Bug

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Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 38:31

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*Looks at eMusic review above, is incensed*

alexnecchi

"a surprisingly catchy song encapsulating the appeal and pitfalls of indie rock within three minutes." What??? Are we talking about the same "Freak Scene" here, All Music Guide guy? A tune that doesn't so much start as detonate, and then improves throughout, with a zeitgeist-defining guitar solo thrown in for good measure? Where in the name of Neil Young is there a milli-second of "pitfall" in Freak Scene? Clown. Let's be objective here. This album is uneven, the first side is better than the second, and the last two tunes are unnecessary. Also, the lyrics are as incomprehensible/semi-nonsensical as usual. But - this album is also turbo-charged, overdriven fuzz-rock genius and should be heard by anyone with a soul and an even passing interest in the electric guitar. So; download the first 8 tunes here and if you can find a flaw in "Freak Scene" please let me know so I can come round to your house and break every record in your collection over your head until you see sense.

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Nice addition

Marco66

Dinosaur Jr. were one of the best gig of the alt-rock scene back in the eighties. Freak scene is still very fresh, some noise at the end of the record is slightly old fashion now, but this is still a great record if you want to dig in the history of american underground music.

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