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“Teen Age Riot” was the first single from Sonic Youth’s 1988 album, Daydream Nation. It is the band’s first largely successful release, receiving heavy airplay in modern rock stations, and considerably expanding their audience (along with the album itself). “Teen Age Riot” is one of Sonic Youth’s most definitive songs, yet it is something of an oddity amongst their repertoire, consisting of a traditional verse/chorus structure and omitting the distorted feedback that usually characterizes their songs. The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and is an on disc track in Rock Band 2. Read on...