Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising oos and the renewed ambition of

and the renewed ambition of Dissemble stands as testament to that

By later that decade

and exploring a new sonic freedom

a semi-improvised portrait of a fictional down-at-heel actor built around a Wilko Johnson-ish guitar part

Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising oos and the renewed ambition ofSonic Youth's second full length LP 'Bad Moon Rising' was originally released on Homestead and Blast First in 1985. The album is a fascinating examination of "the junction where hippie idealism [meets] the cold hard world," says guitarist Lee Ranaldo, "where Woodstock [meets] Altamont Death Valley, Charles Manson, Brian Wilson, musicians, murderers, heroes and villains." Its original eight song tapestry of droning guitar feedback, distant clattering