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…love that ‘these guys can liquify solid concrete’ deal
http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment … xml&coll=7
Quote:Music review: Dino fans hit where it hurts
May 21, 2007DON CAMPBELLThe sonic squall of a Dinosaur Jr. show is not for the faint of heart or the mildly curious.
The trio led by ringleader, vocalist, guitarist and songcraft mastermind J Mascis, along with prodigal bassist Lou Barlow (who recently returned after leaving in 1989) and the piston-armed drumming power plant known simply as Murph, cold-cocked a largely sold-out Crystal Ballroom Thursday night — the answer for those who’ve had their lip bloodied in the schoolyard of power-chord rock and liked the taste and adrenalin rush.
Offering a healthy selection from their just released CD, "Beyond," Mascis and company proved yet again there is a place in the world for utter anger, rage and fear, and their subsequent manifestations and physical releases via the power trio.
Mascis knows two positions onstage — an arrhythmic twisting sway when he sings, and a hair-whipping bob when he solos. Doughy and pale as a waning moon, he tore holes in the fabric of the universe with skull-crushing rock barre chords and ear-bloodying solos. Barlow, a guitarist in another life, throttled his bass, hitting listeners with relentless gut punches. Murph, gleamingly chrome-domed and muscular, battered his drum kit with the fury of a world war.
Dino showcased new tunes "Been There All the Time," "This Is All I Came to Do," "Almost Ready" and "Back to Your Heart," among others, but also slipped in "Out There."
There’s no way to adequately describe how loud a Dinosaur Jr. show is: It’s difficult to express the feeling that bone is being pulverized, that DNA helixes are untwisting, that at some subatomic level, matter is shifting.
But know this: There’s a reason for it. These might be just societal outcasts, punk pariahs a little low on the self-esteem. But nobody uses loud like Dinosaur Jr. It’s a tool, a weapon, a means. And not for amateurs. These guys can liquefy solid concrete.
Quote:Murph, gleamingly chrome-domed and muscularunless Murph has been pumping some serious iron, I’d hardly call him "muscular"
(sorry Murph !)
"tom_in_chicago " wrote:unless Murph has been pumping some serious iron, I’d hardly call him "muscular"
(sorry Murph !)
Well…..compared to your average "indie" music types he looks like the Incredible Hulk.
"King Tubby " wrote:Well…..compared to your average "indie" music types he looks like the Incredible Hulk.Or maybe the Thing from Fantastic Four fame.
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