Sonic Youth

Summary

Sonic Youth is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,071 views/month, #181 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sonic Youth's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Sonic Youth's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Sonic Youth's genre is indie rock^[5].
• Sonic Youth's genre is no wave^[6].
• Sonic Youth's genre is experimental rock^[7].
• Sonic Youth's genre is noise rock^[8].
• Sonic Youth's record label is recorded as Blast First^[9].
• Sonic Youth's record label is recorded as DGC Records^[10].
• Sonic Youth's record label is recorded as Ecstatic Peace!^[11].
• Sonic Youth's record label is recorded as Neutral Records^[12].
• Sonic Youth's discography is recorded as Sonic Youth discography^[13].
• Sonic Youth's Commons category is recorded as Sonic Youth^[14].
• Sonic Youth's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• Sonic Youth comprises Thurston Moore^[16].
• Sonic Youth comprises Kim Gordon^[17].
• Sonic Youth comprises Steve Shelley^[18].
• Sonic Youth comprises Mark Ibold^[19].
• Sonic Youth comprises Lee Ranaldo^[20].
• Sonic Youth comprises Richard Edson^[21].
• Sonic Youth comprises Anne DeMarinis^[22].
• Sonic Youth comprises Bob Bert^[23].
• Sonic Youth comprises Jim Sclavunos^[24].
• Sonic Youth comprises Jim O'Rourke^[25].
• 1981 marks the founding of Sonic Youth^[26].
• Sonic Youth's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1981^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2011-11-14^[31]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise rock, post-punk, punk rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, alternative, alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, grunge, indie rock, no wave, noise rock, post-punk, punk rock, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5cbef01b-cc35-4f52-af7b-d0df0c4f61b9^[34]

Body

Founding

1981 marks the founding of Sonic Youth^[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[27].

Identity

Sonic Youth's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[35].

Why It Matters

Sonic Youth ranks in the top 0.88% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,071 views/month, #181 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

It has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[38], a rock band^[39], founded in 1995^[40]; Nirvana^[41], a rock band^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1987^[44]; Weezer^[45], a rock band^[46], founded in 1992^[47]; Everclear^[48], a musical group^[49], founded in 1992^[50]; and Scratch Acid^[51], a musical group^[52], founded in 1982^[53].

FAQs

Who did Sonic Youth influence?

Sonic Youth has been cited as an influence by Foo Fighters^[38], Nirvana^[41], Weezer^[45], and Everclear^[48].