― Sandra Georgijevska (san), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 27 June 2003 00:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Friday, 27 June 2003 03:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
The best of their third phase.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 27 June 2003 03:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 27 June 2003 03:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 27 June 2003 04:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Friday, 27 June 2003 04:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lee G (Lee G), Friday, 27 June 2003 13:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Friday, 27 June 2003 13:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― ddb, Friday, 27 June 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― kephm, Friday, 27 June 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 27 June 2003 16:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 27 June 2003 19:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
I downloaded the album and haven't gotten around to buying it, so that says something. the least necessary of their recent albums.
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Friday, 27 June 2003 19:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
Oh, and I misspoke: My fave Third Phase work is And Then Nothing . . . . Still ready to hum.
As for recommendations beyond Painful, President Yo La Tengo is great, as is Fakebook, their mostly covers album.
And I don't know if I'd say they should break up, but on evidence of Summer Sun, I'm probably wanna hear the next one before I buy it.
― Lee G (Lee G), Friday, 27 June 2003 19:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 27 June 2003 19:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 27 June 2003 20:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
i found "...nothing..." to be lacking killer pop songs like, say, "sugarcube". the new one is sort of a balance between the soft atmospheric stuff and the pop stuff - quite jazzy in places, too. the lyrics are a problem: it's like when your friend is banging on and on about how great his girlfriend is, and how perfect their relationship is. it's sweet and you're happy for them, but you still want to tell them to shut the fuck up!
"season of the shark" is one of the year's best songs, though...
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Friday, 27 June 2003 21:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickn (nickn), Friday, 27 June 2003 22:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
That said, "Summer Sun" is a bit disappointing. I wanted to love it but like someone above said it isn't sticking. It's either too much of the same or just not as good song-wise. I'll still continue to listen to it though, hoping it's an acquired taste, as they're a band aging gracefully.
― scott m (mcd), Saturday, 28 June 2003 00:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim Stewart (Tim Stewart), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim Stewart (Tim Stewart), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's not up for discussion. It's basic Spanish.
Yo = "I" or "me." La in this phrase is a direct object meaning "it," feminine. Tengo is a verb mening "have" or "possess." End of story.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim Stewart (Tim Stewart), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 28 June 2003 05:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
Ah, so their name isn't the only link eh? And also James, if they don't use 'yo la tengo' to decide who's going to catch a skied ball, when DO they use it?
― Tim Stewart (Tim Stewart), Saturday, 28 June 2003 10:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― William R Henderson (Cabin Essence), Saturday, 28 June 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― scott m (mcd), Monday, 30 June 2003 01:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
Summer Sun is aight. Not a must-have. Still, I don't think they've EVER made a bad album. Honest!
― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Monday, 30 June 2003 01:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Bob McCarthy (Hecklerspray), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― joan vich (joan vich), Monday, 30 June 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 00:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 14:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-4W_xhHT8
THIS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG
― markers, Monday, 13 December 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AND I WILL BEAT YORU ASS
― markers, Monday, 13 December 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
revisiting i can hear... and it's still as beautiful (crackly, glowy) as i remember it. they really struck gold in the '90s.
― choucrüt (get bent), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
i vividly remember seeing them on that tour -- i was standing at the back of the 9:30 club in dc, leaning against the wooden wall that separated us from the sound dudes, and not just hearing but *feeling* 'deeper into movies' <3
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I have a friend-compiled best of through 2000 and it's just strength to strength. I wasn't into their wankfest live shows, though, but when they nailed a groove they were unassailable.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:01 (twelve years ago) link
I started to lose interest in YLT live around "Heart" - saw some great shows, saw some eh shows, though nothing as good as seeing Ira sitting in with Eleventh Dream Day in '93 - but then I saw them do an awesome show with Susie Ibarra sitting in, supporting "And Then Nothing ..." Since then I've been pretty indifferent to the band live, though I did see them as the Condo Fucks last year, opening for EDD.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:13 (twelve years ago) link
(Want to say one of the "Heart" shows I saw ended with a cover of Grand Funk's "We're an American Band." When the band came back for an encore, they picked right up with the song at the chorus and played it for another five minutes.)
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:15 (twelve years ago) link
they do have an original called 'we're an american band' -- guess they'd really mess with ppl by doing both
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
Unfortunately I never got to see then live until after Summer Sun (which was and is still probably their worst album), but I've always thought they slayed on stage. The run from Painful through And Then Nothing... is pretty much perfect and can't be fucked with. I thought Beat Your Ass was a step back in the right direction and Popular Songs was good but suffered from horrible sequencing.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
I lost interest in them soon after the excellent Summer Sun. The soundtrack stuff was still good but from Beat Your Ass on they sounded uninspired to me. Too much repetition, too few ideas. What I heard of the Condo Fucks (what a moronic name) just underlined that they basically seem to be on autopilot. Maybe they will astound me again but my hope is very slight.
― alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 08:43 (twelve years ago) link
dunno, i'm pretty much willing to go anywhere with this band. i remember being disappointed in summer sun when it came out, but whenever i play it now, it sounds pretty classic. last few recs have been all over the place stylistically in a sometimes good/sometimes bad way, but I've never actively disliked any of them.
i do think their live show has suffered a bit from trying to do to many things in the space of a single night, but there have still three or four moments of total bliss at any given show. when i first saw them in 95 on the electrapura tour they were on fire, just blasting off on every song.
loved that condo fucks record, totally fun.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:18 (twelve years ago) link
What I heard of the Condo Fucks (what a moronic name) just underlined that they basically seem to be on autopilot.
How is a retro side project that is completely distinct from their main catalog the band on "autopilot"? Weird complaint.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
the Condo Fucks (what a moronic name)
let me tell you about Hoboken
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
when i first saw them in 95 on the electrapura tour they were on fire, just blasting off on every song.
I first saw them in 1994, and watching "Sudden Organ" rise out of the sprawling, gargantuan heap of smoldering feedback wreckage that was the "Out The Window" breakdown is an experience I will always treasure.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
xp haw, i've always thought it was a hilarious name, even before it became a "real" band. that whole insert with I Can Hear The Heart is classic.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I thought it was a great take on hardcore punk. Can totally picture the angry young punk muttering, "can't stand those condo fucks over on that side of town".
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:15 (14 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^ this is great btw
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
How is a retro side project that is completely distinct from their main catalog the band on "autopilot"?In a way Yo La Tengo is a retro band. Not only did they make Fakebook, to me they always sounded like a kind of perfect mixture of Velvet Underground, The Feelies, the Modern Lovers with a grain of the melodies of The Kinks. They have distilled the best of independent and pop music and made it their own. That side project may be fun for them, just rockin' out and going for feedback and the likes but for me as a listener it is unsatisfactory. I have followed them for a long time, saw them first on the Electro-pura tour where they were on fire as tylerw already pointed out. Tuneful drone monsters like Blue Line Swinger totally ruled my world. But what I have heard recently sounded stale and dispensable.
― alex in mainhattan, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
fair enough -- i found it entertaining, if not some sorta masterpiece. it is too bad they won't do another record a la Fakebook -- whenever Dave Schramm shows up to play with them at one of those hannukah shows (like here: http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=8510) it's wonderful. dude is kind of a magical guitar player.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
I think my problem with the Ass Beating record is that it should have been called Cookbook; it sounds to me like a band rehashing the things that made them quasi-famous and much loved, the first formulaic record of their career (Summer Sun isn't formulaic, just a bad misstep). A greatest hits without the hits, so to speak.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
Tyler - I would love another Fakebook too. It would be interesting to see what they'd choose now and how they'd come out.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
I agree with this assessment of Beat Your Ass...; while there are some good songs, most don't resonate with me very strongly. Songwriting feels a bit watered down.
Summer Sun, though, was a slow-burner for me. Full of great songs. "Little Eyes" might even by my favorite YLT song...if that was a thing I could equivocally state.
― dronestreet, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
idk I'm listening to "Pass the Hatchet" right now on Spotify, and it's totally bombing my ears with l<3ve
― incredible shrinking man on euphonium (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
the epics that open and close that record are classics. some spottiness in between, but a couple great ones -- "the race is on again" "room got heavy" "the weakest part"...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
I'll concede the opener is a corker, but should have been called "Pass The Hatchet So I can Free Myself From All The Flotsam Of This Album"
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
hahaha
― pass the hatchet i think i'm godhead (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
hee hee
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
Matos piece on new yLT book
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2012/06/6007231/jesse-jarnow-wrote-book-yo-la-tengo-and-metro-areas-early-80s-indie-
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
sorry... this should work:
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2012/06/6007231/jesse-jarnow-wrote-book-yo-la-tengo-and-metro-areas-early-80s-indie-?music-bucket-headline
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
really enjoyed this book. don't know if anyone who isn't already a serious YLT fan would be interested in it, but what kind of monster isn't a serious YLT fan, after all?
― tylerw, Monday, 11 June 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
expanded edition of Fade, also 3 December shows in Brooklyn (after Hanukkah) now on sale
http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2013/09/18/yo-la-tengo-deluxe-fade-2xcd-new-7-and-3-brooklyn-dates-in-december/
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
added 4th date after 3 sold out
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 September 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3KkbVb4.png
― 龜, Saturday, 30 May 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
Recognized them at the bar via the Casio sample on “you can have it all”
― calstars, Thursday, 14 April 2022 01:33 (two years ago) link
Cool, rocking cover of "Season of the Shark" by a Japanese band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdHRakxxg2E
― goodoldneon, Friday, 14 October 2022 16:20 (two years ago) link
Correction: a South Korean band
― goodoldneon, Friday, 14 October 2022 17:47 (two years ago) link
Oh thanks, I'd heard a clip of that track and it sounded great but it wasn't listenable on bandcamp (at the time)
― Evan, Friday, 14 October 2022 17:58 (two years ago) link
The 1990 live album that just hit spotify is lovely. Lots of funny radio chatter and great versions from the Fakebook era, including Daniel Johnston phoning in at the end to sing Casper the Friendly Ghost.
Strange - listened to this 3 days ago and it now appears to be gone... https://open.spotify.com/album/6O3zY2X7FUH77zKx6H0h1H?si=BIqLy5wTSMej6IUe5rwuNQ Boooo...
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Friday, 14 October 2022 21:05 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhICyf1kUUw
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 09:32 (one year ago) link
h/t Raymond
https://yolatengo.bandcamp.com/album/the-bunker-sessions
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 00:01 (eleven months ago) link
Thanks sleeve
Love this version of “Stockholm Syndrome,” with the wigged out fuzz guitar solo
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 00:07 (eleven months ago) link
They’re playing Baltimore in late September, and I’ve already got my ticket.
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 17 May 2024 11:12 (five months ago) link
I so keep hoping they'll announce a live album from last year's shows. They were so great and I feel like that tour was one worth documenting in a live set.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 17 May 2024 14:13 (five months ago) link
Yeah good call - i’ve seen them a bunch and the show i saw last summer was one of the best
― waste of compute (One Eye Open), Friday, 17 May 2024 14:38 (five months ago) link
This should be a cool show:
Little Black Egg - Sat Nov 30 at @cafeoto For this special performance all 3 members of @TheRealYLT - Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew - will come together to improvise under the Little Black Egg guise.General on-sale Wed Oct 30https://t.co/1rl3XnGrui pic.twitter.com/bf0uy5h4IA— Matador Records (@matadorrecords) October 24, 2024
If that doesn't load/show for you, all three members will be playing an improvised show as Little Black Egg at Cafe OTO on November 30th.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 24 October 2024 21:51 (one week ago) link
[Googles ] oh that’s in London. Yeah does sound cool
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 October 2024 01:37 (five days ago) link