Silver Rocket (track)
by Sonic Youth
Year: 1988
From the album Daydream Nation (track #2)
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Silver Rocket appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Daydream Nation (track #2) (this album) (1988)
- Live In Moscow (April, 1989) (track #5) (2019)
- Daydream Nation Live In Glasgow, Scotland 2007 (track #2) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/27/2026 22:29 |  serpico | 3,714 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 01:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,615 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 20:27 | libbyshuss | 963 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2026 21:25 | jl45 | 83 | 68/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:42 | wizardalien | 9,900 | 61/100 |
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I always thought that this song's structure (catchy riff into effects-driven psychedelic noise, then back into the riff for the conclusion) was reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". (Edited)
This is one of the finest songs in Sonic Youth's catalog. It starts with a classic open-tuned SY opening riff, then moves into the most intense song in their catalog. The lyrics are sung so fast it sounds like he's almost trying to rap them, which only builds on the intensity. Around the middle of this song, Thurston and Lee completely unhinge and let loose, it's their time to shine as instrumentalists here; Sonic Youth had made noise on past records, but never with the ferocity, intensity, and free form style they do here. I've listened to many many different versions of this song, and I've never heard them do the same thing twice in their experimentation here. When the two are done freaking out, we have the return to the third and final verse and chorus, which is just insane. Thurston and Lee are still fucking around a little, while Kim and Steve build more and more until they burst through walls of sound right back into the song. Complete perfection. (Edited)
poppmusic 12/27/2015 04:56 | #155179
Somebody listened to MC5
Space-Dementia 11/25/2015 19:22 | #153474
Pretty cool song. The riff is great and I love when it comes back after the minute of feedback.
One of their most punkish riff
Jasonconfused 01/22/2013 02:31 | #62448
Great punk rock riff. Definitely see where they got the title of being "noise rock" from.
One of my favs off the album
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