Sonic Youth's first record was recorded in one night session, and as many first-time recordings, the band played quite cautiously, Moore stating that they omitted their loose, just crazy, noisy stuff. Damn, if this is the subdued version of '81 SY, I wonder what the shows were like. It's already uncompromising: on "The Burning Spear", Ranaldo plays a power drill put through a wah-wah pedal. Holy shit. Then drummer Edson compensates this aesthetic with funky drumlines, sometimes complemented with Gordon's basslines. They are still searching for their sound, but this is already some dissonant and rhythmic no wave.
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