Total Trash (track)
by Sonic Youth
Year: 1988
From the album Daydream Nation (track #6)
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Total Trash appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Daydream Nation (track #6) (this album) (1988)
- Daydream Nation Live In Glasgow, Scotland 2007 (track #6) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 21 hours ago |  serpico | 3,540 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 01:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,061 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 20:28 | libbyshuss | 963 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:43 | wizardalien | 9,781 | 61/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2025 07:20 |  NJ | 991 | 87/100 |
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Love the arrangement of the song, especially towards the end when you hear the buildup after the slowdown.
One of Sonic Youth's strangest songs, especially in the jam section.
Jasonconfused 01/22/2013 04:59 | #62461
Really interesting how the song starts off with a certain melody, and then the song seems to turn in a way that still resembles the melody, but as though it's falling apart. Then out of nowhere it does a reprise of the beginning of the song... but there are still traces of the falling apart. It only does this for a short time.. and then falls apart again. Beautifully composed.
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