Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising is the second studio album by American rock band Sonic Youth, released on March 29, 1985, by Blast First and Homestead Records, named after the 1969 song "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The album is loosely themed around the dark side of America, including references to obsession, insanity, Charles Manson, heavy metal, Satanism, and early European settlers' encounters with Native Americans. The album was released after a string of underground successes in Sonic Youth, Confusion is Sex, and Kill Yr. Idols, as well as increasing popularity as a touring act. Despite this, the band sought to change course with their sound, creating an album more influenced by Noise Rock with diluted No Wave influences. Additionally, Bad Moon Rising was the band's first album to combine experimental material with transitional pieces and segues. Released to strong reviews from the underground music press, the album continues to receive acclaim. Four singles were released, the first of which being "Death Valley '69", a collaboration with Lydia Lunch which did not chart in either the US or UK. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Moo...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)