Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
Label:
Catalog#:
GED 24825
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Europe
Released:
26 Sep 1995
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock,
Indie Rock
Tracklist
| 1 | Becuz | 4:43 | X | |
| 2 | Junkie's Promise | 4:02 | X | |
| 3 | Saucer-Like | 4:25 | X | |
| Backing Vocals [Oooaahh] - Kim Gordon | ||||
| 4 | Washing Machine | 9:33 | X | |
| 5 | Unwind | 6:02 | X | |
| 6 | Little Trouble Girl | 4:29 | X | |
| Vocals [Additional] - Kim Deal , Lorette Velvette , Melissa Dunn | ||||
| 7 | No Queen Blues | 4:35 | X | |
| 8 | Panty Lies | 4:15 | X | |
| 9 | Becuz Coda | 2:49 | X | |
| 10 | Skip Tracer | 3:48 | X | |
| Lyrics By [Additional] - Leah Singer | ||||
| 11 | The Diamond Sea | 19:36 | X | |
Credits
Artwork By [Art Direction & Design] -
Mike Mills
Bass - Kim Gordon (tracks: 8, 10, 11)
Drums - Steve Shelley (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
Engineer [Assistant] - Davis McCain , Doug Easley , Phil Painson
Guitar - Kim Gordon (tracks: 1 to 7, 9) , Lee Ranaldo , Thurston Moore
Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Percussion - Steve Shelley (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Photography - Lance Acord
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By - John Siket , Sonic Youth
Technician [Sonik Tech] - Jim Vincent (4)
Vocals - Kim Gordon (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8) , Lee Ranaldo (tracks: 3, 5, 10) , Thurston Moore (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 11)
Written-By - Sonic Youth
Bass - Kim Gordon (tracks: 8, 10, 11)
Drums - Steve Shelley (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
Engineer [Assistant] - Davis McCain , Doug Easley , Phil Painson
Guitar - Kim Gordon (tracks: 1 to 7, 9) , Lee Ranaldo , Thurston Moore
Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Percussion - Steve Shelley (tracks: 5 to 7, 9)
Photography - Lance Acord
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By - John Siket , Sonic Youth
Technician [Sonik Tech] - Jim Vincent (4)
Vocals - Kim Gordon (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8) , Lee Ranaldo (tracks: 3, 5, 10) , Thurston Moore (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 11)
Written-By - Sonic Youth
Notes
All songs published by Sonik Tooth (adm. by Zomba Songs Inc.) BMI.
© ℗ 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.
Distributed by BMG. Made in the EC.
LC7266. F: BM650. BIEM/GEMA.
Recorded at Easley Studios (Memphis, TN, USA), Mott Studios (New York, NY, USA) and Green Street Studios (New York, NY, USA) from January till May 1995.
Mixed at Green Street Studios (New York, NY, USA) in June 1995.
Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY, USA).
Track 9 is not listed on the sleeve (title taken from the Sonic Youth website).
All credits for the band members are taken from the Sonic Youth website.
© ℗ 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.
Distributed by BMG. Made in the EC.
LC7266. F: BM650. BIEM/GEMA.
Recorded at Easley Studios (Memphis, TN, USA), Mott Studios (New York, NY, USA) and Green Street Studios (New York, NY, USA) from January till May 1995.
Mixed at Green Street Studios (New York, NY, USA) in June 1995.
Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY, USA).
Track 9 is not listed on the sleeve (title taken from the Sonic Youth website).
All credits for the band members are taken from the Sonic Youth website.
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Reviews & Discussion
For me this is one of their absolute best. A very underrated album i believe. The Diamond Sea is amazing (almost 20 minutes of crazy guitar noise) , also Washing Machine is a lovely song that erupts in SY's typical noise. Kim Gordons vocals are really great, great lo fi sound in some songs. It takes a while to get used to, its a more experimental than Dirty for instance... Try to get the one with the extra CD, great live versions of Erics Trip and The Diamond Sea!
I believe that "Washing Machine" is one of the weakeast releases by Sonic Youth. Maybe the problem is the fact that there are almost no fast numbers, almost all of them are mid-tempo rock tracks. Whatever the reason, I can't shake off the feeling that they sound bored, with the exception of "Junkie's Promise" (secret ode to Kurt Cobain, apparently) and epic "Diamond Sea" which is closing the album. Other tracks seems to just fill the space. Very disappointing record, in my opinion.