably my second favourite of theirs after Goo. The start of their grand preiod.

Not for me

Moving closer to an enjoyable sound from their earlier efforts, but not as fulfilling as Daydream Nation.

I like later Sonic Youth, but have little experience with their output pre-Daydream Nation (I knew and like Schizophrenia). It's a lot of noise and chaos, but it works and I like it.

Well I loved that. Loved the part where it was loud. ‘Catholic Block’ is a particular Thing I Quite Like

Enjoyed the first track a lot, but after that it didn't quite stick with me! Definitely my vibe, and well done, just not my favorite Sonic Youth.

in estate questi album li sto un po’ arronzando, comunque bello e certi pezzi mi hanno ricordato i fontaines dc

Non l’ho finito di ascoltare ma mi stava piacendo e poi sono i sonic youth

Album interessante, con delle belle sonorità sicuramente da consigliare. Conoscevo di nome i Sonic

This album is really great. I’ve never really listened to Sonic Youth before other than a handful of songs.

I like their sound. Cotton crown is a banger.

Some good songs, and some kinda rough songs

nahhhhhh

When I was first getting into SY I listened to this album and it was not my favorite. I haven’t returned to it till now, and I can see why some people call this their best album. I don’t fully agree, but it is definitely up there. This album is where Sonic Youth found their sound. Prior albums were pure noise and no wave. This album showcases what they would become, balancing noise with beauty in a way that only Sonic Youth can.

A lot of this band is just noise. I liked some of the noise this time at least.

A bit chaotic.

All too scuzzy and distorted for me. Sounds like it was recorded by teenagers in their garage

Awesome

This band sucks

Not their best work. The vibe is there but the riffs are sorely lacking, and Thurston does most of the vocal duties

Sister feels like an argument with a distant lover, muffled through worn-out walls. It's noisy in all the wrong ways; my ears took a beating they didn't deserve. The melodies hid behind that wall of distortion, shy or ashamed, I couldn't tell which. Painful company for these ears. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Schizophrenia - (I Got A) Catholic Block

The [hypochromatic] sound and the [mildly abrasive] fury, signifying nothing? Lots of nearly atonal guitar drones starting and finishing the songs. Not much in the way of melody, and this is rarely countered by interesting rhythm or lyrics. Reminds me vaguely of the Pixies, only if that band sucked a whole lot more. Side two was at least better than side one. This album was a better listen than my previous Sonic Youth experience (“EVOL”), but only marginally so.

Kul, tega albuma nism še absolutno nič poslušala. Začetek je super ("Schizophrenia"). "(I Got A) Catholic Block" tud. Ok. Vse je super. Morm mal več poslušat Sonic Youth, ker so mi zmer všeč.

bell'inizio, si perde andando avanti... rimane un album carino

Seems pretty basic. Nothing crazy here, but also nothing inherently bad.

I have liked all the Sonic Youth I’ve had so far from the 1001 list, but for some reason this one didn’t quite land as well for me. Possibly I just wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it as much. I can recognise the influence this has had but I think I needed something a little less atonal and abrasive today.

This kind of noise is not for me.

This is the fifth and (God willing) last Sonic Youth album on this list. Not that I dislike the band, but no matter how many albums this list gives me and no matter how many years go by, I probably am not changing my mind about them. I gave one of their albums a "4," but otherwise I am indifferent to this band. I do not dislike the music but I also remain confused as to why they deserve 5 albums on a list of albums I MUST here before I die. I remain unconvinced there are people who actually love this band and it's all just a groupthink project where Sonic Youth is a cypher used by the CIA to see how they can influence music and pop culture over a several decades span. The album starts off strong with "Schizophrenia," but then the song essentially stops so there can be talking over the rhythm track. I was enjoying the song until then. In fact, there are several songs on here where there is talking instead of singing. This review is more negative than I intend for it to be, but after being forced to hear 5 albums by a band that I already knew I felt "meh" about, I'm losing patience. My favorite tracks: Schizophrenia (I've Got A) Catholic Block Stereo Sanctity Hot Wire My Heart

With some exceptions, Sonic Youth just aren’t for me. I appreciate there’s some more form to these tracks than some of their other work, but the delivery still feels incredibly low-energy and non-engaging. And, yes, boring.

Pretty good for what it is but what it is is not for me. I added “Schizophrenia” to my playlist.

Stand-out tracks: Schizophrenia, Stereo Sanctity, White Cross Most of the tracks on here are truly just skips for me. Even for these stand-out ones, I could hardly call them favorites. Worse than the other album I heard from them that came out 5 years after this one.

I have no idea what it is, but I just do not like this band. It sounds exactly like something I would love, so what is my problem?? One of my life’s minor mysteries. I did like this one slightly more than the last one, though.

I mean, it sounds like a Sonic Youth album. Didn't know this one, but it's very Sonic Youth-y.

Solid Sonic Youth nonsense. Not their best album, but still very good.

Classic noise

i want to love sonic youth sooo bad but i can’t do it :(

Perdón tampoco lo escuché

their best album i love schizophrenia so much

Lots of interesting choices here to create noisy sounds. Perhaps I'm a philistine, but I don't find the sounds interesting enough on their own to be good and I don't think it really comes together.

a good time! i was often enjoying the instrumental parts and then not loving when the vocals came in. but i had fun

sonic youth stuff

556/1089 - Same sloppy shit as any other Sonic Youth album. Why do they have five on the list?

This was ok. Doesn't sound great in hindsight though.

I am in camp Kim Gordon meaning I prefer the songs with her vocals. I have dabbled in Sonic Youth at times thinking pretentiousness was making up for talent and songwriting skills. I never had this album on the radar. Don’t think I will listen again in a hurry.

1.5 Jesus Christ ANOTHER Sonic Youth album? This is the FIFTH one on this list. Five albums represented on the list is an an achievement only a handful of other artists have received, all of them much more influential than Sonic Youth. I may like Sonic Youth LESS after completing this project, which is pretty impressive. Luckily I got Goo and Daydream Nation first, but it’s all been downhill from there. Their albums are not significantly different from one another to justify five entries. Other than the goth-y tinged “EVOL,” these all are interchangeable. There’s Thurston’s ironic investigations of surf music, then Kim’s detached talk-singing songs. The distorted guitars. The change-ups in the middle of numbers. It gets rote, and repetitive, and honestly makes me feel this band is more shallow than I thought. There’s a smugness to it all, too, a kind of ironic detachment that permeates through their music that just gets exhausting. For a band that a lot of people claim was revolutionary, I figured out their formula. Just listen to Goo and Daydream Nation, and you’re good.

Sonic Youth is one of my favorite bands and Sister is one of their best albums. It’s when they started going a little more “normal” with their sound (as much as Sonic Youth would ever go normal) while still retaining their experimental nature. A move they would perfect on their next and best album, Daydream Nation. This is the first Sonic Youth album I’ve gotten from the list so far and there’s still 4 more and I can’t wait to get all of them

Sonic Youth mid-stride, not quite at their peak yet but fully entrenched in the best years of their career. Strange and textural but cool and composed. Let yourself get lost in the noise.

So much screeching. Guitars. Vocals. Repetitive.

New wave emerged in the mid-'70s, and by the end of the decade, it had become so commercial that hipsters of the time coined no-wave in response. It sounded atonal and broken, and the underground scene was delighted. Sonic Youth had just emerged from no-wave, and although this album marked their almost complete transition to alternative rock, its roots are still evident. The music became slightly more melodic, but still not radio-friendly (no singles were released to support the album). A song here might initially sound like typical post-punk, but the thing is, you never know what's coming ten seconds later — a slower tempo, the muting of certain instruments, or even total noise. Surprisingly, the album manages to simultaneously keep you on edge and soothe you. Later, the band's music became easier to understand, and it's good — underground is underground, but in some places it seemed like the musicians simply didn't know how to play.

unas ganas de pintarme todos los ojos de negro y salir de noche, estos albumes me hacen sentir que no exploto mi cool potential 8/10

The opening track was deceiving in that it wasn’t horrible. The rest of this wannabe punk album revealed its true nature. Not sure what they wanted to do here but it ended up a muddled low energy mess.

Hoe heet dat ook alweer, als je gitaarspel net wel, net niet vals is, in ieder geval nét zodanig dat je zegt: joh, terug naar de muziekschool? O ja, dissonant. Hoe noem je dat ook alweer als je muziek volstopt met elektronisch geknetter en instrumenten die je expres te hard hebt gezet? O ja, industrieel. Hoe noem je dat ook alweer, als je de zang expres te zacht of te hard inmixt, zang die bovendien nogal aanstellerig klinkt? O ja, geaffecteerd. Hoe noem je dat ook alweer, het resultaat dat je dan krijgt? O ja, koppijnverwekkende k*tmuziek. Na vijf keer (VIJF KEER!!!) ben ik er helemaal, helemaal klaar mee.

Een album dat soms best pakkend is, maar veel punk ademt. Vooral de matige (stem)opname is storend. Mmmm..., waar heb ik zoiets al eerder geschreven? O ja! Bij het vorige album van Sonic Youth... en dat daarvoor... en dat daarvoor... en dat daarvoor.

Het is een van de vele onhebbelijkheden van snobs, dat als je ze vraagt naar hun favoriete album van een bepaalde artiest, dat ze dan steevast het meest obscure album op willen noemen, om maar te laten zien hoe hoe hoog ze op de snobladder staan. Ik weet niet of Sister zo'n album is van Sonic Youth, maar laten we wel wezen, 5 albums is echt veel te veel van het goede en als je een selectie zou maken, dan zou echt niemand met een gezonde dosis verstand dit album opnoemen lijkt me, ik niet althans. Daarom lijkt me dit een prima gelegenheid om dit album 2 sterren te geven en je zou zelfs kunnen oordelen met een 1, maar daar ben ik niet streng genoeg voor en heb ik ook dit album toch weer prima voor aan kunnen horen.

me gusto un poco mas que el anterior que escuché de ellos. igual tapoco me gusto

It’s ok! Don’t love it don’t hate it.

Daydream Nation >

This is my kind of music 😉

Дуже добре. Мені він сподобався більше, ніж Daydream Nation. Альбом мені здається має все за що можна любити соніків, неперевантажений хронометраж і бенгер Catholic Block

Альбом, який я в першу чергу пам'ятав по каверу на hotwire my heart гурту crime. Але загалом це вже майже той сонік юс який я люблю. 3.5

This was better than their other stuff, but Jesus enough Sonic Youth

think i might like sonic youth songs much more that sonic youth albums. or maybe there aren't any great songs on this. makes sense i was unaware of this one.

Melodic(ish) noise

Still don't get it. Cilantro-ass band.

I was not a fan of this album. There were a couple of songs I find palatable and even enjoyable, but most of this is rather esoteric attempts at going counter to music theory. They succeeded at breaking it, but that’s not exactly a quality I enjoy in music.

Some solid rock songs mixed with a lot of noise. Sometimes the noise is too much.

I thought it was cool but I actually didn’t like it all that much

Son distintos a los demás y merece la pena escucharlos de vez en cuando. Buen disco.

🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 I want to like Sonic Youth more than I do, I gotta say. Kim Gordon is the coolest and I love a lot of, admittedly, the more popular Sonic Youth songs, but this was just a little too squirrelly for me—not too squirrelly to enjoy, mind you, just too squirrelly for me to want to repeat listen, since I couldn't really hook onto any rhythms. If I'm gonna come back to this one, I really enjoyed "Hot Wire My Heart" and "Cotton Crown." 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

This was cool! I liked it a lot better than the other Sonic Youth album we listened to.

Why the fuck does this list have FIVE Sonic Youth albums and not a single Black or Death Metal record? Not even a Queens of the Stone Age album! Your taste in music sucks, Dimery.

Brilliant jagged guitar & opaque lyrics & sensual vocals (Kim). The listener numbers on Spotify go linear downwards through the album though - which is telling & reflects how challenging it is. Needs to be heard live I suspect.

Great album, a blast from the past

Nah

Good slbum

maybe the best guitars have ever sounded! great arcs of static electricity, sweeping and buzzing and pulsing. maybe the songs blend together a bit but god, what a noise!

pretty awesome shoegaze/grunge

Troisième album proposé après 'Daydream Nation' et 'Goo' que j'avais beaucoup apprécié (notés tous deux 4/5 pour leur originalité et capacité à surprendre). Originalité toujours présente dans ce nouvel album ! Il contient peu de morceaux plus longs et plus développés que j'avais particulièrement appréciés dans les 2 albums déjà écoutés, mais tout le reste y est déjà (dissonance, structure inattendue et non standard, morceaux plus rugueux ...), il va lui aussi rejoindre ma collection. =>4/5

These guys are great live. Their studio sound doesn't really translate for me. This wasn't bad except for a lot of distortion, feedback, and other crap that was just noise. This didn't do much for me at all.

started nice then fell off

I think this is my quickest turnaround for one artist, I had EVOL like 4 days ago. Honestly, listening to them in quick succession like this was kind of an interesting exercise, especially because they were released subsequently. I loved EVOL, it got a 5, pretty cleanly (although I don't particularly like my review of it). Sister comes in the middle of a run of Sonic Youth albums where the band was evolving particularly fast, and is a sort of unique piece. A little history may help in explaining where the sound of this lies. Sonic Youth started soundly as a No-Wave band (and became one of approximately two No-Wave bands to really survive past the incredibly short lived scene, the other being SWANS). No-Wave was a reaction to New Wave, and is basically a completely deconstructed form of punk (which is, on some level, already a deconstructed form of rock, keep this in mind), with emphasis on grinding sounds, intentionally obnoxious writing, and an almost outsider-y performance philosophy (even though these bands were all *very* much part of a certain artistic "In Crowd"). I would describe Sonic Youth's music through Bad Moon Rising pretty cleanly as No-Wave. EVOL was a big step, and ended up as No-Wave-ish, but with some (admittedly abstract) pop sensibilities. Basically, it created a really particular sour, eerie, even dangerous atmosphere through this sound. But on Sister, the No-Wave "sound" is more or less abandoned (although some of it's philosophies remain), and the sound of Sister is as though Sonic Youth have started at their No-Wave sound, and tried to un-deconstruct it back into punk. And to go further, Daydream Nation actually feels to me like they go a step further and kind of un-deconstruct Sister's version of punk all the way back into rock. This puts Sister and Daydream Nation into a really unique position, where they have a lot that's recognizable as "punk" or "rock", but at the same time, they are also like 3 or 4 degrees of separation away from the genres as we usually see them. And the result is what I'd imagine it would be like hearing music from another dimension. To bring this back to Sister; it's an incredibly unique expression of punk, but I honestly prefer the (somewhat) similar EVOL. At this point Sonic Youth have pretty soundly lost their particular flavor of spookiness that appeared on the earlier records (though Pacific Coast Highway comes pretty damn close), but they are also rocking a little harder and, at the end of the day, have more mature, complete songs here that work both individually and as a record. I will admit that the earlier albums are great *albums*, but they don't always work as "collections of songs, if that makes sense. This can kind of do both, and a consequence of this is that I have some more individual songs that I consider favorites, like Stereo Sanctity, Pacific Coast Highway, Cotton Crown, White Cross, and the admittedly strange Master-Dik. But that atmosphere on EVOL really was something, and since these *are* fairly similar albums, I kind of feel the loss. Although, I will definitely agree that Sister is one of the band's better albums, and that it's pretty awesome.

fire

Hadn’t heard this before

Enjoyable. I’ve never listened to this album before

This album was kinda cheeks compared to Daydream Nation, which I really enjoyed. Sister is mostly unpleasant to listen to outside of a couple songs. I liked "Stereo Sanctity" "Cotton Crown" enough I guess. This one didn't do much for me. 2/5

ughhh

Some moments are great and inspirational, other moments are chaotic and confusing. Thats how I describe most songs on this album, the very definition of a 3/5.

It was alright, reminded me of my beloved nu-metall

Didn’t like them too much then and don’t.

Ouch my ears. 1

Overall there were a lot of songs I wanted to like, but found most became too grating for a second listen. I don't love noise,just personally!

Why are there no Sonic Youth cover bands? Because anyone who would be in a Sonic Youth cover band would be making their own music. What Sonic Youth detractors often miss is that amidst the noise, there is a keen ear for melody and sounds that simply blend well together.

I know of Sonic Youth but don’t know of any of their songs so I’m hopeful that they’re good! I actually really liked this but, the album progressively gets worse and then seems lazy at the end. I’d recommend Schizophrenia, Catholic block, Stereo sanctity and Pipeline/kill time.

have listened to it previously, so im going to rate this based on my opinion about the whole band

Another great Sonic Youth album. I think the second half is a little weaker which holds this back from being on the level of Goo or Daydream Nation for me. The different vocals all fit the vibes they are creating and the guitar tones are great as ever. Favorites were Schizophrenia, Catholic Block, Pipeline/Kill Time, and Pacific Coast Highway.

Hard to state how big this was back in the day. Knocked my socks off and still does.

IT OK

Man... I can't believe I got this album today, I just listened to it yesterday and could have sworn I already got it on this list. Oh well, here we go again. I love Schizophrenia, it's such a cool song. Despite having 3 singers this song and Teenage Riot are the only 2 songs I can think of off the top of my head where more than 1 member sings. (I forgot about Cotton Crown which is also on this album) I think that everything before Hot Wire My Heart, is some of the best stuff Sonic Youth has ever done. It all has such a perfect balance between noise, slow building ominous tension, and catchy melodies. I am also a sucker for anything Kim Gordon does, so I really love Pacific Coast Highway. Sadly I do think the last couple of songs bring this down from a perfect score, but overall I do still really love this album. Mid 5!!!

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First songs are very promising but then it gets boring

Fantastic album that still holds up.

An excellent balance of noise rock, post-punk, and classic rock riffs — it even sounds fresh and bold today

Very punky and sometimes heavy and a bit darker but really liked it

I'm sorry but that was an instant headache

Didn’t rate the music, the recording or the general feel. It was scratchy and abrasive in a surface level way and the instrumental elements weren’t good enough to outweigh the rubbishy vocals. Also shit lyrics.

Deadpan, spoken-word, or screechy delivery rather than "traditional" singing, which feels grating. They can set a atmosphere in a decent way but the package just seems off all the time. It then becomes a chore as I dont feel any of it and just want to get it done. This is just monotone depravity. Didnt help I was listening to The Cure before this and they manage this sound scape so much better! I am annoyed by my review / their album in a way as lots to like amongst this and frustrating I cant unlock it.

The album started well. It's grungy and rocky with a rhythm section that could be from the Strokes then later there were some parts that reminded me of Bloc Party. Given it's age, this album seems quite prescient. As the album progressed, there were a few moments where it fell into a bit of noise rock. Scratchy, unpleasantly distorted guitars. I don't mind a bit of this but I thought it was a tad overdone and became a bit grating. I read that this is a science fiction concept album, but this element passed me by completely. I did enjoy it though, a rare gem in it's genre for the eighties and I'll definitely listen again.

I really want to like Sonic Youth. They seem really cool and my sort of thing. But whenever I listen to them it’s just really annoying.

Passed me by. Not memorial.

oh ...hello ......

A great new rock band that I'm glad to have been introduced to.

2.5

Noise rock is not my favorite but this was digestible. 2.5/5

It really is quite good. There are parts where classic "punk" Sonic Youth comes out to play and there are parts where they are being progressive and forward. This is kind of where they started to move toward a sound that would certainly influence the next wave of bands, many from just up north in Seattle... There is no doubt about the influence Sonic Youth had on Grunge... and this record is more or less right where it started.

My rating 2.4

another sonic youth album after a wee bit. their fourth release is more experimental than their last album. it's said to be something more akin to a concept album but that definition is quite loose... there's influence and aesthetics at play but it's not like this album is based around a core concept or idea. sonic youth is generally pretty good from what i've been listening to throughout my album journey, especially if you're into that grungy punky sound. i'm going to say that this album is probably one of their best. compared to their other earlier stuff, this album is very solidified. there's good and firm structure even with the echoey foggy level of rock. it's beautifully gauzy. i'd blast this sort of thing if i was in the shower and if i overdosed on the doobies i normally take every day.

Not my cup of tea. Too dark.

Chill grunge from the late 80s, it’s fine, but not their greatest

I think I'm about to like it, and then I'm disappointed. Idk guess I had to be there

Again, not as bad as their earlier work. Abrasive but not so obnoxious and some decent songwriting. I at least was able to vibe on this during commute

Sonic Youth have been one of the biggest surprises of this challenge. Before it started, I'd spent the best part of twenty years trying and failing to get into them. When I reviewed Dirty in 2024, I gave it one star and pretty much accepted that they just weren't for me. But then came Daydream Nation, Goo and E.V.O.L., all of which I loved. Somewhere along the way, the noisy guitars, unusual tunings, dark atmosphere and off-kilter melodies finally clicked. So I went into Sister from a very different place than I would have a year ago. Rather than trying to work out why people love Sonic Youth, I was genuinely excited to hear what they would do next. Thankfully, Sister didn't disappoint. It has everything I've come to enjoy about Sonic Youth: dark, jangly guitars, brooding atmospheres, inventive songwriting and that unique ability to sound both chaotic and melodic at the same time. The album feels raw and restless, but there's a confidence to it that makes the whole thing incredibly engaging. What I like most about Sonic Youth now is that no one else really sounds like them. Their music can still be challenging at times, but once you're on their wavelength there's something addictive about the sound they've created. Sister is another strong album from a band that has completely won me over during this challenge. Favourite tracks: “Catholic Block” is a great song Least favourite tracks: Everything on the album is worth a listen Album artwork: Cool album cover with lots going on visually

mood

Was it the best album I've ever listened to? No. But it did have some really good songs and I can see how they inspired many bands like Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

I gave them a pass with two stars on the first two albums we had by them. I’m downgrading them to a one because I’m sick of hearing them on this list.

This is the third Sonic Youth album we’ve listened to on Project 1001 and I still don’t see the attraction. This is not good music. The lyrics are simplistic and the music is complex (at times). They consistently work against one another. The use of distorted notes and chaos as a recipe for success brings failure from the jump. And the game ends on a called strike three.

I’m all for experimenting but this album proves that “you can’t get there from here.” It’s all a lot of oysters and no pearls.

Sonic Youth are a bit of a conundrum for me. I don't like them, and that makes sense. This isn't anything I would seek out or listen to on purpose. The confusing part is that I dont hate this. No idea why there is a part of me that is intrigued with Sonic Youth, yet here I sit kinda sorta enjoying the listen even though I don't really like or understand the music.

A bit like the other Sonic Youth albums on the list, enjoyable in places. Their experimental approach to what kind of sounds guitars can create is cool and unique. Over a full album the continual breakdown into fuzziness and noise wears a little thin though

Its just okay. I didnt hate it but will most likely never listen to it again.

Great alt rock

3/10

Not as good as Daydream Nation

Noise rock and experimental indie rock built from abrasive guitar textures, repetitive rhythms, detached vocals, and walls of feedback feels like being trapped in a room where several radios are fighting for attention at the same time—restless, intentionally disorienting, and ultimately more exhausting than rewarding. The album's commitment to noise and abstraction comes at the expense of memorable songs or emotional engagement. While its influence is easy to imagine the listening experience feels more like endurance than discovery.

I really don’t know what to feel about this album. It was noisy and disjointed but, it seemed to work somehow. I should give it an another listen sometime.

Excellent record. Didn't know this at all and only vaguely aware of later Sonic Youth music. Will listen again and I am now looking forward to hearing more from them.

I was ready to write that I'm on the fence as to whether Sonic Youth deserves more than one album on this list and given that Daydream Nation is the far superior choice, then I would be on the fence about this one and Goo but holy... they got 5 albums?! This is a cool noisy ass listen tho. 8/10 [KEEP?]

Some of their finest work

So.. I guess Meatloaf is what you get when a musical theater kid decides to try to become a rock star? I mean, the music is good, but not my thing.

I guess the thing about experimental music is that some experiments work and some don't. That's how I felt about this album. I liked some, but not all of it.

Joyous, cranky alternative rock. I listened at night (as ever) and melted into it. Particular highlight was the guitar work at the end of Catholic Block.

Raucous enjoyment. A good album, but not their best.

I didn’t particularly care for this. Seemed a bit stuck between rock music and something more abstract.

Yep, that's noise rock alright. This was a hit or miss record for me. A couple of tracks were pretty good, but it starts to take a hard nosedive at the end of its run. Favourite Track(s): Tuff Gnarl Least Favourite Track(s): Pipeline/Kill Time

Pretty good for the right time and place. 2.75, round up to 3 stars

I’ve always enjoyed what I’ve heard of Sonic Youth. This was my first time listening to this whole album through. I love some of the tracks and some moments on here! But there are also elements of it that don’t connect as well with me. A 3.5

28/05/2026 A whole load of meh. Spotify listeners: 1.5 million

Two alternative albums in a row? Yes, please. However, I just could not get into this album. Bummer. I wanted to love it. I fear that it was just boring. A lot of my high school friends were huge sonic youth fans, I'll have to listen to some of their later stuff that was coming out closer to when I was in high school and see if I enjoy that more, and maybe I'll get the appeal.

"Pipeline/Kill Time" is pretty f*cked up!

It started off strong but the second half was pretty bad

Based on other Sonic Youth albums I've listened to, I wasn't looking forward to this but I actually enjoyed it.

Sonic Youth, like the pixies and Radiohead, is a band I feel like I’m supposed to like more than I actually do. I blame my older brother who was way more into all three. I enjoyed this for the most part. Only the second band covered so far in this that I have seen live (Queens of the Stone Age was the other, and both in the summer 2003).

Today, May 27, 2026 I discovered I really do not like Sonic Youth. Too much noise, not enough music.

1.75 - This feels like a band I should like, but I just don't.

An okay album, no stand out songs.

This one really is 2 stars for me personally, but I’m giving it a bonus star because I got to connect with my dad over it. He likes Sonic Youth and it led us to listening to the Pixies. I like it, but not one I’d probably go back to.

Aggressive nihilistic noise rock

Me he guardado "Catholic block", pero aunque el sonido Sonic Youth está ahí y no puede gustarme más, sus discos siempre quedan por debajo de mis expectativas. Llegué tarde a ellos. Le pongo 3, porque llevo una racha de 2 que voy a romper a la fuerza.

Saying that Sonic Youth’s Sister sounds disjointed is probably an understatement. But I think that’s exactly what people come for. You show up for the fractured, chaotic structure of the music and stay for the strange, slightly out-of-tune guitar chords and layers of dissonance. I’m now 725 albums into this list, and this is only the second of what appears to be a total of five Sonic Youth albums. Even fans probably have to admit that feels a tad excessive.

Well, I get how this could affected some people looking for somewhere to express their anger and individuality back in the day. I can see these guys being the "I listened to them before they were popular" pre-hipster hipster band. The wailing, disaffected vocals, off key chords, and just noise most of the time make this unenjoyable for me.

This is #day655 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's my penultimate Sonic Youth record. I don't think I'd ever heard this one in full before, though, so this is another first-timer for me. Honestly, sometimes I don't understand what's going on here; that's how dissonant and weird it gets. But sometimes I like not understanding, and I've always been an advocate for weirdness in music anyway. I definitely like what I'm hearing amid all this melodious chaos. Arguably the band's most post-punk record? It's also fun to view it as a precursor to Daydream Nation, where the band unfurls fully. Anyway, "Schizophrenia" forever. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day656.

Sonic Youth continue their noisy excursions, discordant dual guitar attack, with a real emphasis on timbre than a proper melodic chord progression. They don’t really tone that down much here, but they also show they can write a song or two too! Ranges from pounding punkiness to way out in the aether, but it’s all cool.

wowzaaaa

No strong feelings either way, don’t really know what to make of this. RYM: #556 Saved a song: N

There's a straight line to this from The Velvet Underground and Nico. The noise, the drums, the unconvention guitar sounds. Even Kim Gordon's voice sounds like Nico at times. They'd pretty much left behind their days of sticking screwdrivers into the strings and such and were working on what could almost pass for rock song structures. Of course that doesn't stop them from assaulting the ears, but they're far from the chart makers they would later become. Not everyone's idea of a good time, perhaps, but still pretty good.

85

Ура!!! Я їх обожнюю.

“I can’t get laid because everyone is dead.”

Sister feels like an album I respect more than I actually enjoy. Going in, I expected the usual wall of noise and abrasive experimentation I’ve always associated with Sonic Youth, but “Schizophrenia” surprised me right away with how approachable and hypnotic it was. Tracks like “Catholic Block” showed off the band’s strange, off-kilter style in a way that felt engaging instead of alienating, even if it sometimes came across like music made specifically for hardcore music nerds. As the album went on though, a lot of the songs started blending together for me. “Beauty Lies in the Eye” and “Stereo Sanctity” never really clicked, and by the middle stretch the repetition of the noisy guitar textures started wearing thin. I can recognize how influential this sound must have been for later grunge and punk bands, but without the historical context it’s harder to connect with emotionally. That said, there were still moments I really liked. “Hot Wire My Heart” had a raw punk energy that stood out immediately, while “Cotton Crown” slowed things down in a way that actually added depth to the album. In the end, Sister feels less like an album I love and more like one I’m still trying to understand. I can see why Sonic Youth became so important, I’m just not fully on their wavelength yet. 2 stars

Didn’t know Sonic Youth was around in 87. It’s a decent album.

A bunch of unfuckwthable true geniuses, but I didn't know this album when it came out so it simply inferior to Daydream Nation, Goo, and Dirty for objectively verifiable nostalgia reasons.

Don't mind SY, have at least a couple of their albums around somewhere. It's just the list, this doesn't raise anything when it came up this morning, except oh SY again - it's the 3rd album by them to date, and guess what it's a fair melody, detuned guitars, sustained feedback, passable vocals that is pretty much a standard album by them. SY sounding very SY. But without any standout tracks like the other 2. So it's fine, a listen, it's the book editors, critic darlings band, arty label, cool to be seen to like, hence multiple albums of the same, maybe would have scored higher if had been 1st album by them on list, but wasn't and didn't in anyway sway my view of SY, good or bad. Exept as said no standout track, dot ball day, didn't need to hear will never hear again 2 Stars.

Первый полностью послушанный мною альбом sonic youth. Я думала у них все хуже, а оказалось нормально и прикольно. Жили бы они в Британии….. Цены бы им не было.

Не самый любимый их альбом, но все еще база

Хорошечно

нравится звучание, но конкретных песен не выделю, между 3 и 3.5

I had never listened to this album. I liked it a lot. Not as polished as Goo, but I enjoyed it. Sonic Youth and the Pixies are both Seminole bands. I think I prefer the Pixies, but I do like listening to Sonic Youth.

I know I do like Sonic Youth, but this time their music did not land for me and it felt just alright instead of great; I think it was me and my very peculiar mood yesterday, so I think I'll still give them four stars instead of three and relisten to Sister again later. I think it was me, I hope it was just me!

liked this more than the other Sonic Youth album. More rawness

A bridge between their abrasive early records and the Daydream Nation era that is so iconic. It still carries that avant-garde DNA. Love it. 4.5/5 Favorite tracks: Schizophrenia, Catholic Block, Tuff Gnarl, Pacific Coast Highway, Hot Wire My Heart, White Cross.

Great noise rock.

I feel like I need to give this another shot. It seems like something I should like, maybe it just caught me on a bad day. For now. 3/5

What is people's obsession with putting naked babies on album covers like be for real

Sister has creative guitars, unusual sounds, and interesting songs that make it different from most rock albums. However, the experimental style can be difficult sometimes, so although I respect its originality, I enjoyed certain tracks much more than the complete album as a whole overall.

Coming off the back of EVOL, Sonic Youth decided to do something revolutionary - actually write some songs rather than just collections of noise. The results are a bit mixed, as you might expect. Schizophrenia is beautiful opener to this album, which nicely mixes noise with melody, which is a theme that continues on. Things do get a bit weirder through the middle of the record, but you can see where the Youth are heading - towards a great 3 album run of Daydream Nation, Goo and Dirty which propelled them into the 90s. A great reminder of what these guys were doing when the pop charts were full of hair metal.

A lot of noise and not much else

Noisy and loose. Didn’t really appeal to me.

Sonic Youth is the Velvet Underground of the late 80s/early 90s. They weren't huge, but everyone who started a band in the 90s loved them. I don't know what it is about them...you can hear their influence in a lot of bands, but I just can't get into them. Critics love them too. Two minutes of guitar distortion does not a song make. I just can't get into this. I prefer the Pixies...and actual punk music. I guess Hot Wire My Heart is my favorite off this album. This is Nada Surf's favorite album.

Schizophrenia was an interesting first track! I loved the first half, and then the instrumental portion that was the second half came in and made the track even better. I like this group as they have such a distinct sound for each different outing. Catholic block had an almost modern indie-rock feel to it even though it was released in ‘87. Beauty lies in your eyes has such a nice name. Stereo Sanctity was another great sounding track. I liked the different sound of Pipeline/killtime. I actually really liked the spoken word elements. I liked how Tuff Gnarl was a nice slower track, then followed by Pacific Coast Highway which, while not faster, had a more intense sound to it. Hot Wire my Heart was so much fun! I didn’t love cotton crown, it was too repetitive for me. While more upbeat, I had similar feelings about Master-dik. It was a slightly disappointing end to what was a pretty good album. 3.5/5 ⭐️ 126/1089

The last Sonic Youth album I listened to here was pretty dire, this one is equally uninspiring. Duller than a bus timetable pasted on the outside wall of a public toilet. Stuck it out for four songs.

I get the significance of the band, but truly don’t understand why this is the third album of theirs on this list. Has shoe gaze been that much more influential, then other genres? I don’t think so.

Wow! Strange and perfect!

Really great album. Sonic youth are such an important band, laying the groundwork for so much of the nineties alternative stuff I love. This one has some great tracks, none of my favourite sonic youth tunes, but solid nonetheless

At the start this seemed like it was going to be something I loved but overall wasn't as into it as I hoped. I did like how jarring it is though. Have had no exposure to Sonic Youth before though so super excited to actually check out more of their discography.

This album was not pleasant to listen to.

sounded like sonic youth, kind of rougher than later stuff

Honestly struggled to get through this one, its just kind of standard. I think I'd give this a 2.5 but I'm rounding down

i enjoyed as background music but not much else

If anyone says this is their favourite album, they’re pretentious and clearly lying.

I like a couple of Sonic Youth albums already, never listened to this before. Its okay. It's a hard listen if you suffer from panic attacks but an easy one if you are well used to Sonic Youth

I wouldn't be surprised if someone was surprised i like this as much as I do

I listened to this album on my drive back home from work, feeling good and productive for being back in an environment that feels uplifting and positive to work in. The start of this album was really promising to me, with Schizophrenia capturing that early indie art rock sound, as if I was listening to someone play the guitar while we're sitting in a circle on a dorm floor (I've never done this). There's a strong feeling of melancholy to all the lyricism and vocal performances, with prominent strumming guitar work and a rebellious youthful energy across the entire album. Unfortunately, the vocals are mixed frustratingly low sometimes, and some songs lose me with how overly busy and muddy they feel. Sonic Youth are doing a lot of interesting things on Sister, many of them just don't click with me personally; I do, however, respect this album pulling you in with a mellow slight of hand before dipping further into heavy distortion and a fuzzy headspace. Even if the band lost me partially lost me as a result, this album still sounds completely ahead of its time, and I am glad they were able to make something this rough and raw. Highlights: Schizophrenia, Catholic Block, Stereo Sanctity, Tuff Gnarl, Cotton Crown

I don’t hate it, but I don’t think the songs are that interesting or unique. My biggest gripe is that the mix sounds like garbage. It’s so muddy and unfocused. It’s what music sounds like in a dream, shapeless and repetitive.

Teenage me is glad they improved.

7/10

Sonic Youth just aren't my thing. I like other noise projects, but somehow Sonic Youth just doesn't strike me. It's just kind of frustrating how they always sound like they don't know how to tune their instruments nor even really play them properly at all, even after all these years. Once again, this is not a good album by Sonic Youth.

Grunge, eclectic. Fun enough!

Did not like this album.

I can get down with a bit of discordance and noise to my music when it serves the album but this one strays too far beyond my threshold and became just a cacophony I wasn't interested in attempting to pull apart and analyze for something deeper or more meaningful. Godspeed to anyone who can. Falls in line with Pixies Surfer Rosa to me, but a worse version.

Very dissonant alt/noise rock. The first few songs were at least dissonant in interesting ways, but as the album progressed, it became more and more unpleasant to listen to. There are a few songs I'd revisit, but the rest of the album is not for me.

Good album from then, took a while to get on board with but I gave it a couple listens and will have to continue to revisit.

Je me tâte à skip cette album je kiffe vraiment pas beaucoup Mais pour la science je continue J'ai fini et j'aurais peut être pas du continué

Cool guitars, cool muffled, buried vocals, a drum part that sounds like it might be a drum machine. The first song is sick. With some gorgeous guitar textures switching it up after the first chorus, and the introduction of Kim Gordons vocals. I know I'll enjoy the record because I can already hear it's influences in bands I know and love. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Cribs, Blood Red Shoes. It's punk, it's shoegaze, it's rock and roll. It's cool in the way the bands in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World are cool. Listening to it you get the impression it's made by slackers who take only one thing seriously - this music. On the other hand, it does continue to prioritise being cool as fuck over trying too hard to be super fun to listen to, and after a while it's easy for that quality to wear a little thin. It's fucking brave, it's fucking interesting, it's not that fun to listen to after a while. A bit like a video installation in a gallery, maybe it's goal was never to be engaging to consume, but to be kind of hard work.

Nothing really to report here. Decent listen

That was quite nice. Nothing too much but good. 4/5

More Sonic Youth. "Yay"

Oh yes! Yes! Yes. When I was 16 my 4 years younger brother gave me a bootlegged cassette of goo. I just couldn’t get into it. He told me I therefore would never be punk rock or cool. I was bitter about sonic youth ever after. But now, years later I love them. Very very much. I do view them like late period jazz. Not to be “just thrown on” and really best listened to alone on headphones. But thank you god for music that is not immediately accessible. Boolean rating: yes! Very glad to hear many times before I die.

Solid lofi music

3.5 Wasn't huge on the sonic youth songs I'd heard before but this was alright actually

Sonic Youth is not for me clearly, as this is their other album I just could not get into despite liking *some* of the music. Oh well.

quite nice

So I try to give my knee-jerk reaction in this lovely exercise, but I felt obligated to spend some time with this one. "Daydream Nation" was influential to me as a little dude, expanding my perception of what was possible within the boundaries of song and structure, but never really got intimate with the band's work. As a weathered old hardcore-punk faithful with delusions of possessing an attuned ear, I expected to step into this one and be entranced. Did I get dumber? Don't get me wrong, like a David Lynch film, I fully appreciate what's being done here, and the emotional atmosphere constructed is a propelling force. Do I think this is worth a listen, purely for science? Absolutely. But do I care? Shit... I guess not.

Only the second Sonic Youth album I've heard, yet not quite at the level of their iconic Daydream Nation. This album is definitely on the more unconventional side, with some normal moments like Hot Wire My Heart, being a cover of a 70s punk rock song by the band Crime. Sonic Yoith filled up the noisy gap in the 80s Post-Punk scene while other artists like Joy Division on the Gothic Rock side and Talking Heads delving more into New Wave. While the other bands definitely have much clearer melodies, Sonic Youth do know how to create melodies on this album, it's just hard to find at some points due to being drowned out in the rest of the noise. Their sound is mainly based on the uniqueness of their guitar tones, which I don't really have the qualifications to speak on. The rest of the instrumentation is also very unconvential, especially with the drumming on the first track, Schizophrenia, featuring mostly the use of toms. The vocals admittedly are not very good but are not really the point of this record and are easy to look past. Rather than having a normal structure (verse, chorus) this album more focuses on the transformation of tracks. My favourite part of this album is definitely the mood, which I find to be oddly nostalgic at times and definitely sort of depressing. It's overall an extremely consistent listen and the only song I would leave off of this would be Beauty Lies in the Eye which seems more like an interlude than anything. My favourite song here would be Catholic Block.

Some good tunes. Some bad ones

Not my favorite Sonic Youth album.

A clear progression from Evol. Gone are most of the avant-garde tendencies, and the noise is more prominent as building tension and dynamics. It’s varied, at the end they go straight from garage rock in «Hot Wire…» to Velvet Underground worshipping in Cotton Crown. Sampling one of the best Kiss songs, Strutter, in «Master-Dik» is just genius.

It’s Sonic Youth. Of course it gets a 5. Schizophrenia by itself would justify this but from start to end, this album is great. Sonic Youth are like mayonnaise on a burger to me. I can see why some people don’t like them. And I’m not always in the mood for em. But my god, when I am, they are perfection.

Good, not their best. Strong 3.

just a bunch of noise

I don't think I like Sonic Youth

Strange music. Not impressed.

me encantan las guitarras, bastante oscuro, no es mi estilo but good

I’m at a point in my generator journey where I am having trouble articulating my thoughts, and that’s doubly true when it comes to these iconic bands like Sonic Youth. I’m just in awe of their achievement, reveling in their influence on everyone, a little drunk on their sound, and don’t feel able to objectively rank anything. Maybe once I’ve heard all their albums on the list I’ll feel differently about this one, but for now it’s another five.

I've been meaning to listen to Sonic Youth some more. I really liked this one.

I’m torn between a 3 and 4. I enjoyed it.

Schizophrenia 4 (I Got A) Catholic Block 3.8 Beauty Lies in the Eye 3.4 Stereo Sanctity 3.7 Pipeline/Kill Time 3.7 Tuff Gnarl 3.3 Pacific Coast Highway 3.8 Hot Wire My Heart 3.5 Kotton Krown 3.5 White Kross 3.2 Score: 3.59

I guess you had to be there

Pretty rough but ok for early in their career and the state of music in the 80s. Not nearly as good as Goo imo, which I saw 5 days ago!

Superior to EVOL, more focused than Daydream Nation, but less accomplished than Goo

More sonic youth?! I tolerated more than other albums of theirs, but still did not enjoy it. 2*

Non-stop brilliant. As if from an adjacent planet--you think you recognize the life-forms: all the same parts are there, but they're a little tweaked.

It’s fine as noise goes.

God, these guys were so good. When they're at their best (as they are here), they're using a totally different musical language than every other artist. It's not easy making noise sound this good. I've tried. The guitar interplay is mind-boggling. I think this might be their best album.

When I first hit play I thought “oh maybe I have misjudged Sonic Youth all these years.” No Noise

I’ve listened to two prior albums that were just hard tunisian to and rated poorly but this album mane was more polished later n their career …

Not the best SY album but still no bad

I'm a big fan of later Sonic Youth records but I'd never listened to this before today. It's not great. Mostly it sounds like typical late 70s / early 80s rock with a sprinkling of extra distortion and atonal weirdness. Sonic Youth have done much, much better work in my opinion.

not for me

Jamais écouté avant. Un album en avance sur son temps, où Sonic Youth trouve le subtil équilibre entre expérimentations bruitistes et structures mélodiques alternatives. Même la production un peu crado colle parfaitement au projet. Top : Stereo Sanctity Flop : Cotton Crown

I can appreciate where this stands in the history of music and the intent. But it doesn't make for an enjoyable listen.

Yeah, no. I tried. It's not offensive, but I do not understand what all the fuss was about. I don't hear this as early grunge; I hear it as that last ingredient that gave grunge its je ne sais quoi. The very long list of artists that cite this as a pivotal influence cannot be ignored, and you really should listen to one Sonic Youth album before you die, but the correct answer is Daydream Nation. Influence 4. Quality 3. Hits 1. Intangibles 3. Not my bag, baby 2.

This just didn’t really catch on with me, and wasn’t my jam. It had some interesting sounds, but for the most part it was a little bit too artsy or experimental-feeling for me to fully enjoy.

More Sonic Youth. All I can do is shake my head. It just sounds bad to me. Awful unmusical instrumentation, terrible singing, stupid lyrics

This band is not bad but they do not deserve 5 albums on this list..

I think I listened to this at the wrong time because I was trying to study and this didn't help. Still, it wasn't too bad. I'm never really sure what to think of Sonic Youth because on the one hand I like the noise and the chaos but other times, like today, it starts to annoy me. I think this album, and more of Sonic Youth as well, deserves a relisten when I do not have other things on my mind.

Their fourth album. Indie Rock / Alt Rock. Thankfully it wasn't all Hair Metal and slow motion high kicks in spandex during the 80s. There was a more ominous flip side under the veneer of all that 80s gloss and this album is part of that. The album broods along oppressively in it's tone and tackles some darker themes. I thought it was good without being blown away.

medio medio no me gusto demasiado 6 de 10

A friend made me borrow this in my 20s. I listened to it two or three times to make sure I gave it a fair shot. I am dreading the third or fourth, and probably final, listen today. I once saw Sonic Youth open for Pearl Jam and they were sincerely a top 5 worst band I've ever seen. A lot of this is Kim Gordon's fault. I hate her voice and her delivery and her lyrics, though i guess part of the latter could be Thurston's fault. He certainly isn't blameless. Catholic Block isn't "better" than Beauty Lies in the Eye, just differently bad. Some of this could be OK. Like, I like lots of the music this directly influenced. I'm not angry at the dischord of the music, though certainly there are moments that are just noise to me. It's not even dumb song names like Tuff Gnarl and Master-Dik, either of which could have been a Pavement or Pixies title. It's that Pacific Coast Highway is indelible in my head from those first listens as sounding like the definition of drug addiction, with Gordon moaning less angry than bored, atonal at best, tranqed animal at worst. Thurston tends to just bark meaningless words over his squonking. Kim is intentional in her unlistenability. If I had to hear one of these songs again, and I'd prefer not to, i'd probably go for Pipeline/Kill Time. 2*, but make no mistake, we are rounding up to get to 2.

When I think of Sonic Youth I think musical exploration over hooks and melody. This album is definitely in that vein. Well performed and conceptually cool, though not something I would go out of my way to listen to.

Left a really positive first impression. The noise and punk elements created a dark intensity that I’ll be excited to return to. 1 listen Favorite Track: Schizophrenia

Expectation: -> 1987 and a recognizable name has me optimistic. After listening: -> This isn't my jam. No track stood out for me so I didn't make a track ranking. Looking forward to tomorrow.

I really liked this one. I have been meaning to listen to more Sonic Youth, I'm glad I did. This was close to a 5 for me.

I’ve liked other albums like Goo wayyyyy more. This one was kinda discordant and freaky more than it was fun and interesting

Given what I’ve heard (on alternative/modern rock radio over the years) and know (Kim Gordon is a rock icon) about Sonic Youth, I really thought I would like this album more. (This is the first Sonic Youth album I’ve listened to in its entirety.) Perhaps those songs I like are on later albums. Didn’t dislike it too much, but I doubt I’ll ever come back to this one again. 2.49 stars

An album I can respect for its influence and intent, even if its wiry noise-rock edge isn’t something I’d reach for often.

I just don’t like this

This was not good.

Haven't listened to this one start to finish in a minute. Full frontal Sonic Youth!

Yet another solid entry in Sonic Youths catelog. Scuzzy with some great guitar hooks. Schizophrenia is a stellar opener but I really enjoyed the direction that Pacific Coast Highway goes as it slows midway thru into a druggy haze. I really like what Sonic Youth does and they do what they do well on Sister and therefore I enjoyed this. 4 stars

Admittedly I don't love this, it's lacking something, but I am taken back by how contemporary it sounds. There are enormous bands playing feckin arenas right now that sound just like this

I like alternative music and noise in general, but I'm just not into Sonic Youth. I tried.

Sonic Youth have never really done much for me tbh

My second Sonic Youth album so far and they’re becoming a bit of a welcome treat. I can’t yet pin down what it is I like, but there’s a thrilling energy and imagination to their music that resonates with me. Favourite track: Pacific Coast Highway

It is definitely influential but to my ear it is just fine. Love Catholic Block tho!

Loud, clangy, but that appears to be what I like as of late.

I still maintain to this day that Sonic Youth was the loudest show that I have ever been too. My ears rang for 2 or 3 days after this show. Noise rock at its finest. This feels like so much music that came later, its kind of in the source code of all contemporary indie music. The shoegaze / noisey / fuzzy impressionistic style of this record is fantastic. Its not an easy listen, but its also not a hard listen. Maybe my ears are just adjusted. I enjoyed this!

There’s nothing wrong with Sonic youth or this album. It’s just kind of bland.

Not a fan of anything on the album really