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Moshe · 06.06.2006, 02:36 AM

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Sonic Youth’s back catalogue is one of the most impressive and daunting in American art- rock. Some serious avant- garde records in the late 1990s scared their more timid fans. But recently there have been a number of rather unexpectedly accessible albums.

Rather Ripped may well be the most straightforward yet, with 12 driving and melodic New York rock songs that sometimes recall Television. The Youth’s trademark clang and squall is deployed with elegant discretion, so that the outstanding Pink Steam works as a mature précis of their old pyrotechnics. If you’ve always wanted to investigate this thrilling band, Rather Ripped might finally be a safe place to begin the adventure.
JOHN MULVEY

06.06.2006, 02:36 AM	#14
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,862	http://entertainment.timesonline.co....203187,00.html Sonic Youth’s back catalogue is one of the most impressive and daunting in American art- rock. Some serious avant- garde records in the late 1990s scared their more timid fans. But recently there have been a number of rather unexpectedly accessible albums. Rather Ripped may well be the most straightforward yet, with 12 driving and melodic New York rock songs that sometimes recall Television. The Youth’s trademark clang and squall is deployed with elegant discretion, so that the outstanding Pink Steam works as a mature précis of their old pyrotechnics. If you’ve always wanted to investigate this thrilling band, Rather Ripped might finally be a safe place to begin the adventure. JOHN MULVEY
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