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Yo La Tengo

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All Time

of 149,987

97
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  237
- 2000s
  
  of 10,556
  
  142
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  111
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,542
  
  507
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  247
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  181

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

3.0548

2000s

2.7094

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Yo La Tengo is ranked overall as 3.2473 out of 4 stars

3.2473

Yo La Tengo Album Rankings

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.3971 out of 4 stars for I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (3.3971)

It’s frustratingly confounding trying to figure out how Yo La Tengo have been written off by their detractors as "pretentious. ...more

12.14

to

15.98

from (5) sources

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.2798 out of 4 stars for I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (3.2798)

The wonder of Yo La Tengo isn't that they began as a side project by a rock critic and his singing-drumming wife. ...more

9.24

to

10.99

from (5) sources

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.2390 out of 4 stars for And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (3.2390)

Instead of the pleasing pop potpourri of their last album... the 13 songs on And Then Nothing . . . flow together subtly, all texture, mood and shade.... ...more

8.06

to

11.11

from (6) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.2334 out of 4 stars for Painful

Painful (3.2334)

Yo La Tengo has released several fine albums before, but onlyPainfulencapsulates their folky guitar experimentalism perfectly. ...more

9.29

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.1829 out of 4 stars for Fakebook

Fakebook (3.1829)

RecommendingFakebookas the best place to begin a relationship with Yo La Tengo is slightly disingenuous, mainly because Yo La Tengo has never made another record like it, and perhaps never will. ...more

9.99

to

15.98

from (5) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 3.0224 out of 4 stars for Summer Sun

Summer Sun (3.0224)

Summer Sun is a stunner, a subtle but substantial collection of non-sequiturs that displays the scope of Yo La Tengo’s tweaked-out serenity. ...more

10.00

to

14.98

from (5) sources

President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 2.8957 out of 4 stars for President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs

President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs (2.8957)

Two records now available as a single CD, these really show off Yo La Tengo's ability to create musical extremes. ...more

7.36

to

8.99

from (5) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 2.5703 out of 4 stars for Today Is the Day

Today Is the Day (2.5703)

The fuzz and drone of Today is the Day is a refreshing look back at the band’s mid-90s, Painful/Electropura era. ...more

5.99

to

6.74

from (3) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 2.2063 out of 4 stars for Electr-O-Pura

Electr-O-Pura (2.2063)

After the noisy but dream-like drift ofPainful,Electr-O-Purafound Yo La Tengo in livelier and more outwardly enthusiastic form; while they had hardly abandoned their more subdued and contemplative sid ...more

9.29

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 2.1984 out of 4 stars for Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003

Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 (2.1984)

"Time goes by. I know it's gonna happen; I know it's goin' away," ("Tom Courtenay"). Yo La Tengo is a band of continuation and transfer. The Hoboken, N.J. ...more

17.46

to

22.98

from (5) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 1.1610 out of 4 stars for Nuclear War

Nuclear War (1.1610)

This is not what I expect when I turn on Yo La Tengo. ...more

1.90

to

3.99

from (4) sources

Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating

Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating (0.0000)

No review available

9.74

to

15.98

from (5) sources

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Upside Down

Upside Down (0.0000)

No review available

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for May I Sing with Me

May I Sing with Me (0.0000)

No review available

12.39

to

14.99

from (4) sources

Prisoners Of Love:collection by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Prisoners Of Love:collection

Prisoners Of Love:collection (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Shaker

Shaker (0.0000)

No review available

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for From a Motel 6

From a Motel 6 (0.0000)

No review available

19.71

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay (0.0000)

No review available

14.95

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Camp Yo La Tengo

Camp Yo La Tengo (0.0000)

No review available

Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo

Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (0.0000)

The art-geek rockers in Yo La Tengo have made tons of music ranging from moody, atmospheric love balladry to spastic, tension-riddled jamming. ...more