Reviews (page 9 of 10)
Most of them start well, but they all eventually descend to noise. I wanted to like it but just couldn't.
I am 8 tracks in and hoping for something to grab my interest besides Teen Age Riot. Perhaps my receptors have been scrambled by pop music and sugary cereals, but I have found many tracks to be too long with little payoff. The singing has also been unconvincing. There is certainly something to be said about using dissonance to provide contrast and interest within music. 3 minutes of continuous dissonance however can start to grate, especially if the reprieve isn't stellar. Update: I enjoyed Hyperstation. Cool lyrics, nice musical progression, and while long, it felt like it actually had a reason to be. I also thought the vocals on Eliminator, Jr. were fun. Going through the album again, I think one of my biggest problems with it is that many of the tracks sound like the same song being played at different tempos.
I see its influence but the heavy distortion / punk leaning sounds are not for me. Select songs were impactful but I got lost in the noise from song to song.
A thrilling collection of guitar ideas bravely stretched to the length of a workday. Influential, sure—but sometimes feels like the band forgot to stop tuning and accidentally hit record.
Once again, not what I was expecting. Disappointing.
Yeah, that was boring.
Ei tää ny
Vähän oli erikoista räimettä. ⭐️⭐️
Olipa renkutusta
Sonic Youth may have been an inspiration to others, but there is a reason they never rose to prominence like the bands that were inspired by them. Quirky, undefined, experimental. This album lacks anything cohesive and intriguing. It’s ultimately forgettable. To be found and perhaps enjoyed only by the most devout disciples of SY.
This is the fourth fucking noise rock album I’ve gotten in a row and I still don’t like the genre. I had a little hope because the previous sonic youth record I got (dirty) was a record I enjoyed a lot. This however I did not enjoy.
Noise - not the good kind
I just don’t like listening to it very much.
yarisinda fenalik basti
First song was too long but their best
No es mi rollo
I was enjoying it until the cacophony that was Silver Rocket… wtf was that. Overall it was just mediocre nondescript and forgettable noise. No thin and
Likes the sound not the vocals
Just not or me. Punk rock is a sound that’s hard for me to enjoy and resonate with. While I understand its cultural significance the sound just isn’t my cup of tea.
I didn't enjoy this album. Others might.
So fuzzy it makes me anxious...like ASMR but bad. Definitely a me problem, but a problem nonetheless
Noise
So confusing
Teenage riot is such a strong opener. The rest is somewhat sludgy noise, not so into it
Meh
Sonic youth are a band I’ve always felt i should like more than i do. There is nothing here than changes that position. Everything is there to suggest i should love this album, but i dont. I dont hate it, it just doesn’t connect for me
Sonic Youth: a band where I am familiar with the name yet am not convinced I'd ever previously heard anything by them. I had about 4 false starts trying to listen to this album. Just kept starting it and then getting distracted and doing something else, then picking it up again, then thinking I wanted to listen to something else instead, then picking it up AGAIN. So many 7 minute songs of intermittently screeching, then noodling, guitars. I have fairly consistently not been a big fan of post-punk so I just think this wasn't really for me. I objectively know that Sonic Youth, and this album in particular, had a massive influence on music in this era, and I sort of liked Thurston Moore's talky vocals, but I have no desire to listen to it again. 2/5
Don't remember listening
Trop de morceaux qui m"ont gonflé
Very influential, but not the best by them
More crud
Not my fav
Not my thing. Too much dissonant, annoying guitar too often. Some times tapping along and then yuck.
Went on forever with no real highlight on the album
Noise, lots of noise, much too long. We are rebels, woo!
Mood bedingt biz zu hektisch aber ich denke ah andere Täg / Wuchenenänd / whatever chöni scho spass ha ah dem Album und dem Punkige. Aber it's what it's und da mer de aktuelli mood had au als Faktor mit ihbezieht chani grad ned über zwei Fieber Daydream drüber gah.
Unremarkable
"Oh, this is just great. First Homer Simpson wrecks my pig, then Cypress Hill steals my orchestra, and now Sonic Youth's in my cooler. Get out of there!" Well at least now I get the third part of the quote. Pretty sure Noise Rock is not my thing though...
I really wanted to like the album, I liked the beginning for its punky vibe which I can appreciate and reminds me of SSX. But then as i kept on listening I realized it’s not for me, too noisy, too many guitars. Sad but true
I really want to like this album more, as I know a lot of people who really enjoy it, who think I would enjoy it as well but I just don't get it. Every time I start to like something, like an interesting guitar part, some slightly off-key, monotone vocal will come in, or some wall of feedback will crash in unexpectedly and ruin it for me. It also feels unnecessarily long. I do respect their uncompromising vision but it's just not for me. I do enjoy a lot of bands that were obviously inspired by them though, so who knows 🤷♂️
I can see the appeal, but I’m just not into it right now.
Listen to some of their 90s stuff so wasn't to familiar with this. Like the 90s stuff a little better,. 2.5/5
Bit grungey for me
Well, I guess the good news is that I made twice through this album- which hasn’t always been the case with some of the suggestions on this list. I was never into Sonic Youth and after listening to this album I don’t think my opinion has changed. They are ok, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to them. Struggling between a 2 or a 3 for this one.
This album is 70% distortion.
Meh, I don’t know. I tried and failed to get into them decades ago. Just lost in the wall of noise for much of this album, though some moments did break through.
Too much noise for my taste, although I'll stick with "Sprawl"
Just not very good,
Listens: 2 (barely) Standout Tracks: None I did not care for this album at all. I am not impressed by Sonic Youth (second album on the List so far) and I really hope there isn't a third. There's a lot of noise going on; it felt disorganized, disjointed, dissonant and dizzying listening to this. At 1h 10m I wanted very much for the album to be half as long.
Post-Punk is a bit weird. This is the second Sonic Youth album, and I don't get the appeal. They also described it as "Noise-Rock" and that makes sense. The most traditional punk song I think it Silver Rocket. That one will be going on the playlist. Outside that, it's more miss than hit for me. 2stars
I imagined a Kids In The Hall Sketch, where they're a terrible band but they think they're really good, and they introduce the song: "This one is called, 'I Rode The Bus Today'" and it opens just like "Hey Joni" and after the intro they sing, "I rode the bus today because my car is in the shop! " and then the song ends with a noisy clamor to no applause from the people in the coffee shop. It's a running gag through the episode, where each time they introduce a different song, "This one is called, 'I Rode My Bike Today'" and they play a different intro because it's a 'different song', but then it's just "Hey Joni" again and he sings, "I rode my bike today because I missed the bus!" and the song ends in the same clamor to bewildered looks from a couple of other people in the produce section of the grocery store. Each time it's in a different unusual location - a backyard barbecue, an office building amongst the cubes, the tarmac at an an airport - and each time it's a 'different' song, but they're really all the same and equally as unpleasant to listen to, and no one understands why they're there and think they're so great. That's what this album felt like to me.
Overly monotonistic sound.
Thought I liked this after the first couple of songs, but I could only take so much mediocre indie-punk-rock featuring discordant noisy guitars for so long.
Can hear their influence on a generation of bands but doesn’t connect with me.
Pretty good!
not my jam
Didn’t do anything for me.
idk idk. i really thought this would be my thing and it's just not. ok im halfway through and im just not interested :( what im learning about myself through this project is that i love pop music and vocals and melodies. i never imagined i'd be someone to give Simple Minds a 4 and this a 2 but i am! that's just who i am!
i can understand why this was so foundational for indie rock and i agree with its placement on this list but if i'm being honest it was a complete and total slog. i thought i liked one song off of it but apparently that was just my spotify on shuffle playing something else.
Struggled to get into this one
No engagement. Wasn't awful.
Meh.
Could never get into Sonic Youth, even though they have that strong association with neil Young. This was no different Some songs were good and loud, and some were just loud.
Didn’t listen to all of it, but not exactly blown away by the first few tracks.
Some of the vocals are not my favorite but overall not a bad album. I think I'd like it more if it was only instrumental. May just not be for me.
Not great everything samey, liked A the wonder the most
Oh no 70 minutes of Sonic Youth definitely not looking forward to this at all. Let's see if this album can break the streak of the other four albums getting a 2. Can't believe we have 5 Sonic Youth albums on here. To be fair Teen Age Riot is actually a pretty good song. But in classic Sonic Youth fashion they put their best song as the first on the album. Did not like too much after that, just a bunch of noisey dribble. Probably their best album so far, maybe it is because I listened on a speaker rather than headphones, but still not enough to get it out of a 2. We will go 2.8
Had its moments but way too long. I hope we're done with Sonic Youth.
This album was OK. It definitely had a lot of noise. I had a hard time focusing in on this album but didn't actively dislike it. I just didn't find it very interesting. 4/10
Another iconic band that I have mixed feelings on. Some cool ideas on here, but I just can't get into the whole Noise rock thing. I needed a bit more structure.
Não me cativou. Estava à espera de sentir uma ligação boa a este álbum, tinha as expectativas super altas, mas não aconteceu e tenho pena. Vou tentar dar uma outra oportunidade no futuro…
I know Sonic Youth is a legendary band but this isn't the genre for me. Didn't enjoy it and found it to be pretty grating. 3.5/10 (1.75/5)
it's ok, not catchy
Comes off like a chaotic jam session from a local amateur band where the microphone’s on the fritz and there's just a lot of noise. It feels more like an experiment than a cohesive album.
Not for me
why is this on the list
2/5. Boutique Punk is the only thing that comes to mind when listening to this album. And I don't like punk for the most part.
Bad
Not really my cuppa, never was into them back then. Listened again and I still don't really like them.
Not great
Cool
surprisingly ok.
Mid
Nem rossz, de nem is jó Ugyanolyan a hangszerelése az összes számnak: semmilyen
mmmmmmmmmm sometimes i felt it and other times i was bored as hell LMAO
I don’t get Sonic Youth.
Sonic Youth you could never make me like you.
I still don’t like Sonic Youth. This album was mixed horribly and was too long too
I have been hearing SY songs since the beginning, but never really warmed to this album I did enjoy many moments - suprising sounds, phrases and arrangements, but no one entire song here really hit an emotional chord with me Teen Age Riot came the closest, but still not a tune that I'm going to want to seek out for another listen any time soon Songs from other albums have made it into my collection over the years, but this one is a swing and a miss for me - I vote for EVOL, Goo or Washing Machine over Daydream Nation every time
Það er einhver lína, sem ég hef í hausnum, þar sem hljómsveit er öðrum hvorum megin við að vera góð eða bara að spila eitthvað rugl. Þessi sveit jaðrar við línuna en er mestmegnis röngum megin við hana.
I dunno if having had to listen to two of their albums already colored my opinion (it probably has), but I hate Sonic Youth. Yes, this album (like some of their others) has brief sections that are pleasant and sound good and are doing interesting things musically. HOWEVER, the vast majority of this is just screaming, be it from a fuzzed out guitar (that's also out of tune because that's aRtSy) or someone literally screaming. I don't understand what's supposed to be so profound about Sonic Youth. I just don't get it. It's just painful. Also this album is way too long.
Didn’tget much if chance
that was really hard to finish. i really think i would have liked it more if it was an instrumental album
I prefer EVOL and Goo way more.....bloated...
Rock, 1988 -> 2
Similar to the other Sonic Youth album on this list in that there's really not much that stood out. The girl's singing was rough, but the guy's was a bit better. Just kind of noise overall though. 2/5
Not really my thing. Just didn't vibe with it.
An album I should like but I don’t
So noisy and boring
Nabacano, ujednačeno, bez tačke i zareza, suvišno, beskorisno. I jedna polovina ovog duplog je previše.
Noise
Ambient music as far as I’m concerned. Probably need to listen closer. Just not sure I want to. The Sprawl was kinda noise
Disappointing. The music is good but repetitive and becomes dull. The lyrics and the singing are poor. I struggled to see what the point of it was.
In something of a huge bit of heresy, this is not my favourite Sonic Youth album and in fact, I find it a bit of a chore pretty much right after Teen Age Riot concludes. I’ve had phases where this and Sister fight it out for top SY but those days are well in the past now. I admire what these happy go lucky kids accomplished in this era, but I very much prefer the later O’Rourke period that kicks off with my actual favourite Sonic Youth album, Murray St. (Goo is a close second and tomorrow will be my fav, etc). In general I have a like/disinterest relationship with SY and as my tastes largely seem to be consolidating around songs with less fat, well, the shorter, concise focus or calculated, rehearsed sprawl of the later years suits me better. I could go on at length about how boring they were live in their ostensible heyday but that would also be dull.
3 from Sian 1 from Deb
Inexplicably popular. It probably was influential/cutting down edge in its day and should be listened to for that reason, but today it sounds clichéd and repetitive. Given its pedigree, it should hold up better - but it hasn’t.
# Playlist Track - Teen Age Riot # Notes - Tried Sonic Youth a few times now. Even went to see them at a festival years ago. I kind of get the appeal, but definitely it's not for me. - Not enough substance to justify over 1h playing time. Everything starts sounding the same and the riot blends into noise that I just can't get to like.
meh
Teen Age Riot is fine but overall this album is not my cuppa tea
3/10 - I don’t really like sonic youth
Cum on feel the noize!
it was alright got real noisy at some parts
Jour 3 du streak d'album double... et la cerise sur le sundae, ça tombe sur du Sonic Youth! dis-je en me broyant les dents. Sérieux, Cyril, j'ai vraiment essayé fort cette fois-ci, mais les derniers albums on vraiment mis ma patience à l'épreuve pis je ne pense pas qu'il m'en reste beaucoup à distribuer. Bref, c'est... moins pire que l'autre, Goo messemble? Il y a des moments de repos que j'apprécie entre les tounes, ça me permet de mieux digérer le bruit et la grosse distortion sale. Aussi, ils ont arrêtés de gueuler à tout bout de champs, ils ont peut-être compris comment un micro fonctionne. Mon plus gros problème avec ce genre de musique reste le même: ils sont clairement fâchés, donc c'est de la musique pour se défouler, right? Pourtant, dans mes oreille, c'est ni entraînant ni «on casse la baraque, les mecs!» comme Rage ou les Beastie Boys, c'est plus l'équivalent d'une crise d'enfant au centre d'achat. Je suis peut-être pas assez «Doomer» ou Emo pour absorber tout ce que ce genre musical a à offrir. Faque, tout ça pour dire que j'aime toujours pas
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I don't get why you need so much Sonic Youth on this list. If I'd had this one before the others maybe I'd have rated it higher, but I've become jaded.
133/1089 - Drums should be much louder in the mix. I can see why they were influential and all but this was really boring to listen to. All the songs sound the same and themselves have redundant forms and similar tempos. Dissonance is fine and all but if you repeat it too much, the listener gets used to it and the dissonance starts to become consonant. Having a balance between consonance and dissonance is a key part to having music that actually takes you somewhere (not to mention rhythm, register, form, etc.).
I feel like I should like this album and one day it may click for me but it just didn’t on this listen. 4/10
I do not like Sonic Youth. Don't get the hype
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This was very “meh” for me. Not bad, sure. But certainly long and meandering. Not particularly interesting or pleasant.
I do not like Sonic Youth.
I expected yelling, which was thankfully absent. But guitar feedback is also not my idea of a good time. I liked some of the blander ones just fine, but nothing to write home about…Still glad to be more knowledgeable in my dislike for the band.
Rämpytys rock, klickar inte helt :/
I thought I would like this one. I like the Cure, Depeche Mode, and a lot of the bands that are usually considered in the same conversation as the Sonic Youth. But this album was just loud and annoying for an hour. Great if that's your thing but I just don't enjoy it.
I wasn't expecting to like this based on the people I know who get excited about Sonic Youth and I was right. The music I enjoyed a lot, but the lyrics and the singing really ruined it for me. They really got me with the first song... their most popular song and all. It's funny how that's the only song I really liked from start to finish--guess that might explain why it's their most popular song.
Not great. Not awful.
Upprörande! Femte albumet med Sonic Youth. Det är bara stökigt och påfrestande. Kan skära mig för mindre. Detta album är väl dock ett av de bättre med dem.
I did not dislike it as much as the other two albums I’ve had by Sonic Youth, but I couldn’t voluntarily put this on and listen to it. Each time I thought I might like a song, the next one or two set me back three steps with the noise pollution. Just not my band.
if you like noise rock, you'll love this. if not, the most average album you'll ever hear.
LOUD NOISES
Was ok for one song but after that it was too much
Very genereic grunge in my opinion. Nothing special honestly. Meh meh meh. Specific rating - 2.5 Fav song - candle Least fav- the sprawl
Most songs were far too long. I wish I knew why these idiots in particular feel the need to ruin a perfectly good song with noise. Extended runs of fucking instrument abuse. Just....why?? On more than one occasion, they would be onto something cool, then they would decend into some noise riddled horseshit and ruin everything. These guys do not need a double album. A standard length album is more than enough Sonic Youth... Favorite songs: Teen Age Riot, Rain King, Eric's Trip, 'Cross the Breeze Least favorite songs: Total Trash, Silver Rocket, Providence, A) The Wonder, B) Hyperstation, "Z) Eliminator, Jr." 2/5
Not to bad, a bit samey across the first couple songs and poor quality on Spotify but overall a fun listen
Not for me
Ja ik vind hier niet zo heel veel aan. Ben me actief aan het irriteren ook, niet omdat het slecht is ofzo, maar omdat het voor mij allemaal zo nietszeggend is. Het is niet dramatisch en ik kan me echt voorstellen dat mensen het top vinden, maar ik ben zo klaar met albums die ruim een uur duren en vrijwel allemaal als rock klinken. Dit is rock met D I S T O R T I O N! Dus dat dan is het heel iets anders! Toch? Zo werkt dat? Het zal wel, het is slecht opgenomen rock, of punk, of wat dan ook. Het duurt me allemaal in elk geval veeeeeel te lang, had gehoopt op een beter album om mn 400e te vieren, maar dat zit er helaas niet in. Dieptepuntje is Total Thrash, titel is wel accuraat, en dan vooral die verschrikkelijke outro van 3 minuten... Nee, hier is niets van blijven hangen, behalve dat ze distortion hebben uitgevonden. FAVO: Teenage Riot
I just don’t like noise bands
I think there are more bad tracks here than good ones. Can I appreciate their music without liking it? :) The angsty guitar solos and screaming really isn’t my cup of tea… Best songs: Cross the Breeze Teen Age Riot Silver Rocket
2 too noisy and I couldn't get through all of the songs. Although I understand the significance Sonic Youth made
Yet again, we run into the “cool kid” of the 1001 albums list. I clearly need to meet a SY fan and have them teach me why im lame I didnt like this album and cant find many reasons to go back. Teen Age Riot was good and the rest were practically angsty noise.
2/5, genere che mi annoia, mid
Meh. Boring. I don’t care enough to research.
Listened to this album and several of their other hits as defined by Tidal and just not feeling what they are doing. All in all it was more shouty that I wanted it to be.
So much noise and parts that go nowhere. Sonic Youth is pretty high up for me on bands I want to like but don't. I've listened to this album a number of times before, and it's just never caught on for me.
Feels like something I should love but it just sounded like a lot of banging around. Will have to revisit this when I get more time to lay with this big bastard.
Hm. I don’t get it. Very repetitive punk rock chords and vague nonsense lyrics. Some of the songs sound very cool for the intro, but there’s absolutely no excuse for them to go on for 4 to 7 minutes. It’s proto-noise rock I guess where you’re supposed to gain something from the repetition? Sadly I’m not able to do that.
Didn't really love anything in here, wasn't offensive either, but just didn't love it.
Nothing to get too excited about
Some cool instrumentals but some of the dissonance triggered an anxiety attack from me. Fav song candle
Sonic Youth never held my attention when they first hit the scene and, this time, I really tried to get into it but still failed. I don't get their appeal--especially from a musical point of view--they just don't seem very interesting or entertaining.
Давно їх не слухав. Раніше подобалися, а зараз вже не так. Можливо не той альбом. Здається щось краще було.
medio pelo, 3 estrellas tirando a 2. Innovador al pedo muchas veces, probablemente el sonido más puro de la banda pero no por eso el más disfrutable
eh
Hm, weiß nich ob ich noch n Fan von Alternative Rock werde. Für mich klingt das alles nach in die Waschmaschine geworfen und durchgeschleudert. Raus kommt dann n großes feuchtes Knäuel von Klängen. Was zum Fick war "Providence"? Ich dachte mein Headset ist kaputt gegangen
Dachte wird gute Rockmusik, aber zuviel Synth für mich, Sound hat mich nicht abeholt. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine
Cheeks 1.5
2.5, went by quick on a dark November morning.
I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. Some of it seemed like muddle noise. I think Sonic Youth has some decent albums, this just isn't one of them.
It had bits that were ok, but mostly it was just lots of noise. I feel like I should like Sonic Youth with elements of both rock and punk - it just didn't click for me and I felt pretty irritated by the end
не, пас
Man this album made me feel officially old. The whole time i kept thinking “this is just noise!”
I wanted to like it but I did not. SO BORING and somehow also really irritating. I don’t get it
There are some melodies and even some vocals but nothing I would listen to again.
Felt like it could've been something for me with some sections of quite ambient guitar playing with much chorus. Leans a bit into shoegaze territory sometimes as well. But nothing really stood out to me. When I thought a track was going the right direction, instead they chose to take it the wrong way. Maybe I need to listen to the album more, not sure. Not a fan at the moment though.
Sonic Youth is always a toss-up for me. Sometimes they hit with a gritty, noisy charm. Other times, it just feels like they’re jamming for the sake of it. This one falls into the latter category. There’s clearly some creativity here, and I get why people call it influential, but most of it just didn’t land for me. A few interesting moments scattered around, but not enough to make me want to come back to it. Definitely a miss this time.
When you make a clone of the Velvet Underground, then clone it again, then clone the clone, you get this untuned unlistenable non-sequitor spewing garbage. Like the bad practice tapes of the crappy punk band I was in as a 17 year old, except somehow they made a record? Because they're from New York maybe? At first it was "Oh, a little Smashing Pumpkins precursor, ok!" but they really lean into the atonal stuff REALLY HARD. The only emotion it evokes is annoyance. And this from a person who has seen this band live and paid money for at least one of their albums (which also is not good). One of the most overrated bands of all time and absolutely the most overrated band of the alternative rock era (1986 - 1994 approximately when all these guys - Pavement, Dinosaur Jr, etc. - got major labels deals because of Nirvana). 1 extra star for the song 'Cross the Breeze, and Kim Gordon.
Up until about track four, it sounded pretty similar. Indie. And I know people don't like to use the term indie when it comes to describing music, but you know exactly the kind of sound I mean when I say that. Then 'Cross The Breeze' is up next and what a change of pace. It's fast, loud and raw and really made me sit up and listen. You can hear the punk tinged influence. I can absolutely see why and appreciate that this may have inspired a lot of bands, but for me it was just a little too distorted and messy at times. It goes past the point of liking it and more towards 'just noise' in my opinion. Some really good highlights though. 'Z) Eliminator, Jr.' is definitely leaning into the heavy metal sound and 'Teen Age Riot' and 'Hey Joni' are also very good. As is the case with a lot of alternative indie-esque bands, I just find it all slightly too samey sounding. I enjoyed the heavier and faster tracks a lot, and just wished they would have done a 45 minute album in that style.
Hauskaa! Eikö olekkiin taas hupaisee temppuilua!!. .... ... ei... tylsähkö tällä kertaa surullista..
Some of the songs are not nearly as obnoxious as everything else I've heard from Sonic Youth, but they aren't enough to save this album.
Too indie....
Let’s get some h and crash at an old industrial warehouse. Idk might need another listen but bad vibes
Average
Some decent guitar and bass work here, but I don't care for the vocals or about 2/3 of the songs.
bit of a drone after a while, expected more from the late to the party punks
Ive made ot about halfway through this album, and Im really not feeling it. I can appreciate the stylistic choice to alter the timbre and sound of common rock instruments, and their willingness to push the envelope on having a sound be both discordant and rhythmic. However, I find myself just really not enjoying most of the songs. Overall- just not for me. I can see how it was an influential album on the alt rock of the 90s, but I dont really enjoy the sound they were going for.
2/5
Auch nicht mein Fall.
Noisy alt rock, nothing to hold my interest here
Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation is a sprawling, ambitious double album that established them as alternative rock icons. While the album's influence on alternative rock is undeniable, it can be a challenging listen for newcomers. The extended jams and atonal guitar work can feel indulgent at times, and the overall length can be daunting. If you're a fan of experimental rock or a die-hard Sonic Youth follower, Daydream Nation is a must-listen. But for casual listeners, it might be a bit too abrasive and esoteric.
Too much ...
The first song "Teen Age Riot" is a really great song that I love. Unfortunately the rest of the album is sort of not my jam. It would have been great to hear when I was in high school but the experimental noise type stuff just isn't for me anymore. I do enjoy some of their other work though.
I almost really like this album, but of course it wouldn't be a Sonic Youth album if the actual good songs were outweighed by the sheer amount of pretentious bullshit.
Olen tavallaan kiinnostunut kuulemaan, mitä olen missannut, mutta tiedän, että minun pitää kahlata äänimassan läpi löytääkseni sen. Funktionaalinen 2,5.
noise rock gotta be my least fave subgenres of rock lmfao
Woof, not normally on the ‘this album was too long’ train, but this album was too long. Not the worst by a mile, but it feels hyper repetitive to me.
TIL the thing I didn't like about the first Sonic Youth album I got (EVOL) is called noise rock, I think. Parts of this were enjoyable, but most of the promising songs ended with a 3 minute discordant jam. I can appreciate the talent behind what they're doing, but I think this genre just isn't for me. Teen Age Riot is worth saving though.
Track 7 had me hoping the album had finished. Track 1 was great though.
I'm just not a fan of Sonic Youth. Alt Rock royalty or not, It just don't move me.
Don’t get it - feels like there’s no choruses.
This ain’t it dog
Thought I would like it more. Felt like noise.
This is another album that in theory I should love, but I just didn't connect with. Nothing jumped out for me. Songs were long and meandering with no real payoff. I felt mostly bored with this one.
Not that good..
The songs overstay there welcome. And they sound like punk rock for someone who thinks The Cure is hardcore.
No me gustó mucho hubieron algunas canciones que destacaron, pero... En general no fue de mi agrado.
Not my thing
Not really a fan. It’s really noisy.
Well as my first intro to Sonic Youth it was interesting. Didn’t really enjoy it too much. The album as a whole was very long. I often found the mix to be very muddled, sounding more like a collections of sounds rather than a melodic cohesive piece. The lyrics were fine when I could pay attention to them but I often found them buried in the mix
Pretty boring album
Decent album but really doesn’t do much for me
Not my style. Also, not the album's fault but kinda tired of the older similar sounding albums. Was ready for it to be over.
It's got that 80's vibe for sure. Guitar driven. Understated vocals. Purveyors of the "noise rock" genre. It is held out as one of the best albums of all time. Huh. It sounds very familiar to the times.
Not too terrible. Not amazing...
I don't have much to say here. Meh pretty much sums it up
angsty punk? Not really impressed.
i'm not a fan of noise rock (because i'm old it sounds like the youth making too much noise without purpose or, like, melodies), but the combination with alternative music makes it tolerable, as did the female vocalist occasionally popping in. not enough to get above a 2, though, and the fact this was an unnecessary double album did them no favors either. regardless, this album releasing in 1988 shows how ahead of the alternative curve the sonic youth were!
Teen Age Riot //
Sounded like just a bunch of noise to me.
Not my jam!
Popppier than I thought.
This is a band I always want to like more than I actually do like. I'm not a fan of the distorted vocals I think.
Was okay, but felt repetitive after a bit since a lot of songs sounded so similar.
Post-punk Indie; yuck. With the exception of the Replacements, rock music from the late 80’s pretty much sucked. What’s bad is bad, and you shouldn’t get points for ushering in the Indie era.
Uhg
Not my jam
This is one those albums that critics wank themselves silly over. I don't get it. It's like a bunch of middle class american arts graduates who like sniffing their own farts got together and said: 'Why don't we make a Joy Division album but remove all traces of character and make every song double the length? Oh, and while we're at it lets all stand 10 feet away from the mics!' I tried listening to this album before on a plane whilst half asleep. Even being half asleep I thought it was dragging.
I expected to hate it and I didn’t, but I didn’t like it either and could have done without it on a cold windy January Monday. Had to turn it down a notch, which probably defeats the object.
meh
While some songs do peak my interest, there's a lot that's just to the point of being obnoxiously noisy. Still the songs that did stand out are quite good. Standout tracks: Teen Age Riot, 'Cross The Breeze, Hey Joni, Rain King, 4 out of 10
I did not like it
Couple good tracks, but too much noise and not enough solid tracks.
It’s too noisy for me 😳
NO!!!
I recognize some influences from this in music that I like. But I did not like this album. I tried (and its duration gives you plenty of time to try!), but I just didn’t like it.
Meh. There's a few moments of cool guitar, but only a few. Had a hard time listening to this album.
IIRC Red Book audio spec is 72 minutes for a Compact Disc. They nearly filled a compact disc with 70 minutes of mediocre music. That's the best thing I can say.
Made me anxious. Wanted to turn it down so it didn't irritate people at work.
Not my cup of tea
Maybe it was cool for 1988, sounds pretty experimental and noisy, lots of effects for some reason. Not really enjoyable, no notable tracks.
Couldnt listen to the whole thing, I didnt like it at all
It was fine background music. 2/5
Hormis un premier morceau que j'ai trouvé très bon, le reste de l'album est trop "bruyant" et "grungy" à mon goût.
Sexless art school vomit. 3-0-1
Snooze fest tbh
I think it might be a good album, but i don't think is the greatest of all. It has cool songs in it.
Gave me a headache haha
Lite väl oslipat och stökigt, men det är nog dagsform.
never really my cup of tea- not bad just not my thing
Left me unimpressed. 2/5
Ok some noisy noisy noise Really not my thing, like I can hear the influence on later artists and some of the songs are good! Its really interesting and I know they really pioneered a lot of the elements that later grunge groups ended up adapting but I think those reformulations were a little more palatable for me. Maybe some of their later stuff where they are experimenting a little less would be more my thing!
Not for me. I skipped a few songs... 2/5
Not much to say about this album. Just not a fan.
It's just a conversation with some guitars and drums in the background. There's little singing, and when there is singing, it's kinda okay. Also, why is a song almost eight minutes long when the lyrics end before the three-minute mark? I get having some music after the lyrics end, but FIVE WHOLE MINUTES is wayyyy too much.
Eh didn’t wow me
Everyone who likes this liked it first when they were 16. Pure nostalgia bait. I am not one of those people. Sonic youth? Grow up.
I want to like it more than I do. I'm too old and not cool.
Meh. Listened to it, not offensive or unpleasant, just did nothing for me
fine
Not as good as the their other album Sister but ok
Nr. 40/1001 Teen Age Riot 3/5 Silver Rocket 2/5 The Sprawl 3/5 'Cross The Breeze 3/5 Eric's Trip 3/5 Total Trash 2/5 Hey Joni 3/5 Providence - 1/5 Candle 3/5 Rain King 2/5 Kissability 2/5 A) the Wonder 1/5 B) Hyperstation 2/5 Z) Eliminator, Jr. 1/5 Average: 2,07 Didn't like the vocal or musical performances. Felt really pretentious.
1.83 per track. Did not like at all but I can see how it influenced other music that I don't like too.
I just don't know. It seems like an influential album and various people in our group have strong feelings about it. The overall sound is fine and it does seem to be well ahead of its time for 1988. But after a couple of listens I'm just not hooked by any songs. I guess I'm glad Sonic Youth influenced other bands to make music I actually like?
A few tracks that are quite interesting and enjoyable ("'Cross the Breeze" being a real standout) - but overall, I feel the album has a lot of forgettable songs which makes it feel like it goes on for far too long. If they cut some of the weaker songs, i think i'd put this album at a 3.5
Nervig, nicht min Ding
Not for me
groovy, very nice, loved it, especially mother nature
This is my second Sonic Youth album in a week and I’m not that impressed. I came around to Goo in the end but Daydream Nation does not do it for me. I just don’t think I get Sonic Youth.
No me ha entantado, no me ha dicho nada. No es mi estilo.
I don't understand it. For now, it gets a placeholder grade of five, but I'll have to delve into the lyrics more when I have the time. There's definitely some unique guitar sounds though. Reminds me of Lou Reed "speaking" on I'm Waiting For The Man.
Meh. Didn't love it or hate it.
Couldn’t get into it. Will try again in future.
Boring, to me.
Not really my thing
This was just noises to me.
Just not my taste.
I don't like this one. The sounds are interesting, but not something I'd want to keep listening to.
Noisy shit
Took me a while to get through this one
not my cup of tea ..
Ok, again, I liked half. I had to give up about an hour in, the Amazon version of this album is 2 hours long and about an hour in is where it became a lot of noise. I do see how select tracks influenced future artists.
I liked this one more than the first Sonic Youth album. It still wasn't great, and I'll probably never listen to it again, but I don't remember hating any of these songs, and some of them were...hmm. I think I'm trying to find a way to justify giving this a 3 just because I liked it more than the last one, but it's hard to do that when my overall reaction was "it wasn't bad" vs. "at least some of them were good." It was fine. Let's pretend this is a 2.5.
Mostly similar thoughts as with EVOL. I listened to a lot of alternative rock on Columbus radio in the 90s. I imagine I heard some of their songs on it, but found them forgettable, and forgot them, as I will forget this.
OK, fourth song in - I think I'll throw the towel in on this one
Gillade övergångarna mellan vissa låtar och tycker allmänt att albumet hade ett coolt sound. Värt att nämna är att jag tyckte det blev lite repetitivt efter första halvan. Coolt men hade behövts klippas ner. Favorit låtar: Rock You och Thoughts @ Work
Tråkigt album, tråkiga låtar Bästa låt: Teen age riot
Njäej... En del potential, men bara lite för mycket men samtidigt "bland" liksom. Tycker om när killen sjunger mycket mer än när tjejen sjunger... 😳 Tycker om annat jag hört av Sonic Youth mer! Favs: kanske typ rain king och eric's trip?
Inte så mycket variation i låtarna men teen age riot är bra
Helt average album, men det fanns typ inga minnesvärda låtar, de flesta lät typ likadant. Det blev tråkigt att lyssna på Bästa låt: Teen age riot
Like sonic youth but this one is not their best
Går bra å ikkje hørra på da også liksom
Another Sonic Youth album. It just sounds all the same to me.
JUMALAUTA! YLLÄPITO!!! KIITOS...KIITOS... ROCK-INDIE -TYYPPINEN ALBUMI... VIHDOIN..VIHDOIN.. JA TÄMÄ ALBUMI HEH, HEH INFLUENTIAALINEN TÄMÄN TYYPPISELLE, YKSI ENSIMMÄISISTÄ TÄMÄ... LOVE IT...ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT...heh ja leikki seis... paskaa musiikkia heh... the sprawl
Surprisingly, this was my least favorite of the Sonic Youth albums that I’ve listened to so far (the others were Goo and Sister). I guess I didn’t dislike it, but it didn’t leave an impression at all.
guitar and indie rock sound are solid, clearly see why they were influential. but songs are almost too long to be enjoyable and singing is pretty rough
Total trash 2
Sonic Youth are soooo cool. Coolness is overrated. They're so cool they didn't even bother finishing the songs on this album. It's not terrible, but it's terribly half arsed
Best Song: Eliminator Jr. A high energy punk track, far better than the rest. Worst Song: Total Trash. Nominative determinism. Over 7 minutes of guitars caterwauling. Overall: Boy am I glad that's over. Everything - from the songwriting down to the production - has this sleepy, muffled quality to it. It felt like a head cold and too much codeine. None of the songs really stood out from any of the others, just one endless drone.
Didn’t love it. The album spurns attention, there is nothing catchy to hold on to, it just drones on until it is done. I almost forgot I had it on.
Reminds me of Joy Division
Goddamn boring. And their singing skill are just amazingly low. But it gets 2 just for paving roots for alternative scene
its ok. probably wouldn't listen to the whole album again
I just didn't like it, really thought i would.
Sounds a bit too monotone sometimes
Not for me
Rock alternativo. Incómodo de escuchar.
Feb 6: Maggie gets this album and we start to listen together. She turns it off almost immediately and leaves 1 star rating "It stressed me out." I say I'd have enjoyed it on my own. April 6: I get this album and it doesn't hit. I wait to be in a better mood and leave it unrated. May 16: Maggie shows me Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore's collaboration with Bernie Sanders. This makes me want to like Sonic Youth even more. +1 stars for this June 1: Accepting defeat. It stressed me out
I found it a little noisy. Can definitely hear the influence on other bands though.
La disonancia hecha álbum. Me frustra, por que se acerca mucho al tipo de música que me encanta, pero parece que se esfuerza en no sonar bien. Lo que más me enoja de él es cómo en muchas partes tiene el potencial de ser memorable y, por alguna extraña razón que no logro comprender, decide estropearlo con disonancias que hubiera sido mejor no tener. Si el objetivo del álbum es ser tan "oscuro" que apenas es disfrutable, entonces lo lograron.
This one made me wonder what these bands did to be on here? Maybe they were the first with this sound and I’ve only heard copies and that’s all I know.
old rock, bof