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| 1. (She's In A) Bad Mood |
| 2. Protect Me You |
| 3. Freezer Burn/I Wanna Be Your Dog |
| 4. Shaking Hell |
| 5. Inhuman |
| 6. The World Looks Red |
| 7. Confusion Is Next |
| 8. Making The Nature Scene |
| 9. Lee Is Free |
| 10. Kill Yr. Idols |
| 11. Brother James |
| 12. Early American |
| 13. Shaking Hell (Live) |
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Après un excellent premier album éponyme publié par le label du compositeur contemporain new-yorkais Glenn Branca, Neutral, Sonic Youth réalise avec Confusion Is Sex un projet encore plus fidèle à ses obsessions. Les deux guitaristes Thurston Moore et Lee Ranaldo sont des fans de free jazz, de musique contemporaine, de krautrock mais aussi de punk et de hardcore. L'influence de Branca et de ses symphonies pour guitares électriques comme de Theoretical Girls, groupe punk qu'il anime dès 1978 avec Wharton Tiers, qui deviendra le fidèle ingénieur du son de Sonic Youth, est aisément identifiable sur l'accordage dissonant des guitares, ici plus souvent en roue libre que sur le précédent disque. Un morceau comme "The World Looks Red" évoque la pulsation hypnotique du groupe allemand Can – le second batteur de la formation, Bob Bert qui remplace Richard Edson, y est pour beaucoup avec son jeu qui évoque l'immense Jaki Leibezeit –, et Kim Gordon quant à elle a un débit présentement proche de Damo Suzuki ! D'autres titres, comme "Bad Mood" ou "Protect Me You", montrent que le groupe était également sensible aux new et cold wave de Gang Of Four et Wire. Quant à la reprise de "I Wanna Be Your Dog" des Stooges, c'est une des meilleures qui aient été enregistrées avec celle de Jac Berrocal. En CD l'ensemble est complété par Kill Yr. Idols et les notes de pochette sont signées Greil Marcus. Un des sommets de la no wave – pour en savoir plus sur ce mouvement : chercher à Mars, DNA, Lydia Lunch, James White Chance & The Contortions… --Philippe Robert
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Yes this is poorly recorded if you are used to their more recent releases. Don't forget this was recorded on a 8-track so it's no surprise that some of the tracks end a bit suddenly or in case of Freezer/I Wanna Be Your God just one being mutated into another. Whether this was intentional now or not I have no idea but it only makes it seem more uneasy when that menacing feedback mutates into insane guitars and Kim Gordon screaming to all and anyone that will listen to her. I think the notes say it all - she really does sound unstable!
There are other highlights including Inhuman which I have to admit, I have no idea how those sounds came out of a guitar. It just sounds so surreal and frightening. Also Confusion is Next is worth a mention although it is utterly deranged as the lyrics want to wrench our tongues out from " it's ugly f**king cancer root "
I did say frightening didn't I? Well if I haven't I just have now and there really is no other word for this album. But worth it if you are serious in delving into the realms of Sonic Youth
Format:Audio CD
After I concluded listening to this album it felt as if I had taken a hot fireplace poker and rammed it up my ass. This cd completely ripped out my viscera and discarded it on the floor. Participating in the listening of this cd (and you certainly must participate), is thoroughly exhausting but well worth it. Between this album and the Trash, Jet and No Star album, this definitely devours the competition. I have only today acquired "Daydream Nation," so I cannot confidently say as to whether or not this is SY's greatest effort. If you appreciate euphonious (or to some cacophonous) musical experimentation, buy this album. It is incredible.
Format:Audio CD
Sonic Youth don't make rock music, they rip it apart, set it on fire, and rearrange the pieces as they see fit. This record is dirty. This record is gritty. This record is urban decay in musical form. Was it recorded with the state of the art equpiment? Far from it, and all the better. With all the feedback, dissonance (sp?), pounding, screaming, and beautiful noise, the poor production quality becomes an instrument in itself, adding to the atmosphere of the album.
Listen with an open mind, and you will quickly see your conceptions of music fall apart, and not one person I know has regretted this.
Tracks to look out for:
Freezer Burn, World Looks Red, Confusion is Next, Kill Yr Idols,and the allmighty Inhuman.
Listen with an open mind, and you will quickly see your conceptions of music fall apart, and not one person I know has regretted this.
Tracks to look out for:
Freezer Burn, World Looks Red, Confusion is Next, Kill Yr Idols,and the allmighty Inhuman.
Listen at volume: 10.
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Keeps me regular and always satisfies
There are times when I feel a little irregular. At those difficult moments, I put this slab of vinyl on the turntable, drop the needle, slowly turn the dial to near maximum volume... Read more
Published on Jun 15 2004 by Arch Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars
my first,and favorite
some guy actually tried to steal this one from me,but I stole it back!this is always how I'll remember sy,because after hearing "she's in a bad mood" in the dawn of my... Read more
Published on May 26 2004 by Trottin'-Butterz
5.0 out of 5 stars
And It's downhill from here...
Their second release, CiS shows the band still playing with odd tunings experimented with during their tenure with Glenn Branca. Read more
Published on April 9 2004 by M. Bergeron
1.0 out of 5 stars
My God Is This Bad
I pretty much think my heading sums up my feelings about this record. I bought after hearing how everyone proclaimed it be brilliant. Well, its not. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2004 by Ben Dugan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beware, not the Sonic Youh you are familar with
I, like many others, discovered Sonic Youth after everyone telling me what a fantastic album "Daydream Nation" was and then buying it. Read more
Published on Jan 11 2004 by Damon Navas-Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ugly ugly.
This album's strength is that it would rather sound interesting than sound good. The music is like colorful garbage artfully thrown upon yr. lawn. Read more
Published on July 12 2003 by Craig Luft
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sonic Youth at their rawest
This album is absolutely full of classic, excellent songs that reflect an early period in the band's evolution. Read more
Published on July 9 2003 by "poormansprophet"
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!!! WHAT AN ALBUM!!!
This was one of the first Sonic Youth albums I heard, and still remains one of my favourites. A mind-blowing, yet underrated work of art by one of my all-time favourite bands. Read more
Published on April 13 2003 by "happy_nightmare_baby"
4.0 out of 5 stars
THIS is sonic youth
there are two songs on here that are monster songs. first we have freezer burn/i wanna be your dog (i wanna..dog is a stooges song, fyi). Read more
Published on Mar 10 2003 by Daniel J. Hagerman
5.0 out of 5 stars
You'd better be hardcore for this, but what an album!
Caution: if you have heart troubles, are in the final trimester of pregnancy, have asthma, a pacemaker, or suffer from anxiety attacks, please refrain from listening to this album. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2003 by Michael Alexander
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