Confusion Is Sex

Confusion Is Sex is the first official studio album by Sonic Youth, originally published in 1983. Its predecessor, Sonic Youth, was a mini LP. In a reissue of Confusion Is Sex was the mini-album Kill Yr Idols added, released later the same year. The cover illustration was made ​​by Kim Gordon . The album was recorded by Wharton Tiers .

A number of the tracks were treated with the 3rd bridge responding -speltechniek. Sonic Youth put much into their early years on this sound generation. For this album, she, preparing a large quantity of guitars (see groomed guitar ), where they matched the moods of each. The songs can be heard on this is, its Protect Me You, Inhuman, Lee is Free.

The number is Free is by Lee Lee Ranaldo only home recorded with the aid of two tape recorders.

The album received little attention in 1983. The well-known journalist Robert Christau rated the album as very poor. Twenty years later he revised his opinion about the valuation of the album rose among critics and it was seen as one of the groundbreaking albums in the history of the noise rock . Pitchfork rated the reissue with 4 stars out of 5.

Original edition [ edit ]

 * 1) (She's in a) Bad Mood
 * 2) Protect Me You
 * 3) Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog (cover of The Stooges )
 * 4) Shaking Hell
 * 5) Inhuman
 * 6) The World Looks Red
 * 7) Confusion Is Next
 * 8) Makin the Nature Scene
 * 9) Lee is Free (instrumental)

1995 reissue [ edit ]

 * 1) (She's in a) Bad Mood
 * 2) Protect Me You
 * 3) Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog
 * 4) Shaking Hell
 * 5) Inhuman
 * 6) The World Looks Red
 * 7) Confusion Is Next
 * 8) Making the Nature Scene
 * 9) Lee Is Free (instrumental)
 * 10) Kill Yr. Idols
 * 11) Brother James
 * 12) Early American
 * 13) Shaking Hell (live)