Dinosaur Jr. guidance

barker · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:48 pm

So I've always heard these guys are something I should hear and I know nothing about them and have never gone out of my way to hear any of their stuff. Now I find out they are going to be playing a show in my hometown (a hometown that sees about 10 meesly great shows a year, so I can't afford to miss any of them) and my interest has suddenly peaked.

So, Dinosaur Jr. crackerjacks, what should I listen to?

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

andyfest to thread.

in the meantime, i think there are two distinct eras of dinosaur jr - when lou barlow was in the band and after he left. i got into them after he left, so, not surprising, i prefer where you been to anything from when he was in the band, but you're living all over me is pretty much considered their best. you may want to start there. if you see them, you will not hear anything from the era after barlow had left, so just concentrate on the first few albums and you should be fine.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:54 pm

•You're Living All Over Me
•Bug

Here's a song for streaming, from the latter:
http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=4 ... stID=16353

barker · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:59 pm

I forgot to post the Dinosaur Jr. tour dates (in case they're coming to your town)

05-10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
05-11 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-12 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-13 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
05-15 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-16 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-18 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
05-19 Olympia, WA - Capitol Theatre
05-20 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight
05-22 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-25 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
05-26 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
05-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Odeon Events Centre
05-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Garrick Centre
05-29 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
05-31 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-01 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-02 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
06-03 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
06-04 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig
06-06 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-07 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06-09 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda

Gordo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:04 pm

If you do go...and this cannot be stressed enough...use earplugs. More than one pair, if that's humanly possible.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:05 pm

You're Living All Over Me is pretty awesome. Ear Bleeding Country is a decent comp. Some solo Mascis on it though.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

Gordo Wrote:

If you do go...and this cannot be stressed enough...use earplugs. More than one pair, if that's humanly possible.

oh right, this is critical. j mascis in any form is ridiculously loud.

discostu · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:54 pm

Albums:
Bug
You're Living All Over Me
Green Mind

Although when I saw them last year, they played a ton of obscure tracks I didn't recognize.

To back up with everyone else has said, they are EXTREMELY loud. Wear earplugs.

e-stone · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:58 pm

this will be an unpopular choice, but the first one i heard was green mind, and it remains my favorite.

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

green mind and bug.

though i probably have 6 or 7 of their albums and love them all in some way.

awesome band.

agree with stu that they played a bunch of the really early stuff when they toured last year... due to lou barlow returning, they only played stuff from the first few records, some of which i was unfamilar with.

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:20 pm

I wouldn't call them awesome since J.'s singing voice can be downright awful at times, but there are a lot of cool songs.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:40 pm

YLAOM is my favorite and probably my favorite album of all time, and features one of my favorite songs ("Raisans").

Fryxell · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:03 pm

For me, nothing beats Where You Been. J really shreds on "Get Me" and "What Else Is New."

Old Kentucky · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:39 pm

barker88 Wrote:

05-10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah

8)

duckyboy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:08 am

Old Kentucky Wrote:

barker88 Wrote:

05-10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah

8)

Oh shit, I didn't realize it was at the Casbah. That's awesome. Last time they played at f'in SOMA.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:41 am

Toilet Duck Wrote:

Old Kentucky Wrote:

barker88 Wrote:

05-10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah

8)

Oh shit, I didn't realize it was at the Casbah. That's awesome. Last time they played at f'in SOMA.

Hey I hear the sound is f'n great :wink:

Alas no DC/Balto dates.

cherry chapstick · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:36 am

not 'Without a Sound'. bleh
definitely agree with 'You're Living All Over Me'.
I wouldn't recommend anything post Lou Barlow

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:23 am

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Toilet Duck Wrote:

Old Kentucky Wrote:

barker88 Wrote:

05-10 San Diego, CA - The Casbah

8)

Oh shit, I didn't realize it was at the Casbah. That's awesome. Last time they played at f'in SOMA.

Hey I hear the sound is f'n great :wink:

Alas no DC/Balto dates.

I've seen one show there and it's an amazing, small little room.
Yeah, the sound was great.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:03 am

for someone that wants an overall taste.....

get this - Ear Bleeding Country

then if you enjoy that i would dive into their proper albums

saint · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:28 pm **Posts:** 4271

cherry chapstick Wrote:

I wouldn't recommend anything post Lou Barlow

you don't like green mind or bug? :shock:

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

where you been has what's arguably dinosaur jr's catchiest song. i can't trust people who set aside whole eras of a band just like that. i may not care for the barlow era, but there's good stuff in there.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:37 pm

Saint Wrote:

cherry chapstick Wrote:

I wouldn't recommend anything post Lou Barlow

you don't like green mind or bug? :shock:

Barlow is on Bug isn't he?

This is a band I need to listen to more. I like You're Living All Over Me and Bug, and I plan to pick up Green Mind eventually.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:49 pm

I've actually been kind of digging the new one.

Could've been an abomination but I have been pleasantly surprised.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

green mind has one good song on it, and it was my 2nd album of theirs so it wasn't like i was bored of their sound when i got it.

all the pre-green mind albums are great.
your living on me has 4 awesome songs, and the rest aren't quite filler but aren't quite great.

amazing live show.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:33 pm

elephantstone Wrote:

this will be an unpopular choice, but the first one i heard was green mind, and it remains my favorite.

I'm with you.

I'll back up the earplugs thing as well.

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