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Lee Ranaldo
photo credit: Alex Rademakers

Active

1980s - 2010s

Born

February 3, 1956 in Glen Cove, NY

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative Pop/Rock Alternative/Indie Rock American Underground Experimental Rock Indie Rock Noise-Rock Experimental

Member Of

Sonic Youth Ciccone Youth Text of Light
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Lee Ranaldo

Biography by Mark Deming

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An integral member of Sonic Youth, and one of the most distinctive, influential guitarists in underground rock.
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Album Highlights

  • Scriptures of the Golden Eternity
    Lee Ranaldo
    Scriptures of the Golde …
  • Oasis of Whispers
    Lee Ranaldo
    Oasis of Whispers
  • Between the Times and the Tides
    Lee Ranaldo
    Between the Times and t …
  • Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson)
    Lee Ranaldo
    Amarillo Ramp (For Robe …
  • Last Night on Earth
    Lee Ranaldo and the Dus … / Lee Ranaldo
    Last Night on Earth
  • East Jesus
    Lee Ranaldo
    East Jesus
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  • Ciccone Youth
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    Ciccone Youth
  • Sonic Youth
    Associated with
    Sonic Youth
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  • Nels Cline
    Similar to
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  • Television
    Influenced by
    Television
  • Talking Heads
    Influenced by
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Artists Moods

  • Atmospheric
  • Hypnotic
  • Introspective
  • Complex
  • Meditative
  • Mysterious
  • Poetic
  • Sprawling
  • Volatile
  • Circular
  • Freewheeling
  • Intense
  • Ominous
  • Tense/Anxious
  • Dissonant
  • Knotty
  • Light
  • Cathartic
  • Eerie
  • Visceral
  • Cold
  • Street-Smart
  • Bleak

Artists Themes

  • Imagination
  • Late Night
  • Solitude
  • Reflection
  • Introspection
  • Nighttime
  • Night Driving
  • Dreaming
  • Goodbyes
  • In Love
  • New Love
  • Yearning
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