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Any doubts as to the continuing relevance of Sonic Youth upon their jump to major-label status were quickly laid to rest by Goo, their follow-up to the monumental Daydream Nation. While paling in the shadow of its predecessor, the record is nevertheless a defiant call to arms against mainstream musical values; the Geffen logo adorning the disc is a moot point -- Goo is, if anything, a portrait of Sonic Youth at their most self-indulgently noisy and contentious, covering topics ranging from Karen Carpenter ("Tunic") to UFOs ("Disappearer") to dating Jesus' mom ("Mary-Christ"). Even Public Enemy's Chuck D joins the fracas on the single "Kool Thing," which teeters on the brink of a cultural breakthrough but falls just shy of the mark; the same could be said of Goo itself -- by no means a sellout, it nevertheless lacks the coherence and force of the group's finest work, and the opportunity to violently rattle the mainstream cage slips by. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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- Daydream Nation
- Released 1988
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- Rather Ripped
- Released 2006
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- Dirty
- Released 1992
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- Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition) (Remastered)
- Released 2007
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Constant Presence
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- By Monsterpixie
- 12/16/2008 17:28:23
- This album expresses the flow and continuity that can be found in all of Sonic Youth's long, prodigious, and prolific career. Each song washes through to the next with an unstoppable current which, to me, embodies the band itself. A driving force which has only increased and expanded, while remaining whole and tangible. The crescendo of their career which stands alone as a masterpiece of composition, style, and potency.
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A classic
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- By The Good 33
- 5/18/2008 01:58:30
- Just put it on, turn it up, and let it roll. Rock and roll at its finest. Don't listen to that review from Jason Ankeny, he's just another critic trying to hard to be... well, a critic. <br/>Very few albums are this solid. If it was a book, I'd force you to read it over summer vacation!
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