Murray Street (album)
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| Studio album by Sonic Youth | ||||
| Released | June 25, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | August 2001 – March 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:37 53:11 (Japan CD) |
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| Label | DGC / Interscope | |||
| Producer | Sonic Youth | |||
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Murray Street is the twelfth album by Sonic Youth. It was released in 2002. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke as an official fifth member.
Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus appear on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style". The young blonde haired girl to the right on the album's cover is Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's daughter.
The back cover features a photograph of an office building on the west corner of Murray Street and West Broadway near Ground Zero in Manhattan. The address is 75 Park Place. Sonic Youth's studio between 1996 and 2006 was called Echo Canyon and it was located on Murray Street.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Blender | link |
| Mark Prindle |   link |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.0/10) 6/26/2002 |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  link |
Pitchfork Media placed Murray Street at number 108 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sonic Youth.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Empty Page" (lyrics/vocals Moore, background vocal Ranaldo) | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Disconnection Notice" (lyrics/vocals Moore) | 6:24 |
| 3. | "Rain on Tin" (lyrics/vocals Moore) (Track 4 on vinyl LP) |
7:56 |
| 4. | "Karen Revisited" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) (Track 3 on vinyl LP) |
11:10 |
| 5. | "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style" (lyrics/vocals Moore, background vocal Gordon) | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Plastic Sun" (lyrics Moore, vocals Gordon) | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Sympathy for the Strawberry" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) | 9:06 |
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Total length:
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45:37 | |
Japan CD bonus track:
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 8. | "Street Sauce" | 7:34 |
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Total length:
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53:11 | |
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Norwegian Albums Chart | No. 16 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official French Albums Chart | No. 48 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Austrian Albums Chart | No. 52 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official German Albums Chart | No. 63 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Irish Albums Chart | No. 67 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official UK Albums Chart | No. 77 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Billboard Top 200 | No. 126 |
[edit] Personnel
- All songs by Sonic Youth: Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke
- Published by Sonik Tooth (BMI) and Field Code Music (BMI)
- Recorded and mixed by Jim O'Rourke @ Echo Canyon, NYC, August 2001-March 2002
- Assistant Engineer: Aaron Mullan
- Produced by Sonic Youth
- Mastered by John Golden
- Horns on "Radical Adults": Jim Sauter and Don Dietrich
- Cover photo: Monique Voorhout, "Stella and Coco in Hoofdplaat, 2001"
- Band/fan photos: Stefano Giovannini
- Tray card photos: Thurston Moore
- Art direction: Frank Olinsky
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7707-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-150-101/5/. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
| Preceded by Vespertine by Björk |
The Wire's Record of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Cuckooland by Robert Wyatt |
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