I always wonder about the track listing(I have a lot of time in my head 🙂 – I think J probably does take time on it(As the albums production is perfect) But I think up to Beyond the record company may have had a say with the opening tracks.
I read this by the guy from Felled Tree’s and it’s a interesting take!
http://diffuser.fm/felled-trees-dinosaur-jr-where-you-been-track-by-track/
This is about Drawerings….(I also thought the same about the opening being similar and it seems strange to me to have them back to back)
“I remember the very first time I heard this on CD. When ‘Drawerings’ started, I thought the player was on repeat because the main riff is so similar to that of ‘Get Me.’ Of course it goes in a total independent path once the singing started. I always wondered why they put such similar songs next to each other. I guess it was sort of an acknowledgment that there are only so many chords and what’s important is not which you use (or repeat) but what you do with them. The middle part came was really “heavy” for an “indie rock”-type record; it’s almost like “stoner rock” or something. I was definitely worried we’d wimp it out or something, but I think, thanks to thick bass and drums, it’s pretty muscular.”
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