Hold That Tiger | Coloured Vinyl
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'In October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed Sister LP, Sonic Youth showcased their latest work in a blistering set at Cabaret Metro, Chicago. The concert was introduced by Big Black's Steve Albini (who at the time was banned from the venue) and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title Hold That Tiger on writer/provocateur Byron Coley's impishly Geffen-baiting label Goofin' (years later the band would use this nom de guerre for their own imprint). Hold That Tiger's sterling reputation among the Sonic Youth faithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn't a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what It's Alive is to the first three Ramones LPs-a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band's blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, HTT is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock 'n' roll's most revered live albums. Taking nothing away from Sister-inarguably one of indie rock's first true masterpieces-it is reasonable that many fans prefer the live versions heard on Hold That Tiger to their studio counterparts. On HTT, Sonic Youth is a spiky, pummeling and confident force, alternately mammoth and meditative. Sister and its predecessor EVOL notably added an airy, dreamlike reverie to the band's turbulent doom-lurch, a stylistic evolution that seems to crystallize on HTT. Thro
Tracks
1~1~Intro1~2~Schizophrenia
1~3~Tom VIolence
1~4~White Kross
1~5~Kotton Krown
1~6~Stereo Sanctity
1~7~Brother James
1~8~Pipeline/Kill Time
1~9~I Got A) Catholic Block
1~10~Tuff Gnarl
1~11~Death Valley '69
1~12~Beauty Lies In The Eye
1~13~Expressway To Yr. Skull
1~14~Pacific Coast Highway
1~15~Loudmouth
1~16~I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
1~17~Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
1~18~Beat On The Brat
Details
Catalogue Number: SV212XFormat: Vinyl LP
Artist: Sonic Youth
Release Date: 07 March 2025
Genre: Pop
Label: SUPERIOR VIADUCT
Distributor: Rocket Group
