Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: October 28, 1996
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Matador
• Copyright: 1996 Matador Records
• Total Length: 2:02:48
• Genres: Alternative Rock/American Alternative, Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi
• ASIN: B000S59OL8
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,656 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beg borrow or steal this album, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Audio CD)

Yes, Yo La Tengo is the most underrated great band out there, and this collection of rarities and B-sides proves it. While the instrumental disk may challenge, the majority of disk one proves the luminary talent of the band. At times plaintive, playful, or just downright noisey, the music shines.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but..., June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Audio CD)

This is an okay album, with some really good tracks, but it has the obvious problem that any collection of B-sides and outtakes has: outtakes are taken out for the simple reason that they're not strong enough for album release. Unfortunately, they're even weaker when they're taken out of the context of the other songs they were recorded with and jumbled together on an album by themselves.

I give it three stars simply because YLT outtakes are often still better than other artists' regular albums. Still, this is for fans and collectors only. Novices to YLT beware: you might get a completely wrong picture.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what? Disregard mistah Peter Kane, below; this rocks., November 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Audio CD)

Ira Kaplan's love of feedback, and Yo La Tengo's love of other people's rock and roll songs, is one of the greatest things going for guitar-based music these days. Get this at all costs; it's what VU could have been, with more talent.