There's A Riot Going On (studio album) by Yo La Tengo
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There's A Riot Going On is ranked 11th best out of 30 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 471 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,731.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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not one of their best albums, but it still really good. really liked the first 4 songs
This has been a real grower for me. Starting to really love it. Great band

Smooth and mellow. Its ambient atmosphere reminds me a lot of their sublime 'And then nothing turned itself inside-out' (2000), but there isn't really a Cherry Chapstick on here to break up the mood. It's a beautifully sustained, hour-plus meditation. They still haven't made a bad album.
Long time YLT fan. Listened a couple of times so far and I enjoy it. I just wanted to comment that every time Dream Dream Away comes on, it sounds like they were starting to cover a slow version of Tom Petty's Free Fallin', got to the first couple of bars... then 'act' like they forget how it goes, and keep repeating...
she's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
she's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
she's a good girl, well you get the picture. Then there is some drone in the middle, then they try playing Petty again, but it just ain't happening.
Doesn't sound like a full track to me, but I smile and think this everytime it plays this track. Shortwave/Above The Sound follow this and these tracks are brilliant.

Such a lovely album. The ambient tracks in the middle really help to secure the vibe. 20 years in and Yo La Tengo still haven't lost it.
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