Sonic Youth are amazing. Their ability to create compelling and fresh sounds that have immediacy, verve and passion. ‘Rather Ripped’ is another testament to that skill. There is a solid alternative rock power that pervades every song. This album contains bright jangly numbers (on the surface) to dance to like ‘Reena’, ‘Incinerate’ and ‘What A Waste’. Meanwhile there are more moody and languid tracks like ‘Do You Believe In Rapture?’ and ‘Turquoise Boy’. There is plenty of sweetness and noise for all occasions here.
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UK : US
Label : Geffen
Release Date : 12 June 2006
Website : www.sonicyouth.com
Tracklisting
- Reena
- Incinerate
- Do You Believe In Rapture
- Sleepin’ Around
- What A Waste
- Jams Runs Free
- Rats
- Turquoise Boy
- Lights Out
- Neutral
- Pink Steam
- Or
- Helen Lundeberg
- Eyeliner
Sonic Youth are Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, guitar, vocals), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums).