Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
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| Studio album by Sonic Youth | ||
| Released | May 3, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 47:37 | |
| Label | DGC | |
| Producer(s) | Sonic Youth, Butch Vig, Sonic Youth |
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| Sonic Youth chronology | ||
 TV Shit (1993) |
 Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (1994) |
 Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995) |
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, first released in May 1994. Included is possibly the group's biggest hit, "Bull in the Heather", the music video for which contains Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre fame.
The band stated that the album was recorded over the master tape of Sister to save on tape costs. At the time, the statement was widely believed to be a joke, but many fans claim that when the record is turned up to a loud volume, you can hear Sister playing in its entirety underneath the album. It's hard to hear, but very noticeable during the in-between track silence.
Lee Ranaldo did not write or sing any songs on this album.
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[edit] The Peak
Sonic Youth peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart. Their previous works barely cracked the top 100 chart. To date this is the band's highest peak on the US charts.
[edit] Track listing
- "Winner's Blues" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:07
- "Bull in the Heather" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:04
- "Starfield Road" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:15
- "Skink" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 4:12
- "Screaming Skull" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:38
- "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 4:30
- "Bone" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:57
- "Androgynous Mind" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 3:21
- "Quest for the Cup" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 2:30
- "Waist" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:49
- "Doctor's Orders" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 4:20
- "Tokyo Eye" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 3:55
- "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:33
- "Sweet Shine" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 5:26
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Official UK Albums Chart | No. 10 |
| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Official Sweden Albums Chart | No. 27 |
| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Billboard Top 200 | No. 34 |
| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Official German Albums Chart | No. 87 |
[edit] Charting singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | Bull in the Heather | Modern Rock Tracks (US) | No. 13 |
| 1994 | Bull in the Heather | UK Singles Chart | No. 24 |
