2b. Sonic Youth, 'Goo'
This tape is labelled R.E.M. - Eponymous, but is actually Sonic Youth's Goo. Eponymous is a great distillation of R.E.M.'s I.R.S. years, but I'm happier that this side's got Goo on it. Sonic Youth's first major-label album and the followup to the epic Daydream Nation showed them turning their amazing twisted-guitar songcraft into pop song structures - and they nailed it. Lead single "Kool Thing" features Chuck D as a comrade/counterbalance to Kim Gordon and is a shocking, sterling slice of the album, while tracks such as "Cinderella's Big Score" harken to SY of old. This is their most concise album, and one of their best. A
posted by Thomas at 8:51 PM
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Nice blog, Thomas, and you're facing stiff competition from Rock Me Tonight ;)
Anyway, as for Goo, it hasn't worn as well for me. "Tunic" (you're a movie buff; you must see Oliver Assayas' "Irma Vep" for the best usage of SY on film) and "Kool Thing" are indeed awesome, but the rest of the album - especially the second side - sounds like what their detractors accuse them of being: creators of amelodic, murky feedback-laden textures.
Didja know I voted for "Sonic Nurse" as album of the year in the P&J poll??
What's so wrong with amelodic, murky feedback-laden textures?
Didja know that I voted for Sonic Nurse (not #1, but in my top 10) as well?
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