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08-11-2012, 06:27 PM | #1 |
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yo la tengo
where should i start? what album should i listen to first?
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08-11-2012, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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"I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One" is pretty great.
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08-11-2012, 06:58 PM | #3 |
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ehhhhhh
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08-11-2012, 08:06 PM | #4 |
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basically it goes: 90s > 00s > 80s. I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is definitely the best starting point, then get stuff like Painful, Electro-Pura and Fakebook. And then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out and I Am Not Afraid of You and Will Beat Your Ass are also great
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08-11-2012, 09:28 PM | #5 |
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I think and then nothing turned itself is the most acclaimed
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08-11-2012, 09:36 PM | #6 |
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i dunno how it was reviewed but I think it's their least-immediate album and for that reason alone shouldn't be the first thing anyone listens to
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08-11-2012, 10:00 PM | #7 |
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I only know I Can Hear the Heart, Electro, Painful, and Beat your ass, they all have good stuff.
I Can Hear is a pretty iconic album. It's a lot like Siamese Dream in some ways and gives the same sense of having completed a long, meaningful, emotional journey when it's over. Start here. It's also pretty accessible and you will like it the first time you hear it The others I mentioned are good but I don't think they quite reach the same bar I Can Hear does. They can be pretty strange and abrasive at times as well. |
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08-12-2012, 12:56 AM | #8 |
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yea but its easily their best album
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08-12-2012, 04:23 AM | #9 |
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tiresome, bury this indie shit already and move on
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08-12-2012, 11:12 AM | #10 |
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why are you so bitter that people like old music?
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08-12-2012, 11:32 AM | #11 |
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I'd actually start with heart beating and beat your ass
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08-12-2012, 11:33 AM | #12 |
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I've actually been meaning to listen to more of their stuff for several years, so if anyone wanted to rank their albums or something so I know what to get next...
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08-12-2012, 11:36 AM | #13 |
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also, is Nothing Turned Itself really their best reviewed album? Or do you mean Pitchfork's favorite?
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08-12-2012, 01:51 PM | #14 |
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08-12-2012, 01:52 PM | #15 |
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lol @ reading album reviews
i thought everyone was in agreement that this is a pointless exercise. |
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08-12-2012, 03:42 PM | #16 |
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I hardly ever read music reviews but sometimes I read reviews of albums I already enjoy. :\
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08-12-2012, 05:18 PM | #17 | |
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i mean the evaluation really means nothing, but i'm always interested in the description of the sound |
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08-12-2012, 09:25 PM | #18 |
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Here to Fall might be my favorite song by them but Popular Songs as a whole is pretty mediocre.
I think "I Can Hear The Heart" is my favorite album by them. |
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08-12-2012, 09:47 PM | #19 | |
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or are you asking me how else are you supposed to find out about new bands? |
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08-12-2012, 10:30 PM | #20 |
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I find I often disagree with sonic descriptions and evaluations given by critics
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08-12-2012, 11:16 PM | #21 |
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08-12-2012, 11:27 PM | #22 |
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but it's music so listening will always precede reading
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08-12-2012, 11:33 PM | #23 |
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well i do it that way
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01-17-2013, 07:15 PM | #24 |
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FADE
New album is out.
So far I listened to it only one time from start to finish, I'd say it's good, but not great. They're playing tonight at Amoeba/Sunset Bvld. |
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01-17-2013, 08:08 PM | #25 |
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Ya, was coming in here to ask what you thought of the new one. Haven't listened yet, but I loved Beat Yer Ass, so I'm tempted to grab this one too.
Comparable at all? Better or Weaker? |
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01-17-2013, 08:20 PM | #26 |
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arguably their best one since and then nothing turned itself inside out. little better than beat your ass
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01-17-2013, 08:32 PM | #27 |
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i'm not going to say it is better than beat your ass but i also really really like beat your ass, so take that for what it's worth. standouts for me on fade were stupid things, i'll be around, and before they run. the first third of the record hasn't done much for me, but i expect the album will grow on me. one thing about it- it sounds fantastic.
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01-18-2013, 05:38 AM | #28 |
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01-18-2013, 07:30 AM | #29 |
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they're one of those relatively good bands which i never feel like listening to whole albums of
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