Yo La Tengo

[Paranoid Android 2107]

For a long time yo la tengo were a band I was aware of but never listened to and then even when I first got one of their albums I never gave it much time.

Over the last year however I've really got into them and now they're easily one of my favourite bands. Makes me feel foolish for sleeping on them for so long.

Any other big fans here?

At the moment I'd rank my favourite albums as:

1. I can hear the heart beating as one

2. And then nothing turned it's head

3. Electr-o-pura

4. I'm not afraid of you and I will beat your ass

5. Popular Songs

6. Painful

That could change tomorrow though, I like them all almost equally. I don't really know the albums pre painful as well. I need to listen to them more.

[Sam 45 156]

I'm slowly becoming more aware of them through some friends. That song 'Little Eyes' is amazing.

[TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH 1651]

I do really like them. My favourite song is probably "Blue Line Swinger", I pretty much love everything about it.

[Paranoid Android 2107]

I'm not sure I could pick one favourite song, Blue Line Swinger is really great though.

I missed the chance to see them live last year by waiting too long to buy a ticket.

[chilli 46]

so so so many many great songs & changes of pace & style, a vital band over many years

Autumn Sweater is pure lovely

Nuclear War kicks butt

Really love The Sounds of the Sounds of Science underwater documentary film score

music for something really different....

[TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH 1651]

Nuclear War is great, I used to play that at my old work and it never went down well.

I saw them at Glastonbury 10 years ago (10 years!! God, I'm old!) and they were outstanding, although they had real difficulty pronouncing Glastonbury, to which they asked the audience for advice. An ever helpful heckler responded with "GET ON WITH IT!!" which amused me.

[chilli 46]

Nuclear War is great, I used to play that at my old work and it never went down well.

Always a sign of success when the masses get disgusted

Only seen them the once & they were sublime

[KarmaTsunami 269]

Autumn Sweater is pure lovely

Yes it is. In fact, at the moment it's my favourite Yo La Tengo song. Much like the majority of folk I was aware of them but never really listened to them, then I bought 'I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One' and it changed everything. Regarding Yo La Tengo at least.

[Paranoid Android 2107]

"I can hear the heart beating as one" has some of everything that makes Yo la Tengo great. "And then nothing turned it's head" might be their most cohesive album and really flows well, but it's largely showing off one side of the band. I can hear the heart.... is just the essential Yo La Tengo album, it has to be my no. 1.

It's very rare that I would be so interested in the next album from a band who have been around so long and already released so much.

[Guest idol_wild]

Sugarcube.

[chilli 46]

Sugarcube.

Just noticed this has become an Aug 2003 thread, why?

Anyhow away to play some of Prisoners Of Love (a Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003) 41tracks

I also agree with Paranoid Android about soo few artists this far on in their career

release interesting next LP's.... (Low come to mind)