Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

You don't often see a band gain success for a time, disappear for about a decade, and then come back to continue making music relevant to the scene. But that's what Dinosaur Jr. did in the last couple years, and this is their first big album from back in the 80s. I like it quite a lot, as it features some of the noise elements from that era but still manages to be interesting to listen to the entire time. There's not really a moment wasted, as it's pretty much forty minutes of great guitar, effective vocals, and strong rhythm. It rarely truly amazes, but there's something to be said for just being darn entertaining rock the whole time.

The ninth track, "Poledo", is really the only one that sticks out from the pack. It's not that the others run together, they just all have the same basic sound, while "Poledo" is definitely a departure, and a bit odd but for the most part it works. Of the other songs, "Little Fury Things" is a pretty fantastic opener, "Sludgefeast" rocks about as much as is likely possible, and "Raisans" is one of the more melodic on the album. "Tarpit" is also notable for its slower than normal tempo. My copy ends with "Just Like Heaven", a Peter Frampton cover that they make their own. Despite liking the album quite a bit, I don't really have a lot to say about it. I don't really have much expertise on this style of rock, I can just tell if I enjoy it or not, and this one totally worked for me.