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Goo
by Sonic Youth
The 464th greatest album of all time
Goo (1990) finds Sonic Youth moving their underground noise and experimental guitar work into more song-focused arrangements following their move to a major label. The album blends dissonant, alternate-tuned guitars, dense feedback and textural noise with clearer melodic hooks and shorter song forms, evident on tracks like "Kool Thing" and "Dirty Boots". Kim Gordon's vocal presence and the interlocking guitars of Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo give the record a gritty, art rock edge while retaining the band's experimental impulses.
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