Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band based in Hoboken, New Jersey. With more than 15 albums released since 1984, they have demonstrated unusual longevity for the indie-rock scene. They are frequently regarded as one of the definitive indie rock groups of the 1990s. Though Yo La Tengo has achieved limited mainstream success, the band has become a critical favorite with a devoted fan base.
The band's name comes from a baseball anecdote.
During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, "I got it! I got it!" only to run into the 160-pound Chacón, who spoke only Spanish.
Ashburn learned to yell, "¡Yo la tengo! ¡Yo la tengo!" which is "I have it" in Spanish. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by 200-pound (90.7 kilograms) left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words "¡Yo la tengo! as a way to avoid outfield collisions.
After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, "What the heck is a Yellow Tango?".
The band wanted a name that sounded foreign in order to avoid any connotations in English. Kaplan is also a devoted baseball fan. However, it still irks the band when they are asked the origin of the name. The band once performed a cover of the Mets theme song "Meet the Mets" during a benefit appearance on radio station WFMU's pledge drive. A track on I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass is called "The Story of Yo La Tango" in apparent reference to an all-too-frequent misspelling of the band's name.
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The band's name comes from a baseball anecdote.
During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, "I got it! I got it!" only to run into the 160-pound Chacón, who spoke only Spanish.
Ashburn learned to yell, "¡Yo la tengo! ¡Yo la tengo!" which is "I have it" in Spanish. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by 200-pound (90.7 kilograms) left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words "¡Yo la tengo! as a way to avoid outfield collisions.
After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, "What the heck is a Yellow Tango?".
The band wanted a name that sounded foreign in order to avoid any connotations in English. Kaplan is also a devoted baseball fan. However, it still irks the band when they are asked the origin of the name. The band once performed a cover of the Mets theme song "Meet the Mets" during a benefit appearance on radio station WFMU's pledge drive. A track on I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass is called "The Story of Yo La Tango" in apparent reference to an all-too-frequent misspelling of the band's name.
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Album Dicography :
01 - Ride the Tiger [1986]
02 - President Yo La Tengo_New Wave Hot Dogs [1987_1989]
03 - Fakebook [1990]
04 - May I Sing With Me [1992] (part1/part2)
05 - Painful [1993]
06 - Electr-o-Pura [1995]
07 - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One [1997]
08 - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out [2000] (part1/part2)
09 - The Sounds of the Sounds of Science [2002] (part1/part2)
10 - Summer Sun [2003]
11 - Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics [2006] (part1/part2)
12 - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass [2006]
13 - They Shoot, We Score [2008] (part1/part2)
EPs :
01 - Here Comes My Baby [1990]
02 - That Is Yo La Tengo [1991]
03 - Upside-Down [1992]
04 - Camp Yo La Tengo [1995]
05 - Little Honda [1997]
06 - Some Other Dimensions in Yo La Tengo [2000]
07 - Danelectro [2000]
08 - Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo [2002]
09 - Nuclear War [2002]
10 - Today Is the Day! [2003]
11 - Live Session EP [2007]
Splits / Collaboration :
01 - 1995 - Stereolab & Yo La Tengo - Genius + Love Split
02 - 1998 - Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo - Strange But True
03 - 2004 - Chris Stamey & Yo La Tengo - V.O.T.E.
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