Daydream Nation

Daydream Nation is one of the most-highly regarded albums by alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Sales were poor; only one single, "Teenage Riot", charted on the Billboard Music Charts in the US, and it peaked at #20 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song "Providence" is an excellent example of Sonic Youth's sense of humor, which plays off the double meaning of the titular word. There three sections: a piano solo by thurston Moore recorded at his mother's house using a Walkman, the sound of an amp overheating and a pair of phone messages left by Mike Watt on Thurston's answering machine, calling from Providence, Rhode Island.

Track Listing

1. Teen Age Riot (Sonic Youth) - 6:57
2. Silver Rocket (Sonic Youth) - 3:47
3. The Sprawl (Sonic Youth) - 7:42
4. 'Cross the Breeze (Sonic Youth) - 7:00
5. Eric's Trip (Sonic Youth) - 3:48
6. Total Trash (Sonic Youth) - 7:33
7. Hey Joni (Sonic Youth) - 4:23
8. Providence (Sonic Youth) - 2:41
9. Candle (Sonic Youth) - 4:58
10. Rain King (Sonic Youth) - 4:39
11. Kissability (Sonic Youth) - 3:08
12. Trilogy: The Wonder (Sonic Youth) - 4:15
13. Trilogy: Hyperstation - 7:13
14. Trilogy: Eliminator Jr. - 2:37

Personnel

• Lee Ranaldo - Bass
• Sonic Youth - Producer
• Kim Gordon - Bass
• Thurston Moore - Guitar
• Nick Sansano - Producer, Engineer
• Steve Shelley - Drums
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Dave Swanson - Assistant Engineer
• Jutta Koether - Liner Notes
• Michael Lavine - Photography
• Matt Tritto - Assistant Engineer