I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

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I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released September 12, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre alternative rock
Length 77:41
Label Matador
Producer Roger Moutenot
Yo La Tengo chronology
Summer Sun
(2003)		 I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
(2006)		 They Shoot, We Score (2008)

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass is the eleventh full-length album by Hoboken-based alternative rock band Yo La Tengo, released on September 12, 2006. It is their sixth album released on Matador.

The title of the album is rumored to be a (paraphrased) quote by NBA player Tim Thomas. Sitting on the bench together during a game, Thomas was caught on tape by the MSG Network in a profane exchange with fellow Knick, point guard Stephon Marbury. Thomas yelled at Marbury, "Everyone in this organization is afraid of you, but I’m not, and I will beat your ass."

Reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club A−[2]
Robert Christgau A−[3]
Drowned In Sound (8/10)[4]
Entertainment Weekly 5/5 stars[5]
Pitchfork Media (8.3/10)[6]
PopMatters (9/10)[7]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[8]
Spin 4/5 stars[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes 5/5 stars[10]

The album has received widespread acclaim and appeared in numerous Best of 2006 lists, including:

  • a rating of 85% on Metacritic[11]
  • appearing at #13 on Metacritic's Best of 2006 list.[12]
  • appearing at #23 on Pitchfork Media's Top 50 Albums of 2006[13]
  • appearing at #6 on Soundsect's The Top 20 Albums of 2006[14]

Track listing [edit]

  1. "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind" – 10:47
  2. "Beanbag Chair" – 3:03
  3. "I Feel Like Going Home" – 4:14
  4. "Mr. Tough" – 4:06
  5. "Black Flowers" – 4:28
  6. "The Race Is on Again" – 4:37
  7. "The Room Got Heavy" – 5:10
  8. "Sometimes I Don't Get You" – 3:16
  9. "Daphnia" – 8:51
  10. "I Should Have Known Better" – 3:16
  11. "Watch Out for Me Ronnie" – 3:02
  12. "The Weakest Part" – 3:04
  13. "Song for Mahila" – 3:40
  14. "Point and Shoot" – 4:18
  15. "The Story of Yo La Tango" – 11:49
  • The final track is a deliberate misspelling of the band's name — the album's CD-Text reiterating this by listing the track as "The Story of Yo La Tango", followed by the message "Yes — it should be Tango!". A recurring feature on the band's web site depicts venue marquees with various misspellings of the name.
  • All songs written by Yo La Tengo. (Track 10 is not a cover of either of the identically-named songs by The Beatles and Wire.)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The A.V. Club review
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Drowned In Sound review
  5. ^ [Sep Entertainment Weekly review]
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ PopMatters review
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ Spin review
  10. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  11. ^ Yo La Tengo: I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass (2006): Reviews
  12. ^ "Highest and Lowest Scoring Music and Albums at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
  13. ^ Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006
  14. ^ soundsect.com : feature
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