Sonic Youth - Teen Age Riot

[iBEADURAN]

One of the sexiest intros I have ever heard!

[OneBadGatoV2]

todays music blows, I wish I could like in the 70-80's

[dakotagonz]

I bought this CD along with several others as a birthday present to myself. My mom is very religious and found them and threw them away. She said " Youll thank me later, I know you dont want to go to hell."

I said" If they dont have this music in heaven Id rather go to hell."

[bioapex]

@dakotagonz Going to hell for musical freedom eh worth it.

[nedsammy]

This makes me want to go and get drunk and run about with my friends, overthrow the government with them, then steal a rich dude's convertible and drive triumphantly into the sunset, along a massive highway, with my girlfriend. But she hates this song, so I'd probably have to listen to Panic at the Disco or some shit.

[CaptainCPike]

@nedsammy haha you need a new girl.

[Minionsofmayhem]

@nedsammy

fuck yes...best comment on youtube ive read thus far!

[avoidbadnews]

1:20 - my favourite bit of the song

[wefadetogray]

epic, beautiful!

[R0WMaC]

i can barely hear the singer but i think he is correctly exemplifying the concept of a 'teenager riot'. It's like he is singing through from his bed in his room to his parents behinds his closed bedroom door.

[COUSINCAT]

Hear Hear!

[GeorgeElliasVideos]

It's going to take a REAL teenage riot to get me out of bed right now. Not some well connected rich kid's debut album. Love sonic youth.

[KickDeBucket420]

this has and always will be one of the greatest rock tunes of all time

[Mum2Boys]

I have this album on my iTunes, and I am proud of it.

[Astronomy25Domine]

@Mum2Boys you should be. it's a great album, though personally i prefer Dirty.

[peterssone]

<3

[SuperrSnickerdoodle]

Everyone is talking 'bout the stormy weather

[DroBONILLA1]

The Soundtrack to My Winter.

[lukeee1993]

I'm here because of rockband

[RVCA91]

This song takes me back. Great memories

[ShaggyMess]

I see where the cribs got there voice from in this tune, Sonic youth are such a great fucking band!!

[Fredeik78]

yea great song, but no band rocks as hard as Nirvana. Just watch the gig they played on halloween 1991 in Seattle, wow.

[muckejason]

I heard of Sonic Youth as "the presage of Grunge" and so I looked for 'em... they're cool... really cool.

[MultiBandito78]

una persona non capisce un cazzo di musica.....

[KombiPode]

If I had to say Who Was Better? And this forced debate I see everywhere here. Well I guess I have to agree that SOnic Youth are better than Nirvana. If one had to disappear from the memory of the world, and there was no other solution, then Nirvana should be sent to the Memory Hole. Sonic Youth have something wya closer to God, This is why Kurt killed himself, cause he knew he was not cutting the pie.

[LySeRgIa2]

@KombiPode I'm not a grunge or alternative, but I like some Sonic Youth, they're extremely inventive. Thurston Moore is amazing, and that is one of the reasons I like Sonic Youth. If I don't like Sonic Youth I do like Thurston Moore. But anyway, Nirvana lacked any of that creativity. Kurt wanted to be famous, when he became famous then he whined about how he couldn't take being famous and suddenly he ended up shooting himself. Nirvana is just one of the 90's Seattle bands to me.

[cdmacdonald2112]

@LySeRgIa2 Just 'ONE OF THEOSE SEATTLE BANDS'? Have you listened to any Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains or Soundgarden? All three of which are massively distinct from each other and from Nirvana. Don't be fooled by this idea of 'grunge'. It doesn't exist, the big 4 were completely different styles to each other, all very creative in their own way. No one is better than anyone else; Sonic Youth couldn't do what Nirvana did, and vice versa. They're both great.

[LySeRgIa2]

@cdmacdonald2112 How couldn't you know about the big grunge bands, that's what 90's was, grunge. It's identical to the emo garbage that's going on right now. What a stupid question "have you ever listened to Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains or Soundgarden?" If you were old enough to hear at that time, how couldn't you have heard it.

lol, I don't care about Seattle bands or the big grunge bands or grunge in general to really argue this or further really converse over it.

[cdmacdonald2112]

@LySeRgIa2 Yes true. You say I pose a stupid question, yet you compare 'grunge', which as i've said doesn't exist, with 'emo garbage'. It's obvious you don't actually appreciate what went into music at that time. Shame.

[urderguy]

@cdmacdonald2112 You totally left out Mudhoney,

[cdmacdonald2112]

@urderguy Very true, and the Melvins and all the other great music. I mentioned the big 4 purely for ease of recognition.

[evange03]

@LySeRgIa2 I agree except that SY was from NY and they influenced all those Seattle bands.

[bibiotz1]

i cried my eyes out when they played this song at their concert in sao paulo

[wizenhiemr]

feel like taking a road trip back to Texas

[ClassicRockMan31294]

This is my favorite Sonic Youth song.

[gandhizombie]

Thurston and Kim were the best couple in rock music. These sounds and this feeling I get when I hear their music speaks for itself.

[dangerousbusiness07]

Why doesn't this have more views?

[freudastaire]

God, THE INTRO OF INTROS

[labizzle85]

what a fuckin song. this is music

[dweiner2]

Alternative Rock intros rule bitch!! One dude's a Lady gaga, Justin Bieber, and electronic pop fan. :P

[LPnRockmusic]

I just heard Kim and Thurston are getting divorced...that wrecked my day.

[mitchqqqqqq]

@LPnRockmusic that news wrecked my whole conception of love. If those two can get a divorce nothing is safe :(

[LPnRockmusic]

@mitchqqqqqq I know eh? They seemed like 1 of the best couples ever. They were together for 27 years! How can all of that history go down the drain?!

[agentakb]

@LPnRockmusic It's terribly sad..

[sodagirl96]

@LPnRockmusic seriously, are they really getting divorced..? fuck.. that's sad.

[LPnRockmusic]

@sodagirl96 Yeah they are and it is sad :(

[LoudtoneRecords]

remember "ceremony" of joy division

[gogolplex74]

@LoudtoneRecords oh yeah, this song always reminded me something, but now I got it thank you

[atraindain]

@TheDarkTeddyBear666 Yours and mine, both :D

[tinyvox]

Occupy Wall Street ! This is a prophecy of the actions going on in NYC, LA etc. Get out of bed and Occupy Your Town !!!

[TheArchiveOfWonder]

@TheodoreChell NY flowers was just a short detour. Rather Ripped, Sonic Nurse, and The Eternal are all great albums. Sonic Youth is probably one of the only bands to have maintained their creativity and integrity for as long as they have. If one little tryst can ruin so much great music for you, you need to re-examine your artistic priorities.

[TheodoreChell]

What happened with sonic youth?? Since NY flowers, I kinda got lost. Seeing Kim blowing a horn might seem a kinky fantasy, actually seeing her blowin a trompet on a gig, is a more like a turn-off.

Even when listen their older albums, that particular image is printed on eardrums and their music sounds spoiled.

Makes me sad, really.

RIP sonic youth

[dubfortheyouth]

@TheDarkTeddyBear666 This song is rad, but I gotta go with "In the Kingdom #19"

[roxtar10870]

Crazy good stuff. Makes me feel old. Lets me know how much today's music blows.



[117badassbuddy]

@roxtar10870 today's music certainly does NOT blow. There's tons of great bands out there, it's just that with social networking and technology advancing, it's becoming more and more difficult for our generation to find music that isn't in our Top 40s. We are basically told what is good and what isn't based on what's on the radio. And of course, finding new music is time-consuming, and since no one ever has any time to relax, we basically listen to the radio. and that makes me sad

[XXJakXXX]

@117badassbuddy One of the reasons why our fast-paced culture is ruining us.

[nubetre]

@117badassbuddy I'm not sure I follow the comment. You say social networks/technology makes people listen to top 40 radio?

I'd argue that technology and social networks have made music outside the scope of mainstream radio much more accessible for everyone. The physical restrictions are gone, there's nothing keeping a kid in Tucson from hearing an indie record from Brooklyn. Streaming radio sites like Pandora/Slacker are introducing people to new stuff all the time. Internet is good for music.

[flipside799]

@nubetre I found out about SOnic Youth From IheartRadio. Iv heard of them before but yeah i agree with you. Techonolgy makes it easier

[evange03]

@nubetre There's nothing keeping a kid in Vietnam from hearing hearing a record from Brooklyn otherwise I agree, this shit is global now.

[flipidy94]

@nubetre One could also argue the accessibility of music can lead to people taking it for granted and in all enjoying it less. I have not experienced yet but it definitely possible to foresee in the future.

[kodachromecosmonaut]

@nubetre

like everything in life, the internet too, is a double edged blade.

just as it can spread great music, independent, vintage or otherwise,...

it can also spread diseases like dubstep and j-pop.

[ihasch]

I like the intro. The rest of the song sounds like the Buzzcocks. Which isn't a bad thing.

[kimeriee]

beautiful!

[mediattackrecords]

dead silence - sally ep even outsold them

[mediattackrecords]

hey i got a hammer thats rockin? duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!

[mindaugas496]

Best song for summer EVER !

[mediattackrecords]

@mindaugas496 really? i thought it was cruddy grunge barf?

[warzIbanez]

@mediattackrecords Really? You're going to degrade the sonic sound from Seattle?

[mediattackrecords]

@warzIbanez not degrade this was a decent album what theyre doing now sucks

[NoSurprisesPlease0]

@mediattackrecords but grunge is awesome

[mogwai142]

Good times.

[DiamondsSea]

this song is my youth

[Checa1997]

geiles Lied!

[boltzmoon]

best intro i ever heard

[tinyvox]

@boltzmoon Cross the Breeze has a better intro

[OhDamnItsCourtney]

@tinyvox Doesn't matter, they both are wonderful songs

[TheEnchantingWizard1]

@boltzmoon The intro to 'Cross The Breeze is better.