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great site for information on Dinosaur/J releases
[img]http://www.laist.com/attachments/tony/dinosarytroub.jpg[/img]
photo by Ham On Rye
Quote:In their first official show of their world tour, Dinosaur Jr. treated last night’s show in West Hollywood like the warm-up gig that they probably booked it as – sticking to new songs, tracks from the first two records, and only a few of the hits, including that Cure cover that sounds exactly like the Cure.They also seemed to forget to hire a competent sound man as the one running the board last night either hated J Mascis’ subtle and easy-going vocals, or was memorized by the guitarist’s blistering leads too much to equalize the levels.
Booming bass dominated the mix at the Troubadour last night and the vocals were all but absent during the first half of the hour-long show. But nothing could stop the shrieking leads from cutting through, and that’s what most of the people wanted – shredding. And they got just that.
Almost half of Dinosaur’s set included new songs from their recently released cd Beyond which will satisfy any fan of Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow, and drummer Murph. It’s classic Dinosaur with sweet lyrics, plenty of guitar, solid rhythm, and enough magic that you thank the stars above for this amazing band… who have sweet, melancholy vocals… which would have been nice to hear last night.
In fact some say the contrast between Mascis’ dry, casual singing and his barbed, aggressive, metal-tinged guitarwork is one of the secret weapons of this band. Hopefully they will get this fixed as they travel around the country this summer before hopping the pond to open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and play huge fests in Europe.
One thing we really did like seeing was Henry Rollins in the audience. The show was sponsored by Indie 103, where Rollins has a show for two hours a week. But instead of pulling the VIP move and climbing up the stairs of the Troubadour and watching the show from the special balcony in front of The Loft, Rollins stood in the back of the club, center, right in front of the bar, and grooved his head just like any normal fan there. Rock on, Henry.
Setlist:
The Lung
It’s Me
Lightning Bulb
Back to Your Heart
What If I Knew…
Little Fury Things
Pick Me Up
This is All I Came to Do
Feel The Pain
Forget the Swan
Freak Scene
Sludgefeast
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Just Like Heavenso what was the deal with the J Mascis & friends listing… :-
cool blog review of the show with pics…http://www.sddialedin.com/2007/05/thursday-recap-dinosaur-jr-j-mascis-and.html”>http://www.sddialedin.com/2007/05/thurs … s-and.html
setlist…
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[img]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z160/divebarchick/dino2.jpg[/img]Quote:I had no intention of going out last night, but then I figured I could at least try to go to see Dinosaur Jr. at the Casbah. I would at least ask my friend and he would say yes or no. Still, it took me some time to motivate, I watched all of Gray’s Anatomy, so by the time I arrived, the second opener was finishing up. I heard a lot of grumbling later that the opening bands "didn’t fit" with Dinosaur Jr. and people were disappointed.When Dinosaur Jr. was ready to take the stage, several friends helped usher me up front and center (thank you all!). The band had a whole jar of earplugs that the sound techs handed out to the crowd. Even with earplugs, even now, my ears are ringing a little. The band literally had a wall of sound, almost completely obscuring the famous naugahyde Casbah wall with stacks of amps
The show was really, really, really loud, but equally good. They alternated between stuff from the new record and old stuff. They completely messed up on Feel The Pain but nobody cared. As they prepared to play the next song, "Almost Ready", Lou pointed out the contradiction, saying something like "maybe we’re just not ready for this tour." When someone in the crowd yelled back, "thanks for testing it out on us", Lou joked back, "Yeah, thanks for your money."
The set rocked on for a little over an hour when they finished the setlist and left the stage. For the encore they came back and played a couple more songs and the crowd seemed stoked with what they all witnessed. I promised some people some pics, so that’s why this post has more than usual. I had a great time at the show and it just goes to show that you never know what can happen on any given night in San Diego.
this quote from your link sounds encouraging…
Quote: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..think this is just US based stats, cool all the same…
Quote:next week’s Billboard albums chart…Dinosaur Jr.’s first new studio album in more than a decade, Beyond, claims the chart’s #69 slot with 10,000-plus scans.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559139/20070509/ne_yo.jhtml”>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/155913 … e_yo.jhtml
I gotta agree, I’ve seen many reviews that have been dismissive of many aspects of Dino’s hx, members of the band, recordings post Bug, it’s almost like a follow the leader deal, everyone adds it to their reviews…confusing.
I think Lou & Murph deserve more respect definitely, along with the whole Dinosaur catalogue…
*bump*
J thanks Tym guitars in the liner notes of Beyond, heres a pic of his Tym Wosrite Versatone guitar since all the other links are dead now, shame cause there was a great pic of J holding the guitar above his head
[img]http://www.tymguitars.com.au/images/versatone/J_011.jpg[/img]
Quote:This one pictured is a replica made for J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr and features the original bound maple slim neck and basswood body.wonder if he’s tested out some pedals…http://www.tymguitars.com.au/pedals.html”>http://www.tymguitars.com.au/pedals.html
I hope so, would rather buy it from them then online somewhere!
fingers crossed tons of new merch, tshirts, posters…
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Quote:Canadian ‘poppy coin’ culprit behind U.S. spy warningStory Highlights
• Defense Department issued warning that coins had radio frequency transmitters
• Agency said mysterious Canadian coin found planted on U.S. contractors
• The 25-cent piece with red image of a poppy commemorates Canada’s war dead
• Espionage claim about "poppy coins’ later disavowed after international uproarAn odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind a U.S. Defense Department false espionage warning earlier this year about mysterious coin-like objects with radio frequency transmitters.
The harmless "poppy coin" was so unfamiliar to suspicious U.S. Army contractors traveling in Canada that they filed confidential espionage accounts about them.
The worried contractors described the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nanotechnology," according to once-classified U.S. government reports and e-mails obtained by the AP.
The silver-colored 25-cent piece features the red image of a poppy — Canada’s flower of remembrance — inlaid over a maple leaf. The unorthodox quarter is identical to the coins pictured and described as suspicious in the contractors’ accounts.
The supposed nanotechnology actually was a conventional protective coating the Royal Canadian Mint applied to prevent the poppy’s red color from rubbing off. The mint produced nearly 30 million such quarters in 2004 commemorating Canada’s 117,000 war dead.
"It did not appear to be electronic [analog] in nature or have a power source," wrote one U.S. contractor, who discovered the coin in the cup holder of a rental car. "Under high power microscope, it appeared to be complex consisting of several layers of clear, but different material, with a wire-like mesh suspended on top."…
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/07/canadian.coin.ap/”>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/ … n.coin.ap/
paranoia rules…
no doubt most of us have tickets already, hopefully they get lots of traffic for that contest!
Gotta love Minneapolis, Diggin’ Dino days start May 28th, just in time for a Dinosaur visit…
[img]http://www.diggindinos.org/images/dinomodel.jpg[/img]
Quote:The Diggin’ Dinos summer promotion will officially kick off on May 28, 2007 with the opening of the Diggin’ Dinos Information Booth located just inside the main Kellogg Boulevard entrance of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Diggin’ Dinos merchandise will be available at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Explore Store. The Diggin’ Dinos statues will be on display on the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a public auction at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Sunday, September 9, 2007. All proceeds of the auction will benefit the Science Museum of Minnesotahttp://www.diggindinos.org/home/”>http://www.diggindinos.org/home/
another sonic nurse…
ps->didn’t they get married way b4 jan ’06 thats listed on that marriage intention deal, seems strange
looks like an instore appearance is happening …
Amoeba…Tuesday May 15th 6pm – San Francisco
