EVOL

从1985年到1988年是SY史上最成功的3年，从Evol到Day-dream Nation可说是张张经典，首首动听。此不仅为他们的巅峰时期在摇滚乐史更占有一席重要的地位。  1985年的Evol先是鼓手Bob Bert换成了现任鼓手Steve Shelley。一向对另类音乐不感兴趣的Rolling Stone 杂志给Evol的评价是四颗星的高评，由此可见此张专辑的重要性，专辑的曲目从某一种角度来看有相当程度的趣味性。如Marilyn Moore、Madonna、Sean and me，在Marilyn Moore一曲中，主唱由Thourston担任。从前奏开始以一种极为悲伤、低调再加上吉他失真组合成的旋律，缓缓的表达出了SY对梦露一生的悲剧的同情。此外Shadow of Doubt是本张专辑中我最喜欢的一首，除了一开头就有动人的旋律之外，Kim的演唱也表现的十分突出，彻底表现了那种矛盾不安的情绪，把混乱恐惧思想完全压缩在这3分多钟的曲子里。 Sonic Youth made their first moves toward rock with EVOL, a stunningly fluent mixture of avant-garde instrumentation and subversions of rock & roll. The band benefits greatly from the addition of structure, which gives its aural experiments a firm grounding, but the addition of drummer Steve Shelley is essential to the group's new, dangerous edge. With the added propulsion, the fearless rush of "Expressway to Yr Skull" (aka "Madonna, Sean and Me") and the near-pop of "Green Light" are undeniably powerful as are the eerie textures of "Shadow of a Doubt."