Painful (studio album) by Yo La Tengo
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Painful is ranked 3rd best out of 29 albums by Yo La Tengo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yo La Tengo is I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One which is ranked number 460 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,828.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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85/100  | 11/14/2024 21:46 | davidleewrong | | 81/100 |
90/100 | 10/18/2024 13:19 | Banner | | 80/100 |
95/100 | 09/05/2024 07:19 | lanadeleswift | | 87/100 |
75/100 | 05/21/2024 21:13 | TastyandTemptin | | 71/100 |
70/100 | 05/13/2024 11:36 |  Dingerbell | | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.1/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Great shoegaze/slowcore album, really atmospheric and beautiful.
my favorite yo la tengo album. a masterpiece!
JulianR 05/27/2019 20:22
One of those strange albums that, though I didn't feel any particular song except maybe the second version of Big Day Coming really caught my attention, I quite enjoyed listening to it
75/100 (Above Average)
RaineyWins 12/21/2017 08:22
Nowhere near is beautiful
Komorebi-D 12/26/2016 05:38
Whether it's the dreamy soundscapes of Big Day Coming & Nowhere Near, the noisy highs on Double Dare, I Was The Fool Beside You For Too Long & From a Motel 6, the intimate, gentle lows on A Worry Thing & The Whole of Law or that mother of a closer, there's something masterful about this album. It's easily my favourite of 1993, their discography and the shoegaze style too but it may even be my favourite album *period* (it definitely makes the top 3).
Very good album! Love the dreamy songs on here like "Big Day Coming" and "Nowhere Near".
Favorite tracks: Big Day Coming (1st one), Nowhere Near, The Whole of the Law
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HazeyTwilight 12/28/2014 21:32
Spending the last days of Summer vacation with your significant other and have some wholehearted fun together and jam until the sun goes down. The day ends at your place, with your partner asleep snuggling up beside you. This day couldn't get any more perfect.
HoldenM 06/30/2014 11:04
This is going to become a serious favorite of mine. I'm in love with this already.
ghosttomost 05/21/2014 22:15
A strikingly more subdued release than their previous record, Painful finds Yo La Tengo hitting their stride. The songs here may feature less noise freakouts than earlier YLT albums, but the band's quintessential elements are all here: Ira's compelling guitars, James' droning bass, Georgia's earthy drumming, and of course... the magical songs. A welcoming mix of rockers and ballads, the band continues the format they began with May I Sing With Me and carry on perfecting it. Standout tracks include "Nowhere Near" and "From a Motel 6".
ButterThumbz 05/08/2014 12:25
Probably their first truly great album. A nice mix of everything they are best at.
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