yo la tengo

deflinus · 12.21.2008, 11:15 PM

ive always heard of the band but never got around to listening to them. i just now started listening to then nothing turned inside out because i saw it in the listening thread. i like it a lot. they have a huge catalog so i'm just wondering which album of theirs i should check out first

any suggestions?

Sonic Youth 37 · 12.21.2008, 11:22 PM

That one is what I'd recommend first, then Electr-o-pura, then I Can Hear The Heart Beating as one. Can't really go wrong, I don't think.

Dead-Air · 12.21.2008, 11:56 PM

Here are the old threads:

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...light=Tengo%22

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...light=Tengo%22

Not that all the new people who've joined the board since shouldn't chime in, but for those who've already posted, why do so again.

Green Magnesium · 12.22.2008, 12:48 AM

The newest one ...Not Afraid of You... is excellent from top to bottom, imo.

You can always start with that and work your way backward.

Dead-Air · 12.22.2008, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

I also suggest you check this one link as well if you have at least a brief interest in live recordings of Yo La Tengo:
http://www.owlandbear.com/tag/yo-la-tengo/
There aren't very many shows in that site, but those you'll find there are really hot.

Wow, that was some pretty cool stuff. Yo La Tengo with Alex Chilton doing Wire and Kiss covers! Thanks!

Bollocks_to_Pop · 12.22.2008, 02:28 AM

My favorite Yo La Tengo album for some reason seems to be I Can Hear The Heart Beating as one. Electr-o-Pura is decent but not a solid throughout in my mind. My first YLT album though which I also like a lot is Summer Sun.

ZEROpumpkins · 12.22.2008, 02:47 AM

I'm torn with Yo La Tengo. Half their songs are amazing and the other half are boring as.

greedrex · 12.22.2008, 04:09 AM

Soooooo
You should continue with Electropura
then Painful
then I can hear your heart beating

this the core of their output
but then they released a bunch of sophomore LPs before that
Ride the tiger, May I sing with me, Fakebook et alll.... I'm a bit less into these they're very good also.
The later stuff (I'm not afraid and Summer sun) are tad less inspired but man it's all good.
Good band, saw them live a couple of years ago and the dude ripped his guitar frantically, amazing. Far from groundbreaking but damn nice!!!!
GO!

drrrtyboots · 12.22.2008, 06:12 AM

Who's going to the Hanukkah shows?

noisereductions · 12.22.2008, 08:16 AM

I Can Hear The Heart...
And Then Nothing...
Electropura
Painful
everything else
you win

mil_pl · 12.22.2008, 08:23 AM

i like all of their albums. haven't heard anything weak from them yet.

fluxequalsrad · 12.22.2008, 09:57 PM

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One is one of my favorite albums ever... those songs are timeless.

mil_pl · 12.23.2008, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fluxequalsrad

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One is one of my favorite albums ever... those songs are timeless.

true.

GravitySlips · 12.23.2008, 11:23 AM

my favourite is 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out' (that is the name right?)

bikinikillbillchillthrill · 12.26.2008, 03:20 PM

I constantly revisit "I can hear the heart beating as one"... you should definitely try this...

AllHandsOnTheBigOne · 12.26.2008, 06:55 PM

I've only listened to five of their albums and would rank them like this:

1)I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
2)Painful
3)I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
4)President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs (2 in 1)
5)And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Very good band.

ZEROpumpkins · 12.26.2008, 08:17 PM

I'm surprised there's not a lot of people agreeing with me.
If you took the rocking songs off their holy trinity (Painful, Electr-o Pura, I can hear the etc) and put them onto an album, it'd be the best album of the 90's, I shit you not.

ZEROpumpkins · 12.26.2008, 10:48 PM

Haha, I was just about to post "What a shameless Fender ripoff!" then realised what it said.

12.21.2008, 11:15 PM	#1
deflinus expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the darkest part of your mind Posts: 1,737	ive always heard of the band but never got around to listening to them. i just now started listening to then nothing turned inside out because i saw it in the listening thread. i like it a lot. they have a huge catalog so i'm just wondering which album of theirs i should check out first any suggestions?
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12.21.2008, 11:22 PM	#2
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	That one is what I'd recommend first, then Electr-o-pura, then I Can Hear The Heart Beating as one. Can't really go wrong, I don't think. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Here are the old threads: http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...light=Tengo%22 http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...light=Tengo%22 Not that all the new people who've joined the board since shouldn't chime in, but for those who've already posted, why do so again. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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12.22.2008, 12:48 AM	#4
Green Magnesium 100% Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A House Like a Lotus Posts: 809	The newest one ...Not Afraid of You... is excellent from top to bottom, imo. You can always start with that and work your way backward.
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12.22.2008, 02:28 AM	#6
Bollocks_to_Pop children of satan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 296	My favorite Yo La Tengo album for some reason seems to be I Can Hear The Heart Beating as one. Electr-o-Pura is decent but not a solid throughout in my mind. My first YLT album though which I also like a lot is Summer Sun.
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12.22.2008, 02:47 AM	#7
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I'm torn with Yo La Tengo. Half their songs are amazing and the other half are boring as. __________________
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12.22.2008, 04:09 AM	#8
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	Soooooo You should continue with Electropura then Painful then I can hear your heart beating this the core of their output but then they released a bunch of sophomore LPs before that Ride the tiger, May I sing with me, Fakebook et alll.... I'm a bit less into these they're very good also. The later stuff (I'm not afraid and Summer sun) are tad less inspired but man it's all good. Good band, saw them live a couple of years ago and the dude ripped his guitar frantically, amazing. Far from groundbreaking but damn nice!!!! GO! __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Who's going to the Hanukkah shows? __________________
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12.22.2008, 08:16 AM	#10
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	I Can Hear The Heart... And Then Nothing... Electropura Painful everything else you win
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12.22.2008, 08:23 AM	#11
mil_pl expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 2,467	i like all of their albums. haven't heard anything weak from them yet. __________________
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12.22.2008, 09:57 PM	#12
fluxequalsrad stalker Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 442	I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One is one of my favorite albums ever... those songs are timeless.
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12.23.2008, 11:23 AM	#14
GravitySlips children of satan Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 373	my favourite is 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out' (that is the name right?)
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12.26.2008, 03:20 PM	#15
bikinikillbillchillthrill empty page Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 23	I constantly revisit "I can hear the heart beating as one"... you should definitely try this...
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12.26.2008, 06:55 PM	#16
AllHandsOnTheBigOne children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Where? Posts: 378	I've only listened to five of their albums and would rank them like this: 1)I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One 2)Painful 3)I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass 4)President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs (2 in 1) 5)And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out Very good band. __________________ Boys go to jupiter to get more stupider Girls go to mars, become rock stars
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12.26.2008, 08:17 PM	#17
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I'm surprised there's not a lot of people agreeing with me. If you took the rocking songs off their holy trinity (Painful, Electr-o Pura, I can hear the etc) and put them onto an album, it'd be the best album of the 90's, I shit you not. __________________
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12.26.2008, 10:48 PM	#18
ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Haha, I was just about to post "What a shameless Fender ripoff!" then realised what it said. __________________
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