- Audio CD (Oct 21 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: EP
- Label: Select Distributions
- ASIN: B0000B0WW1
- Other Editions: LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #177,865 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Today Is The Day |
| 2. Styles Of The Times |
| 3. Outsmartener |
| 4. Needle Of Death |
| 5. Dr. Crash |
| 6. Cherry Chapstick |
Product Description
Album Description
Taken from the 2003 album, 'Summer Sun'. The title track is backed with five non-LP tracks, 'Styles Of The Times', 'Outsmartener', 'Needle Of Death', 'Dr. Crash', & 'Cherry Chapstick'. Matador.
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My First Yo La Tengo Experience.
Jun 20 2004
Format:Audio CD
odd, isnt it that someone hasn't listened to yo la tengo nearly 20 years into their existance. I wish I started listening early, judging by the strength of this ep. From the first tender notes sung from today is the day, I knew this would be quite the experience. This style of music just blew me away. To me, the wall of noise of the first three tracks isnt disgusting, but more along the lines of hypnotic. I have already fallen in love with both georgia and ira's voices, and Ive only heard this album and 2001's ...and then nothing turned itself inside-out. The mellow songs are also very good as well. this is a short album that you can listen to in almost any mood. highly recommended, especially to people new to YLT like me.
When? Today!
Mar 5 2004
Format:Audio CD
Yo La Tengo's most recent release, "Summer Sun," is a smooth and mellow swirl of polished soundscapes. But for those who want something a little rockier and grittier, "Today is the Day!" is the answer. Call it "Summer Sun's" shadow side.
The influence of this EP's parent album ends before it begins, with a blasting bass line underlying the formerly mellow "Today is the Day." The remaining five songs are a mix of vaguely fuzzy rock (the murmury "Styles of the Times"), straightforward pop where the ante is upped ("Outsmartener"), and just pretty, experimental sounds (the pretty "Needle of Death" and gently catchy "Dr. Crash"). It ends with a murmur rather than a bang, with a slow acoustic cover of 2000's "Cherry Chapstick."
There's an experimental feel to "Today is the Day!", a mixture of different musical styles. It's like Yo La Tengo is trying on several pairs of shoes to see what fits them best. The first few songs are the weakest on this EP; they crackle with energy, but sometimes get lost in their own instrumentation. By the third song, "Today is the Day!" has found its footing.
Generally the musical difference here is when a loud song is made soft, or a soft song made loud. In "Today is the Day," there's just a heavy guitar/bass line that separates it from its more mellow "Summer Sun" version (not to mention the "crazy double-reed horn"). And strange as it sounds, one of the riffs in "Outsmartener" sounds just like the Batman theme song.
"Today is the Day!" is a nice addition for fans of Yo La Tengo. For newcomers, it's a good illustration of their musical versatility, and just how rocking or pretty their music can be.
You Got It?
Dec 30 2003
Format:Audio CD
If you were under-whelmed by the slow-burning Summer Sun then this EP should delight. The three tracks on side one crack at a fiery pace that would have upset the apple cart of that lolling long-player. 'Today is the Day', one of most delicate tracks from 'Summer Sun', has its veins spiked with power poppers. It's still as sweet and affective as ever of course. They could roll out their songs with a steel pin, hammer them into a new shape and they'd still sound great. When the epic cacophony 'Cherry Chapstick' is gutted of its sonic assault, a gorgeous yearning ballad emerges. Good songs can withstand a little maltreatment. And Yo La Tengo write lots. So much so that even though their albums are consistently 'portly' they still have rip-roaring material to stuff into superb EPs. So get it, and get it on 12", as the artwork is particularly sharp and striking and would look good leaning against the white washed living room wall of an empty flat. I think it's some sort of homage to those pioneering jazz LPs of the 1950/60s, particularly Ornette Coleman's Tomorrow is the Question! Quite why it is is anybody's guess...
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Solid sampler of what Yo La Tengo does.
This EP is a good introduction to YLT's musical diversity (for people who are not familiar with the band) while providing longtime fans with three things at which these musicians... Read more
Published on Dec 22 2003 by cplewis
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This EP leaves me a little confused. Or rather, with the impression that the members of Yo La Tengo may be experiencing a new type of confusion themselves. Read more
Published on Nov 3 2003 by cart ruckbus
Predictable, but still worthwhile
First I should let the truth be known about me: I'm not a big fan of pre-Painful YLT, nor have I learned to truly appreciate the quiet majesty that is And Then Nothing Turned... Read more
Published on Oct 28 2003 by A. K. Marlett
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