Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
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| Studio album by Sonic Youth | ||||
| Released | May 10, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | DGC | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig, Sonic Youth | |||
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| Singles from Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Blender | link |
| Mark Prindle |   link |
| Robert Christgau | (A) link |
| Rolling Stone | 5/5/94 |
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is the eighth album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in May 1994. The album includes one of the group's biggest hits, "Bull in the Heather". Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre appears in the music video for the song.
Lee Ranaldo did not write or sing any songs on this album.
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[edit] Chart performance
The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 chart. Previously, the band's best performance on that chart was Dirty, which reached #89. It was their highest peak on the US charts until The Eternal reached #18 in 2009. The album has sold 242,000 copies in the US according to Soundscan.
[edit] Cancelled single
"Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" was intended to be the second single from this album. A promo CD was issued, but plans for a regular release were cancelled and promo pressing ceased. The remaining copies were sold off through Sonic Death. The CD included the same b-sides as "Bull in the Heather".
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sonic Youth, except "Screaming Skull", written by Sonic Youth and Dave Markey.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Winner's Blues" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Bull in the Heather" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Starfield Road" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Skink" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Screaming Skull" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Bone" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Androgynous Mind" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Quest for the Cup" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Waist" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Doctor's Orders" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Tokyo Eye" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 3:55 |
| 13. | "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Sweet Shine" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 7:50 |
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Total length:
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50:11 | |
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- Track 14 contains hidden bonus noise at 6:25
[edit] Notes
"Screaming Skull" is about the band's nostalgia for their days on independent labels, particularly SST Records, which is mentioned frequently throughout the song, along with the label's "Superstore" in Los Angeles.
"Doctor's Orders" is sung by Kim Gordon on the album. The "Bull in the Heather" single contains an alternate version with Thurston Moore singing.
When the volume of the album is turned up, especially in between tracks, one can hear Sister being played in its entirety.[1]
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | UK Albums Chart | 10 |
| Sweden Albums Chart | 27 | ||
| US Billboard 200 | 34 | ||
| German Albums Chart | 87 |
[edit] Charting singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "Bull in the Heather" | US Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
