Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per posted album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums after at least 3 listens before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs: 7 (B+)
Brought down from a 9 (A-) by 3 over-long, meandering jams at the end. Total time of those 3 "songs"? 37 minutes. Total time of first 9 songs? 36 minutes (an average of 4 minutes each, so not short themselves by any standard). Someone close to them should have had the courage to tell them to shitcan, or just massively shorten, those longer songs, none of which come anywhere close to their past epics. It's basically a double album where you shouldn't bother with the second disc.
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