"Yo La Tengo made a major creative leap forward with 1992's May I Sing with Me, where their yin-and-yang mix of quiet and loud finally began to work as well as it was meant to, but 1993's Painful was where they truly hit their stride, their first album to confirm they were one of the best independent bands extant. dealt in extremes - a case of switching from full band savagery to the lone plucks of Kim Deal - Painful carries immense weight at all times, distorted or not." (Thomas Ingham for The Line of Best Fit). "The combination of Ira Kaplan's fuzzy yet lackadaisical riffs and McNew's simple but sinewy bass parts channelled the grunge sentiments of the Pixies, most notably on "On a Motel 6" and "I Heard You Looking". ), Kaplan and Hubley were the rare pair to use their songs to openly address matters of the heart." (Stuart Berman for Pitchfork). Though musical-cum-matrimonial partnerships weren't exactly a novelty at the time (see: Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. "The cardigan-cozy sound of the record effectively established Yo La Tengo as indie rock's great romantics. James McNew – bass, vocals, guitar, percussion. Ira Kaplan – vocals, guitar, organ, percussion. Georgia Hubley – drums, percussion, vocals, guitar, organ. Producers: Fred Brockman, Roger Moutenot. Recorded at Water Music (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) in 1993. From a Motel 6: AM bubbling under, RYM #5,000 overall (#1), 2,443,530 Spotify streamsĢ. Metascore: 88 (for the Extra Painful Edition, universal acclaim)ġ. Last.fm: 182.6K unique listeners, 3M scrobblesĪOTY: 90 critic score, 84 user score (#16 of 1993) Song most streamed on Spotify: Nowhere NearĪM album ranking: All-Time #1658 / 1990s #291 / 1993 #28 These are the albums of the final (with the complete information I've been posting during the game): Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda (1971) Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary. Anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums. Vote for your favourite album in each match-up. Welcome to the finals of the 13th edition of the Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll!!
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