4/5 Excellent platter
  by M. Moscheck (Seattle)
I liked Sonic Youth's last few records, from Murray Street to Rather Ripped, but the Eternal is a really good album. They seem very comfortable with their current songwriting and keep an even mood thru the whole record. I'm not going to compare this to their early stuff because it's apples oranges. Sister is one of my favorite records of all time. ALL TIME - how can you expect anyone to live up to that?

5/5 the best in years
  by Sidney R. Kaloustian (Sao Paulo, SP BR)
from the coolest american rock band, the eternal is the best sy cd in years

3/5 Good, but not great
  by A. J. Griffin
For anyone into Sonic Youth, this is a good album to own and listen to, and it's always nice to have new material from this band. But "Dirty" or "Daydream Nation" it isn't. It does have a consistent sound to it, and is not as abrasive as one might expect. So it's pleasant.

5/5 Excellent record
  by Stein (Little Rock, AR)
This record is great. It is one of those records that grow on you. The first time I listened to it I was mildly impressed. But after repeated listening this is one of their better recordings. I did get the vinyl version so I do know that my copy may sound sharper than the cd version but if you liked Sonic Youth's Dirty music you will like this music. Buy It!

5/5 I really love this CD
  by AJ (Washington, DC United States)
Five stars easily. Probably Sonic Youth's best record since Dirty. Most of the songs are basically fast-tempo rock songs, but with lots of variations so that you never know where the song is going to go next. Amazing sound textures in the background, which is characteristic of Sonic Youth, but the execution here is better than I have heard for a long time. Sonic Youth obviously put a lot of time and hard work into crafting this album, and it shows. They seem to have put more time into writing the lyrics for this album too than in some prior albums. I can't stop listening to track #5--I forget the name of the song.