Reviews (page 7 of 10)
Unremarkable, but not bad
A not quite as good pavement I'd say.
I’ve generally been lukewarm on this group, but I liked a fair amount of this. If it’d been one disc of the best tracks, it’d be a 4.
This was pretty good but a bit long. I can definitely hear the influence on grunge from here that came later.
Not that great but some nice punk rock guitar riffs
I do not understand the appraisal for this band and the almost like cult following; calling it possibly the best album of all time according to their wikipedia is baffling, like are we living in the same dimension? Did I switch timelines? It is so bizarre. That being said did I enjoy it. The first three songs are phenomenal, the rest of the album is so so. Favorite tracks: Teen Age Riot Silver Rocket The Sprawl 3/5
Pretty fun record to listen to. The guitars are so weird, loud and exciting. I was on my toes every track waiting for the next weird riff they played for a song. Lyrics definitely get drowned out a bit in the mix but it could be worse. Very noisey record from a noise rock band, a downside to me was the drums felt a bit samey. I wish there was some cool weird things they did with the drums too. Favourite Tracks: Teen Age Riot, Silver Rocket, 'Cross the Breeze, Eric's Trip Least favourite: The Sprawl, Total Trash, Eliminator Jr.
I bet at the time this was great. Now it is a bit forgettable. 5/10
Pleasantly noisy, and with enough groove to be enjoyable. It's not really my scene, and too damn long by far - 70 minutes is a haul, even when it is your thing. But three stars for its massive influence, and the manifest baddassery of Kim Gordon.
Great guitars, very instrumental, pretty okay vocals and songs tended to be on the longer side
Someone needs to force me to listen to more sonic youth because I will not do it on my own but my life would be marginally better if I liked this band. 3/5
only song I really liked was Kissability
An hour and eleven minutes and it was all white noise to me. I didn’t hate it, nor was it bad, but just so easy to tune out. Just so forgettable. 3/5
A little harsh for my taste, I need more melody. But I could appreciate it. Probably need to give it another listen sometime to catch the subtleties.
These guys aren't bad when they actually try.
Lots of driving drums. I like the vibes of a lot of the tracks, it kind of all blends pleasantly into the background. Some of the mixing seems off, like really loud parts that don't feel like they were supposed to be loud.
I hadn't heard this before, but it absolutely sounds like the next step before Goo. The songs are there, the weird stuff is there, the secret pop is there but maybe the production isn't as slick as the world of Goo. For me, my Sonic Youth experience is Goo and Dirty and I love the nostalgia those albums bring. Daydream Nation is good but it doesn't hook me for the simple reason that I wasn't listening to it back in the day
No és molt es meu rollo però m'ha agradat. Rock cuidat amb certs detalls que anticipen recursos tipics de emo. Moltes parts instrumentals amb molt de renou bastant xules.
For me, one of those albums that's more fun to think about in terms of its influence than to actually listen to.
Good exposure to grunge or punk
I don’t know why we need 3 Sonic Youth albums. They all sound the same.
Guitar string and pedal porn from kids who base their idea of cool on the spoken word parts of Shangri-Las songs and teenagers in pop culture. This is gloriously atmospheric but not the full blown storm you get from Goo and Dirty.
It's not my favorite but I can definitely hear where it inspired a lot of stuff I do enjoy. Some of the riffs were pretty cool. I probably need to hear it more.
Good first song - mid overall.
Favorite track: kissability other picks: the sprawl, silver rocket, teen age riot, hyperstation
This is a bit like swimming lengths in the pool or something. At first it feels like hard work and distinctly monotonous. After a while you start to notice you've zoned-out and you're almost weightless and attuned to the flow around you. You probably finish feeling invigorated and a little stronger for the experience. Not truly my bag but I see its essential upside.
The sprawl - fuck you, are you for sale, i’m going native - spoken word rather than lead vocals but novel enough to warrant a listen.
I think I like this the most out of all the Sonic Youth albums we’ve had so far. (Sister, Dirty, E.V.O.L.) I still think this album is one I wouldn’t come back to, but it was quite nice to listen to. Some interesting and atmospheric guitar parts, at times with too much distortion for me. Some of the tracks just get too noisy for my taste, but for the most part it was a good level of upbeat and it did feel nice and varied. Fav song: Teen Age Riot Least fav: Total Trash
Some pretty slick guitar holding down the top half.
I've never listened to Sonic Youth and always knew I probably should. The first half of this album was great and then the wheels started going off the track for me.
Solid album, but nothing super fantastic. Barely pulling a three star. Probably closer to it 2.9, but I'm rounding up.
Verwirrend
Favorite Track: Teen Age Riot
I liked this more than I thought I would I guess?
Yeah it was alright. Nothing I’ll come back to but nothing awful either
Alt rock album. First song is very strong very wavey. This album is very noisey End of silver rocket is great. Cross breeze is interesting and fun. Above average rock album, tries some different things but as a whole not that interesting. Rain king is really good 6.5/10
it was fine.
This was kind of fun. I enjoyed some of the songs, in fact his voice reminded me a bit of Bruce Springsteen.
This has all the musical ingredients I typically love but for some reason I don't. It's just an ok for me.
Some of the songs on here are hard, gritty songs that are certified bangers. Others make me feel like someone's piercing my ear with a jackhammer.
It is a work of melancholic beauty obscured by a rough outer shell and many prickly barbs. Listening through all of it requires a fan of their work. I don't think I can call myself that. There are a couple pearls here like teenage riot and the sprawl. But other pieces are hard to get through. A true mixed bag.
It wasn't bad, but it didn't do anything for me. Felt a bit underwhelming and middle of the road, with peculiar guitar work that did very little to change my opinion on it.
There’s a teenage riot… And some other good jams :)
Listened to this mostly on the flight from glasgow to london. It had a nice vibe; thoroughly upbeat, but not anxiety inducing.
Mid
Surprisingly listenable, more so than their previous album Sister. More like background music though 3.1
good rock album with some head bobbing music. i didn’t have any particular songs stand out to me but the general vibes are solid
After the previous Sonic Youth album I was expecting to hate this, but I was pleasantly surprised. The first song was great, and the rest was mostly fine, with a scattering of songs or parts of songs that were bad in the way I was fearing the whole album would be (high noise-to-melody ratio, harsh vocals, overly long repetitive songs) Overall I'd give this a 3, but I'm not sure if it's getting a bump for exceeding expectations
Uninspiring rock with shitty vocals.
Yep, still not cool enough to enjoy Sonic Youth. Some tracks were good, some were just a bit ‘ noisy’. Maybe I am just too old…
You have to respect them, but Sonic Youth’s music is an acquired taste. 6/10
Quite a noisy album, there's grunge, punk and influenced from The Clash. It's not something you'll fall in love on your first listen but maybe subsequent ones will?
Inmiddels weet ik wel dat deze band zichzelf afvraagt of ze nu punk zijn of niet. Het eerste nummer heeft niet echt die signatuur, zou ik eerder radio-rock noemen. Ik kan dat prima hebben, al zou ik het nooit zelf opzetten. Direct daarna volgt wel zo'n typische punk'zang'; wel met een catchy herhalend muziekje erbij. Het wisselt verder wat af. In totaal is dit album iets toegankelijker dan het andere werk wat we van deze band krijgen. Het zit daardoor wat dichter naar de 3. Dit had ook prima het enige werk van deze lieden kunnen zijn in de 1001.
I don’t adore Sonic Youth, but they were just so omnipresent in the musical realm of my late teens/early 20 as I transitioned into listening to “secular” music. I never listened to a lot of them, but it seemed like all the bands I loved loved Sonic Youth. This is the third album of theirs I’ve gotten, and it's pretty much par for the course - no better, no worse. I know they're hugely influential, but I wouldn't seek this album out to listen to on purpose.
Oh what the magic of a simple guitar tuner would do for them
Fav: Candle Least Fav: Kissability They must’ve made a deal with the devil to lessen their ability to sing in exchange for extreme tinnitus-inducing distortion. I wouldn’t have it any other way
It was a nice enough easy rock album 6/10
This was something new in the 80's, and it's done pretty well. At most times, bands don't know how to incorporate noise into their songs, but they did it pretty good.
Not God's gift to man or anything, but it was solid and it didn't overstay its welcome even with how long it is.
Honestly I'm just glad I'm done with sonic youth. I didn't hate this but my god there's too much of this band on this list...I'm glad that I was that last one
They did some interesting guitar work and experimentation with amp sounds on this project. But overall the vocals are underwhelming and as a whole the project feels pretty one note.
The whole time I was listening to this album I kept switching between thinking, "Interesting, I kinda like it" and "What the fuck this is just noise." 3/5
First impressions are everything, right? And SY kind of blew it with those first few albums we got served, so I totally get why the gang would give this low stars, or maybe even just not listen to it altogether. I gave it a shot. I'm somewhere between "this really isn't that bad you guys" and "hey some of this is pretty good". They seem like they finally figured out how to make a song build, layering in new ideas and not just stagnant noise. There are actually some melodies, more musical overall. This album is so much closer to the vibe of their other college rock contemporaries - REM, Dinosaur Jr, Pixies, or even Replacements. I had previously saved Eric's Trip - it's a good song, give it whirl - but this time around enjoyed Teen Age Riot, Total Trash. The guitar parts throughout - especially Candle. Not enough return songs to make this anything more than average for me, and I really don't think I'm a Kim Gordon guy, but this exceeded expectations.
uhhhh sure
I really liked it. Maybe a 4
About as accessible as they get, which is still a stretch.
Want to really love this but it washes over me with little enthusiasm. I think they have extended their songs over a double album concept and those 6/7 minute songs wear out their welcome...
Imagine them performing the same repetitive album every week or so.
It got kind of weird in the end, eh?
Veery repetitive
Pretty standard. I was excited for this one, but this exercise has shown me how unlikely it is to make a good album top to bottom. Even for bands that I like.
Not my typical fare, but while there's a lot of noise there generally seems to be a point to it. I'm on board.
Ironically, jam bands are not my jam. Decent overall
OVERALL: Pretty good, but there are lots of noise that I'm not a fan of. The vocals here aren't that good either, especially on The Sprawl and Eliminator Jr. The vocals there sound like absolute dogshit, which singlehandedly prevents me from giving it a 4 or 5. Other than that, though, the instrumentals are usually really good. For most of the songs, the instrumental was easily the best part and carried it so much. I think they knew this, because in a lot of the songs there would be very long sections with just instrumental. It probably contributed to the length of these songs, as 3 songs are over 7 minutes, one is 6:58, and the three part song is over 14 minutes long. The amount of good stuff is almost always in the instrumental, which is by far the best part, but as good as it is, it doesn't completely outweigh the unreasonably long length and/or the horrible vocals. SONG AVG: 7.98 PERSONAL RATING: 6.75 Teen Age Riot: The intro is a little weird, but I really like it, and the instrumental break after it is very good. After that, the instrumental is very repetitive but still sounds good. The lyrics are pretty good, and they work well with the vocals. My main complaint is the length, it does not need to be 7 minutes long, and the instrumental doesn't really do anything interesting. It sounds good, but if it were shorter I would probably like it more. 8/10 Silver Rocket: After the intro, this song goes absolutely insane. It goes absolutely crazy, and the verses work well with the first instrumental. After like a minute and a half, the song decides to kill itself for a minute, before picking back up and going crazy. The biggest negative about this is the weird carcrash like part that lasts over a minute. It's not for me, but I guess I can understand it if you like it. Sounds way too messy and noise-like for me. Basically everything else is incredible. 9.25/10 The Sprawl: I don't like the vocals, I find them annoying and the chorus sounds like a little child in a musical that can barely sing. I guess the lyrics are good. I like it when it's just instrumental, which both sounds really good and isn't too repetitive, despite the long length. Speaking of which, this is over seven and a half minutes long. I love some songs that are longer, but the lyrics being around for like a minute and a half make the rest feel empty despite sounding great. As good as it sounds, it definitely drags on. 7/10 'Cross the Breeze: Why is there another 7 minute song. Great instrumental. The intro is great, but takes way too long. I think the vocals work with the instrumental, but they are pretty annoying and I don't like them. There's also a long ass outro, which I like but doesn't need to be as long as it is. It still sounds incredible. The lyrics are good I guess. The instrumental carries so unbelievably hard. 8.75/10 Eric's Trip: I like the vocals more than the last two longs, but he sounds so conversational and casual while this insane instrumental is playing. Speaking of which, the instrumental is, once again, incredible. Also, it's much shorter than 7 minutes. 8.25/10 Total Trash: Another 7 minute song, this time it has an extra 33 seconds. This is more what I was expecting from this. The instrumental is more basic, but still hits hard and sounds pretty good. The vocals sound actually normal this time, and work well with the instrumental. The break is way too long, but has lots of interesting moments and is very good. The lyrics are fine. 8.5/10 Hey Joni: Same review as Total Trash, but it's much shorter and has the weird, overly conversational vocals sometimes. Really good instrumental. 7.25/10 The Providence: This is 2:42 long, but it feels like an instrumental with how long the other songs on this are. I really like the piano, but everything else is mid or bad. I don't like the weird high pitched noise, and the vocals/lyrics (if you could call them that) are mid and have lots of unused potential. Piano carries. 5/10 Candle: I really like this. The instrumental is, in my opinion, perfect. The only thing I don't love is that it's a little boring at times, but it still sounds good regardless. Definitely stands out from the other, more intense songs. It also isn't 7 minutes long. It's much more calm and less intense, but still manages to capture the rawness of the other songs. Also the vocals are pretty good. Lyrics are fine. 9.75/10 Rain King: The intro is very interesting. I don't know if I like it or hate it, but I'm leaning towards like for now. The instrumental sounds very good, I don't really know how to describe it, but it fits the vocals and lyrics very well. It does suck when it sounds like they are either drowning or strangling a cat. It's good when it's not doing that. The vocals here are pretty average. I don't really know what the lyrics mean, but I guess it works? 8.25/10 Kissabililty: The instrumental is probably my third favorite, and it doesn't do anything wrong and serves its purpose very well. The lyrics are pretty good I guess. The vocals are the same ones in The Sprawl and 'Cross the Breeze, but I find them less annoying. They are still pretty bad, but they aren't nearly as annoying and are a massive improvement. 8.75/10 Trilogy: This is a three part song, so I'll review each individually and the song as a whole. a) The Wonder: The vocals suck outside of the choruses and the bridge. Great instrumental, until it does the weird thing at 2:45. Other than that, the instrumental is very raw and very well done. The vocals bring this down by about 2 points, but that's fine I guess. Pretty good outro. 7.25/10 b) Hyperstation: IT SAID THE NAME OF THE ALBUM. Nice transition. Also, this part takes up over half of the song. Anyways, this is a slower song, and sounds very good overall. There aren't many lyrics here, but the vocals sound pretty good. The instrumental really shines here, and it sounds incredible for the entire part. Unfortunately, it does use a fade out outro. 9.82/10 z) Eliminator Jr.: That was a jumpscare. This part is also shorter than the interlude. Anyways, very intense instrumental that is pretty repetitive. The vocals here are dogshit. The "Take a walk in the park? Shit yeah!" sounds very bad. I guess other than that the instrumental is fine, but it's nothing too interesting. This probably would go so much harder if the woman was better at singing, or if there weren't any vocals at all. This is also the outro to the entire album that is way too long, and this doesn't feel like it should be on the album, much less the last thing you hear. 3/10 Overall, a three part song with a good first part, a fantastic second part, and a horrible third part. The instrumental is easily the best part of each of the parts, with the vocals being a detriment to The Wonder and Eliminator Jr. Hyperstation is easily the best part. It has a fantastic transition, a fantastic instrumental, and pretty good vocals. My biggest problem with the song is that Eliminator Jr. should not be here, it doesn't deserve to be the outro to both this song and the entire album. The song average is 6.69/10, but I'll give it a 7/10. The parts will not count towards the song avg. 7/10
Despite actually owning a Sonic Youth album (1992's "Dirty"), I've never quite managed to enjoy listening to them, and this album unfortunately falls into that pattern too. I feel like this is a personal failing, since they're pretty much in the pantheon of indie/alt rock from the 80s and 90s, and I feel like I *should* enjoy their sound and style far more than I do, but there's just something about their wall of off-key distorted guitar and bass that just doesn't quite do it for me. I *did * appreciate the helpful Wikipedia entry for the album, especially how it pointed out the references and connections in this album, and it helped me appreciate songs like "The sprawl" (with its William Gibson references), "Hey Joni" (with its sprawling references to "Hey Joe", Joni Mitchell and even William Gibson) and even "Rain king" (Pere Ubu homage) and "Eliminator, Jr" (a weird and not very obvious combo of ZZ-top and Dinosaur Jr) more than I might have otherwise. I'm also bummed that I don't enjoy them more than I do, given that this is the first of five Sonic youth albums in this collection. Like too many other artists and bands in this collection, I wish the editors of the book has exercised the practice of less is more with their selections, as there are so many other albums and artists that could have been included in the project with just a little more parsimony. Ah well.
7/10
This is my fifth SY album on this list. Did they include all of their albums? I wonder. Nevertheless, it was okay, too much noise rock now and then, but it was bearable.
It was okay, not my favorite.
Certainly was noisy
I thought the first half was better, it dragged on a bit in the second and felt harsher / more aggressive. A high 2, rounded up to a 3.
Tiny bit better than the Beatles
I've listened to this so many times and it just won't click
There are some good moments on this album, but it’s way too long. A few songs are great, others get the noise/song balance wrong and drag on. I can see why it’s respected, but not sure I would return often. Good in parts, hard work in others. I prefer Dirty & Goo.
Solid 80s early Indy/protoemo
это дерьмо на самом деле очень приятное на удивление. т.е из всего это шумного потока я слышу прикольные темы. но для меня слишком экспериментально
I've tried and tried but I am afraid I just cant get Sonic Youth. Its fine but not for me!
Sonic Youth is just not my taste. Not bad, not great.
Classic
Didn’t really care for it but I liked the energy
I didn’t love it but it was better than expected for me. 2.5
Argh, if you're going to have one song that's a million times better than all the rest, please don't put it first on a 71 minute long album. It's all pretty good stuff, although gets increasingly tuneless and shouty as it goes along, to the point that you've totally forgotten that it started out very well by the end.
Pretty much every song starts off good and then the 2nd half is mostly nonsense.
ligo flyaro
Ok
This album started off so so good, but it just got really boring and repetitive! Was also way too long by the end. Shame really 3 ⭐️
I think if I were ten years older this would be my jam. It starts out cool enough but devolves into just noise. I love the rest of the playlist it seeded though.
неочень
An extra star for a great band name and album title but sadly their music is a bit of a letdown, almost a bit of a bore. Their reputation exceeds the actual music.
Nice noises, soothing angst, probably went on longer than it needed to and have heard better albums by these guys. Maybe not enougth sneer.
I quite enjoyed this, but not enough to seek it out again. After the disappointment of Fishbone yesterday, it was good to hear music being well played with confidence and skill. A solid three and a bit stars: It was fine.
I liked this more than Goo, and knew a handful of tracks. Like every Sonic Youth album I've listened to though, it does seem to drag on.
Honestly not much to say. The intro to Teenage Riot is so good but the rest didn't really make an impression. I liked the general vibe of it though. Weak 3.
ahi noma
3.5 rounded down. Enjoyable sometimes, okay others
Niet hun beste, maar wel vrij goed. Als we eerlijk zijn is er buiten Teen Age Riot geen echt nummer dat er bovenuit springt. Daarom een 3.4.
Ich musste mir "Daydream Nation" mehrmals anhören, weil ich testen wollte, ob meine Tagesform nicht sofort zurecht kam oder grundsätzlich das Album nicht mich erreichte. Kein schlechtes. Die langsamen Nummern kommen gut. Alles andere ist mehr Geschruppe.
I was very meh about it. The younger me would definitely like that more.
Pretty good
Was ok.
The combination of Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation and Teenage Riot might be the best band, album and song title to go together. Maybe Iron Maiden x 3 competes with it for comedy value. Titles aside, the opener is a classic, the rest I like but it does drag a bit with all the guitar noodling and effects extending a lot of these tracks to 7 min+. Good but not perfect for me
General thoughts: Tiring to listen to. Not particularly bad, just forgettable. Had to listen it in several parts. I really never got why Sonic Youth got that famous. Favorite song(s): 'Cross the Breeze Worst song(s): Providence Cover: Ok Real rating: 3.25
I feel like Sonic Youth is one of those bands where their reputation by far precedes how much knowledge I have on the band and based on that reputation, they seem like a band I should love I had already heard Teen Age Riot and thought it was great, but the entirety of the rest of the album was new to me. I found it deeply confusing why I was genuinely not enjoying this album at all until I reached Eric’s Trip and it genuinely felt like a switch flipped in my brain and the album felt very genius and slightly more palatable. I can see their influence clearly in a lot of the music I listen to, reminding me a lot of Pavement and early eaaaarly Radiohead. That being said, the grittiness of this album, I feel, can’t be drawn ONLY to the fact that it is grungy, and it unfortunately has a lot of issues (the highs are too high etc) that come through in more modern speakers, even having been remastered which overall decrease the listening EXPERIENCE but not the work itself!! I appreciate and enjoyed this album a lot, but still found a lot of it deeply annoying and headache-inducing at points! FAVOURITES: Teen Age Riot, Eric’s Trip, Candle, Kissability, Hyperstation 3-3.5/5
Many good songs, but also some that are not really my type of music.
First listen Saved 8/14 Top track: Teen Age Riot
Как будто это батя Placebo
It's alright and has some good moments but overall it isn't for me.
ahugavert
I have the album myself, but I can't do much with the music anymore. Because I once thought the sound and the attitude were great, I gave it 3 stars, but only for the sake of nostalgia
Lo-fi indie originators or whatever you want to call it. I liked it alright but it I did not like it when I tried listening to it a few years back. So either my tastes have changed or it's one of those that grow on you. I do believe its on the list more for its social impact than it is because its a solid album front to back. Definitely some good songs but also a lot of noise and filler.
I liked the last Sonic Youth album more. I get this, it’s an interesting mix of noise and traditional alternative rock. It’s an important stepping stone and extremely influential. Fully understand putting it on this list, it’s just not really for me.
3 stars
My first sonic youth album. Teen age riot reminds me of the strokes. Very instrumental, which grew on me by 'cross the breeze. I think I enjoyed the instrumentals more than the vocals on this album. There are occasional moments that are really neat (eric's trip, intro to 'cross the breeze). 2.5 rounded up to 3* Enjoyed total trash. Back half of the album got too "noisy" for me.
Sonic Youth is so dirty
The deluxe edition of this is two and a half hours long. I can't stomach it for that long. It gets its point across inside fifteen minutes.
This reminds me heavily of Pixies and I really do not like Pixies, so... Anyway, there were some outstanding tracks in there (namely 'Cross the breeze', the opening track and 'Candle'), but the rest of the album is mainly a bunch of long intros and outros that tend to blend together the longer you listen. It's not bad music by any means—those guys are clearly amazing artists—just not for me. 2.5 stars
Some really cool guitar parts and I like the cool noisey sections. Don’t really like Thurston Moore’s vocals though- Definitely prefer the Kim Gordon vocals. There are some really organic experimental instrumental sections that are beautifully done on here. Must’ve been pretty influential. So much better than their other album we had. My favorite song was The Sprawl. Tough one to rate. 3.5-4
There are some LONG guitar intros, outros, and breaks throughout. As a result, most of this album feels very manic-filled, chaotic, and noisy. "Noise rock" is the label I'm looking for I guess. I get that this was kind of the makeup of some alt rock from this era (Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Steve Albini-led acts, etc.). At least there's some song structure here, compared to a few other acts just from this list that I've already come across. For instance, I'd say that this is more digestible than say, "Surfer Rosa" from the Pixies which I drew many albums ago and didn't care much for. A 2.5/5 I'd say. Guess I better prepare myself for the four other Sonic Youth albums that are supposedly on this list.
Parts of this album really are awesome to me, namely 'Cross the Breeze and Teen Age Riot. Sounds like a bunch of people in their garage jammin and given this released in 1988, it was probably pretty unique. This album might need another listen for me to actually enjoy it, though. Don't know exactly why, didn't really click with me as I listened through it.
Ok
Miksi tämä on yli tunnin mittainen… tai siis kuuluvathan nuo särökitarafiilistelyt Sonic youthiin oleellisesti, kuin myös indieen ja sen kehitykseen, joten pakko se kai on antaa. Mutta tunti… Tiivistettynä tää vois toimia tosi hyvin, tyypeillä on oikea ihan hitusen räkäisempi meno paikoin. Siksi en voi jättää kakkoseen.
It was fun, not great but nice
ahead of its time
I felt like after the first 3 songs the album sounded the same. Overall not bad but did not feel like there was a large range in songs.
It was alright, might listen again to see if it gets better
Never really got into Sonic Youth and this hasn’t converted me either but it was ok.
Mal ouvi Música de adolescente burro Devem ter depressão e não sabem falar
Yoo deze moest ik echt al heel lang luisteren van mezelf, is echt een muzieknerd album Blij dat ik het gedaan heb, maar nog niet helemaal overtuigd, mss toch net niet mijn ding Ga het wel nog een keer proberen later
Ja prima leuk album, beetje lang, maar ga hem niet nog een keer luisteren
Heel vaak de naam van Sonic Youth voorbij horen komen, nooit geluisterd Iets te heftig voor me Maar wel sick
Worth the listen.
For an album with so much critical acclaim there sure were a more than a few times that it couldn’t hold my attention. At the same time, there were moments where I was really enjoying the music and could clearly spot the influence that Sonic Youth has had on the indie scene since the 80s. There’s some good songs but nothing that really blew me away or that I’d come rushing back to.
I should like this album, I usually love everything punk and grungy. But this is just so generic and boring. Wikipedia says its noise rock and that its supposed to be minimalist. But idk, if you want to do some counter culture stuff, be more daring! more angry! Like its a mix between punk and prog rock? prog is technical and original, punk is raw and noisy, you cant just mix them together and expect something good
eeeeeeehhhh
Si lo hubiese escuchado en 1994 lo habría encontrado magnífico, pero mi sensibilidad estaba en otro lado. En 1988 nunca me enteré de este disco.
I'm just going to be upfront about this. I own 12 Sonic Youth Albums. And yes, this is one. But it's not one of my favorites. The next 3 albums: Goo, Dirty, Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star are all better albums in my book. On those albums, they come into their own as a rock band. The songs just have better hooks & I feel like that's when the band's chops were sharpest (1990-1994). Anyway, that's all a matter of taste and today we are listening to 1988's Daydream Nation. If you are into the dissonant sound that Sonic Youth makes, then this is a pretty good one. And if you really want to hear the guitar alchemy at work, then I recommend smoking some good weed and turning it up way loud. Silver Rocket & Cross the Breeze are my favorites.
Good noise rock album. I prefer Sonic Youth’s 1990 album “Goo” over this, but still an excellent trip into New York’s 1980’s underground art rock scene.
This feels pretty unique and fresh for 1988. It’s the second Sonic Youth album I’ve listened to recently, and I’m right in the middle with them. Quality music and vocals for sure, but nothing totally grabs me and makes me want to love them yet.
3 good album with a lot of energy. Just wish there were more/better vocal parts
If every track was like the leadoff song then I'd be in love with it, but just quite a bit too noisy for me. Most have some cool little guitar licks that meander behind the noise so thats a good time. 6/10
Kinda “meh”. Expected more bangers considering its legendary status.
3.5
3/5
I didn't come across this first time round as it was 5 years to early but Sonic Youth was a name I knew. On first listen I found it weirdly bland, but I felt there was enough there to come back to it. I managed to get another 2 runs through and it slowly unveiled itself. The initial angry skuzz gives way to some quality songwriting and a surprising amount of space and panorama in the music. I really warmed to it and may return to see what else comes out over time.
A lot of interesting ideas, even if some of them should have been cut form the album. 3.0/5.0: Good
Placebo did it better.
It was alright, I quite liked the general sound but nothing really stood out
Good album
Very loud, way more rock and roll than expected! Enjoyed it.
Delightfully overwhelming with its sheer structured cacophony of sound and noise, but if I'm being honest I've always found this to be a tad redundant and boring at times. "Teen Age Riot" is perhaps the platonic ideal of this song but also casts a shadow that the rest of the album can never escape from. Sure it comes close at times, namely, "The Sprawl" "Candle" "Trilogy" but this is pretty long-winded at times. Hugely influential for sure, but I feel like publications and tastemakers have been yelling at me to love this album for years and I'll always just be a little lukewarm on it.
I liked aspects of this album, and I like Sonic Youth's take on noise rock. It was certainly a big contributor to a lot of bands that included noise rock in their sound. However, I found that 1 hour and 10 minutes of Sonic Youth's noise rock was more than I really wanted. Also, I like the side of Sonic Youth that uses more Kim Gordon, but that's just me.
I wanted to like this, and there's a lot to like about it. But it feels like when I really get grooving with this it reverts back to noise. Parts of it really deserve the love they get, and Teenage Riot is fantastic. But on the whole it didn't do it for me.
A cool album but not a really good one. Like so many albums on the list, it’s way too long. 2.6
This should be right up my street. I was a total indie rock kid back in the day, but it leaves me a bit cold and I’m really not sure why. Mid, as they say
I think some of what Sonic Youth does is really cool, but other things not sim much. I guess I like them in small doses, but maybe not an entire album. I could see myself revisiting this album at some point and we’ll see. It could grow on me.
Noise. Melody. Noise. Talk. Noise.
3/5 good but not enough
2.5
Meh
Another unique sounding group that I enjoyed listening to, 7/10
Het begint goed met Teen Age Riot, maar daarna vervalt het in voor mij nietszeggende gitaarmuziek (die gelukkig niet slecht klinkt, maar ook zeker niet bijzonder).
Influental and interesting in its context, but not really my thing.
Didn't know a lot about Sonic Youth before but can see how they influenced a lot of the music that came after them. Very experimental, came out of a punk rock tradition and explored a lot of new ground -- different chord shapes and progressions, tempos and instrumentation. Unfortunately, sometimes the guys who break new ground aren't the ones who master it. I found this record uneven -- a couple of tunes started with cool hooks, but when good punk rock does that the songs are over in 2:30, while Sonic Youth stretches them out for 7 minutes. I liked the second half of the album better, especially Candle and the Wonder (though Teen Age Riot is a great track). Important record for sure, but I'll probably spend more time listening to the bands that listened to them than this one.
siiiii. 7.5/10
Better than I remember
If you're curious about how music shifted from the late 80s to early 90s this is pretty much it.
Typical late 80s-early 90s punk band stuff. Nothing stood out to me. Good quality and all. Just not my thing. Low 3
I'm not very familiar with Sonic Youth. Thought they were more 90s alt. I suppose this is on the continuum of punk/art/rock with Patti Smith. Also uniquely NYC. It's not bad, but not something I'd listen to regularly. I appreciate the originality more than the music. 3.1
Nice grungy punk. Bot too sure on the length of some of the tracks, seemed unnecessarily long. Good in your face music though.
Okay, but not really my vibe.
Great music.
This album followed the worst I’ve ever listened to. It may have been a 2, but it was such a pleasant change, here is your 3x
2.5
Cool album I had never really listened to. Not quite my style but overall I dug it.
It's not "Total Trash", but it's odd and unnerving. Just as it's supposed to be in this genre.
New wave vibes, should probably delve deeper
Somewhat good, but also quite chaotic.
I get it, but I don’t love it. Definitely a good intro to grunge album, just wish they had better lyrics or hooks. First track is the best.
Double albums are sooooo hard to pull off. This album starts off incredible, and just doesn’t have enough gas to pull off so many tracks. Super influential for so many of the artists a lot of us got into in the 90’s and later. But as an album, I can’t see myself revisiting it that often
I haven’t listened to much Sonic Youth but pretty clear how this influenced much of the music that I like. Solid listen and I’ll probably explore more of their catalog. I played around with the idea of going 4 but ultimately just couldn’t get there as everything didn’t land with me. I tend to prefer more melodic guitar solos rather than so much dissonance.
Sonic Youth has always been a challenge for me. I know they’re beloved and had a massive influence on alternative music. There’s some great stuff on this album, but it jangles and rambles a bit much for my liking. In the words of Kim Gordon… Does this sound simple? Fuck you! 3.75/5
Amazing that this was 1988! Production was good. Sound was so ahead of its time. I would listen again in the background while doing something else...but probably not the whole album in one sitting.
I feel like I should give it 4 stars - I can hear how “important” this album is. It’s like a bridge between 80s music and 90s music. But in reality, I probably wouldn’t ever just say “you know, I’m in the mood to listen to “Daydream Nation” right now. Maybe, but not really. I’d probably give it 3.5 if I could. If 5 = perfect, 4 = really really great, 3 = solid, I’ll go with 3. 5 star rating systems suck
Clearly good But I wasn't in the mood for it Going with a 3 but will revisit at some point Far far too long
most instrumental parts are S-tier but i just don't like the vocals. The Sprawl (after the vocals are over) and Providence are my favourite tracks
Not my thing…
Byrjar hellað vel og endar svo í hávaða. Finnst þessi plata meira áreiti en snilld. Margir gen-x'ar sem sjóða úr reiði við það. 2.5
Noisy.
3.49/5
Ziemlich viele Titel. Überwältigt etwas.
File this under ‘albums I thought I’d enjoy more’. I like the energy created by the chaotic guitars and detached-yet-urgent vocals, but the impact gets diluted by the long instrumental sections, and I found myself losing interest by the end of the album each time I listened through. It does feel objectively cool and important though.
Some good ones
AJ: saw them open for Pearl Jam once. So that’s a 3. Not my cup of tea, but they’re a rock band.
Sound of my 80's angst
BL: An album I've not heard anything from. I wasn't a massive fan of the previous Sonic Youth album I got on the generator "E.V.O.L", To me it felt quite reductive, not having the punk flare of Gang of Four, or Dead Kennedys, nor the post-punk charm of something like Joy Division. However I am going into this with an open mind to see if I change my mind. BL: This album was certainly a lot better than their previous work. It feels like there was a big sonic progression, utilising complex guitar parts with harmonics and crushing walls of drum lines. Vocally the performances were still rather hit-or-miss I found, generally at a 1:1 ratio of hits and misses. I can definitely hear big inspiration from a project I like "Parannoul", they clearly listened to SY heavily. Overall this was not a wasted listen, but definitely could've done with some heavy fat trimming. FT: "Teen Age Riot", "Eric's Trip", "Hey Joni", "Candle", "B) Hyperstation" 3/5
Catchy song that descend into chaos
noise noise noise. sometimes you're in the mood for that. today I wasn't.
I think I like it, but I think I have to be in the mood. The older I get the more I realize I am not interested in the affectations of the cool kid bands.
Mediocre.
Depressed art kids in the 90s must have gone crazy for this. Favorite song: Silver Rocket Least favorite: ‘Cross the Breese
I feel like I’m not giving the album a fair shake, but there is just something about this genre of fuzzy, amorphous guitar+bass that makes me super anxious. Listening to The Sprawl on the drive home was an actively bad experience. The more structured songs were easier to listen to, but once they dissolved into miscellaneous sounds it would trigger the stress part of my brain again.
Some days I like SY. Some days I don't. Today I don't. But I might tomorrow.
I wanted to Iike this so much more and while there were a few I did love - Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Eric’s Trip, Candle - I can’t see myself coming back to the rest of the album as often (noisy in a way I found more headache-inducing than enjoyable).
Was looking forward to this album as a lot of artist that inspire me, we're inspired by the Youth of Sonic. I can totally see why this band was as popular as they were, and at the same time, why they didn't get super popular. A lot of their music isn't very commercial.. It's like they're one of the best underground artists of this genre. But couldn't break through. I know those who like this band, really like them. I think most music lovers know of this band. Sort of like The Pixies. Both iconic bands but not commercially huge. Which is a shame given how talented they are. I was introduced to this band in my teens, and I wonder how many people in their teens in 2023 even know this band? Long story short, decent album. Love the guitar work. Kim Gordon is incredible!
Teen Age Riot - 4/5 Silver Rocket - 4/5 The Sprawl - 4/5 'Cross the Breeze - 4/5 Eric's Trip - 4/5 Total Trash - 1/5 total trash Hey Joni - 2/5 Providence - 2/5 Candle - 2/5 Rain King - 3/5 Kissability - 3/5 The Wonder - 3/5 Hyperstation - 3/5 Eliminator Jr. - 3/5
The instrumentals throughout this are fast paced and incredible. I can tell this album inspired a lot of 90's & early 2000's alternative bands. The vocals are really the only thing holding this back from being a 4 for me. [Silver Rocket] probably wins out as my favorite.
I thought this was an okay album. They did some cool experimental stuff but I felt bored after a while
3.5, actually
Good album. A lot of great tracks. Musically, it fired on all cylinders. Nothing particularly memorable other than Track 1.
I like the genre, maybe a bit too rock for me Top Tracks: 1) The Sprawl 2) Cross the Breeze 3) Candle (Restored) 4) A) The Wonder
Not bad, didn't blow my skirt up either.
There really shouldn’t be any reason for me to not like this. It has all the ground work laid out for an album I would love. And for an album of this caliber and acclaim, it should be a banger. But I could tell something was off when I put the first song on. And I’m saddened to say that I didn’t like this very much. To be brutally honest, I thought it was boring. There were a lot of times where I was sitting and waiting for the album to be over. It tries a number of things, and doesn’t hit it on the mark for any of them. Noisy and aggressive, but not noisy and aggressive enough. Slacker rock adjacent vocals, but sometimes it feels like the singers couldn’t care to try. And drumming that is trying to be fast and wild, but it just ends up coming out as amateurish and sloppy. Now I want to clarify this is just my opinion, and there are probably other people who feel very differently. And it sounds like I’m being harsh on this. Which to a degree I am, but this is also a huge record. One that people love and that is widely considered one of the best of all time. And there are certain parts of songs I enjoy. But I don’t think I could name one individual track that really stuck out to me. What I want to hear when I listen to other Sonic Youth records is more. More heaviness. Go crazier. Be more experimental and weird. Or do the complete opposite. Try something more lo-fi and chill, like the intro to Candle. But not this. This is too much of not enough for me to get into. Rating: 6/10
A very 90s sound for 1988, I can understand the influence this album had on angsty alternative indie rock. It’s a sprawling album, long and varied with multiple vocalists and driving guitar riffs. But ultimately, I find it to just be a bit average in todays day and age. “Teen Age Riot” is the obvious standout, but that comes so early as the opening track you forget it an hour later.
Hipsterry, but not too many vocals, which I like
Grosse influence sur le alternative et indie rock genre. Je m'attendais à plus, mais je m'en sors avec un mehh.
Sounded muddy-ok but not my favorite. 3/5
First song has a nice intro
album could have stopped halfway. Vocals were just not bearable after a while.
Solid Album but not my favorite. Felt it was a little long and noisy sometimes. First time listening to sonic youth so I'm still not sure what my opinion is on them. So overall, I really dont know
Very alternative. A little too much for me currently.
Сначала думал говно, но в целом неплохо Как будто ем дошик без специй намальна пошел нахуй За финальный разьеб можно и до 7 поднять 7/10
Pretty good but not really for me as a whole, too chaotic.
Yeah, cool. OK that sounds good too. Man, I wish I knew this back in the day! Alright, another with that dirty sound. And another. OK, this sounds a bit like the previous, just a tad nastier. Again, not bad. Right, I got the gist now. Hmm, let's see how much more songs there is on this album. Still not bad, but my head is spinning now. Still not over? There is too much of this, I'm afraid. OK, please turn it off, I'm tired.
Nice melodies, sometimes very lengthy instrumentals and second class singer
1. Teen Age Riot - weird intro but I liked it once it started the verse and the music is good. 2. Silver Rocket -i didn't mind the sound of this one. 3. The Sprawl - pretty aggressive...but it has an ok sound, but way too long. 4. ’Cross the Breeze - a bit more mellow sounding, although it got more aggresive. very long instrumental to start with and end with. 5. Eric’s Trip - interesting sound, don't love the singing. 6. Total Trash - similar sound, it's ok 7. Hey Joni - not what I expected from the name, i thought it would be less upbeat. I kinda like it. 8. Providence - did not like the start of this one so I skipped. 9. Candle - didn't like the melody in this one or singing style. 10. Rain King - this one is giving me urgency, very fast sounding. It's also a bit creepy and aggressive...don't love it. 11. Kissability - interesting theme about fame and its underbelly, but don't like the sound of it. 12. Trilogy - Split into three on Spotify... (a) wonder - sounds like a scratching record or pitchy, not pleasant (b) hyperstation - similar to the others (c) eliminator jr - weird, do not like it I listened to this really late so didn't give it my full attention...maybe will revisit most of the songs were ok for me but not like something I would seek out. Does seem like there are way too many 7 min songs. I prefer the male singer to the female singer.
Enjoyed several songs. (Feel like I remember Teenage Riot?) But others just seemed to drag on and went too ‘metal’ for too long for me enjoy.
Some ups and downs on this one. I liked the vibe a lot of the time, but the album could have used some editing—the last three tracks just felt painful. I enjoyed Kim Gordon's vocals a lot more than Thurston Moore's. Favorite track: 'Cross the Breeze 5/10
Grunge/punk is not usually my thing, I thought a lot of the songs were a bit too long, however I did like the first song of the album.
Je suis plutôt de la team Sonic Battle
plus rien ne me surprend .... (4 albums de sonic youth dans les 1001)
Interested to hear more SY
Raw and experimental, noisy without being overly aggressive
Bit of a chaotic hot mess at times but there are good tracks to be found here. Not enough to require a double album, but worth a listen if you have an hour to kill.
Bit too shoegazey for me.
A bit harder than my tastes usually go, but apart from the final track, it's all pretty listenable. Not sure I'd seek it out again in the future, but I totally hate it either
Crazy this is from ‘88. Should have listened to it in 6th grade
I've only heard of Sonic Youth before, don't think I'd every heard their music. I liked the album more than I thought I would after reading a bit about it. Kinda punky and industrial, some of it worked for me and sometimes it didn't. I was a little over it by then end of the album though.
Noisy and bombastic, my first real listen to Sonic Youth and my opinion is that experimentation is experimental, and every ones not gonna like it. I appreciate different and weird music, but this is just too hard for my ears(timbre0wise not necessarily arrangement) . Some really cool riffs along the way though. Highlights Include: Cross the Breeze Candle
- Sounded kind of ahead if the time for when it came out - Well made - Kind of meandering though? - Not really my thing 6/10
This album makes me wish I smoked and lived in New York but only in the nighttime.
Best Song: Teen Age Riot
New wave punk? Appreciate the music but not my cup of tea.
i n f l u e n t i a l
Interesting precursor to grunge. Overall enjoyed
First hit is awesome! Although I like the noisy alt rock sound, rest of the album is too much of the same.
Teenage Riot is a cool song, after that it's mainly a lot of noise again as we've come to expect from Sonic Youth
It’s not a bad record, just maybe a bit too experimental for my specific mood today…
Can totally understand the influence here, but not my fave
3/5. I love the jam aspect of the album, a lot of long form guitar riffs and solos. This one feels like an investment to get into, I didn't not like the songs, I just felt distant at times. I understand the importance of this album but I would have to be willing to sit through it which feels like not a 5/5. I listened to it once and the second time I was dreading it. It's not bad, just not the best overall.
Going to this already liking Kim Gordon but I've never listened to this album in full before Enjoying this album as a one off listen, although sonic youth tends to lack a 'relistenable' quality to me due to their unconventional song patterns and lengthy instrumentals full of their trademark noise Turned it off halfway through because it was turning into annoying background noise sorry to sonic youth
Interesting, I particularly enjoyed Total Trash
Love sonic youth, loved a few songs on this album but I don’t picture myself listening to it front to back again.
Ok. Surprisingly melodic guitar.
Part of going through this list is learning how there is always someone or a band that did a thing first or at the least, earlier than when "it" became a thing. Alternative gained a significant popularity for many listeners during the 1990s but when this album was released in 1988, it forces those same listeners to go further back into the genre's history. This album makes 1988 feel very 1998. The change in sound makes Sonic Youth seem younger than they actually are, but by 1988 this was their fifth album. By the time the genre started to hit fever pitches in the mid-90s, the assumption is that these guys appeared out of nowhere, but this has been there the whole time.
Album 154 of 1001 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : Candle From some of the reviews I saw, this is should be appealing to an angsty teenager. I can see how that could be the case, but it had some good moments for me, as well. I think I may have came across this one a little late in life for it to hit as it might have...or it came about a little late in mine. The previous album of theirs I listened to, EVOL, was really good but this didn't quite hit the same mark for me. Still, I really enjoyed a few of the tracks and those made it worth the listen.
first listen a vibe
25 minutes too long
I get the angst and the effect this album had on teenage youth... 3/5
While I have a soft spot for Kim Gordon, this album proves a little too noisy for regular rotation. However, the standouts and exceptions to that notion include Teen Age Root, The Sprawl, and 'Cross The Breeze.
pretty decent alt rock/punk rock album with some interesting stylistic choices that make it a bit more harsh
Initially thought it was better than my last Sonic Youth (which I don't think I liked), then it went on a bit. Quite Undertones-esque for a bit
с только женщиной на вокале мог бы быть хорошим альбомом, а её очень мало, инструментальные приколы есть крутые со звуком дослушал даже до конца, но 3 всё равно
Not as noisy as I expected, but not really my "cup of tea" in term of everyday music either. I largely prefer out of tune saxophones throwing themselves on the walls than out of tune guitars on 8 different fuzz pedals.
I prefer other Sonic Youth albums. Was OK
This got a bit grating after a whle. i quite like the chunky guitars but the vocals I can take or leave. Just too long...
Not bad. Would listen again. Long.
Some pretty good songs. High three, like the sound, but just didn’t strike a chord with me, especially with the 70 minute length.
One of the must hear it
Decent vibe but very much a background album.
Not bad, can see how they imagined linfluenced a lot of artists
Solid album, but didn’t have a lot of songs that really stood out to me. I didn’t mind it, but I couldn’t see myself coming back to this album a lot. 3/5
A lot of the songs do sound very similar, but there are some stand outs that are very good and I will revisit. About half of the album is pure instrumentals which is fine, but a lot of the time it sounds like pure loud noise. To me I have to be in a certain mood to enjoy this, as I am not a big fan of noise rock, but it is a good album, and some songs will be revisited. Standouts: - Teen Age Riot - Silver Rocket - Eric's Trip - Providence - Candle - A)
I didn’t really get it.Like some of the time I got it and it was fun rock ambit for like 25% it was just noise and not in a cool nirvana way just in a kinda boring way.It was fine.I can see why it was revolutionary without liking it that much.
At times I loved it and thought it had some really cool, dark post-rocky sounds that were way ahead of its time. And other times, it was kinda meh. 3.5/5
It was alright 2.5/5
Started out rough but really grew on me. Similar to the pixies. I’ll have to give it another listen, but for now it’s a 3/5
Fastnade inte riktigt för denna men bra musik ig
Good! fast paced, angry. I liked it better than I thought I would, and almost (?) a 4.
Has bits where this album really shines, but then there's also some really generic stuff in there too. The album itself is cohesive, it's just the level of creativity that is a bit whack imo
first time listening
It's Sonic Youth. You either love them or hate them. I'm pretty meh myself.
I can see how this album helped inspire a new generation of music, Teen Age Riot & Eric's Trip stood out for me. Some of the songs were just too song and I had to stop listening to the album at one point to listen to something else more upbeat.
Pretty good, I enjoyed it.
Some interesting experimentation, providing the foundation for many alt rock groups to come. But did it really need to be 70 minutes long?
Simpatico, non di più
It's alright, not my jam
Probably my favorite Sonic Youth album I've received on this list, but it's still... long. The noisiness gives almost a bludgeoning effect after a while, with the songs somewhat swirling together into one great big wall. It's good, just listening to the entire thing gets tiresome. Favorite tracks: "Teenage Riot", "'Cross The Breeze", "Hyperstation"
Better than i thought beforehand
It's alright, "does this sound simple? Fuck you." Is a great line in the sprawl
Im glad I listened to this. I put a few song s in my library. But overall I didn’t find it fantastic.
Rating: 6/10