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  • Audio CD (April 13, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Bar/None Records
  • ASIN: B0000048CX
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,215 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Many people's favorite Yo La Tengo album, Fakebook puts five YLT originals up against 11 covers drawn from a college-radio DJ's dream library: there's American roots-rock heroes NRBQ up against New York City experimentalists the Scene Is Now; tracks from unknowns like the Escorts and Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers alongside somewhat better-known artists like the Kinks, the Flamin' Groovies, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Cat Stevens; plus YLT's now-classic take on Daniel Johnston's "Speeding Motorcycle." Though the originals of these songs weren't shabby to begin with, YLT's versions are so heartfelt that they're well worth revisiting. And the originals sound perfectly comfortable next to the covers, giving a glimpse into what kind of songwriter Ira Kaplan was developing into. --Randy Silver

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Media Type: CD
Artist: YO LA TENGO
Title: FAKEBOOK
Street Release Date: 04/28/1992
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars delightfully eclectic--highly recommended, May 18, 2001
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This album should appeal to a broad audience. It is melodic and textured without ever being in danger of becoming prepackaged top 40 music. At first listen, the relationship between this album and the rest of YLT's oeuvre may appear puzzling or nonexistent. However, after a while I think every song on this album--even the covers--become recognizably Yo La Tengo's.

The two standout tracks, to my mind, are "Did I Tell You" (a softer rendition of a YLT original previously released on "New Wave Hot Dogs") and "Speeding Motorcycle." They're the sort of songs that belong on mix tapes for girlfriends.

If you've contemplated giving YLT a listen, I'd recommend you start here. If you love Sonic Youth, and someone told you to try Yo La Tengo, I'd start elsewhere...

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a classic! nothing but gems!, August 30, 1999
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Yo La Tengo have had an up and down career, but on this album they were in peak form, combining obscure covers versions with original material. On some of their albums they tend to go overboard with guitar feedback and grungy sounds, but on Fakebook the material is all acoustic and fairly folky. It's a great album for summer listening (check out the song of the same title) or for any season. If you've l;iked some Yo La Tengo albums but were turned off by the excesses, give Fakebook a listen instead. It's a classic!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Yo La Tengo, Never made another album like it...., January 9, 2004
Firstly It should be noted that this album isn't the usual collection of bittersweet, Autumnal wry Indie Rock & Alternative Pop/Rock songs that the band are usually famed(& applauded) for. That is a markedly radical one off change in direction for the band, instead choosing to focus on obscure covers songs, leaning toward Alt.Country-rock, (the country-esque "Can't forget/Griselda & Here comes my baby"), all subtly reflective & imitate. Before Stopping to include the 60's rock & roll of "Emulsified" (curiously soundly like rock & roll rocker "Monster Mash"), before heading down the indie rock that they earned their musical stripes for ("Speeding Motorcycle/The Summer/Did I tell you). Impeccably paced (The transitions from country/Americana tracks to Alternative/Indie rock is seamless), and It's nigh on impossible not to nod (or even sing) along to what's being played here, and a superbly focused diversion for Yo La Tengo. And more Distressingly a direction that band chose not to the further explore. So, with the vast majority of fantastic Yo la tengo albums leaning more towards focused Alternative / Indie Rock, this was a beautifully realised deviation for the band.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cover Album!
I had never heard this band before, so I previewed this CD on Amazon, and really enjoyed their sound. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Carla J. Dinsmore

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet, pensive indie rock from the dawn of the alt-era
I did a doubletake when I clicked on this page to write a review of Fakebook and saw that its original release date was 1990. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Howlinw

3.0 out of 5 stars Understandable but inconsequential off-ramp
An older disc in a more traditional, subdued form, the album competently pays homage to the soft classics they cover and emulate, offering yet another angle for the band to mine... Read more
Published 13 months ago by IRate

4.0 out of 5 stars A decidingly different Yo La Tengo record.
"Fakebook" is an album quite unlike any other in Yo La Tengo's catalog. Putting aside their love of feedback and noise, the band settled into an album of mostly covers (with five... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Michael Stack

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing "Fake" About This Songbook
The genuine affection for the tunes on display here make for a fine low-key listening experience. Covers and originals meld together in what seems to be a love letter to musical... Read more
Published on February 5, 2006 by Moldyoldie

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazin, Reminds me of the Byds
An excellent album. I am a fan of "I Can Hear The Heart Beating" and "Then NOthing Turned Into Somethin". This cd is entirely different. Read more
Published on January 28, 2006 by David H. Kandestin

2.0 out of 5 stars Too country/americana for me
This doesn't sound like YLT at all. If you like a bunch of slow, acoustic, sad songs this is an album for you. Read more
Published on March 15, 2005 by A. Magana

5.0 out of 5 stars Such sweet thunder
I am embarrassed to say I have only recently discovered Yo La Tengo, but what a great pleasure in doing so. Read more
Published on March 9, 2005 by James Ferguson

5.0 out of 5 stars They rock!
Fakebook could quite possibly be one of the best albums of the year. YLT itslef could possibly one of the best bands of the decade! Read more
Published on July 6, 2004 by Michelle Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars Eclectic, Excellent
This album and YLT's "I Can Hear..." are probably two of the best albums of the 1990s. For new listeners of YLT, this is an excellent companion to "I Can... Read more
Published on May 6, 2004 by K. Ryu

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