For years and years Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation was the record I went to when the mood struck for some ugly & hypnotic guitar.
The deluxe edition of Dirty now sits in that spot. Actually, it's the second disc of the set: full of b-sides and, more important, a ton of rehearsal recordings.
Blistering and hideous guitar madness.
This isn't for everyone...but if you're up for some guitar torture then you oughta start right here.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
Mark Saleski is a writer and music obsessive based out of the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. He is an editor and writer for Jazz.com. He also writes reviews for Blogcritics.org and produces the weekly feature The Friday Morning Listen. …
Dirty (Deluxe Edition)
A fresh listen to the original 15 tracks on Dirty reminds one just how great this 1992 album in its original form. Remember the pop-sludge of "Sugar Cane"? The polit-grit of "Youth Against Fascism"? ...
Daydream Nation
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1 - rodrigo guedes
i think "dirty" is the worst sonic youth's album . !
2 - BRICKLAYER
Just saw them play a free show last sunday at the 3 rivers arts festival in Pittsburgh, and they were fantastic. I have one of the first pressings of Dirty, before they changed the artwork under the cover tray. Does anyone know if "Goo" will be reissued also?
3 - Eric Olsen
Love that "detuning" and all the weird tonalities they get with various tunings - can't decide it I like the real songs or the deranged noise best. Probably the songs in the long run.
4 - 100 percent Joe
This album retreads early Eargasm and Tidal Flushing, but in a good way. Definitely worth checking out.
5 - Kate
Dirty was a great album, but Swimsuit Issue's gotta be sounding really dated these days with the supermodel roll call, even if the message itself is unfortunately timeless.