Daydream Nation
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| Daydream Nation | ||
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| CD by Sonic Youth | ||
| Released | October 1988 | |
| Recorded | July 1988 - August 1988 at Greene Street Recording, NYC | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 70 min 47 sec | |
| Record label | Enigma | |
| Producer | Nick Sansano, Sonic Youth | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| All Music Guide review | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47B16DF49AD7E20CE81324DDDBC53FF08D74FF3801F34454792B63E45911E63EA72C4BABFD0B674B566ACE02CA45A0B9FCBEF5CFDDB6C38349D8EDB&sql=10:5e66mpz39f8o) |
| Sonic Youth Chronology | ||
| The White(y) Album (1988) | Daydream Nation (1988) | Mini Plot (1989) |
Daydream Nation is one of the most highly regarded albums by alternative rock band Sonic Youth (it was voted the best album of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media). Sales were poor; only one single, "Teen Age Riot", charted on the Billboard Music Charts in the US, and it peaked at #20 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song "Providence" is an excellent example of Sonic Youth's sense of humor, which plays off the double meaning of the titular word. The song consists of three sections: a piano solo by Thurston Moore recorded at his mother's house using a Walkman, the sound of an amp overheating and a pair of phone messages left by Mike Watt on Thurston's answering machine, calling from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Track listing
- "Teenage Riot" (6:57)
- "Silver Rocket" (3:47)
- "The Sprawl" (7:42)
- "'Cross the Breeze" (7:00)
- "Eric's Trip" (3:48)
- "Total Trash" (7:33)
- "Hey Joni" (4:23)
- "Providence" (2:41)
- "Candle" (4:58)
- "Rain King" (4:39)
- "Kissability" (3:08)
- Trilogy: "The Wonder" (4:15)
- Trilogy: "Hyperstation" (7:13)
- Trilogy: "Eliminator Jr." (2:37)
All songs written by the Sonic Youth.
Sample
- Download sample of "Teenage Riot"
Personnel
- Lee Ranaldo - Guitar
- Sonic Youth - Producer
- Kim Gordon - Bass
- Thurston Moore - Guitar
- Nick Sansano - Producer, Engineer
- Steve Shelley - Drums
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Dave Swanson - Assistant Engineer
- Jutta Koether - Liner Notes
- Michael Lavine - Photography
- Matt Tritto - Assistant Engineer
Chart positions
1988 Teen Age Riot Modern Rock Tracks 20