Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia - A-D-D

The NYC legends perform an exclusive set for our strictly lo-fi analog series, A D D.

Produced & Directed by RJ Bentler

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[harrisonwintergreen]

The guitar work gets so much attention but Steve Shelly is one of my favorite rock drummers. Rock solid and so inventive, yet always playing what's best for the song and never showing off

[ironswan]

The guitar part right after Kim's vocals it's beautifully haunting

[fmatgnat]

Unbelievable. Pitch perfect, after all those years too. It just amazes me how what sounds like an off-key, improv jam to a non-fan is in fact one of the most excellent and precise compositions of our times.

[soysaucehairdye]

the first sonic youth song I ever heard and still one of my favorites.

[sydney]

reading "girl in a band" while playing sonic youths entire discography! love Kim Gordon, she's a wonderful lady!!

[ryanjavierortega]

This band is unreal - How they've remained relevant and urgent is enviable. High Art, this is.

[chetrok]

i love thurston and kim and lee singing equally, this band is and always will remain timeless, love Sonic Youth

[ibowonar]

The guitars seem so much emotional on this performance

[terrystyles]

Steve Shelley, you are always awesome. I don't know what those three would do without you keeping time. You're a VIP drummer in my books.

[jeffdawson]

One of SY's songs that must have made even Television envious.

[gadOlrac]

Sonic Youth have been my favorite band since 1988, and you have it exactly right. Also through some Glenn Branca, Television and Velvet Underground into the mix.

[mattmullens]

So, so cool. That there is so much of the energy there still all these years later. It just means to me that these people were gut musicians all along.

[sethfeingold]

Absolutely perfect performance... amazing

[omarvgarcia]

It's 2021 and this song gets better every year

[michaela]

I remember when they came to DC for a one-off show the week this LP was released. We had never heard these tunes. They opened with "Schizophrenia" - mind.officially.blown

[vacuumnoise]

I love this version, played with no distortion.. ! <3

[raykarma]

Still sends shivers down my spine.. after all these years! One of Sonic Youths best...

[carloti]

I like listening to this band they r cool.

[kozmikoblivion]

People wonder why, even though the band been done, they will ALWAYS be my favorite

[parasitesandlovers]

this has to be my favourite song by sonic youth and this version is just so fucking great ahh