That 71-second intro was the first thing I heard by SY when the album was being played in a Hartford, Connecticut record store (Capitol Record Shop) when it was first released in 1984. I stood in the store transfixed by it and the rest of side one. “Reminds me of Wire,” I thought, always a good thing in my book. Bought it and played it constantly. What this band was doing with the guitar and all the different sounds it could make were spellbinding. Still a great album 30+ years later.
This album is considerably underrated. It generally gets tossed into the wild, experimental, "difficult listening" pile, and yes, there is some of that, but it all works together pretty cohesively, and there are plenty of epic, beautiful, and genuinely stirring moments to be found within. Yeah, that intro is a real gem.
Agreed, I definitely think the next four are masterpieces far beyond it, but I ALWAYS come back to this one all the same. It's sort of hypnotic and moody, love it.
When first cd-s came to town in 80's,I got me 'Bad Moon Rising' & 'Hammer Party' (Big Black) and I wont,can't,refuse, to regret it for as long as I live!
This whole album is standing strong against "Pitchfork" idiotic commas: Bob Bert probably is not such an amzing drummer overall, but still, "Bad Moon Rising" is the only Sonic Youth's release where you could hear some decently powerful rhythmic patterns clashing against the guitars' walls of sound.
Huge intro, possibly the most epic intro to an album ever
That 71-second intro was the first thing I heard by SY when the album was being played in a Hartford, Connecticut record store (Capitol Record Shop) when it was first released in 1984. I stood in the store transfixed by it and the rest of side one. “Reminds me of Wire,” I thought, always a good thing in my book. Bought it and played it constantly. What this band was doing with the guitar and all the different sounds it could make were spellbinding. Still a great album 30+ years later.
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Constructed more like a Collage/extended piece, different to their other albums. Definitely in my top 3
This album is considerably underrated. It generally gets tossed into the wild, experimental, "difficult listening" pile, and yes, there is some of that, but it all works together pretty cohesively, and there are plenty of epic, beautiful, and genuinely stirring moments to be found within. Yeah, that intro is a real gem.
The album that turned me into a Sonic Youth fan....
After watching the weather underground film i was looking for this track for months online, before realising it's been on my ipod for years.
Agreed, I definitely think the next four are masterpieces far beyond it, but I ALWAYS come back to this one all the same. It's sort of hypnotic and moody, love it.
This and the intro to Frizzle Fry are my favorite album intros ever. The most beautiful noise.
Absolutely fantastic song
When first cd-s came to town in 80's,I got me 'Bad Moon Rising' & 'Hammer Party' (Big Black)
and I wont,can't,refuse, to regret it for as long as I live!
How curious is that they open the album with that intro and also the first time they used their iconic tuning:
F#F#F#F#EB
que buen intro!!
Best album theyve ever done
Definitely kicks ass.
This whole album is standing strong against "Pitchfork" idiotic commas: Bob Bert probably is not such an amzing drummer overall, but still, "Bad Moon Rising" is the only Sonic Youth's release where you could hear some decently powerful rhythmic patterns clashing against the guitars' walls of sound.
Absolutely great song. I need to download the album now
Best part is 2:27 till 2:56 it gets me sooo HIGH!
*none of this made ANY SENSE until **4:32*
@VicRattlehead6661 Indeed!
When the bass gets in as Kim begins to sing... Spooky
ajá !
"Rather RIpped" was mine.
Bravery goes both ways?
So, does anyone have any thoughts about what possible themes the lyrics could be exploring in this song?
Ancestry
^_^