| 1. Morning Light |
| 2. Sweet Child |
| 3. Along the Way |
| 4. Swastika Eyes |
| 5. Modern Life |
| 6. Calling |
| 7. Shoot Em' Down |
| 8. Daydream |
| 9. Awake |
| 10. Shine |
Daydream Nation,Daydream Nation,Elephant Stone,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000Q3648S Release Date: 2007-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- KissabilityTrilogy:
- a) The Wonder
- b) Hyperstation
- z) Eliminator Jr.
- Eric's Trip (home demo- bonus demo track)
Tracks:
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- Hey Joni
- Silver Rocket
- Kissability
- Eric's Trip
- Candle
- The Wonder
- Hyperstation
- Eliminator Jr.
- Providence
- Teen Age Riot
- Rain King
- Totally Trashed
- Total Trash
- Within You, Without You (Cover Song)
- Touch Me, I'm Sick (Cover Song)
- Computer Age (Cover Song)
- Electricity (Cover Song)
Album Description
"100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s" (Rolling Stone, 1989)"100 Alternative Albums" (Spin, 1995)
"Top 99 Albums of `85 to `95" (Alternative Press, 1995)
"The Essential 200 Rock Records" (Rolling Stone, 1997)
"Top 100 Albums of All Time" (New Musical Express, 2003)
Customer Reviews:
a deluxe edition done right.......2007-07-13
Disc Two is chocked full of noisey Daydream Nation goodness performed live.
So often reissues are a ripoff. This set delivers the goods and then some.
The best album of 1988...and 2007!.......2007-06-22
"Daydream Nation" is still hailed as Sonic Youth's grand masterpiece, and yeah, it still holds up as such (confession: it's my second favorite SY album after Sister), even if it doesn't seem as radical today as it did when it came out. Sure, there are swirling whirlwinds of oddly-(de)tuned guitars and feedback fading in, out and sometimes interrupting the songs, but make no mistake, there are definitely songs to be found here. The openening "Teenage Riot" is, for its galloping drums and lyrical cheekiness (imagining Dinosaur Jr's J. Mascis as president, or so Thurston Moore has said) basically a melodic and even hummable pop song. Even a more "experimental" song like "The Sprawl" has a certain immediacy, with bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon saying straigt out "does f**k you sound simple enough?" Heck, the closing "trilogy" of the album has all the power and intensity familiar to any classic rock fans, only with a live-wire buzzing and skree that comes from playing in one of Glenn Branca's guitar-army ensembles. Really, it's not so radical after all (for a taste of something far weirder, check out Twin Infinitives, which was released around the same time as DN by Royal Trux, a New York band friendly with Sonic Youth).
For us fan(atic)s, the real treat here is the second disc of this set, which features live versions of all the album's tracks, culled from the band's original tour supporting the album, albeit in a different order (SY has recently announced it will play "Daydream Nation" as part of a special show, presumably in the album's running order). These tracks, mostly of excellent sound quality, are shorter but sharper than the album versions. "Total Trash" is done as an instrumental (I could be wrong, but they seem to be quoting the early Pink Floyd's instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive" in one spot), preceded by another instrumental, "Totally Trashed," which toys around with electronics a bit. Mostly these are no-holds-barred performances that clearly draw on the band's love of hardcore punk and NYC No Wave (DNA, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks). I don't know how a non-fan would react, but for yours truly it's pure Sonic bliss.
Another great bonus on disc two is the inclusion of four cover songs, three of which were taken from now hard-to-find tribute albums (this was before that concept got beaten to death): "Within You Without You" (The Beatles), "Computer Age" (Neil Young) and "Electricity" (Captain Beefheart). There's also a version of Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick," with demented vocals from Kim, taken from a split 7" (as in vinyl, kids) that had the other band doing SY's "Halloween" on the reverse (alas, that version isn't included here). The Beatles cover in particular shows how the band could translate their sound into completely different realms--the original, of course, was played mostly with sitars.
Add all that to a package that includes ultra-Kool, and rare, pictures and an extensive essay by longtime SY friend Byron Coley, and you have a true Sonic feast. Like they did with the Goo Deluxe Edition and the Dirty (Deluxe Edition), Sonic Youth rewards fans and newcomers alike almost to the bursting point. Now let's hope they burn down the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame before too long...
HOLD UP. Daydream Nation Got Better?.......2007-06-13
A: Yes.
Q: Daydream Nation defined an entire generation of amazingness?
A: Yes.
Q: The new re-issue of Daydream Nation preserves the original amazingness while adding just enough ancillary material to make it that much more perfect?
A: Yes.
Q; Everyone should buy this new disc, regardless of whether they like Sonic Youth or not?
A: Yes.
Sweet.
Deluxe Treatment of Sonic Youth's Breakthrough Album.......2007-06-12
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003TAL Release Date: 1993-11-23 |
Tracks:
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- Kissability
- Trilogy: A) The Wonder/B) Hyperstation/Z) Eliminator Jr.
- Trilogy: b) Hyperstation
- Trilogy: z) Eliminator Jr.
Amazon.com essential recording
The essential New York rock band of the post-punk era, Sonic Youth care as much about the quasi-symphonic, microtonal art-guitar music of composers like Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca as they do about the rock-song form, and with Daydream Nation, they struck their greatest balance between the two. The songs hover gorgeously for extended lengths, letting guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo intertwine fragile tonalities as carefully as it's possible to do at wall-shaking volume, while Moore and bassist Kim Gordon's untutored voices disaffectedly intone words that flirt with pop stupidity, high-art eloquence, and urban cool. When they bear down and rock, they do it with a blurry intensity that finds gorgeousness at the heart of discord. --Douglas WolkCustomer Reviews:
Takes time but worth the wait.......2007-07-05
Buy this and give it a listen, then listen again. It will grow on you.
very good for the avant garde accepting folks.......2007-06-14
Excellent mais moins que les précédents.......2007-05-30
Loved It.......2007-04-17
I believe that Sonic Youth are one of the most underated bands in the history of music and had they continued with this form (ie actually having a song structure) they could have been credited with starting Grunge instead of Nirvana who are incorrectly described as inventing grunge.
However f you enjoy Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Replacements or anything grunge I advise you give this album a go.
Sonic Youth's Masterpiece: Daydream Nation.......2007-04-02
Originally released in 1988, Daydream Nation is Sonic Youth's sixth studio release, containing an album's worth of their coolest breezy, energetic songs and stretching Rock to far unreachable heights.
S.Y. brought their sound into the mainstream, influencing hundreds of bands including Nirvana. My Favorite songs on Daydream Nation: Opener "Teen Age Riot" - "Silver Rocket" - "The Sprawl" - 'Cross the Breeze" - "Hey Joni" - "Candle" -contains a reference to "Tonight's The Night"(1975) by Neil Young w/ line: "It's safe to say, Candle, TONIGHT'S the DAY -Candle, It's alright now candle, the wind's away-Candle. Never thought I'd see a dark sky falling....."
I sometimes wonder in what state "Alternative" music would be in without Sonic Youth. They changed and shifted the landscape's sound into a more radical, apocalyptic state. And who would of thought they would go on so many years, as of now 25+ & 18(+)-(there are a lot of side projects); albums or so, some are better than others and I own all studio albums.
In 1990 Sonic Youth released Goo (their 7th) their first for major-label DGC, to reach a wider more appreciative audience. And in 1991 Nirvana followed going to major label DGC and igniting the "grunge" movement in the mainstream. But, believe me Daydream Nation (NOT Goo) has GAINED my attention as well as thousands(+) more! One SERIOUS Record.
Another one of my ALL TIME favorites. It is also cited as making a vast array of "greatest albums of all time" lists(quoted from double album re-issue including live 2nd disc).
To me, this is the best 80s album I have ever heard and Sonic Youth's absolute Best.
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Daydream Nation
Daydream Nation Manufacturer: Orange Sky ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000C3WYR Release Date: 2003-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Morning Light
- Sweet Child
- Along The Way
- Swastika Eyes
- Modern Life
- Calling
- Shoot 'Em Down
- Daydream
- Awake
- Shine
Album Description
Daydream Nation may be from Ottawa, Canada, but their spellbinding fuzz-laden sound is highly reminiscent of seminal UK artists like My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver and The Jesus And Mary Chain. 10 tracks. Elephant Stone/Orange Sky Records. 2003.
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Blast First ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000246QR |
Customer Reviews:
Takes time but worth the wait.......2007-07-05
Buy this and give it a listen, then listen again. It will grow on you.
very good for the avant garde accepting folks.......2007-06-14
Excellent mais moins que les précédents.......2007-05-30
Loved It.......2007-04-17
I believe that Sonic Youth are one of the most underated bands in the history of music and had they continued with this form (ie actually having a song structure) they could have been credited with starting Grunge instead of Nirvana who are incorrectly described as inventing grunge.
However f you enjoy Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Replacements or anything grunge I advise you give this album a go.
Sonic Youth's Masterpiece: Daydream Nation.......2007-04-02
Originally released in 1988, Daydream Nation is Sonic Youth's sixth studio release, containing an album's worth of their coolest breezy, energetic songs and stretching Rock to far unreachable heights.
S.Y. brought their sound into the mainstream, influencing hundreds of bands including Nirvana. My Favorite songs on Daydream Nation: Opener "Teen Age Riot" - "Silver Rocket" - "The Sprawl" - 'Cross the Breeze" - "Hey Joni" - "Candle" -contains a reference to "Tonight's The Night"(1975) by Neil Young w/ line: "It's safe to say, Candle, TONIGHT'S the DAY -Candle, It's alright now candle, the wind's away-Candle. Never thought I'd see a dark sky falling....."
I sometimes wonder in what state "Alternative" music would be in without Sonic Youth. They changed and shifted the landscape's sound into a more radical, apocalyptic state. And who would of thought they would go on so many years, as of now 25+ & 18(+)-(there are a lot of side projects); albums or so, some are better than others and I own all studio albums.
In 1990 Sonic Youth released Goo (their 7th) their first for major-label DGC, to reach a wider more appreciative audience. And in 1991 Nirvana followed going to major label DGC and igniting the "grunge" movement in the mainstream. But, believe me Daydream Nation (NOT Goo) has GAINED my attention as well as thousands(+) more! One SERIOUS Record.
Another one of my ALL TIME favorites. It is also cited as making a vast array of "greatest albums of all time" lists(quoted from double album re-issue including live 2nd disc).
To me, this is the best 80s album I have ever heard and Sonic Youth's absolute Best.
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DTPI Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- Kissability
- Trilogy: The Wonder
- Trilogy: Hyperstation
- Trilogy: Eliminator Jr.
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Daydream Nation
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000F6YP6E Release Date: 2006-05-23 |
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Bella Vendetta
Daydream Nation Manufacturer: Elephant Stone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0003JAJQS Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Neon
- The Everlasting
- A New Dream
- A Passing Notion
- Stop The Clocks
- Bella Vendetta
- Satellites
- Oceans
- Runaway
- Untitled
Customer Reviews:
The perfect indie rock record!!! .......2004-12-09
I can't say enough about this incredible album! Daydream Nation rocks and their latest release deserves to find a wide audience.
One of the best of 2004!.......2004-11-12
An excellent follow-up to their debut. You have to hear this album.
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Daydream Nation
Daydream Nation Manufacturer: Elephant Stone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0001HAHV4 Release Date: 2004-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Morning Light
- Sweet Child
- Along the Way
- Swastika Eyes
- Modern Life
- Calling
- Shoot Em' Down
- Daydream
- Awake
- Shine
Customer Reviews:
A stellar debut. .......2005-06-02
Better than most bands out there.......2004-10-14
This is a pretty good debut from Canada's Daydream Nation. Kind of blissed-out, spacey rock a la Spiritualized, My Bloody Valentine, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Warlocks, etc.
Cheaper at the label's website though. I got it new for $7.
DO NOT BUY THIS..........2004-07-07
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