J + Friends Sing + Chant for AMMA
J Mascis
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Please Remember That I'm Here | J Mascis | 5:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Help Me AMMA | J Mascis | 6:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lokah | J Mascis | 7:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take Me Home | J Mascis | 5:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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AMMA What Now? | J Mascis | 7:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Heavy Metal Ai Giri Nandini | J Mascis | 12:03 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 6 Songs |
Album Review
A collection of devotional songs dedicated to Amma, the living Indian saint Sri Mata Arritanandarrayi Devi, this self-released disc represents the most beautiful and nakedly emotional music J Mascis has ever created. Though favoring acoustic guitars and simple, circular melodies, it's as powerful as anything ever wrought by Dinosaur Jr., with the crucial difference that it soothes the soul instead of warping the brain. While Mascis' quavering voice always articulated the emotional turmoil his splatterpunk lyrics once conspicuously avoided, here he confronts his spiritual conflicts with poignant honesty, contemplating confusion, isolation, and loss in unflinching detail. When he finally plugs in his guitar for the closing "Heavy Metal Ai Girl Nandini," a blistering reinterpretation of a Sanskrit hymn some 1,300 years old, the catharsis is monumental.
Customer Reviews
Interesting
Well, these songs still have his particular approach and voice, and if the guy feels the need to get a little spiritual, so what? Would you rather he write a song called "Help Me Booze" or "Heavy Metal Noodling"? People change and everything cycles; don't put the man down for expressing himself.
meditative and inspiring
If you love J's voice and guitar and are not obsessed with 3 verses and a chorus there's a good chance you'll love this album. Be open.
What is wrong with having a mid-life crisis?
Honest music from a guy who isn't a kid anymore. Worth checking out.
Biography
Born: December 10, 1965 in Amherst, MA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By J Mascis
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Leavin' On a Jet Plane | Leavin' On a Jet Plane / Too Hard - Single | 4:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Several Shades of Why | Several Shades of Why | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Circle | Circle - Single | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Too Deep | Several Shades of Why | 2:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Not Enough | Several Shades of Why | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Too Hard | Leavin' On a Jet Plane / Too Hard - Single | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Listen to Me | Several Shades of Why | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Is It Done | Several Shades of Why | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I've Been Thinking | Circle - Single | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cyborg Kids | I Love Guitar Wolf Very Much | 5:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
