You're Living All Over Me

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You're Living All Over Me
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Studio album by
Dinosaur Jr.
ReleasedDecember 14, 1987
Recorded1987
StudioPine Tracks, Fun City [1]
Genre
Length36:08
Label SST (130)
Producer Wharton Tiers
Dinosaur Jr. chronology
Dinosaur
(1985)		You're Living All Over Me
(1987)		 Bug
(1988)

You're Living All Over Me is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. It was released on December 14, 1987, through SST Records.

Contents

A refinement of the formula introduced on the band's debut album Dinosaur , You're Living All Over Me features drawling vocals paired with loud guitars and driving rhythms, presaging grunge. The album was well-reviewed upon release, and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential albums in alternative rock.

Background

Dinosaur Jr. released their first album, Dinosaur , in 1985, largely to critical indifference and low sales; only about 1,500 copies were sold in its first year. [2]

After the record's release, Dinosaur would often perform in New York. The New York-based alternative rock band Sonic Youth was unimpressed by the first Dinosaur performance they saw. However, after watching them play several months later, they approached the band declaring themselves fans, [3] and invited the band to join them on tour in the American Northeast and northern Midwest in September 1986.

The album's title was long rumored to have been a phrase uttered by singer/guitarist J Mascis in frustration at the cramped conditions of a lengthy tour. However, Mascis has denied this story, claiming, "I thought of it more like my sister… You know someone just like, bugging me at the time." [4]

Style

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You're Living All Over Me has been primarily described as an indie rock, alternative rock, noise rock, and grunge album, and has often been noted for its influence on these genres. [5] The album represents a refinement in the band's sound, two years after their debut album, Dinosaur , while still being especially lo-fi.

While Mascis was again the primary songwriter, Lou Barlow contributed the last two songs, the punk-influenced Lose and the experimental "Poledo". "Poledo" is different from the rest of the album in that the first half is a low-fidelity recording of Barlow singing and playing ukulele, much like he did with his own group Sebadoh, while the second half is a collection of sound collages and abstract noise pieces. [6]

Release and reception

The album was originally issued when the band was still known as Dinosaur, before a lawsuit forced the name change to Dinosaur Jr. The album was recalled by SST a few months after release, and new copies were printed crediting the band as Dinosaur Jr. The band made a music video for the song "Little Fury Things", which was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen. [7]

NME published a rave review of You're Living All Over Me upon the album's 1987 release, with the magazine's Jack Barron declaring it "the most agape rock music to have come out of America this year" and calling the band "the missing link between Hüsker Dü and R.E.M.". [8] Critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B+" grade in The Village Voice and wrote, "All these growing malcontents want is a little structure and meaning in their lives. Is that so much to ask?" [9]

Legacy

Retrospective professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Entertainment Weekly A [11]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
Paste Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [13]
Pitchfork 9.1/10 [14]
PopMatters 8/10 [15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 10/10 [17]
Stylus Magazine A− [18]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [19]

The album is considered a classic of indie and alternative rock. In 1995, it was ranked fifth on Alternative Press magazine's "Top 99 Albums of '85 to '95" list. [20] In 2005, it was placed at number 31 on Spin 's list of the 100 greatest albums from 1985 through to 2005. [21] Pitchfork included You're Living All Over Me at number 40 on its 2002 list of the best albums of the 1980s, [22] and at number 46 on a new edition of the list published in 2018. [23] Beats Per Minute listed the record as the 17th-best album of the 1980s.[ citation needed ] It was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [24] It is J. Mascis' favorite album that Dinosaur Jr. made. [25]

You're Living All Over Me has also proven to be greatly influential, especially on the shoegaze genre. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine has named the album, among others, as an influence on his band's seminal You Made Me Realise EP; the two bands would eventually tour together. [26] [27] Several sources recognize the album's influence on Nirvana. [28] The title of the song "Little Fury Bugs" from Death Cab for Cutie's 2000 album We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is a reference to "Little Fury Things". [29]

In 2005, You're Living All Over Me was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series. [30]

In 2011, Nick Attfield wrote a book about the album as part of Continuum's 33⅓ series. [31]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J Mascis, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Fury Things" 3:06
2."Kracked" 2:50
3."SludgeFeast" 5:17
4."The Lung" 3:51
5."Raisans" 3:50
6."Tarpit" 4:36
7."In a Jar" 3:28
8."Lose" Lou Barlow 3:11
9."Poledo" Lou Barlow 5:43
Total length:36:08
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Show Me the Way" (on the SST CD version) Peter Frampton 3:45
11."Just Like Heaven" (on the 2005 Merge and Imperial reissues) Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst 2:53
12."Throw Down" (on the 2005 Imperial reissue) 0:49
13."In a Jar" (live; on the 2005 Imperial reissue)  

Personnel

Dinosaur Jr.
Additional personnel
Production

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