Released: Mar 1985. Genre: Experimental, No Wave, Noise Rock. Label: Homestead Records. Number Of Tracks: 8. "Bad Moon Rising" is the second studio album by Sonic Youth. "Bad Moon Rising" displays Sonic Youth's more Noise, No Wave, Avant-Garde etc talents. On this record they made some of the most insane and intense songs I've ever heard.

POSTED: 06/06/2012 - 05:01 am

Release Date: 1988. Label: DGC. Genres: Noise-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental, Indie Rock. Number Of Tracks: 14. Daydream Nation demonstrates the extent to which noise and self-conscious avant art can be incorporated into rock, and the results are nothing short of stunning.

POSTED: 11/20/2007 - 01:48 am

Release Date: Jul 21, 1992. Label: DGC. Genres: American Underground, Noise-Rock, College Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Grunge. Number Of Tracks: 15. It's a beautifully paced disc exploding with beatific beats, white-noise assaults and great, grungy pop.

POSTED: 10/12/2006 - 03:58 am

Release Date: May 3, 1994. Label: DGC. Genres: Noise-Rock, College Rock, American Underground, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Grunge. Number Of Tracks: 14. This CD features the underlying foundation of the group's music standing naked, without any of their traditionally excessive static to heighten it.

POSTED: 05/16/2007 - 11:10 am

Released: Jun 26, 1990. Genre: Alternative Rock / Noise Pop. Label: DGC. Number Of Tracks: 11. Goo was the first album released after the band signed to major label Geffen Records. Their albums became more accessible and less experimental, but still retained elements of a trademark collage of noise.

POSTED: 04/20/2009 - 02:54 am

Release Date: Jun 13, 2006. Label: Geffen. Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental. Number Of Tracks: 12. It's a solidly good album, and if taken as part of a trio of albums with Sonic Nurse and Murray Street, it shows that Sonic Youth is still in a comfortable yet creative groove, not a rut.

POSTED: 07/06/2006 - 05:45 am

Release Date: Apr 25, 1995. Label: DGC. Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Noise-Rock, Experimental Rock. Number Of Tracks: 17. The 17-track SST overview Screaming Fields of Sonic Love isn't nearly as bad as some die-hard fans might have suspected.

POSTED: 01/07/2008 - 04:40 am

Released: June 8, 2004. Genre: Rock. Styles: Post-Rock/Experimental, Experimental Rock. Number Of Tracks: 10. One of Sonic Nurse's biggest surprises is the return of Kim Gordon.

POSTED: 06/12/2004 - 05:50 am

Released: Mar 1982. Genre: Post-Punk, No Wave. Label: Neutral. Number Of Tracks: 5. The self-titled debut EP by Sonic Youth brings some differences from their later works. The album features the band using standard tuning on their instruments, something very uncommon for Sonic Youth. This EP also clearly shows their No Wave influences.

POSTED: 07/25/2012 - 04:26 am

Released: Jun 9, 2009. Genre: Alternative Rock. Label: Matador Records. Number Of Tracks: 12. It is their first studio album in three years (since Rather Ripped), making it the band's longest delay between studio albums.

POSTED: 08/26/2009 - 03:21 am

Release Date: Oct 1995. Label: DGC. Genres: College Rock, American Underground, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock. Number Of Tracks: 11. Washing Machine encompasses everything that made Sonic Youth innovators, and shows that they can continue to grow, finding new paths inside their signature sound.

POSTED: 02/27/2007 - 04:59 am