Lee Ranaldo
Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff selected top 100 list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.
Biography
Ranaldo was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, studied art and graduated from Binghamton University. He has three sons, Cody, Sage and Frey, and is married to the experimental artist Leah Singer.
Ranaldo started his career in New York in several bands, and joined the electric guitar orchestra of Glenn Branca. In 1981, he and David Linton briefly joined the band Plus Instruments formed by Truus de Groot. With this line-up they recorded the album February - April 1981, released on the Dutch Kremlin label. After the release of the album, Ranaldo left the band and started Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon.
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ALBUMS
- Between the Times and the Tides released: 2012
- Bloomington, Indiana... Autumn released: 2010
- Maelstrom From Drift released: 2008
- Ambient Loop for Vancouver released: 2006
- Melbourne Direct released: 2006
- Music for Stage and Screen released: 2005
- 30th December 2004 released: 2005
- The Celestial Answer released: 2005
- New Life After Fire (For Tom Thomson) released: 2003
- Fuck Shit Up released: 2000
- Dirty Windows released: 1999
- Mmmr released: 1997
- Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson) released: 1996
- Envisioning released: 1995
- East Jesus: Some Recordings: 1981-1991 released: 1995
- Scriptures of the Golden Eternity released: 1995
- From Here to Infinity released: 1988
- Victoriaville Concert May 1997 released:
Music for Stage and Screen
Released 2005- Voice of the President
- Kirillov and the Horsemen
- The Devil’s Knife
- The Fire
- Sciatov Assassins
- Secret Meeting
- Spider
- Noisy Plateau
- The End of It
- Apocalypse
- Kirillovis Suicide
- Lill Fuse Myself With the Grass
- Gilles de Rais (Barbablu)
- Mariais Delerium
- Jealousy End Credits
- Evolution of Sirens
- Dance of the Coats
- War
- The Black Light
Dirty Windows
Released 1999- How Much Needs Crushing?
- Opening (feat. Michael Morley)
- Part 1: Skies / Last Night / Second Sight / Dirty Windows (feat. Thurston Moore)
- Part 2: The End of Life in America (feat. Michael Morley, Thurston Moore)
- En Route / Midnight Headlights
- Part 3: Smoke Ring / The Leap of Faith (feat. Michael Morley)
- Part 3: To Mary
- Part 4: A Bit of Memory / Train Wreck / X9
- Part 4: Notes
- Part 4: Bloomington, Indiana: Autumn
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