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In October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed Sister<\/em> LP, Sonic Youth showcased their latest work in a blistering set at Cabaret Metro, Chicago. The concert was introduced by Big Black’s Steve Albini (who at the time was banned from the venue) and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title\u00a0“<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em> on writer\/provocateur Byron Coley’s impishly Geffen-baiting label Goofin’ (years later the band would use this nom de guerre for their own imprint).<\/p>\n

“<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em>‘s sterling reputation among the Sonic Youth<\/strong> faithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn’t a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what It’s Alive<\/em> is to the first three Ramones LPs \u2013 a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band’s blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, “<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em> is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock ‘n’ roll’s most revered live albums.<\/p>\n

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In October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed Sister<\/em> LP, Sonic Youth showcased their latest work in a blistering set at Cabaret Metro, Chicago. The concert was introduced by Big Black’s Steve Albini (who at the time was banned from the venue) and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title\u00a0“<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em> on writer\/provocateur Byron Coley’s impishly Geffen-baiting label Goofin’ (years later the band would use this nom de guerre for their own imprint).<\/p>\n

“<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em>‘s sterling reputation among the Sonic Youth<\/strong> faithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn’t a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what It’s Alive<\/em> is to the first three Ramones LPs \u2013 a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band’s blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, “<\/em>Hold That Tiger<\/strong>“<\/em> is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock ‘n’ roll’s most revered live albums.<\/p>\n

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