Sister - Sonic Youth

Description: Genre: Indie Rock & Punk - Grunge / Artist: Sonic Youth / Audio CD released 2003-06-23 at Blast First / Disc #1 ... more

Sister - Sonic Youth ... Tracklisting
1 Schizophrenia
2 I Got A Catholic Block
3 Beauty Lies In The Eye
4 Stereo Sanctity
5 Pipeline Kill Time
6 Tuff Gnarl
7 Pacific Coast Highway
8 Hot Wire My Heart
9 Cotton Crown
10 White Cross
11 Master Dik

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... perspective were more interested in the noise they could make than the melody. Sonic Youth have taken their influence from early punk and the precursors to punk, such as the Stooges and the Velvet Underground and they have worked to form their own unique sound, which is largely achieved through alternative guitar tunings. Early on they could only afford cheap equipment and these alternative tunings were a means of getting a new and interesting sounds out of the guitar. They also prepared their guitars with tools t...more

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Sister - Sonic Youth: Sonic Youth - Sister (1482 words)
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~~~A Personal History~~~ Sister is Sonic Youth's 5th album, but when it came out in 1987 it was the first of theirs that I had heard. 15 at the time, it blew me away. This is the album that fired me with a passion for music that has stayed with me to this day. To my pubescent mind, Sonic Youth were the embodiment of cool, no one would or could ever criticise my musical taste - if they didn't like Sonic Youth, they should at least admire them, and if they didn't, well to me that just demonstrated their lack of appreciation of good music. There was a mutual respect between the band and other serious musicians (Pubic Enemy, for example - Chuck D guests on ... Read the complete review