Rather Ripped
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Rather Ripped is the title of an album by Sonic Youth, which was released on June 13, 2006. It is the last album the band had to release to fulfill their contractual obligation to Geffen Records. Jim O'Rourke did not take part in the making of the record. It was reported that some of the gear stolen in 1999 was surprisingly recovered and that it may have been used for recording of the album. The album was described by Thurston Moore as "a super song record" containing "rockers and ballads". The album's working titles were "Sonic Life" and "Do You Believe in Rapture?"
On the UK release of the album, two bonus tracks were included ("Helen Lundeberg" and "Eyeliner"), which were taken from an untitled single that was released shortly before the record. "Helen Lundeberg" is also available in the USA as a bonus track on the iTunes Music Store digital download edition of the album.
"Rather Ripped" charted at No.64 on the UK Album Chart and at No.71 on the US Billboard Top 200.
Track listing
- "Reena" – 3:47
- "Incinerate" – 4:55
- "Do You Believe in Rapture?" – 3:11
- "Sleepin Around" – 3:42
- "What a Waste" – 3:33
- "Jams Run Free" – 3:52
- "Rats" – 4:24
- "Turquoise Boy" – 6:14
- "Lights Out" – 3:32
- "The Neutral" – 4:09
- "Pink Steam" – 6:57
- "Or" – 3:31
- "Helen Lundeberg" (iTunes and European bonus track) – 4:39
- "Eyeliner" (UK bonus track) – 5:44
External links
- [Pitchfork Media report]
- [Pitchfork Media reports release date]
- [Los Angeles City Beat report]
- [CMJ interview, February 2006]
- [NYTimes Review]
- [Static And Feedback review]
| Sonic Youth |
| Kim Gordon | Thurston Moore | Lee Ranaldo | Steve Shelley |
| Jim Sclavunos | Richard Edson | Bob Bert | Jim O'Rourke | Coco Gordon Moore |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Sonic Youth | Confusion Is Sex | Sonic Death | Bad Moon Rising | EVOL | Sister | The Whitey Album | Daydream Nation | Goo | Dirty | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Screaming Fields of Sonic Love | Washing Machine | Made in USA | A Thousand Leaves | | SYR5 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Murray Street | Sonic Nurse | Rather Ripped |
| Extended plays: Kill Yr Idols | TV Shit | ' | ' | | Silver Session for Jason Knuth |
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