Kill Yr Idols is an EP by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany, by record label Zensor.
| Kill Yr Idols | ||||
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Recorded | October 1983 | |||
| Venue | Plugg Club, New York City ("Shaking Hell (Live)") | |||
| Studio | Wharton's Studio, New York City | |||
| Length | 20:58 | |||
| Label | Zensor | |||
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Release
editKill Yr Idols was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany.
"Shaking Hell" was recorded live at the Plugg Club in New York City, October 15, 1983.
In 1995, the tracks on Kill Yr Idols not found on 1983's Confusion Is Sex were appended to the DGC reissue of that album.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic commented, "These songs resemble the ones on Confusion Is Sex, except that they're a bit more developed, especially the title track and 'Brother James'. [Kill Yr Idols] results in a fascinating wade through Sonic Youth's early flashes of genius."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics/vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Protect Me You" | Gordon | 5:28 |
| 2. | "Shaking Hell (Live)" | Gordon | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Kill Yr Idols" | Moore | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Brother James" | Gordon | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Early American" | Gordon | 6:07 |
Personnel
edit- Sonic Youth
- Kim Gordon – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), guitar (2), bass (3–5)
- Thurston Moore – vocals (3), guitar (1, 3–5), bass (2)
- Lee Ranaldo – bass (1), guitar (2–5)
- Jim Sclavunos – drums (1)
- Bob Bert – drums (2–5)
- Production
- Wharton Tiers – producer, engineer
References
edit- ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Kill Yr. Idols – Sonic Youth: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sonic Youth". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Sonic Youth: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Kill Yr Idols at Discogs (list of releases)