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The discography of American rock band Sonic Youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, ten releases in the Sonic Youth Recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations.
- Daydream Nation (1988) Compact discs started to outsell vinyl in the late ‘80s. And Daydream Nation may be the last great double album of the era when vinyl reigned as the top music format, a moment when a band that had been making 35-minute albums ramped up their commercial appeal and artistic ambitions enough to justify the additional expense and resources required to make a 70-minute double LP.
- Sister (1987) The Steve Shelley-powered lineup of Sonic Youth was firing on all cylinders by 1987 when they entered Sear Sound, a New York studio they’d later return to for Experimental Jet Set and Rather Ripped.
- Murray Street (2002) After producing 2000’s NYC Ghosts & Flowers, Jim O’Rourke officially joined Sonic Youth as bassist (and occasional guitarist), making the band a quintet for the first time in their long history.
- Goo (1990) Each of Sonic Youth’s ‘80s albums had a distinct sound and approach, recorded in different studios with different producers. But for their major-label debut, they wisely returned to Greene St. Recording with Daydream Nation producer Nick Sansano to make a bigger, more radio-friendly version of their greatest indie triumph.
- Sonic Youth (1982) Sonic Youth eventually landed on a distinct, groundbreaking sound that ended up typifying most of their music, but they didn’t find that sound immediately.
- Confusion Is Sex + Kill Yr Idols (1983) Packaged on this list as they have been since the 1995 CD release are Confusion Is Sex and the Kill Yr Idols EP, two releases that found Sonic Youth going in a darker, louder, noisier, more spacious direction than their debut and landing on a primitive version of the sound that would lead to their most classic albums.
- Bad Moon Rising (1985) Confusion Is Sex/Kill Yr Idols found Sonic Youth shaping their now-trademark sound, but it still couldn’t fully capture the hypnotic power of their live show, which made use of Glenn Branca-style prepared guitars and eccentric tunings and which were heavily improvisational, often with no breaks between songs.
- Evol (1986) Sonic Youth may have lived in the New York City art scene but they were obsessed with the energy of hardcore, and after splitting with drummer Bob Bert for good, they found themselves a new drummer who could bring that energy to Sonic Youth: Steve Shelley, formerly of the Alternative Tentacles-signed hardcore band The Crucifucks.
The band were joined in 1985 by drummer Steve Shelley, and recorded 15 albums together, as well as many side and solo projects. Their work has been consistently challenging and innovative, and they are widely regarded as one of the most intriguing and influential bands of their time.
- Brian Kachejian
- SONIC YOUTH STUDIO ALBUMS.
- Confusion Is Sex. Released 1983. 1. (She’s in a) Bad Mood 2. Protect Me You 3. Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog 4. Shaking Hell 5. Inhuman.
- Bad Moon Rising. Released 1985. 1. Intro 2. Brave Men Run (In My Family) 3. Society Is A Hole 4. I Love Her All The Time 5. Ghost Bitch 6. I’m Insane.
- EVOL. Released 1986. 1. Tom Violence 2. Shadow of a Doubt 3. Starpower 4. In the Kingdom #19 5. Green Light 6. Death to Our Friends 7. Secret Girl.
Sonic Youth were a New York-based experimental rock outfit founded in 1981. Initially composed of only Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and a revolving-door lineup of drummers, the band.
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Sonic Youth released one single in 1986 and one studio album in 1988 under the Ciccone Youth name. The 1986 single, " Into the Groove(y) ", was a cover of Madonna's " Into the Groove " and was preceded by "Tuff Titty Rap".
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