Hold That Tiger (Sonic Youth album)

Hold That Tiger is a live album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, recorded at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago on October 14, 1987. It featured songs from the album Sister.^[2][3] It was released on vinyl in 1991, with a CD release in 1998. The actual tape of the live recording was sped up to fit vinyl and was not slowed down for the following CD re-issue: the pitch error was not corrected until the official digital release of the concert on the band's bandcamp.

Hold That Tiger
Live album by Sonic Youth
Released	1991
Recorded	October 14, 1987
Studio	Chicago, United States
Genre	Alternative rock noise rock
Length	58:38
Label	Goofin'
Sonic Youth live album chronology
Walls Have Ears (1986) Hold That Tiger (1991) Live at the Continental Club (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, Brian Flota said, "Sonic Youth is on safe ground here, not indulging themselves in the guitar freakouts that they frequently showcase during their live sets".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sonic Youth except for the encore.

1. "Intro" - 00:43
2. "Schizophrenia" - 04:31
3. "Tom Violence" - 02:44
4. "White Cross" - 02:58
5. "Kotton Krown" - 04:05
6. "Stereo Sanctity" - 03:28
7. "Brother James" - 03:22
8. "Pipeline/Kill Time" - 04:04
9. "Catholic Block" - 03:55
10. "Tuff Gnarl" - 03:27
11. "Death Valley '69" - 4:50
12. "Beauty Lies in the Eye" - 02:40
13. "Expressway to Yr. Skull" - 04:33
14. "Pacific Coast Highway" - 05:00

Encore - Ramones Covers

15. "Loudmouth" - 02:02
16. "I Don't Want to Walk Around with You" - 01:34
17. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" - 02:01
18. "Beat on the Brat" - 02:41

References

1. Flota, Brian. "Hold That Tiger – Sonic Youth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. Chick, Stevie (2009). Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story. Music Sales Group. ISBN 978-0857120540. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
3. Browne, David (2008). Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306815157.