Providence (track) by Sonic Youth

Providence by Sonic Youth
Year: 1988
From the album Daydream Nation (track #8)
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78/100 (from 291 votes)
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90/100
From 03/18/2018 13:53
It's the point on the album when the theming comes into its own; there's a such a sense of loss and despair in the face of mad, unending franticness. It perfectly captures that feeling of disassociation from modern life and feeling lost in the modern world. Poetic levels of beauty.
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From 10/28/2017 15:45
You know that when this song is probably the worst on it's album, you're listening to one of the greatest albums of all time. This song is exactly what was needed to cool down after Hey Joni, and it sets the tone for Candle perfectly.
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From 12/19/2016 19:29
As far as interludes go, this is how you do it right. It doesn't kill the momentum of the album it all. It builds the emotion and most of all it builds the atmosphere tremendously. It combines all the elements of Daydream Nation that made it unique and slows it down into a cool 2 minute track. It lowers the energy but not the momentum and is placed perfectly after the high paced Hey Joni.
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From 09/01/2016 04:24
Nice piano
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From 04/12/2016 02:53
It's obviously the weakest track on the album, but I think it's still a cool interlude that oozes nostalgia.
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From 01/22/2013 05:19
The magic is all in the piano in the background.
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From 01/07/2013 11:28
Kinda atmospheric, I suppose. Hey Joni needs a cool down.
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