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This section is dedicated to unofficial Sonic Youth releases, aside from the 'official bootlegs' featured first. Everything else is 100% unofficial but worth browsing through.. typically, bootlegs range from somewhat impressive to downright atrocious, and these are no exception!

Sonic Youth recorded live at the Brixton Academy on 14 December 1992 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 22 January 1993. Tracklist: 1.

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.Sonic Youth was an American band based in, formed in 1981. Founding members (guitar, vocals), (bass, vocals, guitar) and (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up.

(guitar) was a member of the band from 1999 to 2005.Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having 'redefined what rock guitar could do' using a wide variety of and with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments'.

The band is considered to be a pivotal influence on the and movements.After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with in the late 1980s, the band experienced mainstream success throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label in 1990 and headlining the 1995 festival. In 2011, Ranaldo announced that the band was 'ending for a while' following the separation of married couple Gordon and Moore. Thurston Moore updated and clarified the position in May 2014: 'Sonic Youth is on hiatus. The band is a democracy of sorts, and as long as Kim and I are working out our situation, the band can't really function reasonably.' Gordon refers several times in her 2015 autobiography to the band having 'split up'. Contents.History Formation and early history: 1977–1981 Shortly after guitarist moved to New York City in early 1977, he formed a group, Room Tone, with his roommates, who later changed their name to the Coachmen.

After the breakup of the Coachmen, Moore began jamming with, whose band, CKM, featured. Moore and Gordon formed a band, appearing under names like Male Bonding and Red Milk and the Arcadians, before settling on Sonic Youth just before June 1981. The name came from combining the nickname of 's with 'Youth' from artist. Gordon later recalled that 'as soon as Thurston came up with the name Sonic Youth, a certain sound that was more of what we wanted to do came about.' The band played in June 1981 at New York's gallery, where was playing as a member of 's electric guitar ensemble. Their performance impressed Moore, who described them as 'the most ferocious guitar band that I had ever seen in my life', and he invited Ranaldo to join the band.

The new trio played three songs at the festival later in the week without a drummer. Each band member took turns playing the drums, until they met drummer.

Early releases: 1982–1985 Branca signed Sonic Youth as the first act on his record label. In December 1981 the group recorded five songs in a studio in New York's.

The material was released as the that, while largely ignored, was sent to a few key members of the US press, who gave it uniformly favorable reviews. The album featured a relatively conventional post-punk style, in contrast to their later releases. After their first release, Edson quit the group for an acting career and was replaced by.During their early days as part of the New York music scene, Sonic Youth formed a friendship with fellow New York noise rock band. The bands came to share the same rehearsal space, and Sonic Youth embarked on its first tour, a two-week journey through the southern United States starting in November 1982, supporting Swans. During a second tour with Swans of the the following month, tensions ran high and Moore constantly criticized Bert's drumming, which he felt was not 'in the pocket'. Bert was fired afterwards and replaced by, who played drums on the band's first studio album, 1983's, which featured a dramatically louder and more dissonant sound than their debut EP. Sonic Youth set up a two-week tour of Europe for the summer of 1983.

Sclavunos, however, quit after only a few months. The group asked Bert to rejoin, and he agreed, on the condition that he would not be fired again after the tour's conclusion. Bert went on to play on the band's EP.Sonic Youth found themselves well received in Europe, but the New York press largely ignored the local scene. Eventually, as the press began to take notice of the genre, Sonic Youth was grouped along with bands like, the and under the 'pigfucker' label by editor. After a substandard September concert in New York, another critic from The Village Voice panned it.

Gordon wrote a scornful letter to the newspaper, criticizing it for not supporting its local music scene, to which Christgau responded by saying they are not obligated to support them. Moore retaliated by renaming the song ' to 'I Killed Christgau With My Big Fucking Dick', before the two eventually sorted out their differences amicably.During another tour of Europe in 1984, Sonic Youth's disastrous London debut (where the band's equipment malfunctioned and Moore consequently destroyed the equipment onstage in frustration) actually resulted in rave reviews in and the. By the time they returned to New York, they were so popular they played shows practically every week.

That same year, Moore and Gordon were married, and Sonic Youth released, a self-described 'Americana' album that served as a reaction to the state of the nation at the time. The album, recorded by, was built around transitional pieces that Moore and Ranaldo had come up with in order to take up time onstage while the other guitarist was busy tuning his instrument; as a result, there are almost no breaks between the songs on the record, which feature walls of feedback and pounding rhythms. Bad Moon Rising featured an appearance by on the album's single ', inspired by the Family murders. In contrast to their abrasive, atonal material of the time, the band considered the song relatively conventional. Due to a falling-out with Branca over disputed royalty payments from their Neutral releases, they were signed to by and by in the UK (which founder created simply so he could distribute the band's records in Europe).

While even the New York press ignored Bad Moon Rising upon its release, now viewing the band as too arty and pretentious, Sonic Youth was becoming quite critically acclaimed in the United Kingdom, where the new album had sold 5,000 copies in just six months.Claiming he was bored with playing Bad Moon Rising live in its entirety for over a year, Bert quit the group and was replaced by Steve Shelley, formerly of the group. The band was so impressed with Shelley's drumming after seeing him play live they hired him without an audition.

Bert remained on good terms with the group; he and Shelley both appeared in the for 'Death Valley '69', as Bert performed the drums on the song, but Shelley was the group's drummer when the video was made.SST and Enigma: 1986–1989 Sonic Youth had a long fascination with influential indie label. Ranaldo said, 'It was the first record company we were on that we really would have given anything to be on.'

Sonic Youth eventually signed to the label in early 1986 and began recording with in March of that year.EVOL itself represented an evolution of sorts for the band: in addition to increasingly melodic material and the impact of new drummer Shelley's playing, the record also dealt with themes of celebrity, particularly with songs like 'Madonna, Sean, and Me' (also known as 'Expressway to Yr. Skull' and called 'a classic' by ) and 'Marilyn Moore'.

Signing to SST catapulted the band on to a national stage, something that did not happen to their peers in the New York underground. The mainstream music press subsequently began to take notice of the band. Robert Palmer of declared that Sonic Youth was 'making the most startlingly original guitar-based music since ' and even praised EVOL as the 'aural equivalent of a dump.' EVOL is also notable for a guest appearance by bass guitarist, a friend whom the band coaxed to come to New York after he was deeply by the death of his bandmate,.Around the same time, the band formed a side-project with Watt under the alias Ciccone Youth, which is a play on the names Sonic Youth and Ciccone, the birth surname of pop singer. As Ciccone Youth, the band released one single and one studio album during its career before disbanding in 1988. The single, ', consisted of three tracks: 'Into the Groove(y)' (a cover of Madonna's hit ', incorporating snippets of her recording) and the short 'Tuff Titty Rap' on the A side (both performed by the Sonic Youth members), and 'Burnin' Up' (performed by Watt with additional guitars by ) on the B side. The studio album, included the previously released three tracks as well as three cover songs by other artists: ' by (recorded in a booth), and 'Burnin' Up' and 'Into the Groove' by Madonna.On 1987's, Sonic Youth continued refining their blend of song structures with uncompromising experimentalism.

Another loose concept album, Sister is partly inspired by the life and works of writer (the 'sister' of the title was Dick's, who died shortly after her birth, and whose memory haunted Dick his entire life). Sister sold 60,000 copies and received very positive reviews, becoming the first Sonic Youth album to crack the Top 20 of the 's Pazz & Jop critics poll. The track from showcases Sonic Youth's move toward more conventional pop/rock songcraft but still has some of the loud guitars that made them famous.Problems playing this file? See.Despite the critical success, the band was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with SST due to concerns about payment and other administrative practices.

Sonic Youth decided to release their next record on, which was distributed by and partly owned. The 1988 double LP was a critical success that earned Sonic Youth substantial acclaim. The album came in second on the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll and topped the year-end album lists of the NME,. In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the to be added to the. The lead single from the album, ', was their first song receiving significant airplay in modern and college rock stations, reaching number 20 on the Billboard.

A number of prominent music periodicals including hailed Daydream Nation as one of the best albums of the decade and named Sonic Youth as the 'Hot Band' in its 'Hot' issue. Unfortunately, distribution problems arose and Daydream Nation was often difficult to find in stores. Moore considered Enigma a 'cheap-jack Mafioso outfit' and the band began looking for a major label deal.

Major label career and alternative icons: 1990–1999. Live in The Netherlands, 1991In 1990, Sonic Youth released, their first album for. The album featured the single ' on which made a guest appearance. 'Kool Thing' was later featured in the film and the video game and was made available as a paid download for the video game. The record is considered much more accessible than their previous work and became the band's best-selling record to date.In 1992, the band released on the label. Their influence as tastemakers continued with their discovery of acclaimed director, who they recruited for the video for ', which also featured skateboarder turned actor turned photographer. This song, along with the Gordon tune 'JC', contains lyrical references to the murder of, a friend who worked with Black Flag as a roadie.

The album features artwork by Los Angeles-based artist. 'Dirty' features a guest appearance by (, ) playing guitar on the track 'Youth Against Fascism'.In 1993, the band contributed the track 'Burning Spear' to the benefit album, produced by the.In 1994, the band released, their best-charting release in the United States (until 2009's ), which peaked at No. 34 on the.

The album was filled with low-key melodies and even produced a hit single, '. Moore and Gordon's daughter, Coco Hayley Moore, was born later in the year, and many of the songs from the album were never played live because there was never a full tour to support the album due to Gordon's pregnancy. In 1994, the band also released a cover of ' 1971 hit ' for the tribute album; their version was played in the 1996 film and would later be featured in the 2007 film.The band headlined the 1995 festival with alternative rock groups. By that time, alternative rock had gained considerable mainstream attention, and the festival was parodied on 1996 episode ', which featured voiceovers from the band. They also performed the final credits theme for that episode.Gordon collaborated in, and started a clothing label X-Girl, based in Los Angeles. Ranaldo and Moore played with many experimental/noise musicians, including, Tom Surgal, and, among others. Shelley started up the record label, as well as playing in backing bands for Chan Marshall and Two Dollar Guitar.

Thurston Moore also made several guest appearances on DJ Spooky's albums, which combined rock and.From Sonic Youth's earliest days, Gordon had occasionally played guitar with the group. Around the time of and, she began playing guitar more frequently, resulting in a three-guitar and drums lineup. These songs were something of a shift for the group's sound, and would lead to the introduction of a fifth member a few years later.The Washing Machine album began a shift in the band away from their punk roots, seeing them working with longer jam sections. Two tracks showed the new approach in full force: the title track 'Washing Machine' is just under 10 minutes long, and 'The Diamond Sea' is over 19 minutes long.During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band began releasing a series of highly experimental records on their own, -based label. The music was mostly instrumental and improvised, and the album and track titles and even the liner notes and credits were in different languages: was in French, in Dutch, in Esperanto, in Japanese, in Lithuanian, in Arpitan and in Danish.

SYR3 was the first to feature, who went on to become an official band member. Tracks from the SYR releases featured in their live sets in 1998, particularly 'Anagrama' from SYR1, and tracks from SYR2 formed the basis of two tracks from A Thousand Leaves.Released in 1998, A Thousand Leaves has a dreamy, semi-improvised feel, and features extended jam sections on tracks such as 'Wildflower Soul' and 'Female Mechanic Now on Duty'. The album also features two Ranaldo-led numbers, 'Hoarfrost' and 'Karen Koltrane'. The only single to be released from this album, ', was accompanied by a video directed by and starring.was subtitled 'Goodbye, 20th Century' and featured works by avant-garde composers such as, and played by Sonic Youth along with several collaborators from the modern avant-garde music scene such as, and others.

The album received mixed reviews, but some critics praised the group's efforts at popularizing and reinterpreting the composers' works.Later DGC period: 2000–2006 On July 4, 1999, Sonic Youth's instruments, amps and gear were stolen in the middle of the night while on tour in, (see on ). Forced to start from scratch with new instruments, they recorded and opened for during the east coast leg of their 2000 tour.In 2001, Sonic Youth collaborated with French avant-garde singer and poet on Fontaine's album.When the occurred, several members of the band were blocks away; Jim at their NYC studio (Echo Canyon on Murray Street) and Ranaldo and his wife Leah nearby at home. After the attacks, they curated the first U.S. Outing of the music festival in L.A. The festival was originally scheduled for October, but it was delayed until March the following year due to the attacks.In the summer of 2002, was released; many critics heralded a 'return to form for SY', seemingly revitalized by the addition of, who became a full member during this period, playing bass guitar, guitar and occasionally. It was during this period that the band were filmed for 's documentary, depicting Sonic Youth as a key influence upon the revival then happening in New York.

This was followed in 2004 by the release of, an album similar in sound and approach to its immediate predecessor that also received positive reviews. 'Pattern Recognition', a song named after the 2003 novel, finds the band once again using Gibson's work for inspiration. The band also showed their commentary and sense of humor with the track ', a faster-tempo song sung by Gordon, which spoofed Carey's life, including her short-lived relationship with rapper, which originally appeared on a 2003 split 7' with (on the album cover, the reference to 'Mariah Carey' in the title was replaced by 'Kim Gordon' due to potential issues.) Sonic Nurse had decent sales, in part due to performances on TV talk shows including. The band was also slated to perform in 2004's Lollapalooza tour along with acts such as and, but the concert was canceled due to lackluster ticket sales. When the band toured later that year, they played extensively from their 1980s catalog. Additional guitarist Jim O'Rourke with the band in concert in 2005On October 6, 2005, reported that some of the gear stolen in 1999 was surprisingly recovered and that it might be used for recording of the next album, then tentatively titled Sonic Life. The report also said that Jim O'Rourke might be leaving the band soon; his departure was confirmed by Lee Ranaldo in an interview with.

In May 2006, the group announced on their website that ex- member would play bass for the band on their upcoming tour.was released in Europe on June 5, 2006 and in the USA on June 13, 2006. Compared to previous Sonic Youth recordings, the album features many short, conventionally-structured, melodic songs and fewer -fuelled left-field improvisations (the band's avant-garde tendencies nowadays have been largely exorcised through SYR releases and solo outings rather than band albums). Later that summer, Sonic Youth played the 2006, as well as Lollapalooza, promoting the album. In December, made it their number three Album of the Year 2006.The band released in December 2006. It features tracks previously available only on, limited-release compilations, to international singles, and some material that had never before been released.

This marked the band's final Geffen release. Independent agents and signing to Matador: 2007–2011 In April 2007, the band became one of the earlier big-name rock bands to play China when they were brought on a China tour by Beijing and Shanghai based company.In 2008, the band independently re-released for the first time on CD, exclusively at their online store.

They also released two more editions to the series,. SYR7 was released on April 22, and SYR8 was released July 28.

On June 10, they also released a compilation album on, called. The first fifteen tracks were selected by other celebrities, and track sixteen, 'Slow Revolution', is a new recording by Sonic Youth.On August 30, 2008, the band premiered two new songs at the final show. Thurston Moore stated that in November the band would start recording a new studio album. The band did not continue their contract with, being discontented at the way Geffen handled their last four or five albums. On September 8, it was confirmed by Matador's Matablog that Sonic Youth would release its sixteenth album (titled The Eternal) in spring 2009, on Matador Records.

In December, it was also announced that the group had recently collaborated with (of fame) on a piece that served as the soundtrack for a new piece. This work was performed by the company on April 16–19, 2009, at the in celebration of Cunningham's 90th birthday. On February 12, 2009 the band revealed the cover art for via their website and blog. The album, produced by, was released on June 9. With the release, Matador Records also offered an exclusive live LP only available to those who preordered the album.

Mario and sonic at the olympic games iso pc game. The band scored and composed the soundtrack of the French thriller-drama, which premiered in May, 2010 as part of the. The soundtrack has been released in 2011 as SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu, the latest edition of the SYR series.Disbandment (2011) On October 14, 2011, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore announced, through a statement by Matador, that they had separated after 27 years of marriage. Matador also explained that plans for the band remained 'uncertain', despite previously hinting that they would record new material later in the year.In an interview on November 28, 2011, Lee Ranaldo said that Sonic Youth are 'ending for a while'.

'I'm feeling optimistic about the future no matter what happens at this point', Ranaldo said. 'It was a pretty good tour overall. I mean, there was a little bit of tiptoeing around and some different situations with the travelling – you know, they're not sharing a room any more or anything like that. It remains to be seen at this point what happens. I think they are certainly the last shows for a while and I guess I'd just leave it at that.' Ranaldo also suggested there are no plans for Sonic Youth to record new material.

'There's tons and tons of archival projects and things like that still going on,' he said. 'I'm just happy right now to let the future take its course.' In November 2013, Ranaldo said in response to the question of a possible reunion, 'I fear not. Everybody is busy with their own projects, besides that Thurston and Kim aren't getting along together very well since their split. I think you can put a cross behind Sonic Youth, same as you can put it behind the names Mike Kelley and Lou Reed. Let them all rest in peace.'

In her 2015 autobiography, Gordon refers several times to the band having 'split up' for good.On June 25, 2019, listed Sonic Youth among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the. Musical style and influences Sonic Youth is considered a pioneering band in the and genres. Their music has also been labelled,. Alternative tunings Sonic Youth's sound relied heavily on the use of.

On stringed instruments has been used for centuries and alternative guitar tunings had been used for decades in music, and to a limited degree in rock music (such as with 's on ). Azerrad writes that early in their career,Sonic Youth could only afford cheap guitars, and cheap guitars sounded like cheap guitars. But with weird tunings or something jammed under a particular, those humble instruments could sound rather amazing – bang a drum stick on a cheap Japanese copy in the right tuning, crank the amplifier to within an inch of its life and it will sound like church bells.The tunings were painstakingly developed by Moore and Ranaldo during the band's rehearsals; Moore once reported that the odd tunings were an attempt to introduce new sounds: 'When you're playing in standard tuning all the time. things sound pretty standard.' Rather than re-tune for every song, Sonic Youth generally used a particular guitar for one or two songs, and would take dozens of instruments on tour.

This would be the source of much trouble for the band, as live performances of many songs relied on specific guitars that have been uniquely or otherwise altered for those exact songs.Influences Moore said that they were heavily influenced by the. Besides, Branca, and French avant-gardist, another influence was 1980s-era; after seeing perform in May 1982, Moore declared them 'the greatest live band I have ever seen'. He also saw performing in 1981 and had a strong admiration towards their only two records, a with fellow hardcore band and the EP. While recognizing that their own music was very different from hardcore, Moore and Gordon, especially, were impressed by hardcore's speed and intensity, and by the nationwide network of musicians and fans. 'It was great', said Moore, 'the whole thing with and, that was far more exciting than and spitting. I thought hardcore was very musical and very radical.'

Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo expressed on numerous occasions their admiration for the music of, such as this quote by Thurston Moore: 'Joni Mitchell! I've used elements of her songwriting and guitar playing, and no one would ever know about it.' Additionally, as with Sonic Youth, Joni Mitchell has always used a number of alternative tunings. The band named a song after her, 'Hey Joni'.Members of the band have also maintained relationships with other avant-garde artists from other genres and even other media, drawing influence from the work of.

For a 1988 Session, Sonic Youth covered three songs by and ' by, also covered by The Fall. Sonic Youth has featured album art by several well-known visual artists, such as, and, whose paintings from his 'Candles' series was used as artwork on Daydream Nation.Musical instruments.

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