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DINOSAUR JR

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Lead Performance: Dinosaur Jr.; Genre: Rock

C+

By Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair

Tom Sinclair is a senior writer for EW and has been called "the handsomest man in rock criticism'' (by his wife)

DINOSAUR JR Hand It Over (Reprise) Singer-guitarist J Mascis cooked up some of the past decade's tastiest rock by blending elements of Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, and the Stooges into a messy musical stew, but Dino's ninth album is none too appetizing. Aside from the moving eight-minute opus ''Alone,'' the new songs sound formulaic, and Mascis' stumblebum guitar-hero persona and wearier-than-thou vocals have grown, well, tired. Extinction beckons. C+

Posted Mar 28, 1997

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