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 (ten 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