Beyond
This thing brought me right back to the old
days right out of the gate. Sure, J
Mascis' voice is even more ragged, the guys a little more
weary, but the rawness and squealing guitars are just like they
never went away. The one nice thing is that someone actually
paid a couple bucks to mix the album so you can actually hear
the guitar, drums and bass under the distortion (unlike some
of their early work), reminding you that these guys really make
a huge sound for a three-piece. It's been so long that these
guys don't sound like a single band out there. If anything they
sound derivative of themselves--which, of course, makes no sense,
but you get the idea. It's good to see that guitar rock isn't
dead, and that maybe these old dudes will inspire some of those
whiney babies to strap on a guitar, plug in a distortion pedal
and solo until our ears bleed. Of course, a reunion album like
this--regardless of how good it is--always has the unfortunate
possibility of becoming a novelty record, bound for the annals
of bad blood past. |
Dinosaur Jr. |
Farm |
Fossils |
Greenmind
This album was my constant companion for
some tough months in college. It is an awesome album to listen
to when you're drunk and lonely. And by awesome, I mean horrible.
J Mascis' voice just emanates sorrow. I mean you're kinda sad
that this guy is even attempting to sing--let alone record it--but
you can just feel the pain in his heart--and his creaking vocal
chords. Listen to "Puke+Cry" and tell me you don't
want to be in a band. Or possibly an asylum. |
Hand It Over |
Quest |
Whatever's Cool with Me |
Where You Been |
Without a Sound |
You're Living All Over Me |
Musical Connections:
Lou Barlow
The Folk Implosion
Mike Johnson
Lemonheads
J Mascis
Noise Addict
Sebadoh
Sentridoh
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