Ride The Tiger
Author: Yo La Tengo
PartNumber: 1830316
Release Date: 03-03-2003
Details: Amazon.ca In the liner notes for Matador's rerelease of Yo La Tengo's first album, YLT singer and then-rhythm guitarist Ira Kaplan writes, "To me, [Ride the Tiger] sounds like a Dave Schramm album." He's not completely off; back in those days, Schramm's guitar work (which can be heard, to better effect, in the Schramms) easily dominated the sound of the then-folky YLT. But it's not entirely a bad thing, either, since Schramm's guitar invigorated Kaplan's songs just as easily as it dominated them. Without his influence (see "The Forest Green"), there's no telling whether Kaplan would have developed into the guitar player evident on YLT's later works. There's also some ace taste in covers, including Arthur Lee & Love, the Kinks, and Pete Seeger. --Randy Silver Product Description In the liner notes for Matador's rerelease of Yo La Tengo's first album, YLT singer and then-rhythm guitarist Ira Kaplan writes, "To me, [Ride the Tiger] sounds like a Dave Schramm album." He's not completely off; back in those days, Schramm's guitar work (which can be heard, to better effect, in the Schramms) easily dominated the sound of the then-folky YLT. But it's not entirely a bad thing, either, since Schramm's guitar invigorated Kaplan's songs just as easily as it dominated them. Without his influence (see "The Forest Green"), there's no telling whether Kaplan would have developed into the guitar player evident on YLT's later works. There's also some ace taste in covers, including Arthur Lee & Love, the Kinks, and Pete Seeger. --Randy Silver
UPC: 744861020523
EAN: 0744861020523
Model: 1830316
Languages: English
Binding: audioCD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood