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| | Sonic Youth's new album 'Rather Ripped' ends up being rather good (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Sonic Youth has at least managed to keep the "sonic" part of their name consistently surprising and relevant, which makes their latest release, "Rather Ripped," something of a shocker. |
 | | Any record by Sonic Youth, even a pop record, is going to be chock full of ambient flourishes, strange tunings, unusual song construction and general weirdness, and "Rather Ripped" will leave longtime fans at least partially satisfied with their quota of this sort of thing. |
 | | Perhaps this record is Sonic Youth, finding their mastery of technique now established, returning to using the tools for the sake of pure expression rather than using them for partially experimental purposes. |
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