
First up we have "Unboxed" from 1994.....this is noisy, experimental stuff, the kind of stuff that Kim Gordon loves to indulge herself in (see: Glitterbest, probably still available on this very site)......."Unboxed" is a collection of early singles from the band, also the EP "Call Now"......it's, you know, OK, it breaks no new ground, reminds me a good bit of Destroy All Monsters attempts to be "the next" Sonic Youth (Destroy All Monsters would have been MUCH greater had they simply stuck to their punk approach, but I digress...)...this is pretty good, if you are a Sonic Youth diehard, you will likely enjoy this. It does include an 'interesting" cover of X-Ray Spex "Oh Bondage Up Yours!", hard to go wrong THERE.
"Nice Ass" was their first "proper" album,and it's the only one that I REALLY consider a "good" effort.......and it really is, likely 3 stars or so.....the trademarked bored-as-hell vocals are still in the foreground, but there are some interesting tunes here, I mean, this is experimental shit, BIG TIME......it's cool to listen to the totally out-there lyrics and oddball concepts, "Greener Pastures" is kinda based around the theme from Green Acres. I DO like this album, actually, a pretty fair 1990's period piece......and of the three I have here, it's the only one I would really call a "good" album (I'm saying if you only want one, it is CERTAINLY this one.

All in all, not a huge fave of mine, obviously, but "Nice Ass" is a good record, and the others have their moments, most likely "bigger" Sonic Youth fans than me will consider these essential (don't get me wrong, i love Sonic Youth, but their "anything goes" approach could be brilliant OR off-putting)
Hey, I forget who requested it, I could look but I don't care.....somebody wanted it and here it is!
UNBOXED-01 Skinny Butt/02 Platinumb/03 Smack/04 Falling Backward/05 Oneness/06 Dick/07 Yoshimi Vs Mascis/08 Oh Bondage Up Yours!/09 1,2,3/10 Party With Me Punker/11 John Stark's Blues/12 Guilty Pleasures/13 Sex Boy/14 Cleopatra/15 Loose Lips/16 Oh Baby

back (Episode XXT)/07 Blindfold Test/08 Greener Pastures/09 Revlon Liberation Orchestra/10 The Boasta/11 Scratch that DJ/12 Secret Sex Fiend/13 Royal Flush/14 Feelin'/15 Alan Licked has Ruined Musaic For an Entire Generation
SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION-01 Teenie Weenie Boppie/02 Top 40/03 Never Gonna Sleep/04 Strawberry Milk/05 Played Yrself/06 DJ Spooky' Spatialized Chinatown Mix/07 Bouwerie Boy/08 Records Sleep/09 Picabo Who?/10 Sentimental Education/11 One Forty Five/12 Eat Cake/13 GAA/14 Daddy Long Legs/15 Noise Doll