Every Sonic Youth Album Ranked!
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Here are my personal rankings of the the 15 studio albums of Sonic Youth. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments and thank you for listening. Hope you enjoy!
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bad moon rising is so slept on! one of my all time favs, i love the cold and nostalgic atmosphere it gives me its so haunting
@Houston1120
5 ай бұрын
I think it's terribly underrated too
@votkiskoc
2 ай бұрын
Autumn at its epithome...the best depiction of autumn...haunting...
@sour4474
2 ай бұрын
absolutely its underrated, it’s the first ever sonic youth record I listened to and got me into Sonic Youth and noise rock. Absolute classic
@votkiskoc
2 ай бұрын
@@sour4474 do you know, Sonic Death live session?
There's no skip over tracks on Bad Moon Rising (CD 12 track version). Best fall album.
I completely agree with what you said about "Disappearer". I've had that song on replay since I first discovered it. It is one of THE songs ever and I think that the video is incredible too
Sonic Nurse is an amazing record. I love your list and enjoyed this video immensely. Thank you
Sonic Nurse, absolutely. I'm with you 100%
Man i remember when Rather Ripped came out on my 16th birthday! It has been my favorite Sy album ever since
Correct: Sonic Nurse is one of the strongest of all their works. Wrong: NYC Ghosts + Flowers is an absolute masterpiece, and for those of us who loved this band since SST days it's the return to form which we had been hoping for since Goo.
this band my all time favourite, i love most their discog but i love the progression/evolution through sonic nurse and murray street
Evol, their first masterpiece imo. From then on only banging greatness.. I too had a hard time not getting into Confusion Is Sex/Kill Your Idols and Bad Moon Rising..will keep trying them. Also their latter 6 albums. Goo sucha brilliant album. Indeed very listenable and polished yet unique SY flavours..
confusion is absolute S tier.
My favorite Sonic Youth album is the one I'm listening to at the moment. It changes all the time. My love for this band and what they meant and mean to me can't be expressed in mere words. They taught and exposed me to so much over the years that I consider them teachers. The intense, strange and beautiful worlds and galaxies they created with their music and art is incredible and breathtaking. Why are ppl so negative about the absolutely brilliant NYC Ghosts and Flowers?? That record is a whole mood and so intoxicating and mysterious and strange. Plus the William S Burroughs painting is the perfect cover for that amazing album.j
@JJ-ez3tr
5 ай бұрын
100% about NYCG&F. They were in a highly jammy and experimental phase. Totally works. Small Flowers Crack Concrete is brilliant
I’m with you ~ Sonic Nurse is their later day masterpiece. Love that album so much.
just came across your channel, you got my sub! I love SY, one of my all time faves so here’s my nerd out Confusion: C BMR: C EVOL: A Sister: S DN: S Good: A Dirty: B Experimental: C WM: S 1000: B NYC: D MS: C SN: B RR: C Eternal: D btw, I did not spell out ass on purpose 😂
Amazing video! I completely agree on Disappearer!
Surprised chapel Hill didn't get more love. Disappearer is completely deserved that song is amazing.
STONES !
Great video, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that they liked Eternal more than Confusion and Bad Moon. Especially a super fan. Kinda cool actually. Love this
NYC ghosts & flowers in top 7 for me :D
Sister is their best work.
Great job!
Glad Murray street and sonic nurse are in the top tier list because they are my favourite!!!!
Their first ST release will always be 🔥🔥
Yep! I have a similar ranking. Great video, well done my friend! 1. Daydream Nation 2. Sister 3. Goo 4. Dirty 5. Evol 6. Sonic Nurse 7. A Thousand Leaves 8. Murray Street 9. Washing Street 10. Rather Ripped 11. Confusion is Sex 12. The Eternal 13. Bad Moon Rising 14. Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star 15. NYC Ghosts and Flowers
good analysis
I think murray street is super underrated
For me they should be ranked in phases: A.Debut (trying to get a sound) : Confusion is sex and the other more rare before (Sonic Youth) B.Constructionnist phase (being more and more structured from album to album) : Bad Moon, Evol, Sister, Daydream C.Peak phase ( doing what they do best ) : Goo, Dirty, Experimental D.Deconstructionnist phase (being purposely less and less structured from album to album): Washing, Thousands, Ghost (Ghost having strangely a vibe similar to Bad Moon... the circle has closed) E.Tail of the Hurricane : In the last four albums, they start to repeat themselves and get less and less creativity... still with some highlight of what they do best. I would rank C first and B/C second and only bother with A/E when i'm bored and need something else
such a good catalog its insane
There was this debate on which SY album is the best, and this guy said "the best one is the first you've heard" and this is so fokin' true.
I am absolute massive fan of Sonic Youth, their in my top 10 favorite artists of all time. I pretty much love most of their material, nothing else sounds like them. Anyway, pretty good video. My Ranking of Sonic Youth Albums 15. Confusing Is Sex (8/10) 14. Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (8/10) 13. The Eternal (8/10) 12. Sonic Nurse (9/10) 11. Rather Ripped (9/10) 10. A Thousand Leaves (9/10) 9. EVOL (9/10) 8. Washing Machine (9/10) 7. Murray Street (10/10) 6. Bad Moon Rising (10/10) 5. Goo (10/10) 4. Sister (10/10) 3. Dirty (10/10) 2. Daydream Nation (10/10) 1. NYC Ghosts & Flowers (10/10) Yes I know, I'm weird for that at number one
@claytonmack1431
Жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one who really like NYC Ghosts. Nice to see there's another
@progandcompany2601
Жыл бұрын
@@claytonmack1431 Same
@devon_darko
10 ай бұрын
I also like NYC Ghosts & Flowers, I can't explain why
@progandcompany2601
10 ай бұрын
Thank God, I'm not alone
sister, ddn, and sonic nurse are my 3 favorites.
@MikeGodetteMusic
Жыл бұрын
Great choices! Glad to see some other people sharing the love for Sonic Nurse
Sister, Day Dream Nation, Evol, Bad Moon Rising…………..The Eternal. Songs; Kissability, Catholic Block and Death Valley 69.
"Experimental Jet Set Trash..." was the album for me! I will take it with me along with "The Dark side of the moon" by Pink Floyd when I go to heaven...
@dylanconnelly2188
8 ай бұрын
Completely agree, my fave album of all time
S: Evol, Daydream Nation, Goo, Murray Street A: Sister, Whasing Machine, Dirty B: Sonic Nurse, A Thousand Leaves C: Rather Ripped, NYC Ghost and Flowers, Bad Mon Rising D: Confusion is Sex. Jet Set Superstars, The Eternal
Are you including Brother James and Kill your idols on Confusion?
Sonic Nurse is my favorite of all their albums. A rocking record that has strong songs from start to finish. Fantastic!
What's your take on the Coachmen?
With a band like Sonic Youth is hard to say what is their best albums because each album is just a moment in time for them. But here are my top 4 everything else is just in the mix for me. Experimental Jetset Trash and No star Washing Machine New York City Ghost and Flowers A thousand Leaves
Leaves and Bad Moon are on the same level? Interesting
I don't know why but I just don't get on with Daydream Nation. That is not trying to be cool or contrary, and I have revisited it a number of times to 'get it', but it has never grabbed me in the same way as most of their other albums. Evol, Sister and NYC Ghosts and Flowers are my top 3.
WHERE IS THE WHITEY ALBUM
wait...what the hell are you trying to pull here?? eye almost fell for it..
Bad Moon Rising it the Raw essence of SY...sad you put C :(
There very poor audio fidelity of Confusion ruins it for me. It is distracting, and stands out from all other Sonic Youth releases with such poor sound quality. Rather Ripped is their best since Dirty for me. Pink Steam is one of my top favorite songs of all.
why dont you like Mary Christ? its one of my favourites on goo
I love her all the time? Not awesome?
Everything up to dirty is an S to me
Sonic nurse is literally my favorite album of all time. All the songs sound so beautiful and stones is my favorite song ever. So yes, there is more people that hold that album on high.
Murray Street is unlistenable. Doesn't even make D tier and can take Sonic Nurse with it. But, that's like just my opinion man.
@MikeGodetteMusic
Жыл бұрын
Interesting take! What are your favorites?
@roberthargraves424
Жыл бұрын
As an entire album... It's probably Washing Machine, Sister, Dirty, Goo, Daydream, Evol, Jetset, bleh. But, as far as individual songs, that is far more evenly spread. For example, Starfield Road is vastly underrated. (All this is totally my opinion. Arguing about musical taste is futile. We like what we like.)
@1985cactus
Жыл бұрын
Murray Street is their best post early 90s album. In top 5 albums of theirs.
@roberthargraves424
Жыл бұрын
@@1985cactus Glad you like it, I don't get down with that get down... just aint my thing.
1. Daydream Nation 2. Dirty 3. Sonic Nurse 4. Sister 5. Murray Street 6. Goo 7. Rather Ripped 8. Thousand Leaves 9. EVOL 10. Washing Machine 11. Jet Set 12. Bad Moon Rising 13. The Eternal 14. Confusion is Sex 15. NYC Ghosts & Flowers
There are no skip over tracks on BMR, just weak and deaf man
NYC Ghosts & Flowers - d, Dirty - s))))) What's your problem man?))))🤭
sonic nurse might be my all time favourite but where whitey album
@moksja667
9 ай бұрын
Technically that project is called Ciccone Youth,so that's why it's not included i guess.