Rather Ripped
by Sonic Youth
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Jun 13, 2006
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Blender
    60
    Their songiest record in more than a decade. [Jun 2006, p.145]
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  2. Spin
    40
    Ripped is about three- or four-minute songcraft--never the highlight of their resume. [Jul 2006, p.88]
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    Rather Ripped comes off as a collection of good-and-great songs, but it just isn't up there with their best.

Awards & Rankings

40
#40 Best Album of 2006
99
#99 Most Discussed Album of 2006
53
#53 Most Shared Album of 2006

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 60
  3. Negative: 1 out of 60
  1. Kacperos
    Nov 14, 2013
    8
    I don't expect from Sonics repeating any of their hits like Daydream Nation or Washing Machine on this album. This all has been said and shut.I don't expect from Sonics repeating any of their hits like Daydream Nation or Washing Machine on this album. This all has been said and shut. This is just a compilation of really well-crafted *songs* (pretty much an innovation in Sonic Youth's music) with their old spice.… Full Review »
  2. thecomposer101
    Jan 28, 2012
    8
    Rather ripped is a beautiful album that can still pack a punch. Every song is very beautiful and Incinerate could be the song of the decade.Rather ripped is a beautiful album that can still pack a punch. Every song is very beautiful and Incinerate could be the song of the decade. Sonic Youth is one of the only bands that can be thirty years old, but still have more life then most bands debut albums.… Full Review »
  3. Veillantif
    Sep 9, 2011
    10
    For a group whose reputation has long rested on tremendous risk-taking, to make a risk-averse album can be itself risky: it stands to beFor a group whose reputation has long rested on tremendous risk-taking, to make a risk-averse album can be itself risky: it stands to be denigrated as dull and half-assed by some critics who think that innovation can only go in one directionâ… Full Review »
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