Dirty

It was definitely in the timeline of what I should have been into but never really got into Sonic Youth. I pushed myself through the whole album and still think, just not for me.

I could pass on Sonic Youth every time. I don't hate Sonic Youth, but I DO NOT like Sonic Youth. "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" and "Nic Fit" cemented this album as 2 stars, although "Nic Fit" did make me think of Brak from Space Ghost.

Some good tracks. Others not too bad. Influential for sure

This is really good as Sonic Youth albums go, certainly their most polished and accessible one that I've heard. It was easier on the ears for sure, but I do miss the grit and musical risk taking of the earlier albums. The vocals also seem a little shakier to me, especially Kim Gordon's. All that said, I'm still giving this a 4. Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo can bend, twist and grind a note like nobody's business and Sonic Youth is never not interesting. Fave Songs: Purr, Chapel Hill, Sugar Kane, JC, 100%, Youth Against Fascism

On other list. Great album.

Hey, no one ever went to a Georgia O’ Keeffe exhibit to gaze at realistic reproductions of flowers and landscapes. Nor did anyone view a Terry Gilliam film with the understanding that actual events were being depicted. So don’t approach Sonic Youth with the expectation that you’re going to hear songs with sustained, consistent tempos or beautiful harmonies, or even instruments in tune! If so, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. If, however, you can listen beyond the norm, and adjust your tuning frequency to that of the band’s, then you’re in for a uniquely good experience. I have a friend who happens to be a priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The liturgy chanted in their worship is lengthy, to say the least. They are just warming up on Sunday morning while most Protestant and even Catholic congregations are closing shop. The sheer amount of words emanating from the priest(s), the reader(s), and the choir is overwhelming. It’s simply too much to consider in real time. I asked my priest friend about this once and his suggestion was to allow the liturgy to just wash over you, and release the need to reflect upon what’s being communicated. It’s not really a didactic exercise for the congregant anyway. It’s more of a spiritual communion between the Divine and human, a foretaste of heaven on earth. (This isn’t his exact quote, just my general memory.) While an aural experience of Sonic Youth is hardly religious, I think a similar practice may be helpful. It’s not really a didactic exercise either, although the lyrics are mostly decipherable: bassist and vocalist Kim Gordon comments on cultural issues from a feministic perspective on songs like ‘Swimsuit Issue’ and ‘Shoot.’ Same with guitarists and fellow vocalists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, weighing in with pretty harsh condemnation (emphasis on the 'Youth' part of Sonic) regarding still more cultural issues on ‘Youth Against Facism’ and ‘Sugar Kane.’ And then there’s a handful of surreal offerings like ‘Drunken Butterfly,’ for example, which contains nothing more than lyrics and titles of songs from the classic rock band, Heart. But lyrics aren’t really the heart of Sonic Youth. Music is, or more accurately, the mood created by the music. I don’t know of a lot of other bands that create a more potent ambience than Sonic Youth. And while Dirty is a good LP, it’s not their best, nor the best representation of the typical volume of glorious dissonance found on most of their other recordings. In fact, as I understand it, producer and engineer Butch Fig wanted to tighten the arrangements up a bit, and I think it’s to the detriment of what Sonic Youth does best. It’s like asking the Grateful Dead to not jam so much. Again, don’t get me wrong, 'Dirty' is still a fine recording. Just take the bridge on ‘On the Strip,’ starting at about the three minute mark and extending for about 70 seconds with it’s A piacere, dissonant feedback (like the end of many of the live Who or Hendrix concerts back in the day), and imagine that extending for several more minutes sometimes as an intro, other times as a middle, often as a conclusion- that’s Sonic Youth. These fellas (and lady) have the patience to give the song time to breath, like a uncorked bottle of wine before its poured. They also understand the value of ritardando in a song, which is a word most rock bands wouldn’t even be able to define. And, as would be expected, their utilization of dynamics emphasizes the emotional effect each song is aiming at. The interplay of guitar work between Moore and Ranaldo, the notes often rubbing up so close together they almost become one, is jarring while at the same time surprisingly agreeable. Then, when they do finally sync up or harmonize together It’s like the feeling of health you always get (but often take for granted) following a bout with the flu. You find yourself exhaling a breath of air out of your lungs before you even realized you had been holding it in. And Steve Shelly’s steady drumming remarkably manages to hold this whole thing together, while even delivering a flourish of his own. This guy loves a shuffle beat, and it’s to Sonic Youth’s betterment. Finally, no one’s ever going to invite Kim Gordon to sing the National Anthem at a ball game, but her fierce growling of the lyrics at the end of ‘Shoot’ are convincing enough to make the hair on any man’s neck rise. She’s perfect for Sonic Youth. The golden tones of Karen Carpenter would be quite out of place here. Sonic Youth has long been one of my favorite bands. And years ago, when I read that Neil Young loved ‘em too, it made my heart skip a beat. Turn this one up loud, and cinch your seat belt tight. And toss your habitually conditioned clean ears and expectations right out the window. It’s about to get 'Dirty.'

Love the 90’s

Okay...It's better, though not as good as the first albums. (6/10) FT: Sugar Kane

Big indie icon in my college radio days. I don't hate this but the music is just straight ahead rock with a vocal style I'm sick of.

Pas mon préféré de Sonic Youth et pas le plus accessible non plus, mais le travail sur les guitares est cool. Heureusement que Butch Vig a aidé le groupe à resserrer le travail sur les pièces. Ça amène un certain côté musical plutôt que seulement une exploration de sons. Pièces préférées: Sugar Kane et 100%

I actually knew this album from when it was released and had forgotten it. Yes, it does work better than the very experimental noisy earlier albums. A comfortable 3.

Decent enough background music

I liked a few tracks. Really didn't like a few tracks.

Loved it

Yknow that scene in a recording studio where there’s some terrible band making noise and the friend/producer/lead is pronouncing that what they’re creating is art but it’s it’s actually just shit? That’s what this album sounds like.

This is just so laughably bad. Horrid "singing" and unimaginative songs. 2/10.

Con ellos empezó todo. Aquí hay canciones muy buenas pero en general el disco se hace un poco cuesta arriba. Pero vamos aunque solo le voy a 3 estrellas *** creo que es imprescindible. Canciones como: 100%, Drunken butterfly, Purr y sobre todo Sugar Kane.

Like it not ready to love it

this sounded about what I thought it would. punky and fuzzy. It was fine and not too long.

That was good early 90s heavy guitar oriented attitude

Wow, those noise guitar intros! I think there are more songs I like on this LP than Goo, but there are more songs in general. Now that I'm a grind core aficionado, I can better appreciate Nic Fit (all 59 seconds of it). I'm between a 3 and a 4.

I'm not a fan of grunge but Sonic Youth's take on grunge is better than what was coming out of Seattle in the early 90s IMO. This album hits you with the a wall of sound in spots, eg Orange Rolls and Theresa's Sound-World and they really punk out with Nic Fit. I see they used 3, count 'em 3 guitars and it shows. Sugar Kane is the best song on this album IMO but it's not quite up there with Kool Thing or Teenage Riot. This is a decent effort from the yutes though.

The contrast between the roughness of the guitar and the vocals and the more raspy, soft tracks is so euphoric. "Chapel Hill" and "Drunken Butterfly" are especially beautiful!

The albums on this site have brought me to love Sonic Youth. This album is not exception.

I was a casual Sonic Youth fan before listening to this. Like, loved pretty much everything I've heard and always intended to dive in deeper, but hadn't gotten around to it yet. This album assignment was the push I needed to finally do that. Now. In my defense, I was very stoned before i hit the play button. But I immediately purchased a Dirty vinyl after one listen. Anyway, to sum up my thoughts, I'm an alt-rock girl at heart (maybe tied with pop at this point for my favorite genre), and listening to this was like letting my angsty soul have a nice long rest at home. Oh, also, as an avid crocheter, I will definitely be creating my own little orange alien to sit on the shelf next to the album.

Never listened to Sonic Youth before, and while it wasn't necessarily for me I did like it more than I expected. I liked 100%, Sugar Kane and Wish Fulfillment

Volim Sonic Youth, i stvarno su mi među dražima, ali ovaj album nikako da mi dođe na bolju stranu njihovih albuma. Ovo je baš onako na međi, na sredini gdje nije ni loše, a nije ni toliko dobro da bi išlo više od trojke. Možda sam iskreno trebao i prošlom albumu dati trojku ipak (New Order - Low-Life, jebiga, ne mog sad to vratiti). Volim njihovu agresiju, i što su mnogi artisti od njih pokupili zvuk i probali nešto drugačije, pa će uvijek SY imat rispekt u glazbenoj industriji, a pogotovo u ovom žanru. I uvijek mi se sviđao ovaj cover, htio sam ga na majicu, bit će jednog dana, vjerujem. Solidan album, ali nije pokazao nekakav razvitak od prijašnjih albuma (Sister, EVOL, Goo, Daydream Nation) to name a few. EDIT: na drugom slušanju opet mi je album bolje lego, stvarno je. Low-Life od New Ordera je dobio 4, a on je zapravo trebo dobiti 3, a ovaj album ovaku zvijezdu koju sam sad lupio. Favoritne: 100%, Theresa's Sound-World, Sugar Kane, Chapel Hill.

Pola po sjećanju

You get exactly what they told you: a dirty sounding record, musically. The people writing it off as loud noises owe it a few more listens to appreciate the layers of complexity. It rules, it flies in the face of every commercial instinct other bands at this time followed.

I really don't understand the critical appeal of this band. Wish Fulfillment is the only song on the album to grab me even a little this far into it. This is like punk but without the point. Dear god this album sucks. Chapel Hill keeps this from being a 1 star album.

Well shit, I feel like I don't need to listen to this one, but of course I will. Guess I didn't listen to the whole thing as much as I thought when I was in grade 12. Still the first album I know of that put a secret picture behind the cd case.

A raging and raw album that floats between calm focus and chaos bursting at the seams (check out the tracks "Shoot", "Wish Fulfillment" and "JC" to see what I'm talking about). The parallel lyrical themes of mourning and female harassment/exploitation ground the album with a weight of meaning that either puts you off or pulls you in. For me, I appreciate their willingness to be honest and I think the album endures because of it.

SY is a very talented band. They might fall into the category of respect more than like, though for me.

<3 top 3: "Sugar Kane", "Creme Brulee" y "Drunken Butterfly" <3 <3 10/10

It’s no Daydream Nation. Lacking melody and Kim’s vocals are … random

Sonic Youth's seventh album continued with their alternative rock music, but had a lot more grunge mixed in. At release this album was considered one of the best rock albums of the year, and ranked highly among other Sonic Youth albums. Unfortunately none of the singles charted well, but the band toured all year to keep their name and album fresh in fans' minds. If you're looking for some classic 90's grunge or punk/alternative rock music, then this is an album to listen to. The guitars in this album will have you up and grooving.

Really good stuff. Sometimes the vocals can get very off and sound wrong, but still its so crazy and filled with energy so it doesen't really matter, and even enhances the music. The instrumental sections are fucking great though. The tempo changes on "Chapel Hill" are awesome. 3.5

This is the sound Ive needing for a while. I like the energy and the power that comes form almost every single song.

Suffered through about half of this. I tried. It was bad noise.

Delightful. First SY album for me. I love the sound, and I wonder why I never bumped into this in the 90's or slightly later when I had my grunge phase. It drags on a tiiiny bit, I suppose. Some imbalance in the material. But I forgive it all.

7/10

Just noise. No wonder I never listen to them

Noise rock might not be my thing.

Took 11 songs to get to anything that grabbed my attention. Last 4songs were great, reminded me of arcade fire. Would like to revisit to see if I missed something.

Beautiful noise for the counterculture. Out of tune guitars and flat vocals still provide punchy, noise driven, hard hitting rock and roll to get the mind thinking of rebellion. Highlight tracks: 4, 5, 12, 14 (and more)

This is the third Sonic Youth album suggested and I didn't like the first two, so this is no different.

Not really catching a break here this week. This album was a no go for me too. I didn’t enjoy the discordant nature of the music, or the lead vocals whiny tone.

Шугейс с грязными гитарами и перегруженным басом. Прикольно местами

Bit loud and nonsensical in part. Decent grungy rock. Purr is a nice punchy banger.

Not my genre, apparently. But here, too, there are interesting compositions: Theresa's sound world On the strip Orange rolls +/-

Had a hard time enjoying this one. It felt long and I skipped a few songs. The singer was pretty rough and it felt a little too edgy. 3.1/10

Not my thing but well made

something a bit different, overall enjoyed

banger do bangera al sredina krene malo smarat

Another excellent Sonic Youth entry. Still abrasive and signature noise rock, but it's lighter and more accessible than prior entries. Lots of tracks are still post-punk in nature, while others are clearly influenced by the growing grunge movement. I absolutely love their sound, and here it's the most melodic of their "noisy" albums. Most songs are at least great. As usual, my favorite songs tend to be where Thurston is the vocalist. "Sugar Kane" is for fans of "Teenage Riot," and is probably their poppiest. I love the constant noise shifts in that song. "Theresa's Sound-World" is another song I really like, and it best demonstrates their grunge influence. I feel like the album picks up from "On the Strip," which alone is my favorite Gordon song. The rest of the album feels mellower and poppier: songs you could sing along to and rock out to the noise. I felt like the "Purr" would have been a better closing track than "Creme Brulee." Although not as coherent as prior albums, it still retains the characteristics that had made Sonic Youth stand out for so many years, influencing alt rock for years to come.

Second Listen. Still enjoying it second time around 3/5.

3 Likes: 100%- that howling feedback throughout the song Theresa's Soundworld- VU vibes Shoot- Seductive Sugar Kane Chapel Hill- great catchy, upbeat 90s intro, lots of changes, amazing heavy middle section 3 Strikes: Wish Fulfilment Orange Rolls, Angel Spit JC Listen Again? Yes- I enjoyed parts of this a lot! It was uneven in places but a lot more enjoyable than Daydream Nation- tighter song structures, pop gems hidden underneath all the noise, reminded me of where Velvet Underground could have gone. Some spoken word-y sections lost me (JC, for example) but overall a solid listen. Just scrapes 4*.

It was just pure noise. Like there was literally 30 seconds of static noise at the end of a song. If that's your thing, more power to you, but it was not my cup of tea and probably won't ever be. Honestly the most surprising detail to me about this album was that sometimes there were rhythms and beats that they followed.

There is a lot of horny sounds going into my ears, and it's very uncomfortable. I've never been a fan of noise rock, and I don't think this album will change my mind on it. Also, why are all the albums on this list over fifty minutes? Nobody wants an unnecessary double lp.

Probably the most accessible Sonic Youth album I've heard so far, but that doesn't make the Kim and Thurston duo any less tasty.

Not as strong as Goo, but the second strongest from them so far, far surpassing Daydream Nation. It is good, if a little overrated.

Not my jam at all. made it 1 minute in. yuck.

I’ve never listened to this album in full before. Seems like a precursor to a lot of rock that came after.

These guys were doing grunge before anyone knew what grunge was. With the exception of Youth Against Fascism, one of my favorite SY songs, this is not my favorite SY album. I’d put Daydream Nation, Master-Dik, Goo, Sister, and maybe even others ahead.

First time with Sonic Youth. I probably would have loved a lot of these tracks in high school. 3.3.

Good early alt. band.

Not as consistent or unique as some of their other albums, but still excellent. Kim Gordon in particular really shines on this one. On the higher end of 4.

Awkward, angular, aggressive. This is a really cool listen if you enjoy dirty bass, screeching guitars and wailing vocals.

Fuck Sonic Youth.

Very aggressive attack here, with a few moments of that melodic clarity they're capable of. Such physical attack on the instruments. I love when they reach for those haunting chords, but there's less of that, and more sheer brutality on this album. Glad to have heard it though.

Didn't do much for me.

My favourite noise rock band. Sonic Youth goes a *little* mainstream due to grunge wrapping itself around their sound and style. Kim Gordon’s growly vocals show huge influence over Courtney Love’s Hole persona. Killer record. I sure miss these guys.

The album sounds a lot like it’s title, dirty. I am here for it, if you’re in the right mood the messy loud noise penetrates the ear holes just right. Great album, although personally I much prefer the songs that have Kim Gordon on vocals. Highlights : swimsuit issue, shoot.

Really wish the vocals had been solely left to Kim. For instance, Thurston doing his best Malkmus vocal impression and singing about slimy men in "100%" is nowhere near as engaging as Kim singing about the same topic one song later in "Swimsuit Issue". The instrumental sections on "Theresa's Sound-World" are a highlight, especially Shelley's drumming--it's a 5 1/2 min song that never tires. "Drunken Butterfly" anchors this to the grunge era but I think it coulda been left off the album. "Sugar Kane" might be a bit divisive but I think it adds a bit of energy to an album that was loosing a bit of steam. "Youth Against..." is a fun little bop as is the Untouchables cover "Nic Fit". What ever happened to slamming a cover song in the middle of an album? I might be doing this album dirty (ba-dum-tiss) but there's NO half-stars in the rate. ⭐⭐⭐

100% rocks!

We're on a '90's kick here. Before I listened to this album, the most I'd ever gotten into Sonic Youth was their quite overrated version of "Superstar". This was better than I expected. Much better than their attempt at "Superstar" for certain. Realizing now as someone who DJ'd at my campus alternative radio station from 1991-93, I let a lot of good music slip by me. There's a song on here (Drunken Butterfly) that apparently takes its lyrics from Heart song titles and lyrics. This album just flat out works as a whole. Kept listening to more Sonic Youth via Spotify after this album ended. Giving it another listen to avow my love, and to ensure it deserves the title of most surprising (or most out of left field) 5. I also just discovered there are FIVE Sonic Youth albums on this list. Seems high. As far as Dirty is concerned, it's the most surprising 4 so far. I'm still not sure what "noise rock" is, but if that's how you describe Sonic Youth, no one does that genre better.

Masterpiece

Really surprised I haven't come across this sooner because it's totally up my street. I usually hear people talk about Daydream Nation or Goo when it comes to Sonic Youth, which I like a lot - but this feels more polished, more direct, and influenced by the grunge scene which was exploding at the time, while not losing sight of their own experimental edge. Superb

your favorite band's favorite band. I can definitely see why. Intuitive guitar sounds, powerful vocals. Pretty hectic and fast paced throughout, but also has some more relaxed songs to break it up a bit. However, not an album I feel the need to listen to over and over again. Not that many memorable songs.

Muy plano.

Pienso en como muchos temas con tremendo wall of sound tienen partitura de guitarra o que lee Renaldo le va zurrando de diferente manera en cada concierto donde la tocaban. Theresa sound world tema fav por ahora super viaje. En realidad live deberias de caerte de culo. ¿Mis temas favoritos? Los que canta Kim Muy guay para escuchar con cascos la mezcla juega con los paneos en muchos pasajes con los ambientes que crean las guitarras ¿Sugar kane? Canción sobre lo guay q es comerse un poglion

aburrida pero no tanto como machine head d deep purple.....

Hostia tremendo sample en la intro Me gusta bastante en verdad, algo anticuado pero nunca pensé que sonic youth me gustaría Guapísimo, mejor las partes más Punk que las partes suavecitas Esos distorrrrrrttts Vale se me está haciendo pelin largo

Bit much for me this, don’t really go in for whiny vocals 1-2 stars (didn’t finish it)

Heard a bit about Sonic Youth growing up but never got the chance to listen to any of their stuff. This album fits in with the timeline of the grunge movement of the early 90's. Lots of long guitar shredding solos midway though songs, presumably to help the headbanging movement. Lots of socio-political references to the era of the album. Best: Sugar Kane, Youth Against Fascism, Swimsuit Issue Worst: Chapel Hill, JC, Purr

trash

Pretty bad

There was nothing on this album that stood out to me. I can understand that some people want a band to sound the same throughout an album and over the course of their career. When I'm looking for new music or bands to listen to they have got to get my attention and break out from the noise. Catchy lyrics, interesting arrangements, and experimentation are instrumental to peaking my interest. This did none of that.

Liked it, noisy but a good recording

There were a few standout songs that I really enjoyed and a few that I was left confused and not understanding. Overall a good album though.

Kinda cool, not exactly my thing.

some good tracks on here. not a big fan of the female vocalist unfortunately

Never really listened to Sonic Youth before. This album was solid, definitely hear the pre-grunge influences. It felt long and a bit disjointed though, a little difficult to get all the way through.

Ne vous faites pas avoir par cette note de 4/5, il s'agit en réalité d'un 3,6/5.

LOUD NOISES!!!!!

Noise rock perfected. Crazy, wailing guitar lines, pop-punk sensibilities, dirty drums, interesting vocals and lyrics. Favorite song: Wish Fufillment

album art scared me a little bit! liking it just fine so far. his voice is okay, music is okay, lyrics are okay, saved this first song. theyre no going that hard but it suits them. short song, okay, barely noticed the transition into the next one. ok are they singing from a female perspective? omg it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize there was a woman singing too asjdlaksjd sadly i can never really get into this type of music. doesnt sound bad or anything (except for nic fit) buuut idk. cant get into it.

An excellent noise record. Sonic Youth is one of the great noise bands without a doubt

Album Song Ranking: Theresa's Sound-World Youth Against Fascism Sugar Kane Swimsuit Issue JC Wish Fulfillment Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit (H.M.) Creme Brulee Purr On The Strip Shoot Chapel Hill 100% Nic Fit Drunken Butterfly

not into it :(

Bouncy, aggro punk awesomeness.

Rock.

Incredibly discordant but it really does work. I don't understand music

Not sure if it’s my favorite album of theirs, but solid.

Je commence à en avoir ras le cul de vos albums sans aucune saveur que personne ne connait

Ну че, пацаны, 5 альбомов Соник Юф в подборке? Что тут скажешь, одно из самых простых для понимания, но при этом не теряющее своего шарма творение. Запилено было после того, как пацаны из СЮ расхайпили Кобейна, взяли парнягу к себе на лейбл, а тот возьми да и скажи (лейбл): мол, ребят, походу в тренде щас гранж, давайте че-то похожее сообразите. Ну а хули тут соображать, как бы, когда они прямое влияние на него и оказали. Ну и сделали песни попсовее и помелодичнее, чем обычно. Когда составлял топ-100 любимых альбомов (там с условностями, но всё же), то его включил тоже, вместе с шедевральным Goo. Щас так подумал, а может всё же что-то другое стоило? Но, переслушав, пришёл к выводу, что пусть будет. Главной проблемой пластинки остаётся доминация песен Ким Гордон, которые проигрываю пацанским темам по всем фронтам. Но всё же при этом здесь собраны одни из лучших песен Гордон, поэтому ну хуй с ним, видно шо старалась. Ну а остальное — это ж праздник вообще. Theresa's Sound-World, Sugar Kane, Youth Against Fascism (где кстати отметился игрой на гитарке сам Ян Маккей из Фугази), Chapel Hill и Purr (последние две войдут, вероятно, в десятку любимых песен СЮ) — всё заебись, в меру экспериментально, в меру шумно (ну этож нойз-рок в конце концов), в меру мелодично и попсово. Не идеальный альбом, но очень крепкий и обладающий потенциалом на переслушку. 9/10

Альбом, к которому вряд ли захочу возвращаться, но в котором, ладно, вроде что-то есть. Немало какого-то душного шума, в котором ни эстетики, ни драйва, но когда к этому добавляются оригинальные вокальные партии и композиционные решения - вроде интересно. Сильнее всего для себя выделил трек Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit. Sugar Kane, On The Strip, Сhapel Hill вполне интересны, Nic Fit навивает ностальгические нотки летовского проекта Коммунизм. В общем, умом понимаю, что нормальное музло вроде бы, но по эмоциям не особо отбивается и даже душит порой.

Nope. Stopped after a couple of songs. Would get a headache if I listen to much more. It's just chaotic noise to me.

Not the usual violent ear sodomy from SY

It's just okay. Better than some of their other shite.

Some v good tunes but a lot of crap there too

A decent amount of good riffs and tunes hampered by a shite vocalist and too many vocal lines that sound pre-recorded and pasted over whatever blank track spun up on their 4 track.

Decent, some great some good some bad

Probably their most accessible album for me - Sugar Kane and a couple of others are decent but not much else going for it

Will listen again

1/5 after only 3 songs I knew this wasn't of my taste

Ambetant begin. Iets beter tegen het midden, maar het einde kon weer niet overtuigen.

Oké rockplaat, de afwisseling tussen de lead-vocalists is wel interessant.

No está mal

Ja, dit is er wel eentje voor mij! voor de liefhebbers van 100%, luister eens naar het coveralbum van Mantar "Grungetown hooligans",

Heel veel gedraaid in mijn muziek vormende periode vandaar het hoge aantal sterren, maar eigenlijk is het maar een rommelig zooitje met rare nummers. Waarom ze ooit zo'n status hebben gekregen is mij een raadsel.

Vette plaat, maar moet dit nog wel een paar keer luisteren.

Hoge score vooral vanuit jeugdsentiment. Aantal (Thurston Moore) nummers zijn briljant, maar nu ik het hele album na lange tijd weer eens helemaal luister valt het me op hoe vervelend ik de "zang" van Kim Gordon eigenlijk vind. En in mijn herinnering zong zij maar een paar nummers maar zeker de helft heeft haar gekras. Leidt enorm af van de muziek en maakt het zelfs dat ik de 'mythische status' die ik aan dit album had gegeven moet intrekken.

Nee.

Wel stevige maar goede rock

This rewarded my patience I wish I had more to give

Not for me

Two Days in a row? Must be about 1001 to 2 chance! This album isn't as good and I wasn't the biggest fan of that other one to be honest. Better than Joni Mitchell though. 2/5

I can see the place in history, but not that interesting to me right now

Pa quien le guste

Good surprise... nice alternative rock

Not bad

Muy suyos. Sonido crudo y grunge.

"I'm so happy we're just friends" Wow vaya broche

Noise/alt rock with some elements of no-wave. Hella takes a lot of influence from this band. 8/10, give me more noise.

headache in form of music

Not a big fan of their vocals...

This is Soundthony Badtano, bringing you another Not Good review. Come at me, Sonic Youth fans

I enjoyed this album

It was fine? I liked some more than others but got tired of it.

I like SY and their flavour of noise grunge, but this album just went on a bit too long. Great distorted noise and kim gordon wailing, but also lots of filler and I was kind of waiting for the album to be over.

No. I can't understand why you would learn how to play an instrument to turn around and make shit like this. I want to sue them.

Sonic Youth can be so consistently gloom-and-doom, it's hard for me to stomach for long periods of time, and this album did not provide much relief track to track. I was not compelled to listen to any of the bonus tracks, I was ready to move on.

Often quite thrilling.

pretty punk

twas pretty good

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I enjoyed this album. Coming from not knowing too much of their work, I think this opened me up to their style of music. Their music has uses heavy distortion but it's controlled and fits with the singing(like in "drunken butterfly" and "orange rolls, angel spit"). The sound is heavy and sometimes melodic which is what I like to listen to and I enjoyed some of the 'softer songs like "chapel hill". Their a great mix of hard rock, 'grunge' and punk.

Not my style, so hard to judge. Liked this *way* more than their other album though. I would actually do this one again on my own.

cool album cover. cool drums. cool song names. the female vocals were better than the male ones. coo coo

bedroom vibes very epic i like this

Nothing hooked me

guitar and people shouting meh

I quite enjoyed it, 3.5

Struggled with that one.

This is the album where I became aware of Sonic Youth (after the Nirvana explosion) so these songs are burned a little deeper into my memory. Liked listening to the rehearsal tapes on the deluxe edition.

Man we are getting all the Sonic Youth these days. Again, the guys vocals are not my thing and that again was the first thing that struck me on the first track. Production clarity has definitely gone up, for better or worse. I kind of hated the female "I love you I love you I love you" on Drunken Butterfly. Live and super loud is how I'd like this music for the most part. Yeah overall I dislike this album the most of Sonic Youth. It's very middle-school-feelings. Looks like Tom listened to the Deluxe Version, even the normal versions too long for me here. I mean, I like doom and gloom and this isn't their best work, for sure. The best track is "Sugar Kane", and you know I don't like the guys voice really.

Sonic Youth are, and always will be, better than your band.

Their stuff is always hit or miss with me.

This is a very nice album, but I didn't listen to its entirety

3/10

Much harder than I remember it being

Unfortunately, wasn't very impressed by Sonic Youth here. Listened to the majority of the album, but it just didn't get me. I can't bear to rank punk stuff super low, but just not a sticker for me.

raw and rich

Not a fan of this... grungy and different, but not my favorite.

I thought it was a good album, there were some songs that weren't good at all, but most are enjoyable

Early 90’s rock just hits different. Very grunge-y, love the songs where Kim Gordon sings. I will say a lot of these songs sound very similar

Shitty sound with female vocals. No.

Sonic Youth is hit or miss for me. This one's on the better side in my opinion but suffers from being an hour long. Maybe cut it back a bit gang?

Pretty sure I've only heard Sugar Cane from this album. I'm surprised I hadn't heard the whole thing before, it is right up my ally. This is early alternative/grunge from 1992. It was before I really got into music as a teenager, I was only 13 when this came out. I don't think I really "got into" music until I was 16, especially alternative rock.

Not a big fan of the voice

Damn it all my commentary is an album off.

Hadn't really listened to Sonic Youth, but this album rocks. The guitar parts are crazy rock and the distortion and tones make it amazing.

There's very little to dislike about this album. Sure, Kim Gordon's vocals wander around looking for the key like a drunk in the dark trying to unlock their front door. But, other than that, it's a pretty good post-punk, post-grunge, alt-rock album. The issue is that there's not really a whole lot that amazing about it either. The lyrics are culturally relevant but stop short of being pointed commentary. The musicality has an edge to it (that's often missing in a lot of grunge-adjacent rock) but it's stops short of kicking anyone in the nuts. The album is good but it's just not great. Guitar tones are on point though and it was fun background rock.

Grunge, alternativ rock, guitar tungt

Some fun and energetic instrumentals, but I was not a fan of the vocals on many of the tracks

Fun Vibe, Good album

no songs stuck with me but this album cover tho, i wanna make this doll