Dinosaur Jr was the first of the bigger name indies to be pulled in by SST's allure...after seeing their punk heroes and established label veterans like Black Flag, Minutemen and Husker Du get joined by Sonic Youth, they followed SY's lead and left Homestead for the greener pastures of SST. this was a crushing blow for Homestead label Gerard Cosloy (who later founded Matador), as their 2nd record was already in the can and ready for release.
instead, their masterpiece You're Living All Over Me came out on SST and put their name firmly on the map.
so what's Dinosaur like? (the jr was added after some old farts who'd already used Dinosaur threatened to sue). LOUD. pin you to the back of the club loud. all three members (laconic, passive/aggressive dentist's son J Mascis; misunderstood and sensitive Lou Barlow; man in the middle (well, actually behind the kit) Murph)) came from hardcore backgrounds; i saw J and Lou's band Deep Wound play at least once during my high school years, and Murph played drums for a band called All White Jury which i'd see a few times. but along the way, J decided to drop the forbidden 1-2-3-4 tempo of HC, add in some over-amped classic rock guitar solos, and tried to melt the solid state components of any amp or PA he was plugged into.
these selections are taken from the mighty YLAOM and 2nd SST record _Bug_; since they unceremoniously tossed Lou out of the band after _Bug_ and he spent the next ~6 years working in Sebadoh, writing songs about how much he hated J, last year's reunion of the 3 was very unexpected. i've not seen the lineup but there are far worse things to do. btw, J is also drummer in the metal outfit Witch, also featured as a SotD selection.
Sludgefeast
Raisans
They Always Come
instead, their masterpiece You're Living All Over Me came out on SST and put their name firmly on the map.
so what's Dinosaur like? (the jr was added after some old farts who'd already used Dinosaur threatened to sue). LOUD. pin you to the back of the club loud. all three members (laconic, passive/aggressive dentist's son J Mascis; misunderstood and sensitive Lou Barlow; man in the middle (well, actually behind the kit) Murph)) came from hardcore backgrounds; i saw J and Lou's band Deep Wound play at least once during my high school years, and Murph played drums for a band called All White Jury which i'd see a few times. but along the way, J decided to drop the forbidden 1-2-3-4 tempo of HC, add in some over-amped classic rock guitar solos, and tried to melt the solid state components of any amp or PA he was plugged into.
these selections are taken from the mighty YLAOM and 2nd SST record _Bug_; since they unceremoniously tossed Lou out of the band after _Bug_ and he spent the next ~6 years working in Sebadoh, writing songs about how much he hated J, last year's reunion of the 3 was very unexpected. i've not seen the lineup but there are far worse things to do. btw, J is also drummer in the metal outfit Witch, also featured as a SotD selection.
Sludgefeast
Raisans
They Always Come
