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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An utter masterpiece....,
By John J. Callahan (Cleveberg) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Youre Living All Over Me (Audio CD)
A truly original masterpiece built on the sounds of our sonic forebearers. Quite possibly the best garage rock/ psycheddelic record of all time. Easily one of my favorite records, a must have.
0 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Your Membership to an Exclusive Club,
By Janitor X (The Mountains) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Youre Living All Over Me (Audio CD)
Dinosaur Jr. is a great example of unwarranted indie rock hype. Middle class kids who are trying to be unique will buy sub-standard music just to feel like part of an exclusive club. Most of them are more interested in the idea of the underground, rather than the music itself.Independent record labels sprang up out of necessity for hardcore punk bands of the early '80's, who wanted to make music, but wasn't accepted by record companies. However, the arty college kid types interpreted it as an anti-corporate, leftist statement and made independent music into a pretensions, exclusive scene. It is really easy to be anti-establishment if you have rich parents. "You're Living All Over Me" is considered an indie rock masterpiece, but it is a version of Neil Young style classic rock without the expensive production. It's an un-listenable mess. The guitar solos, which were a very mainstream thing at the time, sound like an amateur trying to play. The worst part of it is J. Mascis's vocals, which go between a mellow hippie voices to an irritating whine. Dinosaur Jr. helped turn the independent music scene into a springboard for bands that wanted to go mainstream. Their music is basically a masked form of classic rock.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (51 customer reviews) 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still Sounds Great,
By James Bunnelle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Youre Living All Over Me (Audio CD)
YLAOM still stands out as one of the best underground/alternative/progressive/college-music/whatever albums from the mid-late 1980's. My taste in music has changed considerably since that time, but, unlike many other--well, loud--recordings from the period, I always gravitate back towards YLAOM and the follow-up BUG, both of which are awash in crazed screeching feedback but somehow sustain a sense of melody at times. As for the remastering, it's excellent. The levels were so low on the old SST CD version that you had to bump the volume all the way up when listening. Merge has cleaned up and amplified everything, although it still keeps that low-fi sound that's part of the production.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Top-Ten 80's Record,
By D. Read "Maximumdread" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Youre Living All Over Me (Audio CD)
This record, along with Bug (also by Dinosaur, Jr.), helped get my through my angst-ridden rebelious college years. Without You're Living All Over Me, Big Black's Songs About ..., Slayer's South of Heaven, and Suicidal Tendencies' How Can I Laugh Tomorrow..., I don't think I would have made it.Besides possessing one of the greatest album titles ever, You're Living All Over Me contains some of the best guitar sludge angst rock ever written or performed. This was recorded in 1987, while Dinosaur, Jr. was still a band, and not just the J. Mascis show. The vitality and tension of the band really comes through on the tracks in a way that nothing from Dinosaur's post-Bug period ever has (Green Mind was the last great Dino record in my opinion). Plus, J's vocals and lyrics are more heartfelt than any other 80's band that I can think of. The only 80's singer to come close to J's emotional intensity was Big Black's Steve Albini, or maybe Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye. Besides the singing, J. Mascis is truly a guitar hero. His ability and presence are stunning, but what makes it is the fact that he brings even more emotional intensity to his guitar solos than he does to his singing. And don't let me neglect to mention the amazing drum and bass work here. Murph is one of the best rock drummers ever. He's not about flashy chops, but his insistent beats and crazy fills give this music life. Anyone rock/grunge/alternative/whatever fan who missed out on Dinosaur really needs to own You're Living All Over Me and Bug. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
POWER,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Youre Living All Over Me (Audio CD)
This record has more pure power than any other album ever, I really think. Sonic Youth is my favorite band, but I think You're Living All Over Me exceeds anything they've ever done. Daydream Nation, Doolittle, and Double Nickels on the Dime are incredible, but this album is the absolute apex of 80's rock music. The album starts with a quick drum fill and smacks you upside the head with a blast of noise. Is that Lee Ranaldo screaming in the background? He gets credit for vocals on this song. The most perplexing thing about this record is that its so noisy and powerful and has such soft melodies all the way through. The combination works better for Dinosaur Jr. than it ever did for Sonic Youth or Pavement. |
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