I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass - Yo La Tengo
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85 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Urb
    100
    A perfect album. [Sep 2006, p.143]
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  2. Under The Radar
    80
    While 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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  3. Dot Music
    80
    All in, this is probably their best work.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    This is Yo La tengo on snug autopilot. [2 Sep 2006, p.21]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. RobertH
    10
    An album as awesome as its name!
  2. GuyH
    8
    Another strong album from YLT - just what you'd expect to be honest. '...Ass' won't blow you away on first listen - sure YLT always put a few instantly catchy songs on the disc. Beanbag Chair and I Should Have Known Better are pretty good examples, Mr Tough and Ronnie not so good. YLT fans will know that its the less obvious remainder you've really got to watch for as these songs will become more and more addictive on repeated listens. 'Weakest Part', 'Race Is On', 'Point and Shoot' and 'The Story of YLT' stand out from the crowd (there are 15 tracks!) but every track has something unique to offer.… Expand
  3. ReubenF
    7
    A good album, but I suspect they are mostly still benefiting from the cult status amongst critics they acquired from their 2000 album "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out." However, a few songs on this LP do recapture the sound of that classic, most notably 'Sometimes I Don't Get You'.… Expand
  4. cm
    4
    the first and last song are very good. the inbetween songs float from annoying (mr tough) to merely bearable. i really regret buying this album and their summer sun one too. i will keep listening to everything before summer sun. goodnight… Collapse

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