Bouncing back from the staid Without a Sound, J Mascis turns in his most eclectic album since Green Mind with Dinosaur Jr.'s Hand It Over.
Dinosaur's bedrock sound hasn't changed -- it's 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 additions make the music sound fresh, but they would only be window dressing if Mascis' songs weren't as strong as they are.
Again, his progressions are subtle, but songs like "I Don't Think," "Nothin's Goin' On," "Can't We Move This," and "Sure Not Over You" are fine additions to his catalog, and help make Hand It Over one of Dinosaur Jr.'s most consistent and best records.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't ThinkJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Never Bought ItJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Nothin's Goin' OnJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | I'm InsaneJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Can't We Move ThisJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | AloneJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Sure Not over YouJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | LoadedJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | MickJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | I Know Yer InsaneJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Gettin' RoughJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | Gotta KnowJ Mascis | Dinosaur Jr. | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 298 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Agnello | Mixing |
| 2 | Tiffany Anders | Guest Artist |
| 3 | Tiffany Andorc | Vocals |
| 4 | George Berz | Drums |
| 5 | Bilinda Butcher | Vocals |
| 6 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 7 | Dinosaur Jr. | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Kurt Fedora | Bass |
| 9 | Maura Jasper | Label Design |
| 10 | Mike Johnson | Bass |
| 11 | J Mascis | Composer, Instrumentation, Multi Instruments, Producer |
| 12 | Dan McLaughlin | Engineer, Keyboards |
| 13 | Brian Paulson | Engineer |
| 14 | Philip Reichenheim | Photography |
| 15 | Kevin Shields | Engineer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Brian Sperber | Mixing Assistant |
| 17 | Andy Wilkinson | Engineer |
| 18 | John Yates | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |