Daydream Nation

Rating

Album: Daydream Nation
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Teen Age Riot	More Info...	0:07
2)	Silver Rocket	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Sprawl	More Info...	0:07
4)	Cross the Breeze	More Info...	0:07
5)	Eric's Trip	More Info...	0:03
6)	Total Trash	More Info...	0:07
7)	Hey Joni	More Info...	0:04
8)	Providence	More Info...	0:02
9)	Candle	More Info...	0:05
10)	Rain King	More Info...	0:04
11)	Kissability	More Info...	0:03
12)	Trilogy: A) the Wonder B) Hyperstation Z) Eliminator Jr.	More Info...	0:14

Performer Notes

Sonic Youth: Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo (vocals, guitar); Kim Gordon (vocals, bass); Steve Shelley (drums).
Recorded at Greene Street Recording, New York, New York in July and August 1988. Originally released as a 2-LP set on Enigma (5403). Includes liner notes by Jutta Koether.
Sonic Youth made a major step forward with 1987's Sister, their first album where the songs were as strong as the group's visionary approach and they rocked with the force and authority they'd clearly sought since the beginning. If 1988's Daydream Nation didn't make as decisive a leap in terms of theory or style, as far as execution was concerned, it was Sonic Youth's first unqualified masterpiece, a triumph that made them one of the most respected bands in indie rock. Initially released as a two-LP set, the sheer scope of Daydream Nation was ambitious, but the longer tracks worked to Sonic Youth's advantage, allowing them the space to lay down solid melodic structures and then use them as a framework for extended jams (thankfully, the band made splendid use of their wanderlust without wearing out their welcome). Sonic Youth were playing at the top of their game on the Daydream Nation sessions; the guitar interplay between Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo was stronger and more intuitive than before, and bassist Kim Gordon and drummer Steve Shelley had grown into a powerful rhythm section that cut an impressive groove, giving the band a greater freedom to explore the space around them without getting lost. Sonic Youth were not simply tighter on Daydream Nation, they were making better and more satisfying use of their arsenal of alternate tunings and bent but elemental song structures, and the final product fused their love of creatively applied noise and the sound of the electric guitar with song structures that merged elements of punk, prog, boogie, and psychedelia. The journey from the trippy joy of "Teenage Riot" to the hot-rodded choogle of "Eliminator Jr." was a bracing, glorious experience, and Daydream Nation confirmed their status as one of America's best and most original alternative rock bands, and one that had a shot at a future outside the underground -- a pleasant surprise given the alienating air of their earliest work. ~ Mark Deming

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.74) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]ts tunings keep it honest and its anthems keep it thrilling."

Rolling Stone (10/89) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - Ranked #45 in Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s' survey.

Spin (p.100) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "In terms of badass sonics and sentiments, perhaps the greatest art-punk statement ever."

Spin (1/89, p.67) - "...this music is hitting me right where I live..."

Q (7/96, p.144) - 3 Stars - Good - "...regarded by many as the Youth's greatest work....DAYDREAM NATION...contain[s] the glorious, Nirvana-predicting 'Teen Age Riot'..."

Uncut (p.94) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[An] avant-rock masterpiece....If it had been recorded yesterday, DAYDREAM NATION would still sound revolutionary."

Alternative Press (7/95, p.89) - Rated #51 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...Sonic Youth's most focused, fully-realized work. This [is] the document of a band at the height of their powers, distilling every lesson they [have] learned in guitar terrorism, songwriting, rock action, and shattering conventions into a sustained series of electrical shocks..."

CMJ (1/5/04, p.26) - Ranked #20 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1989"

Down Beat (p.72) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Widely hailed as Sonic Youth's masterpiece....DAYDREAM NATION was a lean, graceful blast of subcultural New York writ large..."

Melody Maker (5/4/96, p.58) - "...The mid-period Sonic LPs, specifically SISTER and DAYDREAM NATION, are generally regarded as their most fully realised..."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "[The album] opened the floodgates for acolytes such as Nirvana....You can practically hear the '90s being invented..."

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