1993, Matador
Yo La Tengo has released several fine albums before, but only Painful encapsulates their folky guitar experimentalism perfectly. Alternating between dreamy Velvet Underground-style ballads and raving, Sonic Youth guitar squalls, Painful also finds the group improving their songwriting skills immeasurably. Before, they relied on soundscapes; now, the sound fleshes out their songs, from the trance-like Nowhere Near to the dense From a Motel 6 and the two versions of Big Day Coming, which cover both ends of the spectrum. A subtly addicting album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Big Day Coming |
| 2 | From a Motel 6 |
| 3 | Double Dare |
| 4 | Superstar-Watcher |
| 5 | Nowhere Near |
| 6 | Sudden Organ |
| 7 | A Worrying Thing |
| 8 | I Was the Fool Beside You for Too Long |
| 9 | The Whole of the Law |
| 10 | Big Day Coming [Second Version] |
| 11 | I Heard You Looking |
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