Having successfully balanced atonal freak-outs with rock song structure on their previous release, EVOL, Sonic Youth went further towards convention with this concise, "all rock" (their words) album. Recorded on old tube equipment instead of then-emerging digital technology, the album's 10 songs have an impressively warm, cozy vibe even as they tear up the pavement underneath. "(I Got a) Catholic Block,""Pacific Coast Highway," and a vicious cover of Crime's "Hot Wire My Heart" are propelled by the newfound power of drummer Steve Shelley, who doesn't let the band's arty self-consciousness inhibit the songs' natural drive. --Rob O'Connor

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tracklisting:	Schizophrenia (I Got A) Catholic Block Beauty Lies In The Eye Sereo Sancatr Pipeline/Kill Time Tuff Gnarl Pch Hot Wire My Heart Kotton' Krown White Kross Master Dick
title:	Sister
purchase date:	09-05-2005
published:	22-04-1996
price:	$11.98
net Rating:	4.5
last lookup time:	137385168
genre:	Indie Rock
fullTitle:	Sister
currentValue:	$7.59
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country:	us
aspect:	Audio CD
asin:	B000003TAJ
artist:	Sonic Youth