Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

Oh those crunching riffs! Oh those hooks! Truly an album whose extended guitar solos, intros, and hooks offer hermetically sealed bliss, You're Living All Over Me is Dinosaur Jr.'s watershed. It marks the time when a threatened lawsuit from California hippies forced the "Jr." addition to their name; it also represents a turning point musically. All the parts unite as one: Mascis's tuneless vocalizing; an incredibly loud, Neil Young-inspired guitar style; hard-rock drumming; and Lou Barlow's sympathetic (for the time being) bass work. The record is an assembly line of burning lick after lick, except for "Poledo," Barlow's standout last track (the genesis of Sebadoh-consciousness?). Dinosaur Jr. lived all over Sonic Youth's noise aethsetic (their shows were the loudest thing going, bar none), but they grafted melody and a burnout personality on top, the coolest aspects of rock, circa 1987. --Gene Booth Amazon.com

Absolute indie-rock perfection

I'm too tired now to write much, so I'll just say that this is an absolute must-have. Gorgeous hooks, visionary guitar-playing, inspired genius.

These guys sparked a musical revolution with this album. And it still sounds fresh, nearly 20 years later..... January 30, 2005

Great Music but don't get ripped off!!!!

I love Dinosaur Jr. and this album is one of the best there is but don't let the greedy prats who are trying to sell this to you for $70 rip you off. Look around the used-record stores, you'll find 'em if you're patient. Better yet (by far) wait until the beginning of 2005 when Merge Records is reissuing the first 3 or so Dino Jr. albums! I can't wait. November 1, 2004

An utter masterpiece....

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. January 8, 2004

Glad I pulled this gem out again

I first bought this CD back in my college days (mid 90's) after hearing Where you been?. I knew nothing about the album except that I really liked DJ and wanted to hear more from them. This is by far their best album and one of the best rock albums made period if it wasn't for the one thing that's lacking. Sound quality. Too bad the production on this isn't better however in a way it adds to the raw sound of the album. For the longest time, along with my Sonic Youth albums, Swervedriver, etc.., it sat on my CD rack unlistened too. Finally over the summer, I pulled these CD's out and realized again why I bought them in the first place. My favorite track on the album is The Lung without a doubt. September 14, 2003

the greatest album ever created

There was a time from about 1987 to 1990 where Dinosaur Jr. ruled the indie roost, at least in my mind. With three albums-- "You're Living All Over Me", "Bug", and "Green Mind", they redefined what it meant to make guitar rock. They also unabashedly made it ok to jam out and throw extended solos into what had mainly been a straightforward punk-ish indie scene totally devoid of any such musical embellishments.

"You're Living All Over Me" is not only full of well-written songs, but also contains some of the most blistering solos ever recorded. "The Lung" contains an uplifting jam over those staple chords of rock-- G, D, and C, while "Raisans" and "Sludgefeast" just blister you with their power. "Kracked" and "In A Jar" have shorter solos that you'll wish were extended. "Tarpit" offers a lesson in how to make noise sound cool, contained, and, yes, musical. J Mascis isn't the cleanest guitar player out there, but he is without a doubt one of the most soulful, as this album shows. August 24, 2003

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