Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

Acting

Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the 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 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.

Filmography

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Peas and Carrots Peas and Carrots 2025 Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 2025 Velvet Suite ★ 5.0 Velvet Suite 2023 Fragments of Paradise ★ 6.5 Fragments of Paradise 2022 Swans: Where Does a Body End? ★ 7.9 Swans: Where Does a Body End? 2019 Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond 2019 SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions ★ 10.0 SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions 2019 Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation 2019 Desolation Center ★ 9.3 Desolation Center 2018 Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim ★ 6.7 Hello Hello Hello: Lee Ranaldo, Electric Trim 2017 Omega ★ 6.3 Omega 2016 Sex and Broadcasting ★ 6.0 Sex and Broadcasting 2014 Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio ★ 6.5 Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio 2014 The Hardcore Collection ★ 7.7 The Hardcore Collection 2012 Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 2011 Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival 2011 Daddy Longlegs ★ 6.6 Daddy Longlegs 2010 From the Basement ★ 6.0 From the Basement 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.9 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009 New York Rock at the BBC ★ 6.5 New York Rock at the BBC 2008 365 Day Project ★ 10.0 365 Day Project 2007 Noise ★ 4.8 Noise 2006 Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes ★ 4.5 Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes 2005 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen ★ 6.7 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen 2005 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale ★ 7.0 (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale 2004 Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost ★ 6.2 Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost 2004 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 12 O'Clock High: Volumes 1 & 2 2004 Kill Your Idols ★ 7.5 Kill Your Idols 2004 Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage 2003 Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) ★ 5.0 Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ★ 5.3 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002 2002 Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 2000 Record Player: Christian Marclay Record Player: Christian Marclay 2000 Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth 2000 Free Tibet ★ 8.0 Free Tibet 1998 Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 1998 Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998 1998 Don't Bring A Dog Don't Bring A Dog 1997 Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 1996 Tibetan Freedom Concert Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special ★ 4.0 The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special 1995 Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love 1995 Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach 1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ★ 6.4 Late Show with David Letterman 1993 Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa 1993 1991: The Year Punk Broke ★ 6.8 1991: The Year Punk Broke 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ★ 5.4 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992 Skeeno H.C. Rules Skeeno H.C. Rules 1991 Goo ★ 5.7 Goo 1991 Sonic Youth: 930 Club Sonic Youth: 930 Club 1988 Put More Blood Into the Music ★ 7.8 Put More Blood Into the Music 1988 Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis 1986 Sublapse Video Mag 1 ★ 8.0 Sublapse Video Mag 1 1986 Submit to Me ★ 5.3 Submit to Me 1986 Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree 1985 Vinyl: An Unlikely History Vinyl: An Unlikely History Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 ★ 10.0 Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement Sonic Youth Full Set From The Basement