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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Auntie Beryl
Format:Audio CD
I must admit that when this album came out back in '92 or '93, I was less than impressed. Grunge had exploded and all its fun and punkish, edgy extremity was being sucked out of it by the majors and MTV at breakneck speed. Grunge/alternative rock was fast becoming another rock/pop cliche of boys with guitars. I wanted DJ to go back to the fuzzy, fritzy, lo-fi Lou Barlow days but Where You Been couldn't have been more different from You're Living All Over Me. It was big, grand Neil Youngish rock. Still, it wasn't bad: Hide and On the Way rocked and screeched very nicely and Start Choppin' had a very nice, crunchy riff.
Only some years later did I put the pre-recorded cassette (remember those?) into my tape player again and realise this album is pretty much a classic. J's solos are astonishing (even more than usual perhaps) and the forays into acoustic and strings are thrilling yet fragile (at the time I thought they were uninspired!). Yes, the Neil Young influence is very evident (no bad thing) but, on further listens, Where You Been shares a lot with its more indie predecessors - it's just a lot bolder.
Like most DJ lps, Where You Been contains one duff track (Drawerings in this case) but there's so much that's great here that it's essential - as much as Bug - for anyone interested in the last 20 years of punk rock ... 'n'roll.
Only some years later did I put the pre-recorded cassette (remember those?) into my tape player again and realise this album is pretty much a classic. J's solos are astonishing (even more than usual perhaps) and the forays into acoustic and strings are thrilling yet fragile (at the time I thought they were uninspired!). Yes, the Neil Young influence is very evident (no bad thing) but, on further listens, Where You Been shares a lot with its more indie predecessors - it's just a lot bolder.
Like most DJ lps, Where You Been contains one duff track (Drawerings in this case) but there's so much that's great here that it's essential - as much as Bug - for anyone interested in the last 20 years of punk rock ... 'n'roll.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Iki Thomozi
Format:Audio CD
This was Dinosaur's crowning achievement in my view. The album is not without its breezier moments but overall the mood is dark. This album was made about the time Mascis lost his father (see the poignant single 'where you been') and the set has the feel not so much of despair but of powerful catharsis and also joy in getting through it all.
The solos on this LP (commented on by another reviewer) are undoubtedly a collection of J Mascis' greatest moments, the perfect marriage of virtuosity, fragility and emotional, visceral force. There is as much, if not sometimes more expression of feeling in Mascis' solos as in his words.
This reissue is welcome as it contains some hard to find b-sides from the time which are real gems (especially 'keeblin'') and serves to remind us of what is a highlight among the 'grunge' era albums and a milestone in the career of a great band.
The solos on this LP (commented on by another reviewer) are undoubtedly a collection of J Mascis' greatest moments, the perfect marriage of virtuosity, fragility and emotional, visceral force. There is as much, if not sometimes more expression of feeling in Mascis' solos as in his words.
This reissue is welcome as it contains some hard to find b-sides from the time which are real gems (especially 'keeblin'') and serves to remind us of what is a highlight among the 'grunge' era albums and a milestone in the career of a great band.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Dinosaur Jr reside with Husker Du and Throwing Muses as truly seminal to the american alternative rock scene. With bands such as Nirvana citing Dinosaur as influences it isn't hard to see that a great deal of american alternative rock owes a great deal to this band. Where You Been is seen by many to be the quintessential Jr album blending folk, rock and ironic content to produce a brilliant album. The lazy drawl of leading light J Mascis is perfectly set off against guitar work that is both technically impressive and aurally astounding.
It is hard to believe that a band whose whole premise is slacking and making rock to slack to could bring forth classics like Out There and Start Choppin, few bands can ever sound as majestic as Dinosaur Jr at the peak of a guitar solo.
The only unfortunate aspect is that their stuff is so hard to get, Where You Been is a good starting point, but Bug, Green Mind and You're Living All Over Me should not be overlooked, or indeed J Mascis' solo album with The Fog (more light).
To summarise, I'd like to give you a track by track review, but I can't its all good, yes all of it. Buy it, play it, sit back and order pizza.
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A Great Find
I took a risk with this album after reading positive reviews. I'm glad I did, however, as it is excellent. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cliff Chips
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still cool
a good intro to Dinosaur Jr if you've not heard much, one complaint- it added itself onto iTunes out of order; oddly appears across 2 albums!
Published 5 months ago by Big Matty
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Attenborough found J's strings
I've the utmost respect for the reviews of this album. Without reading too much into the lyrics and the meanings of the songs, to me, J remains one of the greatest guitarists of my... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Observer
5.0 out of 5 stars
...Out there.
A close contender for favourite DJ album. This encompasses all that the band is and was to become. The blueprint for the sound that Mascis has adopted to this day is set down here. Read more
Published 22 months ago by ratmonkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
TYPICAL DINO Jr
This is just like the album beyond, which is not a bad thing, but I only gave it 4 stars and this album gets 5 stars and the main reason is for the track Not The Same which I think... Read more
Published on 1 April 2010 by Stephen
4.0 out of 5 stars
More guitar adventures.
Just got this, so not too familiar with it yet. The opening track 'out there' features some superb guitar work from J. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2006 by T. Flint
4.0 out of 5 stars
great stuff
this is a very good record. best described as "squeely american alt rock" this album is a hiding place for some cracking pop rock nuggets. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Grungetastic
Truly, J Mascis is the spiritual heir to Neil Young. After a few OK-ish albums around the turn of the 90's (Bug, Green Mind et al), this one plays to Dinosaur Jr's main strength:... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2003 by Dave Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the most rockin' records with tunes ever
Basically if you like American music that's not commercial but has great tunes and great rockin' riffs, then this is it. 'Start choppin' is one rock beast from beginning to end. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 1999
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