Album
Bad Moon Rising
1985 · Rock
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
Bad Moon Rising is an Alt/Indie album by Sonic Youth, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 51 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
About
<i>Bad Moon Rising</i> is a pivotal album in Sonic Youth's catalog. It's the last to feature second drummer Bob Bert (Steve Shelley would take over from here) and the first to explore traditional song structures. The group's Glenn Branca–influenced No Wave origins can still be heard in the <i>sturm und drang</i> of the guitars through the droning "Society Is a Hole," but there's a sense that Sonic Youth is finding a new balance between instrumental experiments and songwriting ambitions. "I Love Her All the Time" settles into a loopy tonal scheme that's either beautiful if you're a fan or an impenetrable mess if you're not sympathetic to Sonic Youth's approach. "Death Valley '69," a duet between Thurston Moore and Lydia Lunch, is a near-rocker that points to the group's future. The <i>Flower</i> EP is appended, with the excellent "Flower" and "Halloween" bringing Kim Gordon into the spotlight with a feminism and power that would provide a major inspiration to the Riot Grrrl movement.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Intro1:11
- A2Brave Men Run (In My Family)3:36
- A3Society Is A Hole5:59
- A4I Love Her All The Time7:30
Side B
- B1Ghost Bitch5:41
- B2I'm Insane4:07
- B3Justice Is Might4:22
- B4Death Valley '695:08
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- abrasive
- dark
- nocturnal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded/Mixed/Remixed: Before Christ, NYC, Sept-Oct 1984.
A Savage Conquest/Rough Trade Music.
Thanx: Catherine Bachmann/Nicole Ceresole/Tom Dejesu - NYC/Althea & C. Wayne Gordon.
[On center label side A:]
All Songs Sonic Youth
1985 Savage Conquest/Rough Trade Music
[On center label side B:]
All songs Sonic Youth
Except "Death Valley '69" – SY/Lunch
Savage Conquest/Rough Trade Music
1985 Blast First/Homestead Records
Cat# on center label: BFFP L/HMS 016 (USA)
Includes an illustrated lyric sheet, printed on one side only
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob BertDRUMS
- Kim GordonBASS VOCALS
- Lee RanaldoGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Thurston MooreGUITAR VOCALS
- Lydia LunchFEATURING VOCALS VOCALS, LYRICS BY
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 51 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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