SONIC YOUTH Bad Moon Rising Gabriela Triste Simon Mavin (keys)

Simon Mavin (keys)

The devoutly romantic "God Only Knows" and the hopeful "Wouldn't It Be Nice" reflect an innocent time of yearning post-adolescence

With two decades of songwriting under his belt

" The record features some very tasty guitar

with careful guitar arpeggios supported by an eerie bed of sustained synthesizer chords (played by E Street Band veteran Danny Federici and Springsteen) and a few full-band folk arrangements

SONIC YOUTH Bad Moon Rising Gabriela Triste Simon Mavin (keys)Sonic Youth: Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo (vocals, guitar); Kim Gordon (vocals, bass); Bob Bert (drums). Recorded at Before Christ Studios, Brooklyn, New York between September and December 1984; Radio Tokyo, Venice, California in January 1985. Includes liner notes by Gerard Cosloy. Coming as it did in the midst of the mid 80s "roots rock" trend, the title of Sonic Youth's second full length album (cribbed from John Fogerty) and its strangely evocative