Psychic Hearts

Infobox Album | Name = Psychic Hearts
Type = Album
Artist = Thurston Moore


Background =
Released = 1995
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 65:37
Label = Geffen Records
Producer = |Thurston Moore
Reviews = *"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thurstonmoore/albums/album/109160/review/5941010/psychic_hearts link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (7.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21898-sonic-youth-the-whitey-album-psychic-hearts link]
*"Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wc10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09frxqthldde link]
Last album =
This album = "Psychic Hearts" (1995)
Next album = "Trees Outside the Academy" (2007)

"Psychic Hearts" is a solo album by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. The album was released in 1995 through Geffen Records. The album has been remastered "for goodness" and reissued in 2006. The 2 record vinyl version of the reissue contains bonus tracks on the fourth album side where on the original vinyl release the fourth side had a drawing by cover artist Rita Ackermann etched directly into the vinyl.

The album makes reference to female rock stars Yoko Ono and Patti Smith. Many Patti Smith references and tributes have been made by Sonic Youth.

Track listing

All songs by Thurston Moore

Original 1995 release

#"Queen Bee and Her Pals" – 2:57
#"Ono Soul" – 3:28
#"Psychic Hearts" – 3:59
#"Pretty Bad" – 3:58
#"Patti Smith Math Scratch" – 2:43
#"Blues from Beyond the Grave" – 4:35
#"See-Through Playmate" – 2:18
#"Hang Out" – 4:10
#"Feathers" – 2:20
#"Tranquilizer" – 2:06
#"Staring Statues" – 2:34
#"Cindy (Rotten Tanx)" – 3:46
#"Cherry's Blues" – 2:05
#"Female Cop" – 5:24
#"Elegy for All the Dead Rock Stars" – 19:49

2006 reissue

#"Queen Bee and Her Pals" – 2:57
#"Ono Soul" – 3:28
#"Psychic Hearts" – 3:59
#"Pretty Bad" – 3:58
#"Patti Smith Math Scratch" – 2:43
#"Blues from Beyond the Grave" – 4:35
#"See-Through Playmate" – 2:18
#"Hang Out" – 4:10
#"Feathers" – 2:20
#"Tranquilizer" – 2:06
#"Staring Statues" – 2:34
#"Cindy (Rotten Tanx)" – 3:46
#"Cherry's Blues" – 2:05
#"Female Cop" – 5:24
#"Elegy for All the Dead Rock Stars" – 19:49;Bonus vinyl tracks
#

"Teenage Buddhist Daydream"
#"Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her"
#"The Church Should Be For Outcasts, Not a Church That Casts People Out"
#"Thoodblirsty Thesbians"
#"Superchrist"

Personnel

*Rita Ackerman - Cover Art
*Edward Douglas - Engineer, Mixing
*Tim Foljahn - Guitar
*Thurston Moore - Bass, Guitar, Composer, Vocals, Producer
*Frank Olinsky - Art Direction
*Lee Ranaldo - Engineer, Mixing
*Steve Shelley - drums
*John Siket - Engineer, Mixing
*Howie Weinberg - Mastering