Sonic Youth - Walls Have Ears [Red/Yellow]

Sonic Youth - Walls Have Ears [Red/Yellow]"Culled from three 1985 gigs in the UK during a transitional and transcendent time in the band's story, Sonic Youth's The Walls Have Ears appeared disappeared as a 2LP set in 1986, not just a live album but an artful tapestry full of live experimentation with songs, between song tape segues, darkness, humor and audio verit. It's now issued for the first time officially under the band's auspices. " The '85 shows were the second time the band appeared

"Ralgo" and "The Light" that resonate surely with fans

Williford's powerful vocal melodies ward off impending death and decay with visionary lyrics about humanity's place in the ecosystem

plus the debut of four entirely new songs

UK in 1981

This green vinyl pressing adds a unique touch to any collection

hard-charging

Very few compilation series' release as many as eight volumes and those that get that far often start to run out of quality music or meander too far from their original artistic direction

Expect nothing less than some of the best traditional Juju

the emotions persist after waking but for the sharp machinations just outside of the mind's reach

but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the new wave: not only was the group an acknowledged inspiration to the likes of Sonic Youth and Pavement

who track their progress eagerly

The loud panics of child-policemen and their exploding trigger-hands