Confusion Is Sex (studio album) by Sonic Youth

Confusion Is Sex by Sonic Youth
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 5,783rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 168 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 1980s (871st)
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Sonic Youth bestography

Confusion Is Sex is ranked 14th best out of 39 albums by Sonic Youth on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sonic Youth is Daydream Nation which is ranked number 73 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,812.

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Confusion Is Sex track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 168 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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45/100
From 04/27/2024 07:36
I just do not get this
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From 04/30/2023 06:09
Startling and adventurous, but disorganized. I love the krautrock ethos, but on this record, it seems to lack any clarity or direction.
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From 02/27/2021 22:21
As far as debut albums go, this is pretty great. Confusion Is Sex is a lot more aggressive and noisy than the later Sonic Youth efforts I've come to know and love.
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70/100
From 11/28/2020 19:31
Difficult debut, but love the lo-fi charm. Kind of a bad move putting a live cover of I wanna be your dog right in the middle of the album but there are some good songs. Protect me you is the best song here
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From 11/20/2018 08:54
"The World Looks Red" is a cool song while everything else ranges from bad to good.

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From 11/06/2017 17:43
Awesome album but it takes more than a few listens to click. It's a solid debut album but it only hints at how great they would become

Best Tracks: Shaking Hell, Inhuman, Confusion Is Next
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From 09/09/2017 04:26
Best Tracks: Brother James, Inhuman
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From 06/26/2013 14:24
Three good tracks: "Shaking Hell", "Inhuman", "Confusion Is Next". Beyond that it's a difficult listen, even for a Sonic Youth enthusiast as I.
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
4. Synchronicity by The Police
5. War by U2
6. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
8. Kill 'Em All by Metallica
9. Let's Dance by David Bowie
10. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
11. Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons
12. Clics Modernos by Charly García
13. Soul Mining by The The
14. The Hurting by Tears For Fears
15. Pyromania by Def Leppard
16. Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden
17. Holy Diver by Dio
18. Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion
19. Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
20. Eliminator by ZZ Top
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