http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.288&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe most exciting band of the 1980s, period. Sonic Youth had no equivalent then, and they still don't -- no one on the underground can rival them for daring, brilliance and range. Their willingness to experiment and evolve brought them perilously near the mainstream in the early '90s, but recent efforts have once again delivered them into the covetous arms of art-rock's intelligentsia. Starting off on the heels of New York's no wave movement, Sonic Youth's pre-SST material marked a period of maturation defined by self-conscious DIY amateurism and the complete demolition of rock guitar convention. The approach broke ground, but kept a pretty low ceiling on what the band could achieve. The arrival of <I>EVOL</I> in 1986 signaled the end of Sonic Youth's anarchic primitivism and the dawning of their golden age. They were gradually transforming bouts of alternate tuning overkill into tightly crafted song. <I>Daydream Nation</I> (1988) remains their pinnacle achievement, a thematically coherent pastiche of Gen-X cynicism, sonic tube disasters and surreal guitar passages that chime like harps in a hailstorm. The work of Sonic Youth is all the more remarkable for being almost entirely self-produced and truly collaborative in origin. Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo all lend a hand in writing and singing, which sometimes produces the jarring effect of listening to three different bands on the same album. - Chad DriscollNoise Rocken720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:18:56 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.288&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss The most exciting band of the 1980s, period. Sonic Youth had no equivalent then, and they still don't -- no one on the underground can rival them for daring, brilliance and range. Their willingness to experiment and evolve brought them perilously near the mainstream in the early '90s, but recent efforts have once again delivered them into the covetous arms of art-rock's intelligentsia. Starting off on the heels of New York's no wave movement, Sonic Youth's pre-SST material marked a period of maturation defined by self-conscious DIY amateurism and the complete demolition of rock guitar convention. The approach broke ground, but kept a pretty low ceiling on what the band could achieve. The arrival of <I>EVOL</I> in 1986 signaled the end of Sonic Youth's anarchic primitivism and the dawning of their golden age. They were gradually transforming bouts of alternate tuning overkill into tightly crafted song. <I>Daydream Nation</I> (1988) remains their pinnacle achievement, a thematically coherent pastiche of Gen-X cynicism, sonic tube disasters and surreal guitar passages that chime like harps in a hailstorm. The work of Sonic Youth is all the more remarkable for being almost entirely self-produced and truly collaborative in origin. Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo all lend a hand in writing and singing, which sometimes produces the jarring effect of listening to three different bands on the same album. - Chad Driscoll http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823875&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 3823875 tra.3823875 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 If I Were A Carpenter alb.217169 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/0/8/1298092_170x170.jpg 1994-09-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Superstar tra.3823875 248000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823875&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3823875&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005449&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss '80s Alternative Sun, 12 Jun 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 15005449 tra.15005449 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Daydream Nation alb.15004436 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/1/1081918_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1988-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Teen Age Riot tra.15005449 419000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005449&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005449&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489971&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 10489971 tra.10489971 Sonic Youth art.288 1.29 Rather Ripped alb.10483525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/1/0/1380182_170x170.jpg 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 true Incinerate tra.10489971 295000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489971&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489971&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313332&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313332 tra.28313332 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Sacred Trickster tra.28313332 131000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313332&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313332&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1931504&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 1931504 tra.1931504 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star alb.101188 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/2/2/1082207_170x170.jpg 1994-05-10 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bull In The Heather tra.1931504 184000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1931504&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1931504&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313333&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313333 tra.28313333 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Anti-Orgasm tra.28313333 367000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313333&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313333&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313335&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313335 tra.28313335 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Antenna tra.28313335 373000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313335&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313335&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313339&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313339 tra.28313339 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Malibu Gas Station tra.28313339 339000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313339&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313339&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648246&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 26 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 2648246 tra.2648246 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Goo (Deluxe Edition) alb.112758 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/2/1/1081280_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 1990-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Dirty Boots tra.2648246 329000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648246&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648246&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9533197&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 9533197 tra.9533197 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Goo alb.9532916 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/1/2/1082176_170x170.jpg 1990-06-26 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kool Thing tra.9533197 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9533197&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9533197&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313334&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313334 tra.28313334 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso) tra.28313334 212000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313334&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313334&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1983192&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 1983192 tra.1983192 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Sister alb.223010 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/1/2/1082195_170x170.jpg 1994-10-11 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Schizophrenia tra.1983192 278000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1983192&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1983192&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313343&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313343 tra.28313343 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Calming The Snake tra.28313343 216000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313343&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313343&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313336&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313336 tra.28313336 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true What We Know tra.28313336 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313336&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313336&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2001541&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 2001541 tra.2001541 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Daydream Nation alb.224987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/2/4/854244_170x170.jpg 1993-11-23 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Teen Age Riot tra.2001541 417000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2001541&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2001541&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648249&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 26 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 2648249 tra.2648249 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Goo (Deluxe Edition) alb.112758 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/2/1/1081280_170x170.jpg 2005-09-13 00:00:00.0 1990-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Kool Thing - (with Chuck D) tra.2648249 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648249&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2648249&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313341&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313341 tra.28313341 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true No Way tra.28313341 232000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313341&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313341&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489970&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 10489970 tra.10489970 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Rather Ripped alb.10483525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/1/0/1380182_170x170.jpg 2006-06-13 00:00:00.0 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 true Reena tra.10489970 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489970&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10489970&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313342&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313342 tra.28313342 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Walkin Blue tra.28313342 321000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313342&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313342&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313340&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313340 tra.28313340 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn tra.28313340 158000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313340&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313340&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313338&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313338 tra.28313338 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Poison Arrow tra.28313338 222000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313338&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313338&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3163554&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Wed, 25 Mar 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 3163554 tra.3163554 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Dirty (Deluxe Edition) alb.131546 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/1/2/1082106_170x170.jpg 2003-04-08 00:00:00.0 1992-03-25 00:00:00.0 true 100% tra.3163554 149000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3163554&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3163554&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005450&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Sun, 12 Jun 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 15005450 tra.15005450 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Daydream Nation alb.15004436 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/1/1081918_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1988-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Silver Rocket tra.15005450 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005450&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005450&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005451&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Sun, 12 Jun 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 15005451 tra.15005451 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 Daydream Nation alb.15004436 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/9/1/1081918_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 1988-06-12 00:00:00.0 true The Sprawl tra.15005451 462000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005451&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15005451&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313337&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonic Youth on Rhapsody Online 28313337 tra.28313337 Sonic Youth art.288 0.99 The Eternal alb.28301764 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/0/4/1674023_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 true Massage The History tra.28313337 583000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313337&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28313337&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonic-youth%2Ftop-tracks.rss