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Quote:the day of the second show i took j to AOL in rockefeller center. He challenged David Cross to a guitar hero II challenge. totally amazing. david cross schooled j. j picked strutter. cross picked girl you really got me.
but j rocked the over the head actionhoping to run into some of those Dinosaurs soon, heading out to Minneapolis tomorrow morning for the two nite stand…say hi if you spot me, I’ll be the smiling canadian…
he writes like he talks, fast, enthusiastic, honest, the writer has been working with & promoting indie bands for years…totally authentic & sincere. I don’t expect perfection, I just want to enjoy the content…which I did, also enjoyed the full pic of Dinosaur on the front page…better than the film I went to that night!
hopefully someone adds some live Dinosaur Jr audio/video as well, strange that theres been no additions to freesofree this tour…seems odd, usually get them right away
thanks for adding the Sebadoh
cool promo from i94bar.com
Quote:CAN YOUR EARS COPE? DINO JR DOWN UNDER, AGAIN
The triumphant return in 2006, of the original line-up of Dinosaur Jr, is further cemented by the release of "Beyond", the brand new studio album from the core trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph. Arriving somewhere between the sonic onslaught of 1987’s "You’re Living All Over Me" and the pop-tinged melancholy of 1993’s "Where You Been, Beyond" is arguably the best Dinosaur Jr album to date. Tracks such as "This Is All I Came to Do" and the first single "Been There All the Time", sitting comfortably alongside previous alterna-hits "Freak Scene" and "The Wagon", as classics for a new generation of slackers. Elsewhere (most notably on the 6 min 34 sec "Pick Me Up") we bear witness to the guitar wizardry of J Mascis, picking up the ball from 3 minutes out and giving his fret-board a solid workout. Meantime, Lou Barlow provides two of the album highlights in "Back to Your Heart" and "Lightning Bulb", his strident double-tracked lead vocal working in complete contrast to – yet remaining eerily consistent with – Mascis’s laconic drawl. I Got Lost & We’re Not Alone also, displaying the sort of vulnerability that underlies much of Dinosaur Jr’s best work but which is rarely acknowledged. Don’t just take our word for it though – check out some of these rapturous reviews:And with all that knowledge safely in the bank, it’s a pleasure to announce that Dinosaur Jr will return to Australia (and New Zealand) this July for a full national tour. With all amps cranked to eleven you can be sure that Dinosaur Jr will deliver their new material and favourite oldies with all the subtlety of a jet engine – just the way you like it..
check out freesofree.net to compare the sounds of Dinosaur live late 80’s thru the reunion tour dates…
thanks for the review, hopefully they enjoyed their 1st Canadian experience of the tour, looking forward to seeing them soon…
brief review of the showbox show, gotta love the responsible grown up ear plug deal…
Quote:Rockin’ the Foam PlugsDinosaur Jr. ripped their way through an hour-plus set, sending plenty of people running back into the showroom for encore "Freak Scene."
By Hannah Levin
It’s taken me years to become a responsible grown-up and begin wearing ear protection at shows. Despite the reality that my primary source of joy and income comes through my ears, I haven’t regularly exercised the trivial amount of self-discipline it takes to bust out the foam plugs before the amps get turned up to 11 (I swear there was one particular Iron Maiden show that did some real damage that’s entirely my fault). However, thanks to the aural assault provided by Dinosaur Jr. at the Showbox last Friday, I think I’m officially a convert to routine earplug use. As soon as the original lineup of bandleader J Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow, and drummer Murph took the stage, it was painfully apparent that anyone not taking the proper precautions was just asking for a pair of shattered eardrums.
The recently reunited trio made their old-school fans very happy, throwing in plenty of tracks from the early SST days and generally executing their set with an intensity that belied the fact that it’s been 24 years since the band’s inception. They gave the crowd their money’s worth too, ripping their way through an hour-plus set and sending plenty of people running back into the showroom for encore "Freak Scene," the 1988 song many consider their defining moment.
"tonas " wrote:I talked with Lou a little bit before the show and he was telling me that the guy who owns the company that makes those wolf shirs J likes is a fan of Dinosaur. He said the guy is making these Indian shirts with this Indian Chief with his arms raised to the sky and above him in the clouds are the faces of J, Lou, & Murph. On the bottom corner of the shirt where it would typically say Montana or something it says Dinosaur Jr. Lou said he can’t wait for them to come in. I’ll definately get one because they sound hillarious. He told me all of this because I was wearing a wolf shirt and my Dinosaur shoes. Lou said I looked very J esque. LOLsounds interesting, theres a 1st Nations gift shop in the lobby of one of the Canadian hotels Dino is playing at, they have some wicked shirts that may interest a certain group. Kinda country based gear, theres a shirt in the window with an upside down guitar outlined in siver studs, a wolf tshirt & more stuff that would look scary if seen on the street, but kinda cool on a certain band…
great pics, can’t wait for video…
very brief review, no set list, couple pics
http://jeremyandshannon.blogspot.com/2007/05/dinosaur-jr-at-amoeba.html”>http://jeremyandshannon.blogspot.com/20 … moeba.html
couple more pics…
it looks like Amoeba archives & posts some performances, fingers crossed!!!!
another BC article…shame about the extinction deal, not to mention that whole occasional excellent single description of post Bug Dino hx
Quote:Dinosaur Jr. wards off extinctionMike Devlin, Times Colonist
May 17, 2007
In the years following the 1997 breakup of alt-rock heroes Dinosaur Jr., founder and frontman J. Mascis found himself in a variety of bands and alongside an ever-changing lineup of musicians.But despite the occasional excellent single, new material from Mascis never reached the artistic levels of Dinosaur Jr.’s late-1980s peak, a period that saw the Boston-bred trio challenge Sonic Youth, The Pixies and, for a time, even Nirvana for the burgeoning alt-rock fiefdom.
Mascis, 41, shocked longtime fans in 2005 by announcing he was reforming the band’s core lineup of Murph (drums) and Lou Barlow (bass). It was a strange revelation that appeared to be motivated by money: the trio’s relationship had been kaput since 1991, and ended less than amicably.
Dinosaur Jr. was one of the most well-publicized dysfunctional families in rock, thanks in part to Mascis’s stoic, introverted personality and his firm grip on the artistic direction of the band, which left little room for input from anyone else. At one point, band members went weeks without talking to each other, which did not bode well for a smooth comeback.
"We’re all pretty skeptical about it," Mascis says of the reunion, which is now in its second successful year. "Judging by other bands from the past and how things seem to work out, we thought it might not be a good idea. But we decided to try it anyway."
That’s as much of an explanation on the subject as you’ll get from Mascis.
The surprise revelations continued further with the release on May 1 of Beyond, the first effort from Dinosaur Jr.’s core trio since 1988’s landmark effort, Bug. Money was involved in the decision. But for Mascis, who has no shortage of work as a guest guitarist and producer, the idea of a new record also intrigued him.
"We played so many shows (since reuniting), we just thought we’d like to play some more. But we needed some new songs if we were going to play more, and we were sick of all our old songs. If you’re in a band, you make a record and see what happens."
The resulting album, which was recorded in Amherst, Mass., at Mascis’s home studio, is being supported with more tour dates, including a stop Tuesday in Victoria, the first of eight in Canada for the group.
At the time of our interview, Dinosaur Jr. had yet to play since the release of Beyond, but on its most recent trek Mascis says the trio included two Beyond songs in its set, This is All I Came to Do and Back To Your Heart.
The mere inclusion of the latter tune, which was written by Barlow, is a sign that band relationships are on the mend. During his five-year stint with the band, Barlow never had one of his songs included on a Dinosaur Jr. recording; on Beyond he has two.
Barlow found considerable success following Dinosaur Jr., with his own groups Sebadoh and the Folk Implosion, but acceptance within Dinosaur Jr. — and from Mascis in particular — had always eluded him. For years, Barlow was resentful toward Mascis for firing him (he was informed via a newsbrief on MTV that he was no longer in Dinosaur Jr.). But both sides appear to have made amends.
"The hardest part of the recording was getting Lou to write some songs," Mascis says in his defence, his voice a drawling monotone. "And it wasn’t until the very end, a final recording session, that he had all these parts that we put together as songs. We were trying to get him to write them the whole time. I thought he’d be more psyched to play live if he had some songs to sing. He likes singing better than I do."
Mascis is no pitch-perfect singer, but his warble works in the context of Dinosaur Jr.’s sod-shifting sludge rock, which puts a premium on crunchy power chords. It worked on past hits Out There, Start Choppin’ and Feel the Pain, and it certainly finds its place on the extremely impressive Beyond.
Many credit Mascis with resuscitating the art of the guitar solo at a point in the evolution of indie and alternative rock where it was decidedly uncool to do so. He is credited with inspiring acts such as Nirvana and Built to Spill, whose guitar-drenched rock are direct descendents of the Mascis formula.
As per his musical tastes — "The stuff I listen to at home is mostly just guitar and vocals, be it folk or rock," he says — Dinosaur Jr. shows are heavy on the ears, although the now-legendary Mascis guitar solos vary night to night. "A lot of them are open-ended arrangements, so I could solo for 20 minutes," he says.
He’s not kidding. If Mascis doesn’t feel like singing, he doesn’t. Simple as that. But when the guitar playing is as good as it is In Dinosaur Jr., that’s not a negative.
Fans have welcomed Dinosaur Jr. back into their lives, even those who never realized they were gone. Mascis says he’s happy to playing the old songs again, although he admits he was a little surprised by the positive reaction his band has been given.
The group’s return has sparked interest in a demographic whose favourite acts from the era — The Pixies, The Stooges, Mission of Burma and Gang of Four — have either reunited or re-entered the studio in recent years. Mascis is happy to say that Dinosaur Jr. has earned in spot in such esteemed company.
"I’ve seen all of them, and those were all pretty good. But those are the good examples. Mission of Burma, especially, inspired us that maybe we could reunite and it wouldn’t be horrible. They are better now than when I saw them back in the day."
