Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, first released in May 1994. Included is possibly the group's biggest hit, "Bull in the Heather." Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre appears in the music video for this song.

Lee Ranaldo did not write or sing any songs on this album.

The peak

The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous works barely cracked the top 100 chart. To date, this is their highest peak on the US charts. This album has sold 242,000 copies in the US according to soundscan.

Cancelled single

Self-Obsessed and Sexxee was intended to be the second single from this album. A promo CD was issued, but plans for a regular release were cancelled and promo pressing ceased. The remaining copies were sold off thru Sonic Death. Same b-sides as "Bull in the Heather".

Track listing

All songs written by Sonic Youth, except "Screaming Skull", written by Sonic Youth and Dave Markey.

1. "Winner's Blues" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:07
2. "Bull in the Heather" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 3:04
3. "Starfield Road" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:15
4. "Skink" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:12
5. "Screaming Skull" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:38
6. "Self-Obsessed and Sexxee" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 4:30
7. "Bone" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 3:57
8. "Androgynous Mind" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:21
9. "Quest for the Cup" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:30
10. "Waist" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:49
11. "Doctor's Orders" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:20
12. "Tokyo Eye" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:55
13. "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 2:33
14. "Sweet Shine" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 5:26

Notes

The album's title refers to the four members of the band, according to Thurston Moore--Lee Ranaldo is "experimental," Moore is "trash" (perhaps referring to his previous song "Total Trash"), Kim Gordon is "jet set" and Steve Shelley is "no star."

"Screaming Skull" is about the band's nostalgia for their days on independent labels, particularly SST Records, which is mentioned frequently throughout the song, along with the label's "Superstore" in Los Angeles.

"Doctor's Orders" is sung by Kim Gordon here; the Bull in the Heather single contains an alternate version with Thurston Moore singing.

Album charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1994	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star	Official UK Albums Chart	No. 10
1994	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star	Official Sweden Albums Chart	No. 27
1994	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star	Billboard Top 200	No. 34
1994	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star	Official German Albums Chart	No. 87

Charting singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1994	Bull in the Heather	Modern Rock Tracks (US)	No. 13
1994	Bull in the Heather	UK Singles Chart	No. 24