Ride the Tiger (album)

Ride The Tiger, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music), was the debut album of the Hoboken-based alternative rock band Yo La Tengo. The song "Big Sky" is a cover of The Kinks song from their album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. The song "A House Is Not A Motel" is a cover of a Love song from their album Forever Changes.

Track listing

1. "The Cone of Silence" – 2:49
2. "Big Sky" – 2:46
3. "The Evil That Men Do" – 4:11
4. "The Forest Green" – 3:23
5. "The Pain of Pain" – 5:35
6. "The Way Some People Die" – 3:37
7. "The Empty Pool" – 2:21
8. "Alrock's Bells" – 4:08
9. "Five Years" – 3:45
10. "Screaming Dead Balloons" – 3:17
11. "Living In The Country" – 2:14

A more recent CD reissue included four bonus tracks, including both sides of the band's preceding single as well as two live tracks recorded in the mid-'90s.

12. "The River Of Water" – 2:30
13. "A House Is Not A Motel" – 3:43
14. "Crispy Duck" – 3:04
15. "Closing Time" – 3:45

Personnel

• Ira Kaplan, Dave Schramm (vocals, guitar)
• Mike Lewis (bass)
• Georgia Hubley (drums)

• Additional personnel: David Bither, Mike Tchang (saxophone); Chris Nelson (trombone); Clint Conley, Dave Rick (bass).
• Engineers: Ken French, Rober Miller.