Dirty
by Sonic Youth

From buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/31/2016 18:30 | #173903 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I think I'm in the minority, but I like alt-rock darlings Sonic Youth best when they are at least somewhat accessible, and when they record things that sound at least a little bit like songs. Which is why I prefer Dirty to, say, Daydream Nation. Here Thurston Moore's whirling, swirling guitars layered over Steve Shelley's pounding drumming makes most sense to me, since it's all in the context of songs that strain at the seams of conventional song structures, but never quite implode altogether. This is also the album where Kim Gordon's contributions ring most true, as she challenges stereotypes and expectations about women who rock in ways that are both compelling and vaguely threatening. "Wish Fulfillment" is a great song because it depicts alienation and disaffectation in a way that is so messy and distorted that it feels quintessentially human.

When Sonic Youth meets grunge and try to be popoular.
Produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Andy Wallace, if you wanna start with SY, you better cath this. (Edited)

From meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2014 21:55 | #110805 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The vicious guard dog went to the groomer today. He'll still maul anyone in a heartbeat.

My favourite Sonic Youth album. A completely different beast to Daydream Nation it may not be as consistent but it's more varied and for me the highs are higher. The solo in Chapel Hill is one of my favourite moments in music.

Definitely their best record from the 90s. they ditched long songs to make shorter more pop friendly songs. I mean this album could've been a huge hit if their label chose better songs for singles. not to say the songs they chose were bad, just not as radio friendly as other songs (singles were:100%, Sugar Kane, YAF, Drunken Butterfly, Chapel Hill and Purr would've been much better than YAF and Drunken Butterfly). That being said, all the songs on this album is really good with the exception of Nic Fit. Butch Vig was stupid to say Nic Fit should've been on the record rather than Genetic, Hendrix Necro, and Stalker. But still one of their best albums even with that major flaw.

Favorite Tracks: 100%, Theresa's Sound World, Wish Fulfillment, Sugar Kane, Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit, On the Strip, Purr