Yo La Tengo

Submitted by rudolf55 on Fri, 05/25/2007 - 10:27
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  • Ride The Tiger (1986)


  • 1. The Cone Of Silence: 8.7
  • 2. Big Sky: 9.1
  • 3. The Evil Men That Do: 8.6
  • 4. The Forest Green: 9.0
  • 5. The Pain Of Pain: 9.2
  • 6. The Way Some People Die: 9.2
  • 7. The Empty Pool: 8.6
  • 8. Alrock's Bells: 9.2
  • 9. Five Years: 8.5
  • 10. Screaming Dead Balloons: 8.9
  • 11. Living In The Country: 8.8
  • Song Average: 8.7
  • Score: 86%

  • New Wave Hot Dogs (1987)


  • 1. Clunk: 9.3
  • 2. Did I Tell You: 9.1
  • 3. House Fall Down: 4.8
  • 4. Lewis: 8.6
  • 5. Lost In Bessemer: 8.0
  • 6. It's Alright (The Way That You Live): 9.3
  • 7. 3 Blocks From Groove Street: 9.0
  • 8. Let's Compromise: 4.3
  • 9. Serpentine: 6.1
  • 10. A Shy Dog: 8.0
  • 11. No Water: 9.3
  • 12. The Story Of Jazz: 4.9
  • Song Average: 7.4
  • Score: 71%

  • President Yo La Tengo (1989)


  • 1. Barnaby, Hardly Working: 9.5
  • 2. Drug Test: 9.4
  • 3. The Evil Men That Do (Craig's Version): 8.0
  • 4. Orange Song: 6.9
  • 5. Alyda: 9.3
  • 6. The Evil Men That Do (Pablo's Version): 4.8
  • 7. I Threw It All Away: 9.2
  • Song Average: 8.4
  • Score: 80%

  • Fakebook (1990)


  • 1. Can't Forget: 9.2
  • 2. Griselda: 9.5
  • 3. Here Comes My Baby: 9.1
  • 4. Barnaby, Hardly Working: 9.4
  • 5. Yellow Sarong: 9.2
  • 6. You Tore Me Down: 9.5
  • 7. Emulsified: 8.4
  • 8. Speeding Motorcycle: 9.6
  • 9. Tried So Hard: 9.4
  • 10. The Summer: 9.0
  • 11. Oklahoma, USA: 8.7
  • 12. What Comes Next: 8.5
  • 13. The One To Cry: 9.1
  • 14. Andalucia: 9.2
  • 15. Did I Tell You: 9.0
  • 16. What Can I Say: 9.3
  • Song Average: 9.1
  • Score: 90%

  • May I Sing With Me (1992)


  • 1. Detouring Americans With Horns: 6.9
  • 2. Upside-Down: 7.8
  • 3. Mushroom Cloud Of Hiss: 4.1
  • 4. Swing For Life: 5.9
  • 5. Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck): 4.8
  • 6. Some Kinda Fatigue: 5.0
  • 7. Always Something: 5.5
  • 8. 86-Second Blowout: 5.9
  • 9. Out The Window: 4.9
  • 10. Sleeping Pill: 4.6
  • 11. Satellite: 6.0
  • Song Average: 5.6
  • Score: 53%

  • Painful (1993)


  • 1. Big Day Coming: 6.2
  • 2. From A Motel 6: 9.0
  • 3. Double Dare: 8.2
  • 4. Superstar-Watcher: 7.6
  • 5. Nowhere Near: 9.2
  • 6. Sudden Organ: 7.1
  • 7. A Worrying Thing: 8.0
  • 8. I Was The Fool Beside You For Too Long: 7.9
  • 9. The Whole Of The Law: 9.0
  • 10. Big Day Coming: 8.5
  • 11. I Heard You Looking: 6.7
  • Song Average: 7.9
  • Score: 73%

  • Electr-O-Pura (1995)


  • 1. Decora: 9.1
  • 2. Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1): 6.8
  • 3. The Hour Grows Late: 8.4
  • 4. Tom Courtenay: 9.0
  • 5. False Ending: 3.0
  • 6. Pablo And Andrea: 7.9
  • 7. Paul Is Dead: 6.7
  • 8. False Alarm: 4.1
  • 9. The Ballad Of Red Buckets: 5.2
  • 10. Don't Say A Word (Hot Chicken #2): 6.0
  • 11. (Straight Down To The) Bitter End: 4.8
  • 12. My Heart's Reflection: 6.8
  • 13. Attack On Love: 2.5
  • 14. Blue Line Swinger: 5.8
  • Song Average: 6.1
  • Score: 59%

  • I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (1997)


  • 1. Return To Hot Chicken: 8.0
  • 2. Moby Octopad: 9.0
  • 3. Sugarcube: 6.8
  • 4. Damage: 7.0
  • 5. Deeper Into Movies: 6.1
  • 6. Shadows: 9.0
  • 7. Stockholm Syndrome: 9.1
  • 8. Autumn Sweater: 9.4
  • 9. Little Honda: 5.5
  • 10. Green Arrow: 7.9
  • 11. One PM Again: 8.4
  • 12. The Lie And How We Told It: 9.0
  • 13. Center Of Gravity: 8.7
  • 14. Spec Bebop: 3.9
  • 15. We're An American Band: 6.2
  • 16. My Little Corner Of The World: 8.0
  • Song Average: 7.6
  • Score: 69%

  • And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000)


  • 1. Everyday: 9.0
  • 2. Our Way To Fall: 9.1
  • 3. Saturday: 9.2
  • 4. Let's Safe Tony Orlando's House: 9.4
  • 5. Last Days Of Disco: 9.1
  • 6. The Crying Of Lot G: 9.3
  • 7. You Can Have It All: 9.6
  • 8. Tears Are In Your Eyes: 9.2
  • 9. Cherry Chapstick: 6.9
  • 10. From Black To Blue: 9.0
  • 11. Madeline: 9.2
  • 12. Tired Hippo: 7.8
  • 13. Night Falls On Hoboken: 8.4
  • Song Average: 8.9
  • Score: 88%

  • Summer Sun (2003)


  • 1. Beach Party Tonight: 7.4
  • 2. Little Eyes: 7.1
  • 3. Nothing But You And Me: 9.0
  • 4. Season Of The Shark: 9.1
  • 5. Today Is The Day: 9.3
  • 6. Tiny Birds: 9.4
  • 7. How To Make A Baby Elephant Float: 9.0
  • 8. George Vs. Yo La Tengo: 6.8
  • 9. Don't Have To Be So Sad: 8.0
  • 10. Winter A Go-Go: 9.1
  • 11. Moonrock Mambo: 8.1
  • 12. Let's Be Still: 5.6
  • 13. Take Care: 8.5
  • Song Average: 8.2
  • Score: 80%

  • I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)


  • 1. Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind: 4.0
  • 2. Beanbag Chair: 9.3
  • 3. I Feel Like Going Home: 9.5
  • 4. Mr. Tough: 9.2
  • 5. Black Flowers: 9.3
  • 6. The Race Is On Again: 9.1
  • 7. The Room Got Heavy: 4.9
  • 8. Sometimes I Don't Get You: 8.0
  • 9. Daphnia: 6.2
  • 10. I Should Have Known Better: 9.0
  • 11. Watch Out For Me Ronnie: 8.6
  • 12. The Weakest Part: 9.1
  • 13. Song For Mahila: 9.0
  • 14. Point And Shoot: 9.2
  • 15. The Story Of Yo La Tango: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.2
  • Score: 81%
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Rankings

1. Fakebook ****1/2/*****
2. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out ****/*****
3. Ride The Tiger ****/*****
4. President Yo La Tengo ****/*****
5. I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass ****/*****
6. Summer Sun ****/*****
7. Painful ***1/2/*****
8. New Wave Hot Dogs ***1/2/*****
9. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One ***/*****
10. Electr-O-Pura **1/2/*****
11. May I Sing With Me **1/2/*****