'Ciccone Youth' was a side project for 'Sonic Youth' members Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley along with Mike Watt from 'Minutemen'. They only released a 3-track single in 1986 and an album 'The Whitey Album' in 1988. One song from the single and album was a cover of Madonna's "Into the Groove" which they changed to "Into the Groove(y)" and it contained some vocal samples from the original. The band name actually comes from Madonna's surname Ciccone and the album features her on the cover.... it is a Madonna tribute album of sorts, in a way only Sonic Youth could do. "Into the Groove(y)" is a surprisingly good tribute that would please Sonic Youth fans much more than Madonna fans. A highlight on what was predominantly an experimental album.
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