{"product_id":"sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-2-lp","title":"Sonic Youth - Hold That Tiger (2 LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 it's predecessor EVOL notably added an airy, dreamlike reverie to the band's turbulent doom-lurch, a stylistic evolution that seems to crystallize on HTT. Throughout, Kim Gordon's sinewy, sumptuous bass and Steve Shelley's propulsive, tom-heavy percussion provide the bedrock groove for Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo's ferocious barrages of noise-guitar crunch. By 1987, the band was confidently articulating their dual lexicon of punk-noir dissonance and supernal, psychedelic sonic calligraphy-bending their jagged, streetwise gnarl into balloon animals of dazzling and beautiful songs. This collision of splendor and chaos would become a hallmark of the group's singular alchemy as well as provide a blueprint for the post-SST American underground they would help invent and ultimately nurture. Hold That Tiger's encore-four songs by the band's beloved Ramones, which Thurston would later astutely compare to \"the perfect pudding after a hearty meal\"-serves as a reminder that, like any true punks, Sonic Youth never could resist a good, rousing anthem to send the kids home with their ears ringing, their hearts hot-wired. This first-time reissue comes with gatefold jacket. Mastered by Bob Weston from the original tapes. Recorded by Aadam Jacobs. Audio repair\/editing by Aaron Mullan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e JocoRecords\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Intro\u003cbr\u003eA2 Schizophrenia\u003cbr\u003eA3 Tom Violence\u003cbr\u003eA4 White Kross\u003cbr\u003eA5 Kotton Krown\u003cbr\u003eB1 Stereo Sanctity\u003cbr\u003eB2 Brother James\u003cbr\u003eB3 Pipeline\/Kill Time\u003cbr\u003eB4 (I Got A) Catholic Block\u003cbr\u003eC1 Tuff Gnarl\u003cbr\u003eC2 Death Valley '69\u003cbr\u003eC3 Beauty Lies In The Eye\u003cbr\u003eC4 Expressway To Yr. Skull\u003cbr\u003eD1 Pacific Coast Highway\u003cbr\u003eD2 Loudmouth\u003cbr\u003eD3 I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You\u003cbr\u003eD4 Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World\u003cbr\u003eD5 Beat On The Brat\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48098478260483,"sku":"OT22RV-DE3R-VF","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-2-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}