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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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Around the time Electr-o-pura came out in 1995, American music critics were starting to recognize Yo La Tengo as a standout band. The Hoboken, New Jersey, trio lived up to that newfound billing on this release, fully realizing the fruits of what they had started on Painful. It was there that Yo La stopped thinking of themselves as a three-piece band with guitar, bass, drums, and the occasional keyboards, instead opening up walls of sound, patterns upon patterns over which Ira Kaplan's guitar soars, dives, and spirals. It's amazing that a great pop song ("Tom Courtenay"); a lopey, sleepy ballad ("Pablo and Andrea&
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Manufacturer: Matador Records
Release date: 2 May 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0074486101322 UPC: 074486101322
Release date: 2 May 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0074486101322 UPC: 074486101322
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LWinters rated this 9/10 3 years, 11 months ago
JxSxPx added this to a list 6 years, 10 months ago
500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"Yo La Tengo perfect epic indie-rock on Electr-O-Pura. Guitarist Ira Kaplan and his wife, drummer Georgia Hubley, had already demonstrated their pop chops, but here they build melodies into intense climaxes, ably aided by the occasional lyrical gem. Standout track: “Tom Courtenay”"
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