Silver Rocket
Appearance
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"Silver Rocket" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "Slow Death," "I Got a Right" |
"Silver Rocket" was the second single from Sonic Youth's 1988 album Daydream Nation. Rolling Stone ranked it No. 79 in the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".[1]
Formats and track listing
A-side
- "Silver Rocket (Live)" by Sonic Youth - In this live version of the song, Thurston Moore changed the second verse, where he makes references to other musicians and pop social icons of the time including J. Mascis and Cher.
B-side
- "Slow Death" by The Miracle Workers
- "I Got a Right" by The Miracle Workers
References
- ^ Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Guitars Songs of All Time
"Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo formed Sonic Youth as a temple to the electric guitar, spurning lead and rhythm roles in favor of noise and more noise. Here they're a two-headed beast, crashing through open-tuned riffs and throwing in a bristling, free-form feedback blizzard in lieu of a solo."