by
Yo La Tengo
- Record Label: Matador
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2006
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
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Universal acclaim- based on 56 Ratings
- Summary: After two relatively subdued albums, Ira, Georgia and James return with a much more varied effort that at times recalls pretty much every stage of their history. Roger Moutenot again produces.
- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 36 out of 37
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Mixed: 1 out of 37
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UrbA perfect album. [Sep 2006, p.143]
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What's most remarkable about this stylistic portmanteau is that every song is an original even though you assume several are among their shoulda-been-a-hit-but-wtf-is-it? covers.
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Everything they've done well in the past is found on here somewhere.
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Under The RadarWhile I Am Not Afraid may be more sonically diverse than Summer Sun, both albums indicate that Yo La Tengo are less worried with breaking new ground than gamely exploring the territory they’ve already uncovered. [#15]
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All in, this is probably their best work.
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SpinYo La Tengo remain true to their Velvet Underground roots. [Oct 2006, p.105]
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New Musical Express (NME)This is Yo La tengo on snug autopilot. [2 Sep 2006, p.21]
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Positive: 36 out of 37
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Mixed: 1 out of 37
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Negative: 0 out of 37
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RobertHJun 22, 2007An album as awesome as its name!
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williamoSep 13, 2006yo la tengo really beat our ass!!!!
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DjDamedSep 19, 2006I think that nothing is going to surprise me. I was wrong. Thank Yo la tengo
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LawrencePSep 14, 2006One of the best and most complete bands in the world...makes you think that what your listening to is the only music you need in your life.
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NikDec 21, 2006A very solid album, I will just leave it at that.
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JamesWSep 22, 2006
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cmDec 4, 2006
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