Rather Ripped (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rather Ripped is the fifteenth studio album by Sonic Youth, which was released on June 13, 2006. It was their first album without guitarist Jim O'Rourke since 2000's NYC Ghosts & Flowers. The album was described by Thurston Moore as "a super song record" containing "rockers and ballads." citation needed] The name "Rather Ripped" comes from a now defunct record store in Berkeley, CA. Rather Ripped contained three singles, "Rather Ripped Album Sampler," "Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner," and "Incinerate." The album's working titles were "Sonic Life" and "Do You Believe in Rapture?" On the UK release of the album, two bonus tracks were included ("Helen Lundeberg" and "Eyeliner"), which were taken from an untitled single that was released shortly before the record. "Helen Lundeberg" is also available in the USA as a bonus track on the iTunes Music Store digital download edition of the album.