ghost of miles Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I can't believe that we have three Spacemen 3 fans here. Usually when I mention them, I get a blank look from people. They were a huge influence on me musically for a long time. Playing With Fire is really good. I think both of these albums are essential. PERFECT PRESCRIPTION, baby! And you beat me to it with one of your following posts... I was going to make the same comment about the TAKING DRUGS album title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I have to go back to SUMMER SUN. It didn't grab me the way the past several records have... but I still love 'em. I saw them open for My Bloody Valentine at the Vick in Chicago in '92... they were doing mostly quiet acoustic stuff and some drunken jocko beside me kept yelling for them to "play some rock 'n roll!" Finally Ira looked up irritably and said, "Shut the fuck up!" They're also a band that seems to be aging gracefully in terms of the music that they make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphie_boy Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Anybody out there dig The Flaming Lips? I bought Zaireeka recently and I'm having fun with it. For those unfamilar with this, it's a 4CD set which contains parts of the same songs on each separate disc. You can play any combination of the discs on up to 4 stereos and experience something different each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I've bought quite a few Flaming Lips albums over the years. Talk about a band that has aged gracefully. I'd love to hear Zaireeka, but I can never justify the cost when I see it in store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I saw the Flaming Lips open for Beck in Oct. 2002 and then return as his backup band. I'm still recovering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 up.... For anyone interested, YLT just put out a compilation last month, called "Prisoners of Love". It's available in a standard 2 disc version, or a 3 disc set, with the bonus disc. The third disc includes "unreleased tracks, rare single sides, demos, and remixes". I just ordered the 3 disc version from Newbury Comics (via amazon.com mktplace) for $14.42 plus shipping, looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I have all of the tracks on discs 1 and 2 as well as many from disc 3, so I can't really justify buying it. But it's all great stuff that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Especially nice to see "Shaker," the comp's opening track, back in print. For the longest time it was only available on a now out of print EP and the soundtrack to Hal Hartley's Amateur. Also dig the Half Japanese cover, "Ashes on the Ground," from the similarly great From a Motel 6 EP. [Post-script: Y'know, looking at the track list of disc 3 just now it seem I have less of that material then I thought. Too bad, because there's no way I'm paying for two discs of greatest hits that I already own just to get the one disc of stuff I don't have. Hopefully they issue that third disc individually later -- but I doubt it. ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I bought a copy this weekend. For $14 I can justify having most of the material on two discs. The third disc will be worth the $14 on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 You can download any or all of these disks from eMusic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werf Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 YLT are one of my favorite rock bands. I've been collecting their stuff since PAINFUL and they've matured into one of the great trios in the genre. YLT performed twice at the old Reptile House in Grand Rapids and both times they were into the revved up feedback mode. I also caught them in Detroit at the Majestic on the "quiet" AND THE UNIVERSE... tour, that included the New Zeland guy from The Clean, David Kilgour and Superchunk's Mac filling out the band's sound. They also did a great concert at The New Intersection in GR this fall on their Swing State Tour, with a political comedian and Damon and Naomi and some musicians from Slumber Party jamming with them. They ended the night with a rousing Nuclear War, with everyone on stage. Great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rat Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 up.... For anyone interested, YLT just put out a compilation last month, called "Prisoners of Love". It's available in a standard 2 disc version, or a 3 disc set, with the bonus disc. The third disc includes "unreleased tracks, rare single sides, demos, and remixes". I just ordered the 3 disc version from Newbury Comics (via amazon.com mktplace) for $14.42 plus shipping, looking forward to it! We've got a radio sampler we've been playing quite a bit on the morning show here. Great band and a well-done retrospective with a bit of something for everyone to judge by the sampler. I prefer the softer, more acoustic stuff, but loud guitars just kinda got old for me at some point. Or was it me that got old? --eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 ... but they "do" loud guitars REALLY well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 ...up again. YLT have a new CD that's only available at their website, much like "Sounds of the Sounds of Science". This new one is called "Yo La Tengo is Murdering the Classics" "They said it shouldn't be done, but we did it anyway. Starting in 1996, we've made an annual visit to WFMU during their fundraising marathon. People who pledge money to the station while we're on get to make a request, and we try to play it. And guess what? It's not that easy. Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics is a 70-minute compilation drawn from 1996-2003, a Best-of, or Best-of-the-Worst, or Worst-of-the-Best, or . . . oh, what's the use, it's dreadful. No song titles will be provided, don't ask. Beautiful cover art by Adrian Tomine. Order at your own risk. No refunds." I just ordered it. I found a list of the tunes on a newsgroup, and will post it if anyone's interested. Looks warped but interesting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I was thinking of ordering that myself, Ag. It's only $15 (incl shipping!), so how bad can it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 New YLT album due out on 12 September, titled "I am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass" Appear to be soundclips on their website, matador records, and YLT's myspace page... BF - That last one is a fun listen, but it's really off the cuff type stuff, so probably won't get that many spins, but it is still enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hey, Ag, you can get 2 full tunes from that new album here: YLT MP3s They sound good to me! I think I'll probably spring for that covers album, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 That title is ridiculous. I'd heard it was the usual loungey fare that they've been up to lately... to be honest, they haven't made a record in a looong time that I've been moved by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 I started with the 3-disc PoL collection and it's about all I've listened to for the last few months. The thing I love about their music is how much it grows on you. This is especially true of BEAT YOUR ASS. It's taken me a full month to really get into it, "Pass the Hatchet" notwithstanding, where they come damn close to out-Sonic-Youthing Sonic Youth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Yet another band I simply never took the time to check into. Until this weekend. Have listened to I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One, Painful, and I Am Not Afraid Of You And Will Beat Your Ass. All three are really well done, and very engaging to listen to. Great band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 They're teaming up with Robyn Hitchcock to perform his first album "Black Snake Diamond Role" at the Fillmore in September. I would DEFINITELY go but unfortunately I'm going to be out of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I'm completely addicted to their sound and style. Reminds me of when I finally "discovered" the Stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 There are sort of two Yo La Tengos - the first 4-5 albums, and all the ones after. The earlier albums are definitely more garage-y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Haven't tried anything earlier than Painful just yet. Will likely try either President of Fakebook next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Saw them semi-recently in New York with an improvising ensemble joining them onstage for two sets -- Roswell Rudd, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum, Vincent Chancey, Daniel Carter, etc. -- and it was superb. Still hard to imagine buying one of their records again but watching them disassemble their own songs, sometimes unsuccessfully, gave me a clearer idea of what they are capable of. yeah, the early records are pretty different -- basically sound like The Clean, or any page out of the Dunedin scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 What do you mean when you say it's hard to imagine buying one of their albums again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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