Dinosaur Jr.: Where do I start?

Holy War · #1 01-20-2010, 11:33 PM

been wanting to get into this band for a while but havent gotten around to it. Where should I start?

Mind Eroded · #2 01-21-2010, 06:56 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27r...ng_All_Over_Me

sick album.

overdrivethree · #3 01-21-2010, 11:46 PM

what he said.

their best album by a long shot.

thombo · #4 01-21-2010, 11:47 PM

fossils or the whatever's cool with me ep

Holy War · #5 01-22-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mind Eroded

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27r...ng_All_Over_Me

sick album.

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdrivethree

what he said.

their best album by a long shot.

cool, thanks

LarryO · #6 01-22-2010, 08:36 AM

I think "where you been" is a good album, then Green mind and without a sound.

**StrangerDanger** · #7 01-22-2010, 08:38 AM

MASCIS IS ALLSUM!

theevilplankton · #8 01-22-2010, 10:18 AM

YLAOM is a classic, without a doubt.

As a Dino freak, I'd suggest that you can't go wrong with any Dino, except for 'Without A Sound', which is a bit weak. 'Green Mind' is quite as consistant as their best, either.

Their last one (2009), 'Farm' is superb, and widely to be their best since, and perhaps alongside 'YLAOM'. I saw them last year, and it was the best I've ever seen....they were awesome.

Mascis is a guitar god, for sure....but Lou Barlow is a great bassman, and Murph has always been in my top 5 drummers.

Go get some Dino in your life!!

Holy War · #9 01-23-2010, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by theevilplankton

YLAOM is a classic, without a doubt.

As a Dino freak, I'd suggest that you can't go wrong with any Dino, except for 'Without A Sound', which is a bit weak. 'Green Mind' is quite as consistant as their best, either.

Their last one (2009), 'Farm' is superb, and widely to be their best since, and perhaps alongside 'YLAOM'. I saw them last year, and it was the best I've ever seen....they were awesome.

Mascis is a guitar god, for sure....but Lou Barlow is a great bassman, and Murph has always been in my top 5 drummers.

Go get some Dino in your life!!

Went to FYE today and picked up Farm (it was the only DJ album they had). So far I freaking love it! Im on my second play through right now. Also, I got the deluxe edition so it came with a second CD with some bonus tracks that Im sure Ill love.

The bass tone on the record is raw, fuzzy, and glorious! I love it and cant wait to pick up some more

theevilplankton · #10 01-23-2010, 06:25 AM

Cool, nice one.

You can also download hundreds of shows, totally legally and band approved, here -

http://www.freesofree.net/

I've done a few, and the quality of many of them is superb.

You'll have a great ride from here on in, Holy War....enjoy!!

BTW - It's a short ride to Sebadoh (Lou's band after Dino), and J's solo stuff with The Fog!

Les Izmor · #11 01-23-2010, 06:43 AM

When I got into them Bug had just come out. I love it still, and always preferred it over their other albums (yep, they were albums then, I'm old!!).

I also saw them live around that time and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen! Super loud guitar distortion of the best kind. The most interesting part of the show was when Lou Barlow would stomp on some kind of controller between songs which would trigger the Beach Boys tune "God Only Knows" to play through his distorted Marshall Bass rig (then the next time he triggered it, the song would resume from where he had stopped it). it was really cool. Of course, I happen to like that song a lot, but to hear it sandwiched between Dinosaur Jr. tunes through a distorted bass rig, lending a surreal continuity to the entire show was just mind blowing!