‘So Free seems so familiar’

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J Mascis & The Fog
"Free So Free"
*** out of ****

Singer-songwriter-guitarist J Mascis’ approach hasn’t changed much since the mid-80’s, when his Western Massachusetts band Dinosaur Jr helped write the alternative rock cookbook.

Those receipies remain intact on Mascis’ second post-Dino studio album: labryinthine guitar solos, vocals that alternate between whiny and gauzy (think Neil Young through a thick fog) and distortion.

But "Free So Free" also highlights the difference between Mascis and the grungers he inspired: Mascis doesn’t drone on. He writes finely barbed melodies that get under your skin and stay there, cut after cut.

Kevin R. Convey

Boston Herald

Very true about the getting under your skin bit…No Way has been under mine for days <img>

Allison <img>

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hEY Ally

Thanks for that

It seems the new album got very good reviews
Thats beautiful, J really deserves that

The 4 songs I heard so far are really beautiful
4 More days before I get the new album, I hope

Yrs Trully

James

<small>[ 10-12-2002, 02:22 PM: Message edited by: James Sunderland ]</small>

[expect nothing]

"He writes finely barbed melodies that get under your skin and stay there"

soooooo truuuue <img>

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