Ride the Tiger (album)

Ride the Tiger
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released 1986
Recorded December 1985 – January 1986 in Boston, United States
Genre Indie rock
Length 50:18
Label Coyote
Producer Clint Conley
Yo La Tengo chronology

Ride the Tiger
(1986)
New Wave Hot Dogs
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Q [2]

Ride the Tiger is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. It was released in 1986 by record label Coyote.

Content

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 Love's song from their album Forever Changes.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ira Kaplan, except as noted. 

No. Title Length
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

Personnel

Yo La Tengo
Additional personnel
Technical

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Ride the Tiger – Yo La Tengo | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. "[Ride the Tiger review]". Q: 131. September 1994.