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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
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by Yo La Tengo
Sales Rank: 545963
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$67.24
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on 9-8-2008.
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I attended an excenllent Yo La Tengo concert in Toronto lately, during which many songs from "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-out" were played. One of the things that fascinated me was the composition of the people that attended the concert. Many YLT fans attended the concert were also noticeably fans of artists such as Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney and My Bloody Valentine etc. I know this because of the scattered chit-chats I had with various people before and during the concert (I have also spotted a few Sonic Youth Washing Machine T-shirts). Also at the concert were the neo-hippies high school kids and college undergrads. There were also some boomers, the very simliar type of people that you'd usuaully meet at a Bob Dylan or Lou Reed concerts. I think the mixture of Yo La Tengo's fanbase says a lot about the band's music. There are many bands that are similar in someway to the aforementioned artists, but only Yo La Tengo can successfully gather all sorts of musical influences and create a highly original yet comfortably familiar sound. A strangely infectious art form. I like most of Yo La Tengo's albums, "And Then" is among their best achievements and it's probably one of my favorite albums. From cover art to composition, from lyrics to arrangements...A true magnum opus in every way. The songs on the disc are complex in structure and rich in emotions. Songs such as "Everyday", "Last Days of Discos" and "Tears Are In Your Eyes" easily bring tears to one's eyes. It's amazing how YLT can make the simplest words into moving and memorable music. In "Last Days of Disco", Ira croons softly "the songs said 'Don't be lonely', it makes me lonely, I hear it and I'm lonely more and more." So simplistic. Without knowing the song, the lyric looks retardedly common. But once you hear them through YLT, the same words sound chilling and extremely rich in suggestions. Songs such as "You Can Have It All" and "Cherry Chapstick" are like sonic catharsis that purifies the listeners' emotions. I would highly recommend this album to anyone who likes real music.
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