Red Mosquito

The live album on Spotify is cool

washing machine wrote:

washing machine wrote:It's criminal how unfamiliar I am with Dinosaur Jr., given my general taste.

I never really did too much about this post. Maybe this band just isn't for me.

Perhaps someone I trust can convince me otherwise. vinylguy? self?

I think that given their influence on Kurt Vile, there’s something from the early days you could sink into.

I mean, I'm familiar with their sound on those 90s records but I don't know any of them by heart. I owned Hand it Over and of course Green Mind is a classic. Freak Scene from 1991: The Year Punk Broke is a killer performance. Yet I just don't live and breath this discography like I do some of their contemporaries (Sonic Youth, Pavement...)

Maybe it would help if someone would explain the band's dynamics to me? Just three guys, right? J, Lou and that drummer? Who writes the songs? Do these guys get along? Was there a "turning point" album within this band's discography that changed the sound or anything?

washing machine wrote:Maybe it would help if someone would explain the band's dynamics to me? Just three guys, right? J, Lou and that drummer?

Yes (the drummer is Murph). That's the original Dinosaur Jr line-up that existed in the 80s, and later reunited circa mid 00s.

washing machine wrote:Who writes the songs?

J mainly, but Lou also writes a few. He sings those.

washing machine wrote:Do these guys get along?

They didn't used to, which is why the band split originally, but I think they do now.

Circa late 80s, Lou left the band, J and Murph carried on with other bassists. By the early 90s, Murph was out too. The band was more or less a J side project at this point, but he eventually mended fences with both Lou and Murph and they decided to pick things up and continue. This version of the band has now been pretty consistent again for 15+ years, so that's nice for everyone.

washing machine wrote:Was there a "turning point" album within this band's discography that changed the sound or anything?

I think You're Living All Over Me, their second album, is close to being that.

That might be just the push I needed. Thanks spenno.

I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

I don’t think Reid will like them

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Will check out post haste. Thanks vg brother

bart wrote:I don’t think Reid will like them

Why not?

washing machine wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Will check out post haste. Thanks vg brother

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Gave Beyond a listen on a run a couple of days ago. I didn't realize I knew "Crumble" from that album so well. Not sure why I've heard it that often, it's not on radio around here or anything. Guess it just shows up on a lot of playlists. Enjoyed the album. Definitely the classic Dino Jr. sound that I'm familiar with.

washing machine wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Gave Beyond a listen on a run a couple of days ago. I didn't realize I knew "Crumble" from that album so well. Not sure why I've heard it that often, it's not on radio around here or anything. Guess it just shows up on a lot of playlists. Enjoyed the album. Definitely the classic Dino Jr. sound that I'm familiar with.

yeah, its a great album! It was kind of a surprise back in the day not only that those guys were back together but that they manage to make a classic album with so many great songs.

I Got Lost remains as one of my favorite from their catalogue.

has anyone gone to a screening of the documentary?

if so, thoughts?

VinylGuy wrote:

washing machine wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Gave Beyond a listen on a run a couple of days ago. I didn't realize I knew "Crumble" from that album so well. Not sure why I've heard it that often, it's not on radio around here or anything. Guess it just shows up on a lot of playlists. Enjoyed the album. Definitely the classic Dino Jr. sound that I'm familiar with.

yeah, its a great album! It was kind of a surprise back in the day not only that those guys were back together but that they manage to make a classic album with so many great songs.

I Got Lost remains as one of my favorite from their catalogue.

"This is All I Came to Do" stood out for me. Whole album is getting another listen very soon. When I'm on a run it all kind of bleeds together, but these guitars are good for that sort of thing.

oh yeah thats a greeeat song.

washing machine wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

washing machine wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:I would recommend their first album with the original lineup back, Its called Beyond, and i fucking love it.

Gave Beyond a listen on a run a couple of days ago. I didn't realize I knew "Crumble" from that album so well. Not sure why I've heard it that often, it's not on radio around here or anything. Guess it just shows up on a lot of playlists. Enjoyed the album. Definitely the classic Dino Jr. sound that I'm familiar with.

yeah, its a great album! It was kind of a surprise back in the day not only that those guys were back together but that they manage to make a classic album with so many great songs.

I Got Lost remains as one of my favorite from their catalogue.

"This is All I Came to Do" stood out for me. Whole album is getting another listen very soon. When I'm on a run it all kind of bleeds together, but these guitars are good for that sort of thing.

The end of Pick Me Up rips

saw these guys show at a festival at Fuji this year and damn! they were so good

Hope i can see them someday again

and its happening this november!

after 12 years they are playing Buenos Aires again. FUCK YEAH

Saw them on their Where You Been anniversary tour earlier this year and was very underwhelmed, definitely the least fun I've had at a J Mascis show.

J seemed decidedly uninterested while Lou and Murph were putting in a heap of effort for not much result. J also had to pause between every song for some roadie to come in and swap over large cardboard sheets that must have had song lyrics on them. Not going to lie, it was a little bit depressing.

Well J is a very weird dude so i totally get that a show can function or not depending on his vibe.

But i saw a few proshots from this year and damn they were full into it.

Very exited.