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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelMatador
EAN0744861082927
eBay Product ID (ePID)72997636
Product Key Features
Era2000s
Run Time3387 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year2009
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
StyleExperimental Rock, Post-Rock
TypeAlbum
ArtistSonic Youth
Release TitleEternal
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionIntegral/Cinram Novum
Recording ModeStereo
Number of Tracks12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Reviews"THE ETERNAL is the Youth's best album since 2002's MURRAY STREET -- the riots aren't teenage anymore, of course, but they're wisely messy and darker, newly rooted in a heavy hookiness akin to Mudhoney and the Wipers.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Opener 'Sacred Trickster' is thrillingly focused. Refreshingly, nothing outstays its welcome...", "A sort of survey course in SY history, careering from their early art-school atonality to the more melodically sophisticated compositions of later years.", "The guitar tones have rarely sounded better and new bassist Mark Ibold brings a head-turning articulation to the low end.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn,' a tribute to Darby Crash of The Germs, eulogises the '70s punk scene...", "They're fearless in their exploration of what it is to be human. At the end of the day, that's about the most comforting sentiment you can ask for from a rock 'n' roll record.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "When bassist Kim Gordon takes the mic, it's apparent she hasn't mellowed one iota; when she teams up with Moore, they come off as a street-tough Sonny and Cher."
Additional InformationRevitalized and limbered by the move back to an indie, the album is a welcome return to a familiar, back-to-basics approach.