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I’m really pleased with all of the early reviews.
Quote:There’s upbeat alt countryThat’s what I was sayin’ a few moons ago
I’m very excited for "Dinosaur Jr."
I’m gonna play the heck out of that thing when it gets here…………….I’ll have the family on their hands and knees begging for mercy.
"hertz32 " wrote:I couldn’t agree more. Especially since the Japanese version is supposed to get released on wed.
Aww piss i read that a while ago and thought that said june 26 for some reason, i gotta go preorder that right now!
back to your heart, crumble and almost ready make me very happy.. i find myself singing along with those the most
Wonder how much of the album they’ll play live? I’m hoping a lot of it — Pick Me Up would be incredible, and I’d love to hear It’s Me. That one sounds the most like old Dino to me, along the lines of Yeah We Know.
Dinosaur Jr Beyond! ranked number 20 on chartattack.com canadian campus/community radio top fifty, for the week of April 20, 2nd week on the list, last week was #48…
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1 1 6 You Say Party! We Sa Lose All Time Paper Bag
2 2 9 Arcade Fire * Neon Bible Merge
9 3 3 Lesbian On Ecstasy * We Know You Know Alien8
5 4 7 Besnard Lakes * Are The Dark Horse Outside
3 5 5 LCD Soundsystem Sound Of Silver DFA
6 6 11 Do Make Say Think * You, You’re A History In Constellation
7 7 4 Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The.. Epic
— 8 1 Cocorosie The Adventures Of Ghost.. Touch And Go
31 9 2 Wooden Stars * People Are Different Sonic Unyon
8 10 4 Low Drums And Guns Sub Pop
10 11 3 A Northern Chorus * The Millions Too Many Sonic Unyon
23 12 3 Grinderman Grinderman Anti
13 13 10 Peter, Bjorn & John Writer’s Block Redink
4 14 13 Julie Doiron * Woke Myself Up Endearing
15 15 4 Panda Bear Person Pitch Paw Tracks
12 16 11 Apostle Of Hustle * National Anthem Of Nowher Arts & Crafts
RE 17 2 Jim Bryson * Where The Bungalows Roam Kelp
36 18 2 Jenn Grant * Orchestra For The Moon Paris 1919
— 19 1 Various Artists The Secret Sessions: Rheo Zunior
48 20 2 Dinosaur Jr. Beyond Fat PossumOn heavy rotation on my CD player right now (duh)… I really like Back to Your Heart, I Got Lost, What if I Knew… and everything in between
love this pic…
[img]http://www.exclaim.ca/images/up-dinosaur_jr_1_lg.jpg[/img]
Quote:Dinosaur Jr.
Beyond
By Stuart Green
http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=110&csid2=850&fid1=25283″>http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/gene … fid1=25283After surviving a tour or two without killing each other, the original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. set about recording their first album in 19 years and the result is nothing short of awesome. If there were any concerns that the time off and respective members’ forays into poppier pastures would mean an inability to recapture the grungy glory of yesteryear, they are put to rest early on Beyond. J Mascis’s massive wall of distorted guitars and Lou Barlow and Murph’s merciless rhythmic thud are as thick and heavy as ever, with Mascis’s indifferent wailing in fine form as well. Things are so rosy (for the time being) in DJ land that Barlow is allowed to front his two contributions to the album’s 11 tracks. About the only thing that has changed since 1988’s Bug is that the trio seem to have become possessed by the spirit of Crazy Horse — not the aboriginal one, the Neil Young one. The tracks clock in at an average length of four-and-a-half minutes thanks largely to the extended guitar solos in each song. Beyond is the sound of a band inspired, re-energised and most importantly, still relevant more than two decades after creating a sound and scene that has since become lucrative for so many inferior, mediocre bands
Well, just bought the album about a hour ago and after listening to it once through i can safely say this album is really really good and will be on repeat for a long time. So far "Pick Me Up" has stuck out a lot. I thought it was absolutely brilliant. I’m really really happy
I just got the cd today, i thought it wasn’t supposed to come out till tomorrow but i got lucky. It sounds much better than the leaked version.
Picked up Beyond today on my lunch break (I told all of you who got heated over listening to the leaked version I’d buy it.
) I really like the Digipak. The layout is cool and is very Dinosaur with the green and purple colors. I’ve only listened to it on my computer at work so far, so I can’t tell if it sounds better than the leaked version yet. But when I get home tonight the neighbors are going to be pissed. nice to hold the actual package in your hand, love the disc, great pics inside by Phil Virus
another great review found at courant.com…
Quote:Dinosaur Jr’s Reunion Album Explosive, ExcellentMay 1, 2007
By ERIC R. DANTON, Courant Rock CriticAll the best Dinosaur Jr songs feature a moment where it sounds as if guitarist J Mascis has just ruptured something vital.
He’ll be in the midst of an incendiary solo, playing things that already seem impossible, when he’ll somehow dial it up another click, and POW – there’s a guitar hemorrhage, with no first aid in sight.
It happens so often, there should be a triage unit on "Beyond," Dinosaur Jr’s eighth album and the first since 1988 to feature all three original members. It’s a marvel of blistering lead guitar and fragile melodies hovering anxiously beneath massive overdriven riffs that evoke the all-out ferocity the band displayed on its first three albums in the late ’80s.
Back then, Mascis was credited with bringing guitar solos back to indie rock, and Dinosaur Jr was a huge influence on the alt-rock bands that followed, thanks to the Amherst, Mass., trio’s blend of hardcore punk and roots rock, played at devastating volume – intense enough to vibrate your teeth.
Part of the band’s early musical fury surely stemmed from nearly constant tension between Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow. When the strain became unbearable in 1989, Mascis announced he was breaking up the band, only to re-form it the next day – without Barlow. That duplicitous dismissal sparked years of animosity from the bassist, who managed to overcome his hostility enough to rejoin Mascis and drummer Murph for a summer tour in 2005 that went so well, it resulted in another set of live dates in 2006.
No one, least of all Dinosaur Jr, expected the rapprochement to yield a new album, but "Beyond" is so good, it redeems the idea of comeback albums from the desultory dollar-grab they are for so many acts (ahem, Meat Loaf).
Recorded last year in Mascis’ basement studio in Amherst, "Beyond" reprises the lo-fi aesthetic of the band’s seminal albums, 1987’s "You’re Living All Over Me" and 1988’s "Bug." It’s all churning guitars and booming bass lines, held together by clattering no-frills drumming.
The album opens with a split-second blast of amplifier noise on "Almost Ready," then erupts into the first brain-scrambling guitar solo on an album full of them. The rupture moment comes after the fourth verse, when Mascis squeezes off a series of staccato high notes, but it’s only a warm-up for some of the guitar histrionics to come.
The propulsive riff-fest "Pick Me Up," for example, downshifts into a spiky break-down section that explodes with visceral force as Mascis builds from bursts of choked-off notes into molten guitar spew that bubbles and froths until a towering crescendo ends the tune after 61/2 minutes.
It sounds aggressive, but the cacophony serves as a noisy screen for deceptively sensitive lyrics. Although his languid voice is overshadowed by a pummeling riff on "Been There All the Time," Mascis sings shyly about longing before his shrieking guitar solo comes marauding through.
Dinosaur Jr turns down the volume on the acoustic "I Got Lost" and also takes a gentler approach on "We’re Not Alone," at least until the rupture-moment guitar solo punctures the relative calm with shards of distortion. A pair of tunes by Barlow – "Back to Your Heart" and "Lightning Bulb" – focus on deep, sludgy grooves and yearning lyrics, but the bassist’s biggest contribution to "Beyond" is his role as musical foil.
Although their relationship is now healthier than it’s been in years, there’s still an unacknowledged, probably unconscious musical striving between Barlow and Mascis. It creates bristling creative tension, and the pressure mounts and the heat builds until, finally, something ruptures.
Contact Eric R. Danton at edanton@courant.com.
probably listened to the new ablum 12-15 times and it’s amazing. Brilliant thumbs up to the lads. The best comeback album i’ve certainly heard
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