Hand It Over

Dinosaur Jr

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Originally released in March 1997, ‘Hand It Over’ is a brilliant, complex, diverse and fitting end to the Dinosaur Jr major label era. Pressed on 180g vinyl this re-issue features heavyweight sleeve and newly designed inner bag.

Bouncing back from the more measured ‘Without A Sound’, J Mascis turns in his most eclectic album since Green Mind with ‘Hand It Over’. Dinosaurs bedrock sound still hasn’t changed – its still a sprawling, electric mess of hard rock filtered through folk-rock song structures – but Mascis plays with the arrangements, adding strings, trumpets, and on a handful of tracks, My Bloody Valentine’s slippery guitar orchestrations and vocals (Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher both sing on the album). These addition make the music sound fresh, but they would only be window dressing if Mascis’ songs weren’t as strong a they are.

The opener, “I Don’t Think,” leads off with a thunderous, bass-driven boom enveloping a falsetto vocal, then lapses into a wistful folky chorus. “Nothing’s Going On” is a straight-ahead, slow-tempo rocker with heavy guitar overdrive and a straight snare-drum beat. “I’m Insane,” one of the album’s strongest cuts, features a loopy trumpet doing an off-key dance as the song switches between a dark stall and a manic chorus. “Can’t We Move This” is the most probably the most satisfying track for fans of the middle albums, with a lot of slashing guitar work and the Marshalls set on kill, again set against the fascinating counterpoint of an almost inaudible falsetto vocal.

With almost every track, Mascis has worked the song structure, vocals and instrumentation to their most intriguing possibilities.

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Track Listings

I Don't Think
Never Bought It
Nothin's Going on
I'm Insane
Can't We Move This
Alone
Sure Not Over You
Loaded
Mick
I Know Yer Insane
Getting Rough
Gotta Know

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Hand It Over (Deluxe Expanded Edition)

Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Cherry Red | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve
Released 27th September 2019
£34.00
  • Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • SKU: PBREDD759
  • Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve
  • Released Date: 27th September 2019

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