Sonic Youth

Goo

Sonic Youth - Goo

1990 | Geffen Records 

Videos from Goo

All Music Guide Review

Any doubts as to the continuing relevance of Sonic Youth upon their jump to major-label status were quickly laid to rest by Goo, their follow-up to the monumental Daydream Nation. While paling in the shadow of its predecessor, the record is nevertheless a defiant call to arms against mainstream musical values; the Geffen logo adorning the disc is a moot point -- Goo is, if anything, a portrait of Sonic Youth at their most self-indulgently noisy and contentious, covering topics ranging from Karen Carpenter ("Tunic") to UFOs ("Disappearer") to dating Jesus' mom ("Mary-Christ"). Even Public Enemy's Chuck D joins the fracas on the single "Kool Thing," which teeters on the brink of a cultural breakthrough but falls just shy of the mark; the same could be said of Goo itself -- by no means a sellout, it nevertheless lacks the coherence and force of the group's finest work, and the opportunity to violently rattle the mainstream cage slips by. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Goo Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Dirty Boots
  • 5:24
  • Sound Clip for Dirty Boots from Goo

  • 3
  • Mary-Christ
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Mary-Christ from Goo

  • 4
  • Kool Thing
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Kool Thing from Goo

  • 5
  • Mote
  • 7:36
  • Sound Clip for Mote from Goo

  • 6
  • My Friend Goo
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for My Friend Goo from Goo

  • 7
  • Disappearer
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for Disappearer from Goo

  • 10
  • Scooter + Jinx
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Scooter + Jinx from Goo

  • Credits of Goo