Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984, originally called simply Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.
Founding members were J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph. After three albums on independent labels earned the band a reputation as one of the formative influences on American alternative rock, creative tension led to Mascis firing Barlow, who turned to Sebadoh and Folk Implosion. His replacement, Mike Johnson came aboard for four major-label albums. Murph eventually quit, with Mascis taking over drum duties on the band's albums. Dinosaur Jr. disbanded in 1997, and the original lineup reformed in 2005, releasing three albums as of 2012.
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My knowledge of Dinosaur Jr is fairly limited - they had a song (Get Me) on a compilation that was released in New Zealand called The Trip, it was and still is an awesome song.... fast forward to 2011 and J Mascis released a solo album called Several Shades of Why, a very gentle and mellow album - I saw J Mascis perform this at the Toff in Town last year, it was a very cool show. And then in 2012 Dinosaur Jr release I Bet on the Sky - not so mellow, but really nice big riffs and cool melodies.
So it's been hot here in Melbourne, I think we're going into our 500th day above ten million degrees and it was a little bit scary walking into the Corner, but to my delight, it was quite nice. For about 10 minutes.
J Mascis has a lot of amps.
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| Dinosaur Jr (c) 2013 Michael James Christian |
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| Dinosaur Jr (c) 2013 Michael James Christian |
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| Dinosaur Jr (c) 2013 Michael James Christian |
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| Dinosaur Jr (c) 2013 Michael James Christian |
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| Dinosaur Jr (c) 2013 Michael James Christian |
"Watch the Corners" from Dinosaur Jr's latest album I Bet on the Sky
"Is it Done" from J Mascis solo album Several Shades of Why
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