Concept Album Adaptation of Classic PKD Scifi Tales
Sonic Youth – Sister (1987): Rather than focusing on an individual work, Sonic Youth drew much of its inspiration for Sister directly from the life and catalog of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. Aside from being a fan of his work, front-man Thurston Moore has been intensely interested in Dick in part because he perceives an important intersection between science fiction and punk rock, and in part because he is fascinated by creative persons who lost a twin in infancy (Dick's own twin is the “sister” of the title). Consequently, ideas and quotes from Dick's works litter the album.
Sister (Sonic Youth album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The album furthers the band's move away from noise-rock towards more traditional pop structures, while maintaining an aggressively experimental approach. It received universally-positive reviews. A loose concept album (like its follow-up Daydream Nation), Sister was in part inspired by the life and works of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. (The "sister" of the title was Dick's fraternal twin, who died shortly after her birth, and whose memory haunted Dick his entire life.) The album features aggressive "rock" songs such as "White Kross" and "Catholic Block," plus haunting noir ode "Pacific Coast Highway". The group has regularly played songs such as "Schizophrenia," "White Kross" and "Kotton Krown" long after the album's release. In 1989, Steve Albini's short-lived band Rapeman released a song called "Kim Gordon's Panties" in response to "Kotton Krown." CD bonus track "Master-Dik" is a strange rap song which mentions Ciccone Youth; its title is a reference to NYC mastering facility Masterdisk. As usual, Moore and Gordon handled most of the vocal duties on the album, but Ranaldo sang "Pipeline/Kill Time."
Track listing
All songs were written by Sonic Youth, except where noted.
1. "Schizophrenia" (lyrics/vocals Gordon and Moore) – 4:38
2. "Catholic Block" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:26
3. "Beauty Lies in the Eye" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:20
4. "Stereo Sanctity" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:50
5. "Pipeline/Kill Time" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) – 4:35
6. "Tuff Gnarl" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:15
7. "Pacific Coast Highway" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:18
8. "Hot Wire My Heart" (Johnny Strike) (vocals Moore, Gordon, and Ranaldo) – 3:23
9. "Kotton Krown"<1> (lyrics/vocals Gordon and Moore) – 5:08
10. "White Kross"<2> (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:59
11. "Master-Dik"<3> (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 5:10
Some songs here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D47091E44E191C04
Lyrics:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/9526/sonic-youth/sister-lyrics.html
Sonic Youth – Sister (1987): Rather than focusing on an individual work, Sonic Youth drew much of its inspiration for Sister directly from the life and catalog of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. Aside from being a fan of his work, front-man Thurston Moore has been intensely interested in Dick in part because he perceives an important intersection between science fiction and punk rock, and in part because he is fascinated by creative persons who lost a twin in infancy (Dick's own twin is the “sister” of the title). Consequently, ideas and quotes from Dick's works litter the album.
Sister (Sonic Youth album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The album furthers the band's move away from noise-rock towards more traditional pop structures, while maintaining an aggressively experimental approach. It received universally-positive reviews. A loose concept album (like its follow-up Daydream Nation), Sister was in part inspired by the life and works of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. (The "sister" of the title was Dick's fraternal twin, who died shortly after her birth, and whose memory haunted Dick his entire life.) The album features aggressive "rock" songs such as "White Kross" and "Catholic Block," plus haunting noir ode "Pacific Coast Highway". The group has regularly played songs such as "Schizophrenia," "White Kross" and "Kotton Krown" long after the album's release. In 1989, Steve Albini's short-lived band Rapeman released a song called "Kim Gordon's Panties" in response to "Kotton Krown." CD bonus track "Master-Dik" is a strange rap song which mentions Ciccone Youth; its title is a reference to NYC mastering facility Masterdisk. As usual, Moore and Gordon handled most of the vocal duties on the album, but Ranaldo sang "Pipeline/Kill Time."
Track listing
All songs were written by Sonic Youth, except where noted.
1. "Schizophrenia" (lyrics/vocals Gordon and Moore) – 4:38
2. "Catholic Block" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:26
3. "Beauty Lies in the Eye" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:20
4. "Stereo Sanctity" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:50
5. "Pipeline/Kill Time" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) – 4:35
6. "Tuff Gnarl" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:15
7. "Pacific Coast Highway" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:18
8. "Hot Wire My Heart" (Johnny Strike) (vocals Moore, Gordon, and Ranaldo) – 3:23
9. "Kotton Krown"<1> (lyrics/vocals Gordon and Moore) – 5:08
10. "White Kross"<2> (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:59
11. "Master-Dik"<3> (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 5:10
Some songs here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D47091E44E191C04
Lyrics:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/9526/sonic-youth/sister-lyrics.html