71. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)
Yo La Tengo's previous effort to this album - 'Summer Sun' - was so laid back, it sounded stoned. The band needed to throw more paints at the easel and by hell they did with this all-over-the-shop follow-up. The critics generally felt that this was a perfect summation of everything that Yo La Tengo have done in their time together, which at the time of writing was an incredible 25 years. From the excessive, rocky jam of opener 'Pass the Hatchet, I think I'm Goodkind' to the pretty-pretty 'Song for Mahila,' this is a runaway success that has it all. I saw them live in Florida in 2007, and the band seemed so in their peak, so this could be both the definitive Yo La Tengo album and the perfect introduction to the band for those that have missed out.
4 comments:
Top show on my last night in Miami, right? I remember driving Aubrey's car home... fun times!
haha. yes. what a blast!
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