Bad Moon Rising - Definition

Bad Moon Rising is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Bad Moon Rising is also the third album by the alternative rock band Sonic Youth released in 1985.

Track Listing

1. "Intro" (1:12)
2. "Brave Men Run (in my family)" (3:57)
3. "Society Is A Hole" (4:54)
4. "I Love Her All The Time" (8:19)
5. "Ghost Bitch" (4:24)
6. "I'm Insane" (6:56)
7. "Justic Is Might" (2:57)
8. "Death Valley '69 (with Lydia Lunch)" (5:12)
9. "Satan Is Boring" (5:12)
10. "Flower" (3:36)
11. "Halloween" (5:12)
12. "Echo Canyon" (1:08)

All tracks except 10-11 were recorded and mixed at Before Christ Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.C. between Sept. and Dec. 1984.

Tracks 10-11 were recorded and mixed at Radio Tokyo, Venice, California. January 1985.

Personnel

• Lee Ranaldo
• Kim Gordon
• Thurston Moore
• Bob Bert - Drums
• Lydia Lunch - Vocals on track 8
• Sonic Youth - Producer
• Martin Bisi - Engineer, Producer (all tracks except 10-11)
• Ethan James - Engineer (tracks 10-11)
• John Erskine - Producer (all tracks except 10-11)

Releases

• 1985 - LP - Blast First/Homestead (BFFP L/HMS 016) - Released in US.
• 1985 - LP/CS/CD - Blast First (BFFP 1) - Released in UK.
• 1985 - LP - Torso - Released in DE.
• 1993 - CD - Geffen Records (DBCD 24512) - Released in US.
• 1993 - CD - Geffen Records (GED 24512) - Released in EC.
• 1996 - LP - Rough Trade - Released in UK.

Tracks 9-12 appear only on the CD releases.

Tracks 10-11 were also released as the Flower/Halloween single.

The Torso release comes with a lyric insert.

Vinyl Etchings

• Side A: A BIRD ON THE HAND, IST A MODERN LAND- SONICS RENDESVOUZ
• Side B: PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE THE BEST