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I can actually see both sides to this. On one hand you got a guy who picked up the last 3 or so DJ records, loved them, probably figured the rest sounded that way too, saw them live 3x before, and he was satisfied. He is a fan of the band, not perhaps an uber fan, like some of you here. He was hoping to hear the newer material, by Dinosaur Jr, not the older material by Dinosaur Jr. Since they don’t tour as much anymore, anything touting a "reunion" can be misleading. Should he have checked it out? Yes, he should have, but I think he was operating under the assumption of the 3 previous shows he had seen. Does everyone know the story of Dinosaur Jr? No, we don’t. They are simply not as popular, as lets say, Van Halen. Now, if Van Halen had a "reunion" tour, what would that mean? Roth? Hagar? Cherone? If you thought Hagar, got stoked, didn’t know about Roth (how you could not know about Roth would be baffling), bought a ticket, and they played nothing but Roth Van Halen, then you’d be pissed. Problem with DJ "reunion" tour is they weren’t a real well known band (we’re talking global here). Not everyone knows their story. They didn’t sell millions and millions of records.

There lies the rub. Not everyone leaves and breathes Dinosaur Jr, so not everyone knows the whole story.

I think Bob Mould got it right when Husker Du broke up. We all know what a Husker Du "reunion" would mean, right? (and that ain’t happening anytime soon…). What if Bob had kept the name and kept going, released 3 or 4 records, then stopped playing and went solo. Then he announced a Husker Du "reunion". What would that mean? To the hard core fans, we’d know. But to all those who bought Husker Du after Grant Hart left (in theory), they’d be confused.

I see both sides. I challenge you guys to be a little more accepting of folks. It’s just music…

See you in Nashville, I am busy brushing up on the first 3 albums
Should be awesome!

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