40. THE ELECRTIC
ANTHOLOGY PROJECT – THE ELECTRIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT OF DINOSAUR JR.
The bassist from rock band Built to Spill takes some songs from
one of the best bands of the past few decades and adds some Casio Keyboard style reworks. The grunge is lost and replaced with
exactly what it says on the tin; electric stuff. Cover and opener “Sludgefeast” sounds like a Nintendo game.
Luckily enough, there’s plenty going on for it not to sound like the annoying
32-bit electronic genre that I’m not really fond of. Basically this is on the
right side of spazzy. The vocals of Dinosaur savior J. Mascis feature higher up
in the mix all the way through to add a new dimension to this bands sound. Guitars kick in on the tremendous “In A Jar”
and the moods of angst and exaltation
fizzle up to grandiose effect on “Kracked.” For me, the best is saved till last
on “Feel The Pain;” again two polarized emotions intertwine lovelily. A velociraptor of an album. Oops.
BEST PLAYED: When
you want happiness to override angst.
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