Dinosaur Jr.'s You're Living All Over Me (33 1/3)

This book covers everything Dinosaur, from the Deep Wound days to the reunion years of Beyond and Farm. That's not to say that there isn't a heavy emphasis on You're Living All Over Me, but the book is anything but one-dimensional. Writer Nick Atfield never comes off as pretentious or self-important. His album and lyric analysis make you think more about things as opposed to some writers whose analyzations of art are so off-base that they are cringe inducing. He also interviews the band members and they all contributed a separate foreword to the book. The only complaint I have is that there is one photo in the book. With 132 pages before the reference section, a photo every 10 to 13 pages would have been an extremely rewarding addition. I would recommend this to the casual fan as well as the Dino die-hard.I have read some pretty scathing reviews regarding the books in the 33 1/3 series. If those books are indeed rough reads that miss the point, than this one is smooth and on target, maybe even a high-water mark. I can only hope that Atfield works on more books for this series. I would even suggest he does another Dino album, maybe Green Mind or Hand It Over, as his notes and writing would be a great addition to any future box-set or reissue involving them. Atfield could even accomplish a compelling and thorough biography of the band if he ever sought to.

anything about dinosaur is a must read, as is this, but it left me wanting more. even though its intention was only to cover one album, he does a fair job of covering the early days of deep wound, and alludes to the reunion era, which is awesome and sort of a tease. his analysis of lyrics and music are fair. he even admits to the problematic nature of writing about music, especially music that's as vague and abstract as dinosaur's, making the band more about the experience of seeing them and their interpersonal relationships. there's so much here to write about and investigate, this band needs a full length book that covers both j and lou's careers (sebadoh and the fog). i know i'm not alone in the sentiment, and am confident its only a matter of time.

Not my favorite in this series, but I love this album.

I gave this as a Christmas gift, and the person who received it loves it. Great book for a holiday gift.

Wonderful story about the transition from adolescence to adulthood and the strife that went in to one of the great guitar albums of the 1980s.

Great books, my boyfriend loves reading these.

This is a fairly straight-forward entry in the 33 1/3 series, and I mean that in a good way. Nick Attfield chronicles Dinosaur Jr's history with, obviously, a heavy emphasis on You're Living All Over Me. His writing style is pleasantly unembellished and unconceited: no pretentious, over-intellectual bombast to speak of.I've read dozens of online Dinosaur Jr bios (Wikipedia, allmusic, etc.) and I've read Michael Azerrad's terrific "Our Band Could Be Your Life" so I wasn't sure how much new info I'd stand to glean from this book. The answer: a lot. Attfield repeatedly cites Azerrad's book and uses it as an opportunity to build on it and/or offer additional insight from a different point of view. Essentially he uses it to his - and the reader's - advantage.Finally, I know a lot of people complain in these reviews about 33 1/3 writers inserting their own autobiographical bits into their books. Just for the record, Attfield does not do this whatsoever. His fantastic entry into this book series is 100% Dino. He paints a great picture of who J, Lou & Murph are and how they got started. Plenty of great info, facts, trivia nuggets, etc.: exactly what practically everyone wants from a 33 1/3 book.

I didn't have high hopes for this but i decided to give it a chance as it was recommended by a good podcast (You Don't Know Mojack). If the genuinely informative parts of this book were condensed it would be about 5 pages long. The rest of it is aimless music journo filler, such as the author trying to figure out a few lines of lyrics for page after page... Using the meaningless term 'feeder' instead of fader when quoting the album's producer on recording techniques- (not great from an author who is apparently a 'Lecturer in Music')... The exclusive J. Mascis interview which accounts for about 3 lines... Describing one of J's t-shirts in intricate detail without bothering to mention that it was from a film actually starring Mascis himself. I could go on, but that would mean reading it again and that's never gonna happen...

This collection is an indispensable object for music fan. The reading is easy and extremely informative. Ive been listening to this album 20 years ago and i realized that in fact, ive barely enter the true essence

bought for son in law for Xmas. he loved it. but it WAS what he wanted.not my cup of tea but each to their own. i dont read thois sort of thing myself so not a good review. if you like this sort of book then you will probably like this one. he did