Dinosaur Jr.

[sonictheplumber]

You're Living All Over Me was awesome, and someday I'll get Bug, but what other albums by them are of high quality?

And you can talk about other Jr. stuff here too.

[mozartv]

Where You Been? is my personal favorite just for the song "Start Choppin". You should get the new album. Its really good.

[Hedgedive]

Without a Sound is good.

[sonictheplumber]

What's their worst album? I'm sure a band like that can't make a god-awful album, but still, what's their worst?

[mozartv]

Without a sound is a good album, but i would consider it their worst album.

[Thanks]

Their stuff after Barlow left isn't very good. Beyond is really really great. The s/t is also good.

[Kyle]

Beyond is their 3rd best after Bug and You're Living All Over Me in my oppinion.

I like some of the laid back stuff they did later, but as albums they're never that cohesive. Seeing them at Reading Festival in a couple of weeks and it should be great - it will be my 3rd time seeing them.

[The Jungler]

I don't care for the stuff post-Barlow much, but the first three albums are all good. After you get Bug go with the self-titled. Then Beyond I guess.

[metalicajaymz]

Bug = YLAOM > Beyond > Green Mind > Where You Been > Hand it Over > Dinosaur = Without a Sound

[Zebra]

Bug and You're Living All Over Me are the only Dinosaur Jr. albums worth listening to.

[Thanks]

Have you heard Beyond, though, Zebra? It's basically on par with those two.

[Zebra]

I'm partial to Beyond. It has some solid numbers like "Crumble" and "Pick Me Up" but I find that it's just to inconsistent.

[Concubine]

Beyond rules

[AlienEater]

yeah. one of the best albums this year still

ylaom and bug are both nearly perfect

[MeowMeow]

I've been meaning to check them out. Guess I'll start with You're Lying All Over Me

[pulseczar]

Bug is their best, YLAOM close second.

[bleep_bloop]

dinosaur jr. sucks

[Concubine]

dinosaur jr. sucks

you suck tbh

[The Jungler]

Beyond was pretty good, it definitley didn't disappoint, but it didn't impress all that much either.

I think Forget the Swan might be my favorite DJ song.

[Hedgedive]

I don't even have the whole album, but I think you guys are being too hard on Without a Sound

Feel the Pain, I Don't Think So, and Yeah Right are all solid tracks.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I've got Beyond, YLAOM and Bug, they're all excellent. YLAOM would be my favourite.

[mozartv]

Yeah Right

one of their best songs

[YDload]

the only song i've heard from their first album is "Repulsion" but its so good that i find it hard to believe that the album as a whole is bad.

YLOAM is probably their best album, but their best song is the post-Barlow "Thumb"

[AlienEater]

Their first album isn't actually bad. It just isn't good. "Repulsion" is a good song though.

[myassitches]

I think Forget the Swan might be my favorite DJ song.

mine too.

as far as guitarists go, i think j. mascisis' level of technicality is the highest i can attain. should this be depressing?

[Hedgedive]

mine too.

as far as guitarists go, i think j. mascisis' level of technicality is the highest i can attain. should this be depressing?

any more technical and you've tread into metal fagdom so it's all good.

[baytamusic]

psychadelic homos. man, they suck. f ing sludgefest anyways! almost metal right???? dummy face.

[Boddah]

'Where You Been' is an incredibly boring and annoying album. The albums after Lou Barlow got kicked out aren't that great.

[dei]

I think I am the only person in the world that doesn't like Dinosaur Jr.

[Anxious]

They are o.k. And that is a very big o.k.

[dei]

Dude's voice sounds the way farts smell.

[Boilermaker]

That's rascist.

YLAOM is one of my favorite albums ever. I actually the like the first album a lot but that's just me.

[DonBass]

could someone up YLAOM to the A&I?

[80vs90]

I think I am the only person in the world that doesn't like Dinosaur Jr.

yes.

so you guys say that their fist album is bad? i've always wanted to check it out, just never got around to it.

imo, YLAOM is their best.

[margin0walker]

I think I am the only person in the world that doesn't like Dinosaur Jr.

you are not alone. dino jr. sucks

[Dr. Jake Destructo]

I think I am the only person in the world that doesn't like Dinosaur Jr.

almost, but I'm with you.

[YDload]

I think I am the only person in the world that doesn't like Dinosaur Jr.

sexymuffin dont like em either, but i'm here to say that you're all wrong.

[dei]

sexymuffin dont like em either, but i'm here to say that you're all wrong.

You're wrong.

[Robert Crumb]

Dude's voice sounds the way farts smell.

I like Dinosaur Jr. well enough but this true.

[Hedgedive]

J. Mascis' southern yowl almost got to be too much for me on Beyond, but it was redeemed by killer tunage.

[Eliminator]

It's a lot worse on their other albums

[Hedgedive]

well he sounds like my next-door neighbor on Almost Ready

[Robert Crumb]

I've heard that when more than four dyspeptic old men gather in one place, some people mistake it for a Mascis solo show.

[YDload]

J. Mascis' southern yowl almost got to be too much for me on Beyond, but it was redeemed by killer tunage.

he's from massachusetts though...

[Hedgedive]

wannabe redneck:confused:

[italic zero]

western MA might as well be

[AndreTheHyena]

I've never heard Dinosaur Jr, but a guy at our show in Nashville said that we sound like them. Go figure. I'll go pick up a cd or two when I have some $$. What's the best album to start with?

[YDload]

You're Living All Over Me

or Bug

[AndreTheHyena]

Thx.

[Aeaon]

Beyond was amazing. It was almost their best album since You've Living All Over Me.


But their post Barlow stuff I never really got into.

[AndreTheHyena]

I just listened to a little bit of You're Living All Over Me (I think), and Mascis' voice reminded me a lot of Stephen Malkmus. They don't really sound the same, but they use a similar inflection or style or something.

[YDload]

its called Slacker-ese

[Hedgedive]

the stone temple pilots, they're elegaaaant bachelorrrrrs

[tribestros]

Beyond was pretty freaking awesome. The only album I liked without Barlow was Without a Sound. Feel the Pain=complete ownage

[AndreTheHyena]

A friend burned me a copy of Beyond and it's pretty much all I've been listening to for the past week. The guitar work is amazing. Have you guys heard J Mascis' stuff on the new Lemonheads album? It rules.

Masics' voice, like I said, reminds me of Malkmus, but also a little Neil Young, a little Jay Farrar, and even a little Kurt Cobain.

[YDload]

"Almost Ready" is the perfect way to welcome the band back, but the chord progression is so simple it's almost annoying (and unlike earlier releases, its simplicity isnt obscured by nearly enough noise).

but "Crumble" is my favorite song on the album. best combination of the old band and something new, as far as i'm concerned

[Boilermaker]

I gotta say I listened to Bug last night and it's not as good as I remember it being, but it's still alright. Freak Scene is still one of their best songs.

YLAOM > Beyond > Bug.

[CatfishJones]

ylaom, bug, and beyond are their best albums, but if i had to choose anything from the albums without barlow, i'd go with Where You Been?. its a pretty solid record.

[Concubine]

"Crumble" is my favorite song on the album.

YLAOM > Beyond > Bug.

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[YDload]

ylaom, bug, and beyond are their best albums, but if i had to choose anything from the albums without barlow, i'd go with Where You Been?. its a pretty solid record.

no the best non-barlow album is Green Mind, if only because "Thumb" is the best Dino Jr. song ever, and "The Wagon" aint too bad either

[CatfishJones]

idk, i've never listened to green mind. probably should get around to that.

[JohnXDoe]

it shocks me that more people haven't heard Green Mind. that is one of my favorite albums from the '90s. it really is outstanding. who cares if it was a major label debut, etc....i'm pretty sure this is J. as a one man band, basically, playing all guitar parts, bass, and drums.

the combo of Blowing It and I Live For That Look hooks me in every time. the way it transforms is seamless. honestly, i would go so far as to say this is their most consistent and possibly best recording, all due respect to Barlow. also for those unfamiliar the album ends with the title track, as some editions include a few bonus tracks. the album isn't perfect and of course expectations are raised when such praise is heaped on a recording, but the first four and last four songs on this album are pretty much spot on.


EDIT: Where You Been can't touch Green Mind. Not even close imho

[CatfishJones]

blowin it is the only song i've heard off of green mind.

[JohnXDoe]

i think you would like it in total. i like it because its a true album of songs. its meant to be listened to in total. and although i always skip track 5 and possibly track 6 (the two middle tracks imo break up the goodness) the rest is really like rock n roll heaven to me. but thats just me :-/

should be EVERYBODY

[CatfishJones]

i'll get around to it.

[Endless_Nameless]

Kick *** band. Glad the original line-up is back, especially Lou.

[Liebensaft]

I'm a casual listener, but I like the band a lot. Wish I could have gone to see them last week, but it was 21 and over. :(

[Apocalyptic Raids]

yeah they played here a few months back, I should have gone.

[bigtimerockboy]

dinosaur jr. sucks

sorry jr fans but i have to agree.

that singer's voice would have to be one of the most irritating, whiney voices i have ever heard in my entire life (and i've been around a while).

depressed me to hear that they are back again.

yech!

always thought they'd stay dead with the rest of the grunge acts.

[JohnXDoe]

"grunge act" lol

[MattyBlade]

I don't mind these guys...they look a little weird =X but, otherwise they don't sound too bad.

[YDload]

who cares what they look like

[Boilermaker]

I like my rock stars to be sexy.

[MattyBlade]

who cares what they look like

If that were the case, I wouldn't mind AFI

[Boilermaker]

No, AFI's music sucks.

[YDload]

if you like AFI then you're exactly the kind of tool who would dress like them too

[CatfishJones]

sorry jr fans but i have to agree.

that singer's voice would have to be one of the most irritating, whiney voices i have ever heard in my entire life (and i've been around a while).

depressed me to hear that they are back again.

yech!

always thought they'd stay dead with the rest of the grunge acts.

that attitude isn't gonna work here buddy. welcome to red bar land.

I don't mind these guys...they look a little weird =X but, otherwise they don't sound too bad.

well, you shouldn't be judging bands on looks, but i agree, j. mascis is one funny lookin guy.

[MattyBlade]

if you like AFI then you're exactly the kind of tool who would dress like them too

nah it was only one song and I turned it after about 30seconds.

Right now I'm wearing a old navy hoody which is like oversized, and some cargo pants.











































































with my hair died black in a reverse mullet, and my finger nails and lips painted black. I also have ridiculous piercings, which are ridiculous


well, you shouldn't be judging bands on looks, but i agree, j. mascis is one funny lookin guy.


Yeah, he's mainly the one I was refering to, couldn't tell if he was wearing a wig or if it's his actual hair but...god damn :lol:

I liked his tone a alot though, so it made up for it (guitar tone, vox were only alright)

[CatfishJones]

yeah, the hair is out there(:)). he makes up his unique appearance by being awesome.

[YourBiggestFan]

'Feel the Pain' is way underrated. Also, it has a cool video. Spike Jonze directed it!

[corb]

I bought Bug a few weeks ago and as a whole didn't particularly like it. Would it be worth getting any other albums like YLAOM or would it just be basically the same thing

[AndreTheHyena]

I watched a video of them playin on the Henry Rollins show, and I'm confused. I thought Mascis did most of the singing?

[Concubine]

He does, except for a few songs

[AndreTheHyena]

Ah.

[Six Foot Revolver]

I bought Bug a few weeks ago and as a whole didn't particularly like it. Would it be worth getting any other albums like YLAOM or would it just be basically the same thing
Give Bug a few more listens and if you still don't like it then you should probably give up.

[AlienEater]

YLAOM is slightly better though

[Six Foot Revolver]

Yeah but if they don't like Bug then I doubt they'll like YLAOM.

[AlienEater]

I guess

[sonictheplumber]

YLAOM rules, Green Mind is good, and I've got Bug coming in the mail on Tuesday.

[Neoteric]

YLAOM is the only Dinosaur Jr. album that's great (the rest are good but never reach the standard that YLAOM set out).

[YDload]

i dont normally go for greatest hits albums, but Ear-Bleeding Country is pretty good. maybe its just because it was the first Dino Jr i heard and ended up liking most of the songs, but it's a good way to take in all the post-Barlow stuff that's worth a damn.

[bigtimerockboy]

"grunge act" lol
well they popped out of a cow turd around the same time with basically the same style of playing from what i heard. so yeah.

i'll lump em in there.

i think some people think they're slacker. i don't. beck is slacker (and the rightful reigning monarch.. 'snoozer (pay no mind)' should be the national anthem of the universe.

whatever. :thumb:

p.s. gibby haynes for prez! .. i had a dream..whatever.

[bigtimerockboy]

that attitude isn't gonna work here buddy. welcome to red bar land.



so much for free speech and honest opinions then :D

[sonictheplumber]

Where You Been rules.

[Anxious]

Theres no point in listening to this band unless its 1988.

[perriwinkle]

or unless for a moment you want to feel like it's 1988

i bought a Dino Jr. pin at the record store evne though ive never really given them much time at all... i just figured theyd be alright and it was one of the only interesting bands they had on a pin. i'll download YLAOM and Beyond and then decide

[Anxious]

Or forget all the alternative rock you heard in car commercials when you were 9.

[Liebensaft]

When I want to listen to them, I usually put on Ear Bleeding Country... because it has a lot of their best stuff on it. Their new album isn't bad either; it sounds a lot like their older works.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Almost Ready was really good. That and YLAOM are the only Dino Jr. albums I really listen to.