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Sonic Youth (1981 - 14 Nov 2011)

Group - United States

Releases (182)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Sonic Death: Sonic Youth Live 1983
  2. Walls Have Ears 1986
  3. Hold That Tiger 1991
  4. Live at the Continental Club 06 Jun 1992
  5. 1988-11-05: Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, USA 1993
  6. Live Venlo, Holland 12.27.83 Feb 1995
  7. Turn It Up! Turn It Up! Feb 1995
  8. 1993-07-14: Blastic Scene: Lisbon, Portugal Jul 1995
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Album - Compilation

  1. Screaming Fields of Sonic Love 1994
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Album

  1. Sonic Youth Mar 1982
  2. Confusion Is Sex 1983
  3. Bad Moon Rising 1985
  4. EVOL May 1986
  5. Sister Jun 1987
  6. Daydream Nation Oct 1988
  7. Goo 26 Jun 1990
  8. Dirty 20 Jul 1992
  9. Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star 26 Apr 1994
  10. Washing Machine 26 Sep 1995
  11. A Thousand Leaves 21 Apr 1998
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Album - Demo

  1. Goo Demos 1991
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Made in USA Feb 1995
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Live in Heaven 1989 1991
  2. 1985-08-11: Anarchy on St. Mary's Place: The Smart Bar, Chicago, IL, USA 1991
  3. Death to Our Friends 1992
  4. 1992-07-04: Dirty Live: Central Park, New York City, NY, USA 1992
  5. 1993-07-01: Darupvej, Roskilde, Denmark 01 Jul 1993
  6. Be My Sister in Death Jul 1993
  7. Europe 1992 1993
  8. 1990-08-04: Energy: Cincinatti, OH, USA 1993
  9. 1992-10-05: How Can You Want Me? Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL, USA 1993
  10. 1991-08-27: The Mira Tapes (live): Bremen, Germany 1993
  11. 100% Sonic Youth 1993
  12. 1992-07-04: Sonic Starpower: Central Park, New York City, NY, USA 1993
  13. 1992-11-23: Schizophrenia: The Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy 1993
  14. Splitting the Atom 1993
  15. 100% Rebel 1994
  16. Listen! 1994
  17. Take Out the Trash 1994
  18. 1995-05-16: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, US 15 May 1995
  19. 1996-03-18: Noorderligt, Tilburg, NE 18 Mar 1996
  20. Easter 1996
  21. Sugar Baby 1996
  22. 1998-06-26: Darupvej, Roskilde, Denmark 26 Jun 1998
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Album - Compilation

  1. Moo 1990
  2. Happiness Is a Warm Gun... 1992
  3. Lost Tracks: Single B-Sides and Non-Album Tracks 1994
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Album

  1. EJST&NS Early Rough Mixes 1994
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Other - Live

  1. 2004-10-23: Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
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Other - Compilation

  1. Peel Sessions 1986-1988
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Relationships (11)

Members

  1. Thurston Moore (1981 - 14 Nov 2011) original, lead vocals, guitar
  2. Kim Gordon (1981 - 14 Nov 2011) original, lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  3. Richard Edson (1981 - 1982) drums (drum set)
  4. Lee Ranaldo (1981 - 14 Nov 2011) lead vocals, guitar
  5. Anne DeMarinis (1981 - 1982) keyboard
  6. Jim Sclavunos (1982 - 1983) drums (drum set)
  7. Bob Bert (1982) drums (drum set)
  8. Bob Bert (1983 - 1985) drums (drum set)
  9. Steve Shelley (1985 - 14 Nov 2011) drums (drum set)
  10. Jim O’Rourke (1999 - 2005) bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer
  11. Mark Ibold (2006 - 14 Nov 2011) bass guitar, guitar

Recordings by (994)

  1. The Burning Spear 3:26 (Mar 1982)
  2. I Dreamed I Dream 5:18 (Mar 1982)
  3. She Is Not Alone 4:07 (Mar 1982)
  4. I Don’t Want to Push It 3:35 (Mar 1982)
  5. The Good and the Bad 7:55 (Mar 1982)
  6. Protect Me You ?:?? (Oct 1983)
  7. Shaking Hell (1+2) ?:?? (Oct 1983)
  8. Kill Yr. Idols ?:?? (Oct 1983)
  9. Brother James 3:11 (Oct 1983)
  10. Early American ?:?? (Oct 1983)
  11. Side One 38:32 (1983)
  12. Side Two 29:31 (1983)
  13. (She’s in a) Bad Mood 5:30 (1983)
  14. Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog 3:31 (1983)
  15. Shaking Hell 3:56 (1983)
  16. Inhuman 3:56 (1983)
  17. The World Looks Red 2:37 (1983)
  18. Confusion Is Next 3:21 (1983)
  19. Making the Nature Scene 2:56 (1983)
  20. Lee Is Free 3:22 (1983)
  21. Brave Men Run (In My Family) 3:44 (Dec 1984) demo version
  22. Dig This! ?:?? (1984)
  23. Satan Is Boring 5:01 (Jun 1985)
  24. I Killed Christgau With My Big Fuckin' Dick 3:30 (Sep 1985)
  25. Halloween 4:36 (1985)
  26. Society Is a Hole 5:54 (1985)
  27. I Love Her All the Time 7:28 (1985)
  28. Ghost Bitch 5:40 (1985)
  29. I’m Insane 4:07 (1985)
  30. Justice Is Might 4:21 (1985)
  31. Kill Your Idols 2:59 (1985)
  32. Intro 1:11 (1985)
  33. Flower 3:29 (Jan 1986)
  34. Halloween II (the first studio mix) 4:57 (Mar 1986)
  35. Tom Violence 3:05 (May 1986)
  36. Shadow of a Doubt 3:34 (May 1986)
  37. Star Power 4:49 (May 1986)
  38. In the Kingdom #19 3:25 (May 1986)
  39. Green Light 3:46 (May 1986)
  40. Death to Our Friends 3:19 (May 1986)
  41. Secret Girl 2:54 (May 1986)
  42. Marilyn Moore 4:04 (May 1986)
  43. Expressway to Yr. Skull 7:19 (May 1986)
  44. Starpower 2:50 (Jul 1986)
  45. Bubblegum 2:45 (Jul 1986)
  46. Expressway 4:28 (Jul 1986)
  47. Hallowe’en 5:09 (Nov 1986)
  48. Echo Canyon 1:09 (Nov 1986)
  49. Hallowed Be Thy Name 2:35 (1986)
  50. C.B. 2:11 (1986)
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On Recordings (50)

Produced

  1. Intro 1:11 Sonic Youth (1985)
  2. Tom Violence 3:05 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  3. Shadow of a Doubt 3:34 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  4. Death to Our Friends 3:19 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  5. Secret Girl 2:54 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  6. Star Power 4:49 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  7. Expressway to Yr. Skull 7:19 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  8. In the Kingdom #19 3:25 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  9. Marilyn Moore 4:04 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  10. Green Light 3:46 Sonic Youth (May 1986)
  11. Death Valley ’69 5:22 Sonic Youth w. Lydia Lunch (Nov 1986)
  12. Hallowe’en 5:09 Sonic Youth (Nov 1986)
  13. Pipeline / Kill Time 4:35 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  14. Hot Wire My Heart 3:23 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  15. Kotton Krown 5:08 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  16. Beauty Lies in the Eye 2:18 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  17. White Kross 2:58 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  18. (I Got a) Catholic Block 3:26 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  19. Pacific Coast Highway 4:17 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  20. Stereo Sanctity 3:50 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  21. Tuff Gnarl 3:14 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  22. Schizophrenia 4:38 Sonic Youth (Jun 1987)
  23. Under the Influence of the Jesus and Mary Chain: Ticket to Ride / Master=Dik (version) / Introducing the Stars (live on Suisse radio, July 87) 3:53 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  24. Beat on the Brat 2:31 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  25. Chinese Jam 6:44 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  26. Ringo / He’s on Fire / Florida Oil Drums / Westminster Chimes 5:30 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  27. Vibrato / Guitar Lick / Funky Fresh 9:02 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  28. Our Backyard 11:08 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  29. Master=Dik 5:01 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  30. Traffik 0:05 Sonic Youth (22 Jan 1988)
  31. Teen Age Riot 6:57 Sonic Youth (Oct 1988)
  32. Computer Age 5:12 Sonic Youth (1989)
  33. Titanium Exposé 6:26 Sonic Youth (14 Apr 1990)
  34. Scooter + Jinx 1:06 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  35. Dirty Boots 5:28 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  36. Cinderella’s Big Score 5:54 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  37. Mary‐Christ 3:11 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  38. Mote 7:37 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  39. My Friend Goo 2:19 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  40. Kool Thing 4:06 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  41. Disappearer 5:08 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  42. Tunic (Song for Karen) 6:22 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  43. Mildred Pierce 2:13 Sonic Youth (26 Jun 1990)
  44. Personality Crisis 3:50 Sonic Youth (Nov 1990)
  45. Dirty Boots (edit) 4:54 Sonic Youth (26 Feb 1991)
  46. On The Strip 5:42 Sonic Youth (20 Jul 1992)
  47. JC 4:03 Sonic Youth (20 Jul 1992)

Recording Engineer For

  1. Shoot 5:16 Sonic Youth (20 Jul 1992)
  2. Theresa’s Sound‐World 5:28 Sonic Youth (20 Jul 1992)
  3. Chapel Hill 4:47 Sonic Youth (20 Jul 1992)

Credited as (54)

  1. Sonic Youth
  2. Sonic Youth, I.C.P. & The Ex
  3. Sonic Youth med Mats Gustafsson og Merzbow
  4. Sonic Youth & Cypress Hill
  5. Sonic Youth with Yamatsuka Eye
  6. Roswell Rudd & Sonic Youth
  7. Sonic Youth / Mudhoney
  8. Redd Kross / Sonic Youth
  9. Jay Reatard / Sonic Youth
  10. Sonic Youth / Beck
  11. Nirvana / Sonic Youth
  12. Sonic Youth / Erase Errata
  13. Sonic Youth & Tim Barnes
  14. David Bowie feat. Sonic Youth
  15. Sonic Youth with Lydia Lunch
  16. Sonic Youth feat. Lydia Lunch
  17. Sonic Youth w/ Cypress Hill
  18. Sonic Youth w. Lydia Lunch
  19. Sonic Youth / [dialogue]
  20. David Bowie with Sonic Youth
  21. Cypress Hill feat. Sonic Youth
  22. Lydia Lunch with Sonic Youth
  23. Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth
  24. Sonic Youth / Jim O’Rourke
  25. Sonic Youth su Tim Barnes
  26. Sonic Youth / Head of David / Ut / Sonic Youth / Big Black / Sonic Youth / Rapeman / Dinosaur Jr. / Lee Ranaldo / Ciccone Youth / Ut / Head of David / Big Black / Big Stick / Head of David / A.C. Temple / Rapeman / Band of Susans / Arsenal / Butthole Surfers
  27. Morente & Sonic Youth
  28. Lydia Lunch & Sonic Youth
  29. Redd Kross / Sonic Youth / Carpenters
  30. Sonic Youth / Carpenters / Matthew Sweet
  31. Sonic Youth / Bettie Serveert
  32. The Iditarod / Stone Breath / Charalambides / Bardo Pond / Sonic Youth
  33. Sonic Youth with Lydia Lynch
  34. Enrique Morente & Sonic Youth
  35. Sonic Youth & Patterson Hood
  36. Sonic Youth/Lydia Lunch
  37. Sonic-Youth
  38. Chronic Youth
  39. Mike Kelley with Sonic Youth
  40. Brigitte Fontaine avec Sonic Youth
  41. Sonic Youth / Lydia Lunch
  42. Mats Gustafsson / Sonic Youth
  43. Sonic Youth + I.C.P. + The Ex
  44. Sonic Youth w fIREHOSE
  45. Sonic Youth / The Pastels
  46. Sonic Youth x DJ Lilocox
  47. Mats Gustafsson / Sonic Youth With Friends
  48. Sonic Youth x Cypress Hill
  49. Sonic Youth • L•L
  50. Lee Ranaldo / Sonic Youth
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Works (57)

Wrote

  1. J’accuse Ted Hughes
  2. Agnès B Musique
  3. (I Got a) Catholic Block
  4. Stereo Sanctity
  5. Pipeline / Kill Time
  6. Tuff Gnarl
  7. White Kross
  8. Master-Dik
  9. Campfire
  10. Come and Smash Me Said the Boy With the Magic Penis
  11. He’s on Fire
  12. Magic Wand
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Composed

  1. I Don't Want to Push It
  2. Freezer Burn
  3. She’s in a Bad Mood
  4. Protect Me You
  5. Shaking Hell
  6. Inhuman
  7. The World Looks Red
  8. Confusion Is Next
  9. Intro
  10. Society Is a Hole
  11. Justice Is Might
  12. Satan Is Boring
  13. Brave Men Run (In My Family)
  14. I Love Her All the Time
  15. Ghost Bitch
  16. I’m Insane
  17. Kat ’n’ Hat
  18. Death Valley ’69
  19. Brother James
  20. Kill Yr Idols
  21. Burning Spear
  22. Making the Nature Scene
  23. Tom Violence
  24. In the Kingdom #19
  25. Green Light
  26. Death to Our Friends
  27. Marilyn Moore
  28. Expressway to Yr. Skull
  29. Contre le sexisme
  30. Female Mechanic Now on Duty
  31. Wildflower Soul
  32. French Tickler
  33. Karen Koltrane
  34. The Ineffable Me
  35. Snare, Girl
  36. Heather Angel
  37. Tremens
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Lyrics

  1. Marilyn Moore
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Events (27)

Main Performer At

  1. Sonic Youth at VERA
  2. Reading Festival 1996, day 3: Main Stage
  3. Witnness: Day 1
  4. Meltdown 1998, day 4
  5. Roskilde Festival 1993, Day 1: White time
  6. Southside 2007, Day 2, Green Stage time
  7. Lowlands 2007, day 3: Alpha time
  8. The Phoenix Festival 1998 cancelled
  9. Electric Picnic 2007, day 3: Main Stage time
  10. Glastonbury Festival 1998, day 3: Pyramid Stage
  11. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2007, Day 1: Outdoor Theatre
  12. 2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Day 4: That Tent
  13. Sonic Youth Performs "Daydream Nation"
  14. 7th Bizarre Festival
  15. Roskilde Festival 1998, Day 2
  16. Sonic Youth at the Wiltern
  17. Sonic Youth at the Fox Theatre
  18. Sonic Youth at Lucerna Praha
  19. Sonic Youth at Central Park
  20. Sonic Youth at the University Theatre
  21. Tibetan Freedom Concert 1998: Washington, DC
  22. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 1, Episode 9
  23. Paredes de Coura Festival 2007, day 4: Palco Heineken
  24. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 34, Episode 4
  25. Pukkelpop Festival 2007, day 3: Marquee
  26. Open'er Festival 2007, day 1: Main Stage
  27. This Ain't No Picnic

Links (43)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.sonicyouth.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.livefans.jp/artists/2087
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sonic_youth
  3. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91121165/
  4. https://www.45cat.com/artist/sonic-youth
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5505643-X
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139220737
  7. https://imvdb.com/n/sonic-youth
  8. https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/S/Sonic_Youth/
  9. https://www.whosampled.com/Sonic-Youth/
  10. https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/band/Sonic_Youth
  11. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91121165
  12. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/6808/

Lyrics Page

  1. https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/Sonic-Youth
  2. https://genius.com/artists/Sonic-youth
  3. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-6322/sonic-youth/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Sonic+Youth

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/496057

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/sonic-youth-2bd6b812.html

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/861

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/17199

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000755156

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1019247/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/121920269

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188626

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/530

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1302
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5UqTO8smerMvxHYA5xsXb6

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://us.7digital.com/artist/sonic-youth

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700145298

Bandcamp

  1. https://sonicyoutharchive.bandcamp.com/
  2. https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QK7Z0C
  2. https://us.napster.com/artist/sonic-youth
  3. https://tidal.com/artist/17551
  4. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/36034

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonic_Youth_2009.05.30_001.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/5cbef01b-cc35-4f52-af7b-d0df0c4f61b9

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/sonicyouth
  2. https://twitter.com/thesonicyouth

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/sonicyouth

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/sonicyouth

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/sonicyouthvevo