Silver Rocket

"Silver Rocket" is both the second track and second single from Sonic Youth's 1988 album Daydream Nation. Like all the tracks on the album, the Daydream Nation version of “Silver Rocket” was recorded in the studio, whereas all editions of the single featured a live version of the song with alternate lyrics and were pressed in small runs by independent fanzines. The studio album version also appeared on the B-side of the 12” edition of the band's previous single, “Teen Age Riot.” A video was also produced for “Silver Rocket,” featuring a recording of the song different from any of those appearing on any of the band's singles or albums. Sung by guitarist Thurston Moore, "Silver Rocket" has a main riff which shows the influence of punk rock. About 90 seconds into the song, the guitars are detuned and the song becomes a noise rock soundscape, before heading into the final verse and chorus.

"Silver Rocket" is both the second track and second single from Sonic Youth's 1988 album Daydream Nation. Like all the tracks on the album, the Daydream Nation version of “Silver Rocket” was recorded in the studio, whereas all editions of the single featured a live version of the song with alternate lyrics and were pressed in small runs by independent fanzines. The studio album version also appeared on the B-side of the 12” edition of the band's previous single, “Teen Age Riot.” A video was also produced for “Silver Rocket,” featuring a recording of the song different from any of those appearing on any of the band's singles or albums. Sung by guitarist Thurston Moore, "Silver Rocket" has a main riff which shows the influence of punk rock. About 90 seconds into the song, the guitars are detuned and the song becomes a noise rock soundscape, before heading into the final verse and chorus.

Formats and track listings

All versions of the “Silver Rocket” 7” single feature a live version of the song. In performance, Thurston Moore had changed the second verse of the song to include references to other musicians and pop social icons of the time including J. Mascis and Cher, and these alternate lyrics appear on the single.

U.S. version

The American version of the "Silver Rocket" 7” was released by the house label for Forced Exposure magazine and made available only to the magazine's subscribers. The two tracks on the A-side were taken from a concert at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. The B-side is retitled instrumental version of “Eliminator, Jr.” taken from a show at CBGB in New York. Cover art for the single was by French cartoonist and publisher Paquito Bolino. A-side "Silver Rocket” “You Pose You Lose” B-side "Non-Metal Dude Wearing Metal Tee” All three tracks were later made available on Sonic Youth's Rarities 2 compilation, made available exclusively through the group's Bandcamp page in September 2020.

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