Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

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Punk: Attitude

Punk: Attitude

7
Notebook

Notebook

0
1991: The Year Punk Broke

1991: The Year Punk Broke

6.7
Kill Your Idols

Kill Your Idols

7.4
David S. Ware

David S. Ware

0
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost

5.8
25 Years of Punk

25 Years of Punk

6
Sonic Youth: From The Basement

Sonic Youth: From The Basement

0
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

6.833
Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth

Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth

0
I Need That Record!

I Need That Record!

6.464
Blood on the Beach

Blood on the Beach

0
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

5
Louder Than You Think

Louder Than You Think

0
Day Trip Maryanne

Day Trip Maryanne

0
Record Player: Christian Marclay

Record Player: Christian Marclay

0
Cut Shorts

Cut Shorts

8
Ecstatic Peace Archives

Ecstatic Peace Archives

0
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

10
Kill Your Idols: More.

Kill Your Idols: More.

7.75
Llik Your Idols

Llik Your Idols

4.6
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996

0
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

4.5
Scala!!!

Scala!!!

7.8
Weatherman '69

Weatherman '69

0
Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

0
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

0
An Introduction to Harmolodics

An Introduction to Harmolodics

0
Death Valley '69

Death Valley '69

0
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East

0
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

2
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

0
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

6.6
From The Basement

From The Basement

6
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

7
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

0
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

6.4
The Road to Ruane

The Road to Ruane

0
Don't Bring A Dog

Don't Bring A Dog

0
Rap Damage

Rap Damage

0
Grunge Pedal

Grunge Pedal

0
Goo

Goo

4.8
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

6.667
The Hardcore Collection

The Hardcore Collection

7.7
Sublapse Video Mag 1

Sublapse Video Mag 1

8
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

10
Blank City

Blank City

7.231
Changing Fashions

Changing Fashions

0
The Public Image Is Rotten

The Public Image Is Rotten

7.3
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

6
Teenage Superstars

Teenage Superstars

7.5
Pavement: Slow Century

Pavement: Slow Century

7.7
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

7.5
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

0
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

0
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney

6.8
Sonic Youth - Goo

Sonic Youth - Goo

0
The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

7.7
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

6.4
Desolation Center

Desolation Center

9.3
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

0
Put More Blood Into the Music

Put More Blood Into the Music

7
Daydream Nation

Daydream Nation

0
Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

7.923
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

8
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond

0
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

7.264
Lou Believers

Lou Believers

0
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions

0
Noise

Noise

4.8
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985

10
Thick Air

Thick Air

6.8
Welcome to My Castle!

Welcome to My Castle!

0
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

4
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

8
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

6.656
The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

7.4
Submit to Me

Submit to Me

5.3
New York Rock at the BBC

New York Rock at the BBC

6.5
Skeeno H.C. Rules

Skeeno H.C. Rules

0
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011

0
Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000

Sonic Youth: Live in Rio 2000

0
Free Tibet

Free Tibet

0
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

6
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

8
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011

Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011

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