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Book Review
Jul. 4th, 2013 03:47 pmYou're Living All Over Me
by Nick Attfield
This short book is primarily about Dinosaur Jr's seminal album, but it is also a good look at the band and its history as a whole. I always did like Dinosaur Jr, and several of my favorite songs of theirs are on You're Living All Over Me - In a Jar, Raisans, and Little Fury Things, especially. I listened to them a lot in high school and college. Their brand of alienation, apathy, and melancholy social/romantic bewilderment was especially appealing back then and I still find their music good to listen to.
But I never knew much about Dinosaur Jr beyond listening to their music*, so this book was quite illuminating for me. Attfield gives a very good history of the band's early days and a nice overview of the members' lives up through the early 90s. I especially appreciated getting a new perspective on Dinosaur Jr's influences and their relationships with other bands and styles. Attfield is also quite good at describing and analyzing the songs on You're Living All Over Me in terms of musical features, overall style, and expressive themes. This book was a great way to get re-acquainted with music I hadn't listened to very much in quite a while.
*I grew up before the internet - it was just emerging at the end of my college years. Back in those days, it was much harder to get information on alternative bands. In fact, in my youth, listening to obscure bands made one a freak/nerd/geek rather than a hipster. You can all get off my lawn now. :)
by Nick Attfield
This short book is primarily about Dinosaur Jr's seminal album, but it is also a good look at the band and its history as a whole. I always did like Dinosaur Jr, and several of my favorite songs of theirs are on You're Living All Over Me - In a Jar, Raisans, and Little Fury Things, especially. I listened to them a lot in high school and college. Their brand of alienation, apathy, and melancholy social/romantic bewilderment was especially appealing back then and I still find their music good to listen to.
But I never knew much about Dinosaur Jr beyond listening to their music*, so this book was quite illuminating for me. Attfield gives a very good history of the band's early days and a nice overview of the members' lives up through the early 90s. I especially appreciated getting a new perspective on Dinosaur Jr's influences and their relationships with other bands and styles. Attfield is also quite good at describing and analyzing the songs on You're Living All Over Me in terms of musical features, overall style, and expressive themes. This book was a great way to get re-acquainted with music I hadn't listened to very much in quite a while.
*I grew up before the internet - it was just emerging at the end of my college years. Back in those days, it was much harder to get information on alternative bands. In fact, in my youth, listening to obscure bands made one a freak/nerd/geek rather than a hipster. You can all get off my lawn now. :)
