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Track: Rain King (Album Version)
Artist: Sonic Youth
Album: Daydream Nation (Remastered Original Album)

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Name: Sonic Youth
Spotify Genres: noise rock, grunge, alternative rock, post-punk, shoegaze
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Sonic Youth, which initially comprised guitarist / vocalists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, guitarist / bassist / vocalist Kim Gordon and drummer Richard Edson, were formed in New York City in 1981. A product of the No-Wave music scene of the late 1970s, the group had their roots in abrasive, experimental music, with Moore and Ranaldo having previously worked with the experimental composer [a=Glenn Branca]. The band were joined in 1985 by drummer Steve Shelley, and recorded 15 albums together, as well as many side and solo projects. Their work has been consistently challenging and innovative, and they are widely regarded as one of the most intriguing and influential bands of their time. This view has been added to by the strength of their record "Sonic Nurse", which also featured the talents of Jim O'Rourke. O'Rourke left the band in 2005. In 2006, Mark Ibold joined the group. In September 2011, Sonic Youth went on "indefinite hiatus" following the separation of Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore (the couple had been married since 1984). First group studio was [l265864] in New York City, after that [l328958] located in Hoboken, New Jersey. [i]Final lineup[/i]: Kim Gordon – vocals, bass, guitar, trumpet (1981–2011) Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar (1981–2011) Lee Ranaldo – guitar, vocals, keyboards (1981–2011) Steve Shelley – drums (1985–2011) Mark Ibold – bass, guitar (2006–2011) [i]Former members[/i]: Anne DeMarinis – vocals, keyboards (1981) Richard Edson – drums (1981–1982) Bob Bert – drums (1982, 1983–1985) Jim Sclavunos – drums (1982–1983) Jim O'Rourke – bass, guitar, keyboards (1999–2005)

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Release: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Year: 2014
Genres: Rock
Styles: Alternative Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental, Noise Rock

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LYRICS

[Lee]
Rain King ensures there's nowhere to go
It's jet stream, daydream, cocksure hard luck show
His lips a fountain
His daylight sparks
He's a shotgun, schoolyard, street-wise, white-hot kid
Little whipcream, phone call, breakdown, Rain King fist
His mind a countdown
His daydream sparks

I need three years to clear these thoughts, hey
I like to say I knew one true thing
It feels like years and all I've done is fought
And not turned up, anything

Little black, take roll and roll, over my bed
I'm waiting here for, some reality crease
There's one big deadend, in my head
And not a moment of peace

Crossfire, Rain King, with his cadillac, kid
Marries every dictionary from his chain-yard bliss
His lips a fountain
His daylight sparks
He's got a shot in his kick forging the real, when
He's a steel drum, wedding ring, Pontiac door knob ten
His mind a countdown
His daylight sparks

Hung up on a speed king nation, caught up on a nail
Hanging tight with time, at least, a little while
Your sister is a beauty when she's naked, like my kid
I hear this world, cool world, dreaming of a peaceful kiss