And it's also got possibly the most consistently great collection of tracks on any DJ album, with the exception of possibly Bug and Green Mind. It just makes the record better having all the people there contributing something, rather than the last one.

My only reference is my digital FLAC rip that I've listened to for years and it stands toe to toe with it. Like many of its peers," he concludes, "Dinosaur Jr is a musical cargo cult, turning the detritus of another culture into something that can be used — and maybe even worshiped. Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould spoke positively of the album, commenting, "I've heard Where You Been, their new album. Goin' Home's gentle world-weariness sounds for all the world like it could be an Eels rip-off if it weren’t for the fact that E was still just a bespectacled teenager who was into birds at this point.On previous albums, the singer's relationship with the world outside seemed about as emotionally developed as a 13-year-old's. i will say too that in the run in wax on side A there is a noticeable hum that should not be there, this does not occur on the B, C and D sides however, maybe this is just my pressing?

Over the years I have collected some of those exclusive CD releases, but now I have many of those songs all in one here, and on vinyl, wow. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. They've stopped sounding the way they did on Bug, but they've built on the same basic premise and kept those very recognisable guitar sounds.Released to unanimously positive reviews, and containing many tracks that would become staples and fan favourites, ‘Where You Been’ continued Dinosaur Jr’s global ascent, being issued simultaneously across the US, Europe, Australasia, Asia and South America. All the while, Mascis' army of guitars is placed in service of his breaking heart, and the sound is majestic and moving. I think I expected something a lot heavier from this album; beneath the crunch of guitars is a pop album really.