Goo

by Sonic Youth

Overview

Any doubts as to the continuing relevance of Sonic Youth upon their jump to major-label status were quickly laid to rest by Goo, their follow-up to the monumental Daydream Nation. While paling in the shadow of its predecessor, the record is nevertheless a defiant call to arms against mainstream musical values; the Geffen logo adorning the disc is a moot point -- Goo is, if anything, a portrait of Sonic Youth at their most self-indulgently noisy and contentious, covering topics ranging from Karen Carpenter ("Tunic") to UFOs ("Disappearer") to dating Jesus' mom ("Mary-Christ"). Even Public Enemy's Chuck D joins the fracas on the single "Kool Thing," which teeters on the brink of a cultural breakthrough but falls just shy of the mark; the same could be said of Goo itself -- by no means a sellout, it nevertheless lacks the coherence and force of the group's finest work, and the opportunity to violently rattle the mainstream cage slips by. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/1990
Label:	Dgc
UPC:	0720642429723

Tracks

1. Dirty Boots
2. Tunic (Song for Karen)
3. Mary-Christ
4. Kool Thing
5. Mote
6. My Friend Goo
7. Disappearer
8. Mildred Pierce
9. Cinderella's Big Score
10. Scooter + Jinx
11. Titanium Expos¿¿

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sonic Youth   Primary Artist
Chuck D   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
William S. Burroughs   Primary Artist
Don Fleming   Guest Artist,Help,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
J Mascis   Guest Artist,Help,Vocals,Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Thurston Moore   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals
Lee Ranaldo   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Nick Sansano   Keyboards,Percussion
Steve Shelley   Drums,Percussion
Kim Gordon   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Nick Sansano   Engineer,Producer,Recording
Thurston Moore   Composer,Screams
Brian Wilson   Composer
Hal Willner   Mixing,Producer
Judy Kirschner   Assistant Engineer
Sonic Youth   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Jim O'Rourke   Remixing
Lee Ranaldo   Editing,Composer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Ron Saint Germain   Mixing,Producer
Richard Hell   Composer
Jim Waters   Mixing,Recording,Vocal Engineer
Tom Verlaine   Composer
John Herman   Assistant Engineer
Dan Wood   Assistant Engineer
Terry Sachen   Composer
Westwood One   Recording
Terry Pearson   Engineer
Steve Shelley   Composer
Kim Gordon   Composer
J Mascis   Producer,Additional Production
Joe Ferla   Mixing
Don Fleming   Producer,Additional Production
John Golden   Mastering
Wharton Tiers   Engineer,Producer,Recording
Mike Love   Composer
Aaron Mullan   Mixing,Remixing