Goo

mary-christ is the first song that i'm not into at all this shit is not good really liked mote, i'm noticing when they stfu its pretty good, like now on my friend goo this shit sounds like a parody of what i imagine this was to people in 1990 ^same reason i like disappearer, vocals are really low in the mix and not annoying and the noise is good bro going crazy on that mildred pierce jfc uncalled for had some good moments, but kind of corny i think, heavily a product of its time and some stuff has not aged well probably a 2.5/5 but rounds up to 3

Fantastic album

Eh not for me but sounds good for what it is. Doesn't really do anything special not that it needs to but just sounds like every other album in the genre. Scott Pilgrim ass music. Non conformist quoth the raven ass music. Wallflower ass music. Mom found my weed pen ass music. Kool Thing is a fantastic song however, and sometimes bad vocals definitely can make a song sound more raw and or emotional but they mostly just sound bad bad in this album idk.

Love Indy, but this is really quite painful at times

… Can you separate artist from art? Well, yes, you can. But is the art any good? I want to love this. I do. But I think there’s no there there. Simon had a t shirt with that cover, but with Taylor swifts rap from "shake it off'. Which was much funnier. Atonal music? I’m there. Ornette Coleman, Stravinsky, Boulez, slonimsky, Zappa, chick corea, Jaco pastorius. Tin machine. Me, on occasion, and even deliberately sometimes. But this? I don’t know. An important album. Yes. But a good one? I’m divided. 2.5 reluctantly rounded up.

As cool, pleasurable and timeless as a Hal Hartley film. I first remember the song Kool Thing from 'the dance scene' in "Simple Men". So wonderfully spot on, and it does it for me every time. Look it up, it will put a smile on your face, even if you didn't find the album pressed every button. It might be unfair to give an album 5 stars for some favourite songs but here goes.

Kool Thing, written by Kim Gordon, has always been my favourite SY track. Kim Gordon & Chuck D nail it. Kim Gordon is terrific on Goo. Her spoken vocal on Tunic is so reminiscent of The Shangri-La’s. I love Titanium Expose’, which she co-wrote with Moore. It was on the soundtrack to the 1990 film jPump Up The Volume & MCA released it as the flip-side of Concrete Blonde’s 7” single, Everybody Knows (Cohen) from the same film. It was a regular on my jukebox. I love the lyrics to Mary-Christ & really like Disappearer. Suitably noisy album. Three stars.

It was big news, and the cause of much debate, when Husker Du 'sold out' by signing to Warners. They were the first established alternative act to sign to a major label, and many people thought that this was a betrayal of the scene, and that no good would come of it. And, indeed, you could mark that as the beginning of the end of the alternative music scene as we knew it. That was the first step towards Nevermind, the alternative album that sold 20 million copies, and ruined everything. 'Alternative' became a genre label, increasingly commodified, watered down, and marketed by uncaring major labels and radio formats, until it became meaningless. Personally, I was 16 when Candy Apple Grey came out, and I thought it had cool songs on it, and it sounded great (especially compared to the taped copy of Land Speed Record, that was part of my listening diet). But the next important event that furthered the trend was Sonic Youth signing to Geffen. If anything, this was even more bizarre than Husker Du signing to a major. Sonic Youth, the hipper than hip New York no-wave band, prone to playing walls of feedback and noise did not seem an obvious choice to drag the alternative music scene into the mainstream.. True, their previous couple of albums has shown an increasing facility to write actual songs under the layers of noise, but this was hardly a band that promised hit singles and lots of MTV play. And yet, it cracked to Billboard Top 100 (just), and got that MTV play, and, despite some sniping, they sold a bunch of records without compromising their vision too much (although they did back off from their original intended album title of 'Blowjob'). And, while the Husker Du albums broke the initial ground, this is really the album that gave alternative bands permission to sign to major labels without feeling like they had to abandon their credibility. And it led directly to Nevermind. Sonic Youth recommended Nirvana to Geffen, and the rest is history. I loved this record when it came out. I'd been a fan of Daydream Nation, but this was tighter, punchier, and even more song oriented. It sounds great (within its own frame of reference; I'm sure that lots of people go "what is this dreadful noise?"). Kudos to Steve Shelley, who is the sauce that really holds the band together and makes this compelling rock and roll. But the real star of the album is Kim Gordon. She wrote all of the best (and catchiest) songs on the record, and her vocals are charismatic and compelling (if not always super tuneful). She was a style icon, and not afraid the lean into feminism, which was not a huge part of punk rock, and even less so of mainstream rock. Good on her. I totally recommend her book "Girl in a band". She's clearly angered by a lot of how she was treated by the band (especially ex-husband Thurston Moore) and the industry, and rightly so. But her approach to her artistic life is inspiring. I saw Sonic Youth in 1993 at the Big Day Out and a side show at Selinas. They only played a couple of songs from this record, which was bit disappointing, but a live Sonic Youth gig is more about the performance than the songs. I never fell into the cult of Sonic Youth live bootlegs, although I used to hang around with some keen SY collectors, and sat through my share of poorly recorded live tapes. I certainly got the feeling that every performance was different. It is loud and dangerous and borderline out-of-control, which is exactly what I like in a rock show. This is my favourite Sonic Youth album, and the one I play most frequently. I've bought the t-shirt (more than once). I should add that the cover is iconic, and much beloved and parodied. I really love this record. It was crucial in bringing alternative rock to the mainstream, and legitimizing a vision that uncompromising art could still sell. I'm not entirely happy with where that ended up over the following decade, from a cultural and industry point of view, but you can't deny it happened. And the songs are great, and it features Kim Gordon at the height of her powers. Five stars!

Psychedelic and experimental while containing old school punk distortion yet somehow that doesn't make it that interesting. I can hear how they influenced some of the more modern and mainstream pop punk bands though. Nothing here really grabbed my attention too hard though. Seems like they got a pretty loud cult following despite not really aging all that well.

Dirty Boots Kool Thing Mildred Pierce

this is everything and i listened the hell out of it as a young jimi. noise riffs songs that album cover could i write poetry to this: y and i have

I love, love, love, love this album. Possibly the pinnacle of "Noise Rock"

Surprisingly, I'm actually not a huge fan of extended distortion. Otherwise, this album is fucking amazing.

Incredible Album start to finish

Wow! I have never heard of this band until it was presented to me by this list. I love the heavy, distorted sound that is present throughout this alternative rock album. I loved almost every track and I highly recommend this album! Definitely will replay! Favorite Song(s): "Dirty Boots", "Mildred Pierce", "Kool Thing", "Mote", "Disappearer"

Rock, indie. Pezzi ribelli e indomati, da ascoltare scappando di casa. Le strimpellate continue articolano voci a poco dolci a poco amare, piene di emozione. Talvolta però paiono un'esagerazione. Tutto sommato un album accattivante, dalla cover molto bella.

Mostly good vibes but weird at parts. Very instrumental

liked this sonic youth more than the others for its dark moody sound. But I’m so jaded on this band. Juno and Jason Bateman love it tho

местами совсем скример, нет спасибо

First full listen through to a Sonic Youth album, quite enjoyed it actually

Da e kje verdens verste album, men ikkje verdens beste heller

Meh. It takes a few tracks before the album appears to rock, but I found it dull, repetitive and not really my cup of tea. Some punk really catches me. This did not. Low 2

Slaps, 7/10

This band is perhaps the best example of being before their time. Matching the energies of 90s rock in the 80s leaves the listener somewhat puzzled. Growing up in the late 80s, early 90s, having friends who are fans of Sonic Youth as sixth and seventh graders, who were also fans of up and coming Smashing Pumpkins, the thought never crosses the mind at that age that Sonic Youth is in fact, an 80s rock band. Fast forward to present, it becomes clear that Sonic Youth with already a decade of music at the helm, transcended the musical shift of the decade where we gave up the over-processed synths and stadium glam, but somehow everything the early 90s came to love, had been there the whole time already in Sonic Youth.

this ain't it

Might be one of the coolest (koolest?) albums of all time, the album cover only helps with that. Sonic Youth is everything that rock music should be, loud and exciting, unafraid to be experimental and weird, and most importantly, fun as hell. Kool Thing, Tunic, Dirty Boots, Mote, Disappearer, Titanium Expose...how could this not be a 5 with songs like that filling it up? I would have them on rock music's Mount Rushmore alongside The Stooges and Velvet Underground, no question.

Really nice album

Some good crunchy vibes, a very specific mood this one

Eh, it was fine but unremarkable

I now its an oldie but feels like to refined grunge to me

C'est exactement ce à quoi je m'attendais pour du Sonic Youth, avec plein de guitare saturée. Would be 18 years old again.

Ahhhh... C'est un album de Sonic Youth que j'avais jamais écouté (contrairement à Daydream Nation, qui sera sans doute un peu plus tard sur la liste) mais c'est vachement cool. Peut-être un peu trop auto-semblable à la première écoute pour mériter un 5, mais en tout cas c'est un groupe / un genre de musique qui me parle beaucoup. On réécoutera.

Badly tuned strings and uninspired vocals. Got a headache halfway through.

There was a time when I would have considered this hopelessly obnoxious NYC status smarm. “Can you handle the noise? Can you handle the art?Can you handle the cool?” (Yeah, dudes, I can handle it; now shut up.) But I’m more mature now and I can hear that within the bounds of the underground hipster ego fantasy, they mean what they’re saying and they’re interested in what they’re doing. They’re actually pretty good at it. And who am I to begrudge anyone their stupid ego fantasies. We’ve all got them. So here’s your three stars. It goes without saying that I will never ever put this on.

Didn’t hear a single mention of Sonic’s origin or youth….this is a nah from me dawg.

Relatief sterk begin voor een rock album, vaak precies de goede hoeveelheid noisy gitaar en drum, maar soms te veel. Tweede helft van album te vaak te veel lawaai, met Mildred Pierce als dieptepunt.

Lekker album, blijf een zwak houden voor deze band.

Behalve Dirty en wat verloren nummers hier en daar heb ik Sonic Youth nooit echt heel boeiend gevonden. Wel heel sympathiek natuurlijk, dus vandaar 3 sterren, maar eigenlijk vond ik het gewoon maar een kut plaatje.

Dirty Boots is denk ik wel mijn favoriete Sonic Youth nummer. En er staan nog meerdere fijne tracks op deze plaat. En dit vroege werk is toch wel een stukje toegankelijker dan het latere werk.

Deprimerend.

It was definitely one of the albums I ever heard it started off okay then went down from there

Great album. Not quite Daydream Nation, but close

The punk? rock of Sonic Youth was just what I needed during a cold, rainy slow day. Nothing fancy but conveying a lot of energy and feeling through the songs. I enjoyed it, I felt like I was kept company by the band.

Not the album for me…I can understand why this was an important album at the time but a bit too abrasive for me. That said, the guitar layering is superb throughout and Disappearer is phenomenal and the standout track for me

Weird and good. The fact that there are two vocalists really sets this apart.

Though there are some interesting noisy droning guitar driven pieces that work for me, there is a bit too much boring unmelodic noise and weirdness to warrant repeat listens.

I love when music sounds like I'm being violently stabbed in a back alley. I don't even consider myself to be a Sonic Youth fan, but this is my fourth album by them and the lowest score I've given to any of them was a 4/5. So uh.. yeah. They're really pretentious and I will never forgive them for what they did to my guy Nardwuar, but they sure know how to cook up some tunes.

I knew the name Sonic Youth sounded familiar. Then I instantly recognized Kool Thing from Guitar Hero 3. Overall this album is kind of meh. Gives off very idgaf vibes and as a result I don't care much for it either. I'm not huge on the reverberated guitar aesthetic and the female vocals aren't great.

Started ok. Has some cringy parts. Atdi did it better. Last song was pretty cool.

Has its moments but in the end its a one and done.

Liked the first half, went a bit manic after that

Sonic Youth's mix of no-wave, post-punk, noise-rock and bubblegum pop was one of the best things that has ever come out of the otherwise tasteless and overproduced music released during the eighties (generally speaking). And Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo's guitar work melding harsh dissonance with sudden transcendent melodic surges has been influential for decades to come. Contrary to what deniers would have you believe, Moore and Ranaldo's off-kilter tuning and idiosyncratic interplay never stemmed from an art-for-art-sake empty posturing. It was aimed at creating the best songs they could be written in the overall genre they had elected to play. This is probably why Sonic Youth left such an immense imprint, and how they popularized a vocabulary that is still vastly used throughout many strands of "rock music" played today. You can't beat that sort of legacy--itself drawing on older seminal NYC acts such as The Velvet Underground, The New York Dolls, Richard Hell And The Voivoids or Television. Anyone refusing to give Sonic Youth this status doesn't know their music history, period. That doesn't necessarily mean you should enjoy their music at all cost. But you got to take it into account, at least. *Goo* was released after their breakthrough album *Daydream Nation* (not my absolute favorite record of theirs--that would be *Sister*--yet a seminal one in its own right). It was the LP that saw Sonic Youth jumping from the independent label SST to the major label Geffen (influencing none other than Nirvana to make the same jump from Sub Pop to Geffen). At first glance, it seems that this jump had softened some of the band's rough edges--with more hazy, almost shoegazy soundscapes resulting from that transition into the mainstream. Yet make no mistake: artistically speaking, the band had not "sold out". They had only refined their aesthetics here, just enough to make it palatable for a new generation of kids hungry for "alternative" adventures, but never losing the plot they had started writing ten years before. Highlights abound in *Goo*: "Dirty Boots" and "Tunic" are enticing motorik cuts giving a great start to the album, for instance--drummer Steve Shelley's drive is infectious in both of them, Thurston Moore's vocal performance on the first is equally menacing and seductive, and Kim Gordon's singspeak on the second brings a hypnotic and iconic flavor to the proceedings. Those two songs are fuzzy and welcoming for sure, yet they fully retain the essence of the band Sonic Youth had become during their last three full-length releases: an art-rock powerhouse subverting pop songwriting to turn it into something greater. See also the effortless cool of "Kool Thing", the tongue-in-cheek frenzy of the title-track where Gordon winks at teenage girl-groups, the existential malaise of Ranaldo's "Disappearer"--ending in a frightening cyberpunk drone maelstrom--or the near-hardcore-punk mayhem of closer "Titanium Exposé". With *Goo*, Sonic Youth stepped in the second phase of their career, finally reaping what they sowed for so long before. The nineties were ready for them. But truth be told, it was only because they had paved the way for said nineties, being already part of a small bunch of acts (Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Hüsker Dü, Mission Of Burma...) that had basically *created* that next decade all by themselves. That's how important this band was, and still is today for music at large. And this more than ten years after Moore and Gordon parted ways... By the way, here are the Sonic Youth albums I would select my own version of the "1001 Albums You Need To Listen To Before You Die", along with the grades I would give them if I had to establish a list of "essential" LPs: EVOL (1986): 4.6/5 rounded up to 5 Sister (1987): 5/5 Daydream Nation (1988): 4.6 rounded up to 5 Goo (1990): 4.5 rounded up to 5 Dirty (1992): 4.7 rounded up to 5 Washing Machine (1994): 4.8 rounded up to 5 After all, when in the original book, you got five or six albums by Elvis Costello (half of which were clearly underwhelming affairs), I can't see why I wouldn't please myself for my own ideal book. Costello is obviously a talented musician and songwriter. But no one in his right mind can say he anticipated the future through his music. Not even the writers of the original 1001 Albums book. Number of albums left to review: 392 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 273 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 144 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 193

Another good album that I looked forward to listening to again. Favourite songs are "Dirty boots", "My friend Goo" and "Mildred Pierce"

This is a strange one for me as I’ve always struggled to get into Sonic Youth despite loving many SY adjacent bands. I do love their album covers by Raymond Pettibon and Mike Kelley though. I’ve also loved the song Dirty Boots for a while but I wasn’t into this album at all. I could see how it could be great but it was a solid 3 for me until probably half way through when something clicked. Do I love this album? I think I may be a convert!

sonzera

Cool

4/5

More like poo.

good guitars once in a while. mote is the song where i realized this is a 2.

Gay noise

Pioneers of punk, right on the cusp of the creation of pop-punk in the 90's

Wow this band is great, I’m gonna go look up their interviews

Yessssss es ist innovativ, catchy und spannend 4

Dog shit. Absolutely hated it. It sounded like they were trying to show off but kept messing up

Maybe not my taste, maybe not in the right mood

Meh

Dirty Boots - 9/10 Tunic - 7/10 Mary-Christ - 6.5/10 Kool Thing - 9/10 Mote - 6.5/10 My Friend Goo - 6.5/10 Disappearer - 8.5/10 Mildred Pierce - 9/10 Cinderella's Big Score - 7/10 Scooter and Jinx - 8/10 Titanium Expose - 8/10 TOTAL - 85/110

This was alright, nothing special imo. I think there was probably some stuff I missed here, so another listen may change my opinion.

Ok

Pretty enjoyable listen. I'm torn on how many stars to give due to the amount of discordance. It is a lot. I get that it is part of their genre, and I appreciate and enjoy discordance, but at times it felt trite.

Pretty good

Solid. Let's do it again 🤠

"Goo" by Sonic Youth is a groundbreaking album that marries noise rock with pop sensibilities. Released in 1990, it's a compelling exploration of sonic experimentation and catchy melodies. Tracks like "Kool Thing" and "Dirty Boots" showcase the band's ability to blend dissonance with accessibility. The album's production is polished, creating a balance between their avant-garde tendencies and more conventional rock elements. While it might not be as sonically challenging as some of their earlier work, "Goo" remains a pivotal release in Sonic Youth's discography, representing their transition into a more mainstream sound without sacrificing their artistic edge. It's a testament to their unique blend of noise and melody.

Right in the middle of their Imperial Period, and repaying the big bucks Geffen threw at them. The first side is them reaching for the rock mainstream brilliantly, the second a little more in the 80s SY noisenik vein. In Song for Karen Carpenter one of their very very best.

Really original, creative, unique sound. A bit of punk, a bit of experimental, alternative, ahead of its time rock. Good use of FX, feedback distortion with cool riffs cool lyrics and a good experience overall. (83%)

5-

I'm all for grungy, nonconformity music, but this was not it. Some of the songs were not half bad but the spoken word songs were not it.

# 59 : Nothing special. No hype for Sonic Youth. It's pretty generic "Noise Rock" that's overrated. Disappearer

Abrasive, punchy, but mostly tuneless and entirely forgettable.

Still just haven’t got into Sonic Youth / 90s alternative of this type

Sonic Youth continues to coast off of the radical concept of "what if rock music sounded a little fuzzy like maybe your speaker isn't very good but we're doing it on purpose". This is the 5th album by them on the list that I have come across (SO FAR) and they're all totally fine. I never wanted to turn it off or jump out a window, but I cannot imagine someone spending their hard earned money on purchasing an album from these people at an FYE at the mall in 1990

I have nothing good to say about this album. Even the electric guitar ended up being too much.

not impressed. the music can be noisy at times but it isn't too terrible. i take that back. what happened in mote?! that was awful there were some not so bad sounding parts to this album but any reedemable qualities were quickly followed by parts that were obnoxiously horrid

I wish I had a friend as cool as Goo. But all I have is the chance to live through Kim. For 1990, this record had a sound all on its own. I certainly would've eaten it up. Like many SY albums and songs though, I never really feel that SPARK of energy I can get on the same level with. Everything just kind of feels, there. Like a group of friends just playing middle of the road garage tracks for the fun of it. I just never felt those creative juices working with this band. I'm definitely not Thurston for Moore here. That's a good fucking joke, I don't even care. All that said, this is certainly not a disappointing record, and for any create diggers, it's an important one.

Not my favorite from Sonic Youth, but “Kool Thing” and that album cover certainly go a long way.

The only redeeming quality is the fact that it is in the rock/indie genre.

There's too much Sonic Youth on this list; I liked some more than the others but really they just find a middling 3/5 ground where there's a fuckton of fuzz and a wall of noise that initially captures the attention but doesn't really build on it or give you much variety to keep you engaged. A low 3 in this case, it was alright.

Not really for me, this one. Have heard of Sonic Youth but don't remember ever listening to them. It does sound quite modern (or more likely it's more that other more modern bands grew up listening to this), but it's really missing something for me. A lot of the songs are way too drawn out in a way that doesn't really work for me; when you're playing music this loud, it really needs something to sustain it if you're going beyond the 5 minute mark per track, and this just doesn't have enough. Also, the industrial noise bits really do my head in. 2/5.

I have not been very kind to Sonic Youth, as this becomes the fifth album in the project so far. However, I must admit that this is the first one I liked, a perfect blend (for me) of music and dissonance, the pleasant and the unpleasant, not too tart and not too sweet.

The thought of listening to another Sonic Youth album didn't thrill me at all. It started out pretty strong, and it did surprise me in how much the album did appeal to me. Overall listening experience was about a 3, but I am bumping it up one because of the element of surprise.

Wait. What's happening? A Sonic Youth album I actually like? And really really like, at that? This is good.

After listening to the last Sonic Youth album (Dirty), I got a better inkling of the attraction. But I certainly didn’t need the other three albums which I enjoyed to a much lesser degree. Now it seems the musical gods see fit to push the limit and grant me yet another Sonic Youth album to listen to. I can’t say that I felt happy about that… I was relieved to discover Dirty Boots was an excellent song opening the album. Tunic (Song for Karen) was really interesting - I’m digging the talky vocals that would recur throughout this album. I was surprised at themes and really enjoyed both the sound. And - WTF? - songs for Karen Carpenter and Mildred Pierce?! How fun to be dreading the play button and then 50 minutes later immediately press play again to restart the album. I feel fortunate to have this is come up near the end of the Sonic Youth albums. Goo definitely left my opinion of this band on a very high note! Terrific!

god. the power of kool thing. the gift that is my mothers music to me. hot girls named kim in punk bands. this record is a reminder that with finding music when you know you know, so if you’re asking yourself “how do you know?”, then that’s your answer, the answer is no.

Hmmm.. very noisy.. but ok.

The precursor to grunge. Somewhat arty. Somewhat noisy. Somewhat snarly. Altogether cool. The more I hear Sonic Youth, the more I like them.

Det är för skränigt för min smak.

Some of this album was good and some was screechy random sounds

Legendary album. From the cover to the fuzz about it, Goo is one of the most influential pieces of alternative rock from this era. Honestly, I believe that if Nevermind had never existed, this album would had taken a piece of its fame. The track list is impeccable. The voices, sublime (Kim is at her best here). The guitar tone is raw, engaging, and very well produced. Outstanding!

After the success of Daydream Nation, it seemed as though Sonic Youth was content to streamline their sound a bit more. Gone were the bold, experimental styles on their earlier records.that's not necessarily a bad thing, as their songwriting capabilities had developed to a point where they had clearly slotted comfortably into the alternative rock of the day. Kool Thing and Dirty Boots are standouts, being sleek and energetic while still maintaining a signature amount of edge and grime to them. A true Sonic Youth album that signals a new sound for the new decade. With Goo, you get a really good first half and a kinda good second half.

5/5

Oh I’ll be revisiting this for sure

The best bits are the feedback parts. Beautifully noisy. Love this album.

favorite sonic youth album I've heard so far. I think I prefer their alt rockier side to their weird experimental stuff.

Některé písničky z tohoto alba jsem slyšela již dříve a proto jsem se do poslechu nadšeně vrhla. A zklamaná jsem nebyla, jde přesně o můj šálek čaje. Albumový art zcela odpovídá náladě písniček a při poslechu se mi navodila představa zběsilé jízdy autem a útěk. Jde o celkem dobře ucelené dílo alternativního rocku s příměsí punku. Ač texty byly vesměs dost slabé, zcela odpovídaly devadesítkovým náladám a příběhovému zasazení, který jsem před chvílí popisovala, tudíž to pro mě neznamená nutně mínus. Instrumentace byla velice chytlavá a kytarové riffy byly extra sexy v písničkách Kool Thing a Mildred Pierce, které jsou asi moje nejoblíbenější z tohoto alba. Některé části alba mi přišly možná zbytečně zdlouhavé, konkrétně druhá polovina Motes, ale zas tak moc to nenarušovalo můj prožitek. Střídání mužských a ženských vokálů, které po celou dobu měly vibe "I don't give a fuck" jsou dalším plusem. Celkově hodně dobré album, které si možná za dobrou cenu eventuelně pořídím na vinyl. Ač vím, že členové této skupiny jsou docela zmrdi (stačilo vidět, jak se chovali v interview s Narduwarem), nemohu popřít, že mají mlátiče a že se k některým písničkám určitě budu vracet. Nejlepší písnička: Kool Thing (melodie, idgaf text), Mildred Pierce (riff, screamo) Nejhorší písnička: Mary-Christ (nechytlo mě, meh text i melodie) Hodnocení: 7,5/10

Me pareció un álbum que no está hecho para mi en este caso no me gusta pero reste dos canciones que no me parecieron de todo mala pero la verdad la mayoría tiene un ritmo o una forma que no me gusta o la verdad no me gustaría para escuchar en mi tiempo libre así que le daría un 2/10 o exagerando mucho un 3 o 4 de 10 pero la verdad solo de las 11 canciones 2 me gustaron muy por encima así que la verdad este álbum talvez es buena para algunas personas viéndolo de la forma más conceptual política etc pero para mi no es mi estilo

uma viagem o som, mas não muito cativante

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Sonic Youth were one of those Peel bands I struggled with growing up in the 80s. Too atonal, too based around sound not songs. So I sort of ignored them. This was another one of those albums therefore I had a bit of a sigh when I saw, and when I read the top review. There's not many albums I've found through this process that I don't know yet want to hear again. This is great. I will listen to this again.

Listened to the album twice. Great album.

Average

I prefer this album over ‘Sister’.

You get exactly what you'd expect from Sonic Youth's first album released through a major record label. Their signature blend of sardonic apathy and too cool for everyone and everything dissenting attitudes buffed and polished with a little extra spit shine from the label. Kool Thing is the iconic single that even the uninitiated recognize as the band's sonic thumbprint in the annals of music history. It's a good album. Kool cover art. But I like Daydream Nation more.

This aged quite well. I enjoyed this. I gotta listen to some more Sonic Youth.

Not sure I'd like this, but I kind of really did

Never heard this album before, but knew the cover. Pretty good! Reminded me a lot like the pixies.

I shat on the last Sonic Youth album we looked at but I preferred this one. There was a song or two with incoherent screaming that sucked but this was a lot better IMO.

I dig the vibe actually. Some bands that sound like this kind of piss me off, but this album was a Kool Thing

Gave a it a few tries but couldn't quite get into it. They're like a worse version of Pixies. Not terrible though, I think my favourite is Titanium Expose.

Some good songs in here but also some trash sprinkled throughout.

Good old fashioned guitar rock

It's one of their smoother records. It's really good but I like Sonic's rough edges.

Off the top of my head I can think of 5 Sonic Youth albums that are better than this one. 3/5

2 of 5

Really enjoyed this one. Intelligent, carefully crafted sound disguised behind a rough production exterior. Will return to this. Highlight was Disappearer.

My friend Goo goes, “Sonic Youth is poo.”

I did not enjoy this and didn't even get all the way through. 1 star.

Probably their most accessible album. Packed with great songs, jams, guitars and the kitchen sink.

Never understood SY. This was...ok. LOW three. Kool thing an ok track, the rest sounded too cool and hipster for me. I guess this is one of those "you should have heard it at the time" albums.

This is just noise with some smokers rasping over it.

As far as I'm concerned, Sonic Youth has only one good song and it isn't on this album.

Felt very low effort and like the people playing the music didn’t even want to

3.5

Had low expectations but it was great

I listened to this first thing in the morning and was singularly unimpressed. However, whilst I was waiting for the sun to come up and the only noise I could hear was the cat talking to the wind I thought I would give it another spin. The first four songs are definitely for late night sessions. They drip with smoke and insouciance. But then it just degenerated into discordant self-indulgent claptrap. I do love the cover though.

Sonic youth has a really cool cover of the song Superstar by The Carpenters. This album has a creepy song about Karen Carpenter. I find that intriguing. The rest of the album is kind of hit or miss for me.

Well, I have changed my opinion of Sonic Youth as part of this experiment. I had always chalked them up to "noise over substance" but now appreciate there's a lot more to the music than that. Noisy, yes. But there's a lot of great elements to the music. Similar to last time, I didn't love Kim Gordon's tunes as much as Thurston Moore's, and "Goo" in particular was low on my list of songs here. So, while this is a solid 3.5, I'm swinging this to a 3 to even out the two (I was at a 4 for "Dirty"). But yeah, ok, can I be a Sonic GenX?

This was the first new SY album that came out after I became obsessed with them, and I remember feeling disappointed. This was the first time their new album wasn't as good or better than the one before (the previous one being Daydream Nation). But honestly, on today's listen, I was fairly impressed. It was better than I remembered. Still not great, but I dug it. Kim is the star on this one, and her song for Karen Carpenter, Tunic, is still a fave. It's a weird blend of touching and haunting. Feels very cinematic. Lee's tunes are good on this one, too. It's Thurston's songs that are a little lackluster this time around, which is unusual. Anyway, good stuff. I'd give it a 3.5 but I'm rounding down to 3 because Dirty's better and that got a 4.

Sonic Youth just seemed like a band I should like. But in the 90s it was really hard to dabble into music you didn't know. I really liked Kim Gordon but I couldn't justify spending $12 on a Sonic Youth CD when I still had to complete my Joni & Dylan collection. In the late 90s they opened up for Wilco and Jen and I got there early to see them. I think a song and a half in we said let's go wait in the beer line. So much noise. I'll admit I enjoyed Goo more than the last Sonic Youth album we heard in this endeavor. I'll also admit I made a good decision not buying any of their CDs in the 90s. Not my jam.

I enjoyed this - probably more than it deserved.

Sonic Youth always frustrate me... they always have the potential to throw out a banging album, but there's always lot of filler shite. Almost a 4 here but missing out because of this

Poo, more like lol

Великолепно .Классика гранжа

they're huge on reverb and rough garage sounds kool thing is the standout song

that tipycal joie de vivre

Very tiring.

This sounds exactly like I thought it would. Enjoyed the multiple vocalists.

Another band I've heard of but never listened to - and was interested to hear. And this is OK, pretty decent much of the time. At one point I was considering 4 stars. And then Scooter + Jinx came on. Really? I mean, whose idea was that and what did they think they were doing. That alone drops this to a 3, and it was close to a 2 in the end.

mildred pierce and titanium expose goated frfr

The guitar work is pretty cool.

Reconfirmed my faith in this project because I found a new go-to. "Dirty Boots" makes my head bob and "Disappearer" is insane. The star down is for the industrial noise which I simply don't appreciate anywhere except for the Caretaker's "Everywhere at the End of Time".

This one took me a while to get around to. I'm talking almost 2 years here. I kept starting it, getting distracted, then forgetting about it and having to restart it. Therefore, I've heard Dirty Boots about 7 times now. Frankly, it still hasn't grown on me. I was hopeful that the tail end of the album would get better - it didn't. I can get behind the music, it's great alt rock music. But good lord, every time they open their mouths I want to scream. It's like someone put a soundtrack over a crappy liberal arts college spoken word poetry slam. I think this would be a 3 if there were no vocals at all, which is sad because the vocals make this teeter on a 1. I'm feeling generous today though.

D+ Dirty Boots - 2 Tunic (Song for Karen) - 2 Mary-Christ - 2 Kool Thing - 1 Mote - 1, would’ve been two if it was half the length My Friend Goo - 1 Disappearer - 2 Mildrid Pierce - 2 Cinderella’s Big Score - 1 Scooter and Jinx - 1 Titanium Expose - 2 I’m so tired of these sh** 2’s. I’ve had like eight 2’s in the last 24 hours. These albums are so uninspiring. At least this one has a great album cover. In the wise words of Anton Ego, “ you know what I'm craving? A little perspective. That's it. I'd like some fresh, clear, well seasoned perspective.” Since you’re all out, Generator, you provide the music and I’ll provide the perspective. As for Sonic Youth, they should stick to the vintage t-shirt business and quit music.

Guitars were killer.

Sounded very good, early alternative

like

Malo

i like sonic youth

Fomeque. Históricamente importante, seguro, pero no es algo que me guste escuchar.

This wasn't the worst thing I'd heard this week.

I completely missed out on Sonic Youth as a kid. I wish I hadnt.

I loved this. I haven't listened to them much through the years, 88 - 92 I was a kid and listening to more country, so I missed these guys and the Pixies.. I'm in it now.

I refuse to listen to them.

Iconic cover. Sonic Youth signed to David Geffen’s DGC Records imprint for this release, so it sounds a lot like what it is, a mainstream and accessible alternative rock (nay grunge) album. I mean it’s not that far removed from ‘Nevermind’ albeit not quite as glossy. I liked this more than anticipated and Kim Gordon in my opinion is the star of the show. She makes anything she sings on instantly better. Also, special shout out to Chuck D for swinging past for like 10 seconds to say a few words on ‘Kool Thing’.

I like sonic youth but this skews a bit too noise rock for my taste. Dirty boots is one of their best songs though.

Starts off well. Some proper tunes, but still lots of squall. Marginally more accessible, but still not worth the critical acclaim. Like the follow up, Dirty, I'll give this 3.

Didn't exactly love this. Some songs are fine but alot of it is just boring or annoying screaming/nonsensical rambling. Really wanted to get into it but just not my thing. 4/10.

This is my favorite Sonic Youth album sometimes. They have like four or five 5* albums for me, and... This is one of them. So many good songs here, no bad songs... An all time favorite for sure, safely in my top 50 of all time. Maybe top 20. It's an incredible album front to back IMHO. I can listen to it three times in a row and not be bored. I particularly love Mote, noise section and all. This is definitely an album you need to be able to like some noise for, but... The riffs on every instrument just kick ass. Sonic Youth showed me how noise and discordance in music can be meaningful and artistic. This album was key to my current understanding of music as a whole. Yup, easy 5/5, can't wait for more Sonic Youth on this list.

Cool, not fully my jam, esp the grungey songs

Fabulous album. I love the sound of Kim's voice on this one. Lots of memories.

This album is Goo(d).

When I finished this album, it left me thinking about the band Priests, so I went and listened again to "Nothing Feels Natural," which I love every time I come back to. I didn't realize/remember it at the time, but last time we listened to Sonic Youth I had the exact same reaction. ("E.V.O.L." album #398) I didn't exactly love "E.V.O.L.," but "Goo" reminded me of what I love about Sonic Youth. At the time, I said that "'E.V.O.L.' wanders off and gets lost in the abyss a bit too often. When it's focused its phenomenal, but it can't maintain those highs. It doesn't need to be focused all the time, but there were too many extended segments of bizarre background noise or weird feedback." "Goo" still had tangents of feedback and noise, but it felt more restrained and purposeful. This is Sonic Youth near their best, even in spite of the ending of "Mildred Pierce." Apparently I'm not the only one who hears Sonic Youth in Priests' sound, as several reviews of their albums also mention that influence. "Goo" is great, but I would give Priests' "Nothing Feels Natural" the edge, and one additional star.

The “Goo” of the title must be a result of the masturbatory wankery that these “artists” perpetrate all over this album.

Sonic Youth tried their best to ruin a great album with last 30 sec of Mildred Pierce and the end of Scooter + Jinx. Despite them trying to ruin their rating, there is a lot to like and appreciate about this album compared to some other Sonic Youth on this list.

The beginning of this album was totally good it might have gotten a four. And then Mildred pierce came on and I don’t know what my ears did to you but that is legit assault and someone should be in jail for that song.

Kim Gordon’s vocals are sweet. Her spoken word style on Tunic (Song for Laren) are reminiscent of Ruth Radelet of Chromatics. Awesome band sidebar alert: Chromatics are in my top 10. Check them out. I already conveyed how they kick major ass in my Cocteau Twins Treasure review and how Kill For Love is a great album to start with in my Portishead Dummy side bar. Well, I’ll amplify that by telling you Night Drive and Cherry are great albums too. Thurston Moore’s vocals work for me too. Disappearer is a good example. I was surprised to hear that Mildred Pierce is such a turnoff for others. I think music has a great groove for the first 1:40. The last 30 seconds do take a bit of a weird turn. I find the last 2 minutes of Mote to be more annoying than that because it’s just noise for an extended time that could easily be cut. I like Mote too, and I’m pointing out that there are less appealing parts of the album to me. So I don’t understand the fingernails dragging across the chalk board that others hear. This album is great. Never thought I would love it this much. My nit pick are the pockets of feedback, distorted screams, and superfluous noise sprinkled throughout. I could do without them, but they are kind of part of the package. The noise for the sake of noise bits remind me of The Melvins. Ah…King Buzzo’s hair is immaculate. Anyway one time I saw The Melvins they opened their second set with at least 15 minutes of noise seemingly intended to tell the audience fuck you. It’s like, I could do without it, but then again it’s part of their identity. A 4.5 that gets rounded up.

Een of 2 leuke nummers maar erg veel gejengel

Standard Alternative, nothing outstanding tbh...

All angles and distorted bass, Goo makes for a cracking, unsettling experience with Kim Gordon the perfect snaring front woman.

Oh no this was bad… I just don’t get how random screams are necessary? Or influential? Like noises that break my ear are constant and not fun to listen to and this was like 50 straight minutes of that.

Pretentious fraudulent bullshit. I don't like Sonic Youth. And a 3rd album (please make it stop) seems at best more than a little unfair. Admittedly this isn't the worst I've heard (which would be their album "Dirty") from them - which is unbelievable in and of itself. Although the "tribute" song to/about Karen Carpenter is just fkd-up weird in a not-good way. A subset of things I don't like about the band: • the vocals (from either lead). Absolute and utter shit. • abrasive nature of the chord progressions (unless they just hammer on/around one chord for minutes. which isn't better.). in a similar vein... • the songs almost always sound like small ideas that are never complete • raw-ish production/mix • the band bears a strong responsibility for Nirvana's emergence And the biggest: • almost a sneering lack-of-effort on so much of it (e.g. "My Friend Goo" - really?). these guys are just tooooo cooool to care! /s They're terrible songwriters. ... no, that's not even fair - they don't even *try* to compose a song. There are no rules of course nor should there be - you don't have to create some traditional composition obviously - but it's like (...it's not like, it IS what they do...) they just shit-distorted their instruments, figured out how to play one or two semi-dissonent chords and just hashed away then "sang" some shitty thing over the noise. I'll just hard pass with these guys every time - I wanted to give them another chance but it's not my bag in any way. The subgenre of noise (or "alt" which ... that's not really a genre) rock they belonged to or helped allow emerge was/is absolutely not among my listening preferences. Give me melody and musicianship instead. p.s. the best part was hearing Chuck D's voice for like 6 seconds. 2/10 1 star

It’s pretty tough to access, not an easy listen

I wish I could say I liked Sonic Youth. I feel like I should, like I could get really into this band… but they just don’t do anything for me.

Meh

Not my thing

Love the long winded dreamy noisey sounds, but don't really like the more messy sounds.

Not my cup of tea. Bit too noisy

I can't be the only one whose only touchpoint with this album was playing Kool Thing on Guitar Hero when I was in high school. I find it really charming that Kim Gordon is having a resurgence on TikTok right now in 2024. Anyway. It's weird knowing how relatively young this album is (1989) and how much it inspired musicians -- especially those who happen to be women-- that have always just... been around for me as a mid-millennial. I would much rather listen to this than more British New Wave or some of the excessive drippy 60's/70's folk and psych rock on here.

Sonic youth are pretty cool. This isn’t their best, but I still enjoyed it. Very raw.

Refined dissonance. This album has definitely influenced many of the indie bands I grew up listening to. The moments of harshness are surprisingly balanced and I enjoyed more than I thought

Kinda punk, kinda grunge. Music is OK, don't like the vocals.

Very good album. Really stoked about it. 4/5

So I always thought that I liked Daydream Nation better, that this is SY getting more commercial to their detriment… but I actually think that this IS better? The weird songs are more delectably weird and the band sounds more refined than ever. Kim’s songs in particular soar here more than before. Way better than Nevermind IMO A-

quite nice

Dit is goede shit. Minder letterlijk lawaai dan Eval. Soms nonchalante gesproken teksten, eigenlijk wel vet.

Some ok songs others just seemed pointless

Ehhh it's alright

Rock alternativo sin pies ni cabeza. Algunas canciones sólo de ruido. Un 1, por hacerme sufrir sin necesidad...

1. Dirty Boots: good progression, enjoyable song. 7.5/10 2. Tunic (Song For Karen): great guitar sound, way of singing is great. 8.5/10. 3. Mary-Christ: too rough on the vocals for me but still nice track. 7/10 4. Kool Thing: nice song, strong overall. 8/10 5. Mote: combination vocals instrumentals works really well. 8/10 6. My Friend Goo: banger, just good track. 7.5/10. 7. Disappearer: just really nice to listen to, great progression. 8/10 8. Mildred Pierce: great development in the track, ends a bit too aggresively for me. 7.5/10 9. Cinderella's Big Score: strong start, vocals are decent but just a bit too out there. 8/10 10. Scooter and Jinx: good track, crushing instrumentals. 7.5/10 10. Titanium Expose: again pretty good track, a tid bit repetitive. 7/10

Dankowa referencja do poprzedniego piku, bo bad moon rising to tytul ich drugiego albumika, ale co do goo to dobry tytul jesli motywem przewodnim ma byc kobieta, nie daje po twarzy mocarnym feminizmem jak u pani latifah, ale jakos ciezko sie zaczepic, wiec nadal daydream nation pozostaje moim topowym sonic youthowym krazkiem na liscie

achei um rock muito psicodélico pro meu gosto, principalmente em conjunto com os clipes de algumas músicas. no final do álbum não aguentava mais ouvir as músicas, pesadas. não consegui prestar atenção nas letras o suficiente para julgar as músicas com base nisso.

just terrible. Primeiro álbum que eu realmente sofri pra terminar. Não foi só por não ser do meu estilo, como alguns outros também não foram - eu não achei nenhuma qualidade redeemable - não faço ideia de como esse álbum pôde ser tão influente, como é relatado na wiki e em outras reviews/rankings. Não escutarei de novo, não recomendo, não.

Second album by Sonic Youth on the list, and also chronologically sixth one in their career. After making a great impression on me with their breakthrough LP "Daydream Nation", "Goo" left me with plenty of mixed feelings and reactions. On one hand I feel like it was a great build-up of previous success, with more of the same uniqueness of guitar sounds and layers. Long outros, slow riffs, very mature and probably deliberate patience made it a great successor and another must-hear position in discography. On the other hand, this album had many more songs with appalling vocal, especially by Kim. Her voice just didn't really work for me on this record and took me out of the song on few instances. Also, some of the songs were just bland. I felt like "Kool Kids", for example, was just a product placement of some sort, not fitting into the style of Goo at all. In summary, I feel like it's a good album, and knowledge of Daydream Nation gives a much needed context, but it's a small step down in terms of quality. Maybe this time there was no argument of "fresh sound", as that's the second album by SY that I've heard? Very possible.

One of my all time favourite albums. A couple of tracks aren’t amazing, but some of the others are - Disappearer being one. Love it!

Before Nirvana made it big and finished the job, Sonic Youth had caught the eye of majors and started the death of the glam rock era. The release of Goo made them one of the coolest bands around at that time and it still hold up really well to this day. It may not be as brave as Daydream Nation, but their gentle dip into accessibility definitely helped building the 90's musical landscape.

Hey pretty good for a band made out of fuzz pedals.

Really my type of music, it has been a while I haven't listen to it and I'm not disappoint at all.

A milestone of noise rock and the best part is that they managed to make this album catchy, but still rebellious in sound and approach.

I’m no expert in Sonic Youth (basically just know whatever songs they had in Guitar Hero/Rock Band), so I’m not sure if Goo is the best introduction to their music (since it seems to be like…their 5th best), but I do like it, it’s cool. I like the noisy grunge-punk energy. 3.5/5

Ik heb niet heel aandachtig geluisterd maar over het algemeen klonk het best prima. Ik heb gelezen dat Sonic Youth soms ook gewoon random geluid is, maar dat idee had ik hier niet. Het klonk best prima, als een soort voorloper van waar Radiohead naartoe zou gaan rond OK Computer. Ik denk dat we deze nog wel eens een keertje beter mogen gaan beluisteren, voor nu drie sterren, met potentie voor een vierde.

Estuvo bueno, tampoco me volvio loco

Tunic (Song For Karen) </3

pretty low-mid meh

Trash album by a trash band. God they are the worst

The music itself is fine, but very easily fades into the background. I didn't mind the songs with the predominantly male singer, but very much did not enjoy the songs with the female singer, as her voice just doesn't hit my ears right. Nothing intrigued me about this album

What a way to start a day. At least it can only get better

No matter how much this list shoves Sonic Youth down my throat, I will never get it. The female vocals were NOT IT.

Goo and Cinderella jumped out, look thing is a classic I’ve heard a million times. Sound is still raw and fresh for a 30+ year old album.

My god the last half of this album was just noise. I had to take my headphnoes off at one point

Tracks: 2 killer, 9 filler (18%) Highlights: Dirty Boots, Kool Thing

didn’t like. i don’t know what to say anymore.

The cool kids I went to school when listened to Sonic Youth. Now I just feel bad for them. Yuck.

ah yes, "Kool Thing" of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock fame. Finally Hmmm what to give an album that you were enjoying, but the last 15 minutes kinda sucked in your humble opinion? Mildred Pierce is on Sonic Youth's most popular tracks on Spotify, wtf Didn't connect that track 2 was about Karen Carpenter; lines like "I feel like I'm disappearing" are heartbreaking, combined with that menacing minor-key riff it's a chilling moment near the beginning of the album. Speaking of menacing riffs, "Disappearer"'s is simple but effective 3*** before I change my mind HL: "Dirty Boots", "Tunic", "Kool Thing", "Disappear" February 24, 2023

Sick! Ja gilla de!

Dunno if Sonic Youth needs 5 albums on here but if they’re jams like this then fair enough

Braa!

A few good songs but most of the album is hardly listenable

OK, songs. Good melodies, but everything with heavy distorted guitars. Is there no other music under the 1000 best albums?

Goo was the follow-up to Daydream Nation, which I would consider Sonic Youth's masterpiece, and it had the added pressure of being their major label debut. Up to this point it became their most commercially successful with an increased audience and fan base. The music was less noisy than their previous records and for the most part, was their most accessible sounding album. This was an important alternative/punk record that was a commercial breakthrough and paved the way for the mainstream success for bands like, Nirvana and Green Day. I like the sound of this record as they still retain their raw, primal energy, while the structure of the songs are shorter and more listenable. Personally, I feel Goo and Daydream Nation were the peak period for Sonic Youth.

Alternativ rock, punket, indie, ikke rigtig mig

I love this album. I might download more of it (right now I think I just have Dirty Boots and Kool Thing). Clearly this is a type of sound I prefer compared to yesterday’s Rod Stewart album.

Some bangers but didn't love. Too noisy

I've never connected with the band or the sound but I recognise that this had a massive influence and even now you see kids with the Tshirts on. It does sound a lot like a few other East coast bands and even has a Velvet Underground vibe. That's like 20 years before this was made. I do like the attitude they have to making this- it really doesn't go out to impress the mainstream.

It's a facade of exciting hard rock but underneath it's a pretty dull album except a few songs like Kool Thing and Dirty Boots. There's too many songs I would consider "skips".

Favorites: Dirty boots Tunic (song for Karen)

Think I’ve realised that I like noise rock, however this album could’ve been more polished and less pretentious

Driving American indie rock. Another album plastered all over tshirts. Understandably so? Sot Dirty boots Tunic Kool Thing Disappear 3/5

3/5 I listened to this.

Like yesterday, not quite a 4 star album but seemed too good for a 3. This was more my style of music but as always there was irritating stuff. Also as usual, I tended to enjoy the songs with the female vocalist.

Definitely not Sonic Youth’s best, but I love it just the same. They’re a band I can never fault…

In the troika of SY's imperial height of arty cool popcraft, this is the coolest.

This was pretty good. Is only listened to a little of this band. I feel like i liked the songs as they were playing, but at the same time was ready for it to end.

Really dig this album. I've heard a handful of songs but never listened to it all the way through. A few songs are a little yelly but for the most part it's great. Weird to think how this fit with grunge going on at the time but still sounds super different. Can hear the influence from this in a ton of other stuff

This is Kool. I'd heard Kool Thing before and liked it. The rest isn't quite as good, but it's close. I could definitely listen to this some more. 7.5/10.

Yup, this is my type of music. Especially like Disappearer. It might have the best album art so far.

This album is alright. I like but don't love Sonic Youth. They're a super cool band and I really love certain songs but I also feel like their catalog is full of throwaway tracks. I don't love the talk-singing choice when they do that. When it comes to 80s-90s college rock, I lean way more towards Pavement (one of my favorite bands). I definitely respect Sonic Youth but, aside from Daydream Nation, I don't find myself ever getting the urge to put on one of their albums and listen to it all the way through. Standout Tracks: Dirty Boots, Kool Thing, Disappearer

Man I would have been obsessed with this album when I was in middle and high school. I loved it this time around but this is what I spent hours on MySpace music trying to find.

Sonic Youth will never be my thing, but this album is certainly better than their next album, “Dirty.”

NICE.

Probably Sonic Youth's most fun album even if it's not their most consistent. Kool Thing is the obvious standout, but Tunic and Disappearer are also great

Grunge meio bagunça

I can hear their influence but not my kind of sound.

I really liked a few of these tracks, but really hated a few others.

Kinda fun, good riffs

The textures and the sounds were otherworldly. Hard to give five stars since I don't think it's perfect. This album has shown me a face of rock I didn't know existed. It's heavy without being overbearing. Have to take some time to analyse the lyrics a bit more though, 8.5/10

Fine - had this, or had Kool Thing, when it was released. It's sonic youth, it doesn't veer far from that course

- Listened to this once before, grown on me since last time - Not as good as Daydream Nation, but not many albums are - Great album cover - Fav songs: Kool Thing, Mary-Christ, Dirty Boots

Not a bad listen at all, but nothing memorable.

All the rad Sonic Youth vibes but with actual songs now!

Fun zone out music, but I don't think I'd return to ot frequently.

listened to this on LSD before it was released (advanced cassette copy sent to W***)

A little too abstract for my liking.

Decent, liked how they switched who sang a lot

Finally somehow a different rock sound. 4 3 "Mildred Pierce" is really surprisingly good

I could have swore these blokes were British but I guess not. Kool Thing is from guitar hero so that was cool but nothing else stood out to me.

I think we've had at least one other album from Sonic Youth. I like these guys, and this album started out very strong. Some great melodies amid the distorted style. And "Kool Thing" is a Guitar Hero III song that I'll always know. But after that one, not much caught my ear. Gets a little too same-y for me. But overall, a decent album, just wish there was more like the first few tracks. Favorite tracks: Kool Thing, Dirty Boots, Tunic. Album art: Really like this style, a sort of minimal silhouette cartoon. Black and white done right. The caption is very Badlands/Natural Born Killers. Very strong. 3/5

I already knew Kool Thing, so I was vaguely excited for this album. It was good. I like both of the vocalists, but especially the female vocalist. Their voices really fit this type of music. I preferred the songs that didn't have long instrumental breaks, but those weren't bad either. My favourite songs were Kool Thing, My Friend Goo, and Disappearer.

Ooooh not quite

Kinda cool but not very exciting to me.

Classic.

Not really.

One the all time alternative albums

I liked some of the songs from it and overall I like their sound. But this is not going to be for everyone

Actually great alt:punk

One of the best albums of this era - still sounds exciting and not crazily overplayed unlike some others

Kim Gordon's singing drops this like one and a half stars. It is out of tune and not very musical and it makes it pretty hard to enjoy the songs that she sings in. The others are decent, when they're not making random noise.

cool guitars

yoooo this is cool as hell i love the vibes i LOVE the album art. literally in love i want it on a tshirt. the music the drummmss the guitar just overall sound of it, still sounds fresh and like. idk i just get the feeling that the people who were listening to this in 1990 were cooler than everyone else. cooler than anyone ever will be. this is peak cool. even just the first song goes through so many different sounds and they all sound good. its always doing something new. both vocalists are great the part in tunic where it slows down and everything is kinda faint and echo-y with the feedback or whatever it is mmmmmm and then it comes back in ahh give me more of that kool thing goes hard. the drums the drums the drums mote has more of that thing where it kinda devolves into this ocean of noise where it's flowing and pulsing and i love it tbh my friend goo and disappearer are just decent. mildred pierce is kinda nuts tho. the last three are solid. enjoyed. but those opening songs are sooo good new favorite easily

Hey Goo, what's new?

One of my favourite albums of all time. I could bottle what it was like to be 17 this would be the essence

- not for me

MILDRED PEIRCE

I’m expecting this to be extremely inaccessible. I do like 2 Sonic Youth songs (“Bull In The Heather” and “Sunday”, also their cover of “Superstar” if that counts), but neither are on this album and most of their songs just sound like droning to me. This is a low 3 for me. It was fine. Not much to say about it. Pretty typical Sonic Youth. I don’t really have any strong complaints, it’s just not for me. Favorite song: “Tunic (Song For Karen)”.

PREFS : Dirty Boots, Tunic (Song for Karen), Mary-Christ, Kool Thing, My Friend Goo, Disappearer, Cinderella's Big Score, Titanium Exposé MOINS PREF : Scooter + Jinx

I listened to almost nothing but sonic youth for a couple of years in my twenties - their albums are hardwired. Takes me back

Expectation: "Daydream Nation" but more mainstream. Reality: Not even close to "Daydream Nation".

After listening to this, I can’t find a song I’d like to hear again. It wasn’t bad, just forgettable. Maybe I’ll try again

Dirty and groovy alternative rock from 1990. Very enjoyable for the main, but slightly outstayed it's welcome by the end. It's easy to see this record's influence in what came after. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Date listened: 02/12/22

Good to delisted to this, it’s been a while. Clever, raw songs and terrible vocals.

Didn't love it!

Very rocking and straightforward

That sure is sonic youth

My 2nd favorite from them (Sister being first)

Felt like a lot of duds and a couple hits. Overall liked the vibe but wasn't into the melodies.

I enjoyed this, pretty fun punk album

Goo is the sixth album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It is the band's highest charting album - peaking at 96 on the Billboard 200. The album was a critical & commercial success, but lacked significant radio play to reach a majority of the public. In retrospect this album is considered to be an important piece of alternative rock music history. Goo is claimed to have started the alternative rock movement of the 90's - which was superseded by bands such as Nirvana. This was a lovely album and I thoroughly enjoyed the alt rock music on it.

4/5. A surprisingly enjoyable listen. Some great punk songs and weird instrumentals. Definitely going to spin this one again.

A good album. Would have enjoyed in my younger days

Sonic Youth continued their winning streak of high-quality albums that struck that more accessible balance of guitar-screeching chaos and indie catchiness with 'Goo'. While this album doesn't quite capture the greatness of 'Daydream Nation' or even 1987's 'Sister', there is a ton to enjoy here. 'Kool Thing' is arguably the band's peak radio hit-wise, and yet they still manage to stay true to their alternative, esoteric style, what with the spoken-word bridge conversation. Other highlights include the Lee Ranaldo-led fuzz fest 'Mote', 'Dirty Boots', 'Disappear', and, while not an easy-listening song by any means, I can't deny that the bizarre 'Mildred Pierce' certainly left an impression. On a final point, I can't listen to a Sonic Youth album and not give a shoutout to Steve Shelley - that man can drum like it's nobody's business, and SY's songs simply wouldn't have the energy and punch that they often have without his work on the drums.

I can see how this would've been really influential Crunchy guitars. Cool angsty sinister vibes

This is one of Sonic Youth's most accessible albums, but that doesn't mean that it is an easy listen. Still, if you want to enter the world of this legendary but strange band, this is definitely a must listen.