Sonic Nurse a k a 'Shark Sandwich' #thisissonictap

Out of all the recent sonic youth reissues, I think this one and Murray st. sound the best.

I was skeptical of buying this european pressing. I had read that the American SY reissues were more reliable as they were pressed at QRP. In the end I chose this issue 'cause it was cheaper. Fortunately it was a good decision. The records came in poly-lined inner sleeves with no audible or visual defects. The image on the cover is of great resolution. I am very happy to finally listen to this album with its proper sound. On the original geffen CD the audio was very compressed. The sound on this reissue is alive and dynamic without any obtrusive noise. When I first heard this album back in 2004 I wasn't very hooked on it, but it slowly grew on me with time and now I can say it's one of my favorites from SY. Great record!

Why is the LP version showing up as the first release in alphabetical order in everyone's collection? What was wrong with the original entry that someone felt the need to change it? It was in the correct order before someone went and changed whatever they changed. Quit messing up everyone's collection.

Sonic Nurse is Sonic Youth sounding like Sonic Youth. Off kilter poppy guitar hooks, jam session grooves, feedback wash, with Kim doing her strangulated punk kitten voice. Think Murray Street, mixed up with bits of A Thousand Leaves, Goo and Dirty. As the ‘youth’ have got middle-aged, their songs have increasingly become mid-paced. You no longer get that urgent riffing you got on Sister or Daydream Nation. Listening to this album is like an aimless stroll on a summer’s day with a warm breeze gently swirling your clothes. Not their best. Not their worst. It’s somewhere in between.