Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation

by Matthew Stearns

Overview

Daydream Nation is the kind of gorgeous monstrosity (born of extremes, rife with difficulties, and mythic in proportion) that can crush the will of the most resilient, well-intentioned listener if the necessary preparations haven't been made. Matthew Stearns explores the album from a range of angles, including a track-by-track analysis and a look at the historical and cultural context within which the album was made. Featuring a foreword by Lee Ranaldo and exclusive interviews with the band, this truly is the definitive guide to Daydream Nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826417404
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/20/2007
Series:	33 1/3 Series , #39
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	4.70(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Matthew Stearns is a regular contributor to Resonance magazine. A onetime graduate student in comparative literature, he has also held down jobs as a seasonal construction worker in Alaska, black-market babysitter in Paris, bookseller, editorial assistant, and record store clerk.

Table of Contents

Thanks     vii
Daydreamin' Days in a Daydream Nation   Lee Ranaldo     ix
Preface     1
Intro     3
This Record Eats Ears     8
"Closing In," Said the Walls to the Room     28
Side 1
"Teen Age Riot"     43
"Silver Rocket"     54
"The Sprawl"     64
Toward a New Economics of Sound, Objects, and Genitalia     70
Side 2
"Cross the Breeze"     84
"Eric's Trip"     89
"Total Trash"     101
The Screaming Candle and the Curious Russian Grandmother     105
Side 3
"Hey Joni"     115
"Providence"     125
"Candle"     128
"Rain King"     132
Nooooo(yes)ooooo!     136
Side 4
"Kissability"     148
"Trilogy: (A) The Wonder"     151
"Trilogy: (B) Hyperstation"     154
"Trilogy: (Z) Eliminator Jr"     156
Outro     159