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
(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 (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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (ten 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 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3KkbVb4.png
― 龜, Saturday, 30 May 2015 20:07 (eight 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 (one year ago) link
Correction: a South Korean band
― goodoldneon, Friday, 14 October 2022 17:47 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhICyf1kUUw
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 09:32 (nine months 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 (five 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 (five months ago) link