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theBoneyKing
March 19th 2023


24440 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Dark horse pick but I think Fade is becoming my favorite from them tbh

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


5911 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'll do a full LP ranking for them some day soon, the last few months I've been on a huge YLT tear and become much more acquainted with some of their non-golden era output.

GhandhiLion
March 19th 2023


17643 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Me too. Their most underated albums are Ride the Tiger and May I Sing With Me

theBoneyKing
March 19th 2023


24440 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Right now for the ones I know it’s Painful/Fade > Heart > Electr-o-Pura > And Then Nothing > This Stupid World > Summer Sun > Fakebook > There’s a Riot

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


5911 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You should check Popular Songs, Boney. It seems rather overlooked in general YLT discussion but one of their best later-era albums, really opens up after a few listens.

ArsMoriendi
March 19th 2023


41081 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Out of the 4 I’ve heard I Am Not Afraid of You is the best

robertsona
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


27497 Comments


I had popular songs on CD. It’s also underrated and a good album. The first of the three really long closing tracks is great, though unfortunately the second is totally useless (?)

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


5911 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Honestly I dig the whole trio of long tracks at the end, makes the album structure pretty strange but it ultimately works

robertsona
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


27497 Comments


Have you seen the pitchfork video (from those five years where they pumped out video content like madmen before decimating that arm) where they play the Pop Songs closer on a Brooklyn roof as the sunset occurs

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 19th 2023


5911 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

No I haven't, but will have to check that!

ArsMoriendi
March 19th 2023


41081 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

The third time I listened to this was with headphones (as opposed to a speaker for the first 2) and it sounds better that way by a lot?

sixdegrees
March 19th 2023


13127 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

crazy

ArsMoriendi
March 19th 2023


41081 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I meant like a nice Bose speaker, not my phone speaker, idk if that matters but

theBoneyKing
March 20th 2023


24440 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

“Sudden Organ” has never been among my favorite here but it was a massive highlight at their live show last night, so fun.

Ryus
June 26th 2023


36930 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

summer night means its time for this

SomeCallMeTim
June 26th 2023


4157 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yessss, they make the best night time music to chill on the porch to



@boneyking I went nutz when he started playing it when I saw them, Ira has so much fun on the keys

SomeCallMeTim
December 12th 2023


4157 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

damn, their Hanukkah shows look like something worth going to

SmashIsTheWay94
December 21st 2023


2251 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I Heard You Looking has really crept up as one of my favorite closers ever. What a song

gabba
December 21st 2023


1051 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, it’s among the bests, along with Blue Line Swinger.



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