What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

SONIC YOUTH "goo" 1990, cd. #96 US, #94 AU, #32 UK.

this is my only album of the Sonic's, it doesnt contain much of the sonic feedback drenched sounds that have been their trademark over the years, instead it is a good album of 3 minute songs, mostly in the same vein as a lot of the White Stripes music.
there is one track on here that is made up of their sonic feedback called "scooter and jinx", a one and a half minute instrumental, which is about long enough to keep my attention, thus it gets "**", any longer and it would be as crap as Neil Young's "arc" album.
"tunic" is sung by the female member of the group and is a dedication to Karen Carpenter, this one almost got "***" but for some unknown reason it didnt, "mildred pierce" has an almost punk like quality about and is quite different from the rest of the album.
the best track here for me is "titanium expose" which has small sections filled with sonic guitar work but still sounds almost 1980ish New Wave in the form of early Simple Minds.
only one bad track on this one IMO,one great one and nine good ones.....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: cinderella's big score
best track: titanium expose

tracks:

1. dirty boots**
2. tunic**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSOp1domrU video
3. mary christ**
4. kool thing**
5. mote**
6. my friend goo**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwIFTsx8WE video
7. disappearer**
8. mildred pierce**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgY_x4TigA video
9. cinderella's big score*
10.scooter and jinx**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69cTdiDSwQ video
11.titanium expose***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWwdpBeZd0 video

3s=1
2s=9
1s=1

rating: 2.0