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"100%" is a song by American rock band Sonic Youth from their seventh studio album Dirty (1992). It was released as the lead single from the album in July 1992, by DGC . Written by Sonic Youth, the song discusses the murder of Joe Cole , a friend of the band who was killed in an armed robbery on December 19, 1991.
Sonic Youth were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up.
Kill Yr Idols was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany. "Shaking Hell" was recorded live at the Plugg Club in New York City, October 15, 1983. In 1995, the tracks on Kill Yr Idols not found on 1983's Confusion Is Sex were appended to the DGC reissue of that album.
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) [7] is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth.He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label.
In 1981, Sonic Youth signed with Neutral Records, and released its eponymous debut EP Sonic Youth the next year. [1] The band's first full-length album was Confusion is Sex , released in 1983. [ 1 ] Kill Yr Idols was released the same year under the German label Zensor Records. [ 1 ]
Thurston Moore onstage with Sonic Youth in the Netherlands, September 1, 1991. Following the release of Daydream Nation in 1988, Sonic Youth were interested in signing with a major record label. By the middle of 1989, the top contenders for the band's new label were A&M Records, Atlantic Records and Mute Records. [2]
The album has a score of 65 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". [1] Filter gave the album a score of 91% and called it "an impeccably selected hodgepodge." [ 10 ] NME gave it a score of 7 out of 10 and stated: "You hear a band capable of genuine prettiness as well as arch cleverness."
Corporate Ghost is a Sonic Youth DVD released by DGC in 2004. It is a collection of their music videos from 1990 to 2002. It is a collection of their music videos from 1990 to 2002. DVD was certified by Music Canada Gold in October 2004 for 5,000 sold copies.