New York City's Lower East Side has always attracted bohemian freaks looking to shock the world, but with EVOL (Love spelled backwards)--their third album after a live tape and several EPs--Sonic Youth finally figured a way to make their skronk count. Combining alternate guitar tunings with nearly linear songwriting, SY proved they could harness their energy into a combustible engine. The multititled closer, "Expressway to Yr. Skull" (or "Madonna, Sean, and Me"), is pure apocalyptic beauty, while "Shadow of a Doubt" succeeds by being more subdued and suggestive. --Rob O'Connor

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tracklisting:	Green Light Star Power Secret Girl Tom Violence Death To Friends Shadow Of A Doubt Marilyn Moore In The Kindom # 19 Modonna, Sean And Me Bubblegum
title:	Evol
purchase date:	09-05-2005
published:	27-09-1994
price:	$11.98
net Rating:	5
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