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''Dirty'' is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released on July 21, 1992 by record label DGC. The band recorded and produced the album with Butch Vig in early 1992 at The Magic Shop studios. The sound on ''Dirty'' was inspired by the grunge scene of the time, and was described as avant-rock. Some songs on the album mark the first appearance of three guitars in Sonic Youth songs. The album was remastered and released on quadruple vinyl and double CD in 2003. The album spawned four singles. The first single was "100%", but it was not the crossover hit the label anticipated. Geffen Record executive Mark Kates admitted the single "was not a great radio song", however, the single did chart well. The next was "Youth Against Fascism", which did not chart well. The last two were "Sugar Kane" and "Drunken Butterfly", released in 1993. "Sugar Kane" did better commercially than "Youth Against Fascism". The album sold exceptionally well, reaching No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart (their highest charting album in the UK) and No. 83 in the US. In support of the album, the band embarked on the "Pretty Fucking Dirty" tour of 1992 and 1993, where most of ''Dirty'' was played. In late 1992, they toured North America, and in early 1993, they toured New Zealand and Australia and released the ''Whores Moaning'' EP, which featured most of the "Sugar Kane" B-sides. == Background == Following the release of ''Daydream Nation'' in 1988, Sonic Youth were interested in signing with a new record label. By the middle of 1989, the top contenders for the band's new label were A&M Records, Atlantic Records and Mute Records. Between late 1989 and early 1990, Geffen Records announced its interest in signing the band. Sonic Youth eventually signed a five-album deal with Geffen for at an estimated $300,000. However, the band was disappointed when they discovered that the albums would be released on the newly created Geffen sub-label, DGC Records. In 1990, the band released ''Goo'', which achieved moderate commercial success, peaking at No. 96 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States and charting in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Critical reception to the album was positive. To support its release, Sonic Youth toured Europe and North America twice in 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sonic Youth Concert Chronology – 1990 )〕 Following the mainstream breakthrough of alternative rock and grunge, the band toured Europe again in fall 1991 with Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland and Gumball.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sonic Youth Concert Chronology – 1991 )〕 On this tour, they premiered "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" and "Chapel Hill". The latter tour was chronicled on the documentary ''1991: The Year Punk Broke'', directed by Dave Markey. In November, they began demoing songs on 8-track at their rehearsal space in Hoboken.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sonic Youth Dirty )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dirty (Sonic Youth album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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