Painful is the sixth studio album by alternative rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1993. The album marked a creative shift from Yo La Tengo's previous work, blending atmospheric and ambient sounds with their famous noise jams.
Painful features a much more melodic-driven Yo La Tengo in its hazy, dream-like songwriting. Two versions of the track "Big Day Coming" are present on the album and display the range of musical stylings Yo La Tengo works with; the first version features a simple organ melody accompanied by a soft bass counterpoint and Kaplan's guitar feedback echoing in the background, while the second version is a much more straightforward, shoegaze style with an accompanying organ solo towards the latter part of the song.
On 2 December 2014, the album was reissued with bonus material as Extra Painful, available on double CD, double vinyl and as a digital download. [4]
In popular culture
The song "Nowhere Near" was featured in the season one finale of the FX drama The Bridge.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Big Day Coming" |
|
7:04 |
| 2. |
"From a Motel 6" |
- Ira Kaplan
- Georgia Hubley
|
4:08 |
| 3. |
"Double Dare" |
|
3:28 |
| 4. |
"Superstar-Watcher" |
- Ira Kaplan
- Georgia Hubley
- James McNew
|
1:42 |
| 5. |
"Nowhere Near" |
|
6:01 |
| 6. |
"Sudden Organ" |
|
4:42 |
| 7. |
"A Worrying Thing" |
|
2:53 |
| 8. |
"I Was the Fool Beside You for Too Long" |
- Ira Kaplan
- Georgia Hubley
- James McNew
|
5:04 |
| 9. |
"The Whole of the Law" |
|
2:19 |
| 10. |
"Big Day Coming" |
|
4:14 |
| 11. |
"I Heard You Looking" |
- Ira Kaplan
- Georgia Hubley
- James McNew
|
7:01 |
| 1. |
"Nowhere Near" (demo) |
7:14 |
| 2. |
"From A Motel 6" (live acoustic) |
3:44 |
| 3. |
"Tunnel Vision" (unreleased instrumental demo) |
1:43 |
| 4. |
"Sudden Organ" (demo) |
7:35 |
| 5. |
"Smart Window" (unreleased Painful session) |
3:16 |
| 6. |
"Big Day Coming" (live acoustic) |
3:10 |
| 7. |
"Slow Learner" (unreleased demo) |
6:38 |
| 8. |
"Double Dare" (demo) |
3:24 |
| 9. |
"A Worrying Thing" (demo) |
2:57 |
| 10. |
"I Heard You Looking" (live) |
9:17 |
| 1. |
"Double Dare (Sominextraction)" (live, CBGB, 1/31/92) |
5:41 |
| 2. |
"What She Wants" (live, House Of Music, West Orange) |
2:54 |
| 3. |
"Ashes On The Ground" (live, SIR, 9/29/93)) |
5:14 |
| 4. |
"Nutricia" (recorded At Snack Time by Fred Brockman) |
5:04 |
| 5. |
"For Shame Of Doing Wrong (Slide Version)" (live, House Of Music, West Orange) |
4:37 |
| 6. |
"Superstar Watcher" (recorded At Snack Time by Fred Brockman) |
1:45 |
| 7. |
"Big Day Coming" (live, Reckless Records, 4/26/92) |
19:02 |
| 8. |
"I Was The Fool Beside You For Too Long" (live , SIR, 9/29/93) |
4:43 |
| 9. |
"Shaker" (live, The Batschkapp, Frankfurt, 1/3/94) |
3:07 |
| 10. |
"Artificial Heart" (live, Shank Hall, 5/11/93) |
2:39 |
| 11. |
"Whole Of The Law Loops" (Painful Sessions, Water Music & James Apartment 1992) |
2:45 |
| 12. |
"Nowhere Near" (live, Lounge Ax, Chicago 11/13/93) |
6:04 |
| 13. |
"Sleeping Pill" (excerpt From "Ian Mackaye", Room Temperature, Brooklyn 2/20/93) |
2:12 |
| 14. |
"Big Day Coming" (live, SIR, 9/29/93) |
3:45 |
| 15. |
"Sudden Organ" (live, SIR, 9/29/93) |
7:04 |
| 1. |
"Shaker" |
|
| 2. |
"For Shame Of Doing Wrong" (8-Track Version - the CD single contained a different version which is on the download coupon) |
|
- Notes
- An exact reproduction of the original single Shaker 7" came with the vinyl edition.
- 15 additional bonus tracks were available for download
Personnel
- Georgia Hubley - drums, percussion, vocals, guitar, organ
- Ira Kaplan - vocals, guitar, organ, percussion
- James McNew - bass, vocals, guitar, percussion
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