Sonic Youth
February 19, 1991
Civic Center
Hartford, CT
Sonic Youth: Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
DO NOT SELL - FOR TRADING/SHARING ONLY
It was the beginning of the year punk broke, to borrow an expression, and Neil Young hit the road with Sonic Youth and Social Distortion in support. Many nights presented a tough crowd for the opening bands, as most audience members weren't ready to embrace alternative/punk music. In fact, I'm pretty sure Social Distortion didn't stay on the tour nearly as long as Sonic Youth. Here's a link for an idea of what it was like for the bands:
http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/sonic_youth_noise.htm
This recording is a nice representation of Sonic Youth's sets during the tour. Although the venue size somewhat impacts the recording quality, the sound is otherwise clear. I think the equipment used was a Sony WM-D6, but I no longer have all my old trading correspondences for confirmation. A huge thanks to the taper for this and many other excellent tapes all those years ago!
Source: Audience Recording
Lineage: 1st Generation Cassette > Yamaha KX-500U > Audacity (16 bit/44.1 kHz) > AIFF > xACT (fix SBE) > FLAC (Level 8)
Transferred by Phil H. (phil183)
Length: 41:18
Tracks [Time]:
01. (Intro) [1:38]
02. Tom Violence [3:03]
03. White Cross [2:56]
04. Eric's Trip [4:19]
05. Tunic (Song For Karen) [7:01]
06. Dirty Boots [5:17]
07. Catholic Block [3:25]
08. Kool Thing [5:25]
09. Expressway To Yr Skull [8:14]
Notes:
a) This is the complete set. Neil Young & Crazy Horse headlined. Social Distortion opened.