
- Summary: This self-produced 20th album finds the New York band back down to a four-piece, with Jim O'Rourke dropping out after two albums.
- Record Label: Geffen
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Incinerate | |
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I ripped your heart out from your chest, Replaced it with a grenade blast Incinerate, incinerate Incinerate, incinerate The firefighters hose me... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 34
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Mixed: 3 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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This is their radio-rock record, and it's not a tribute, it's as close to the real thing as they've come since they actually had a chance at radio play back in the '90s.
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Rather Ripped is probably one of the best records in Sonic Youth's catalog, and definitely one of the best albums of 2006.
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A quietly brilliant album.
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Paste MagazineAbout as accessible and smooth as this band is going to get. [Aug 2006, p.85]
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With Rather Ripped they continue their slow but remarkable progression that currently finds them, for the most part, dropping old SY standbys such as long experimental noise passages in exchange for a significantly more sedated route.
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It’s a fitting overview of everything that’s always worked for Sonic Youth in the past.
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SpinRipped is about three- or four-minute songcraft--never the highlight of their resume. [Jul 2006, p.88]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 31
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Mixed: 1 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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sebastianjoykillJun 14, 2006
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J.R.Jun 20, 2006
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spenceJun 16, 2006
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DavidH.Oct 18, 2007
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ReubenFDec 18, 2006
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JoeMay 24, 2009
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