Album
A Thousand Leaves
1998 · Rock
20 collectors on Gatefold own this
A Thousand Leaves is an Alt/Indie album by Sonic Youth, originally released in 1998. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
By 1998, the alternative-rock takeover of the music industry was effectively phased out for the era of Britney Spears and other post-Disney pop stars. This left bands like Sonic Youth free from whatever responsibility they'd perceived having as leaders of an underground movement gone mainstream. The band abandoned any pretense of writing conventional rock anthems and went back to exploring the limits of its alternate tunings and groupthink. "Contre Le Sexism" kicks things off with the determined Kim Gordon not holding back on her socio-political views. (She'd become an unofficial spokeswoman for the Riot Grrrl movement and remains an important feminist.) The extended piece "Hits of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsberg)" is a worthy tribute to the Beat poet. Lee Ranaldo continues to offer several highlights per album, here with "Hoarfrost" and the expansive "Karen Koltrane." The extended song lengths ensure the group gets its riffs to the boiling point.
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Tracklist
- 1Contre Le Sexisme3:52
- 2Sunday4:52
- 3Female Mechanic Now On Duty7:44
- 4Wild Flower Soul9:01
- 5Hoarfrost4:58
- 6French Tickler4:50
- 7Hits Of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsberg)10:59
- 8Karen Koltrane9:18
- 9The Ineffable Me5:18
- 10Snare, Girl6:38
- 11Heather Angel6:06
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Noise Rock
- abrasive
- chaotic
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Kim GordonBASS GUITAR GUITAR , BASS , VOCALS
- Lee RanaldoGUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Steve ShelleyDRUMS
- Thurston MooreGUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 48 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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