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Dinosaur Jr. is an American indie rock band.They were formed as Dinosaur in 1983 in Amherst, Massachusetts by J Mascis ( guitar and vocals) and his fellow high school student Lou Barlow ( bass guitar), following the break-up of their hardcore punk band, Deep Wound. Shortly afterwards, Murph (Emmett Patrick Murphy, drums) joined them. They changed their name following the release of their debut, Dinosaur (1985), when another band called Dinosaur, featuring ex-members of Country Joe and the Fish and Jefferson Airplane, sued them.
In 1987, they signed to SST Records and with them they released what is often considered their best album, You're Living All Over Me (1987), as well as Bug (1988). They never had much commercial success, but gained something of a cult following and became known for their very loud concerts. They were championed by Sonic Youth, who helped them get signed to SST. Dinosaur's songs were melodic, fairly simply structured and covered in guitar noise. These first albums were a major influence on the up and coming band NirvanaThis article is about the 1980s- 1990s grunge band Nirvana. See Nirvana (1960s band) for the British psychedelic rock band of the 1960s of the same name, or Nirvana (disambiguation) for other meanings. Nirvana was a band founded in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washi, and were equally on par with Dinosaur Jr.'s contempories the PixiesThis article is about the band named Pixies. For pixies of folklore, see pixie. Pixies are a band which toured and recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s, then reunited in 2004 and began touring again. The band's lineup consists of Black Francis a..
Tensions ran high between Mascis and Barlow, and in 1989 Barlow was kicked out of the band, continuing to work with his own band SebadohSebadoh were an indie-rock band formed in Massachusetts by former Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney. The band began as a side project, but when Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr. in 1989, Sebadoh became his full-time concern. Along w. Dinosaur Jr. subsequently became little more than a pseudonym for Mascis. He switched labels to Blanco y Negro , Green Mind (1991) being his first release there. Through the 90s, Mascis sometimes explored quieter and more tranquil shores than Dinosaur Jr. had in the 1980s.
Mascis continues to release albums under his new band J Mascis and the Fog .
Dinosaur Jr' career is chronicled in Our Band Could Be Your LifeOur Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 is a book by Michael Azerrad. The book chronicles the careers of several underground rock music groups who, while finding little or no mainstream success, were hugely influ, a study of several important american underground rockUnderground Rock is a term sometimes used to describe forms of rock and roll music which have little or no mainstream appeal, visibility or commercial presence. See also: punk rock indie rock DIY punk ethic alternative rock college rock Our Band Could Be groups.
1 Discography
- Dinosaur (1985, Homestead)
- You're Living All Over Me (1987, SST)
- BugBug is Dinosaur Jr. s third album, which was released in October 1988 through SST Records. Track listing # "Freak Scene" # "No Bones" # "They Always Come" # "Yeah We Know" # "Let It Ride" # "Pond Song" # "Budge" # "The Post" # "Don't" Bug is also Dave Dav (1988, SST)
- Just Like Heaven (EP) (1989, SST)
- Fossils (1991, SST)
- Green Mind (1991, Blanco y Negro)
- Whatever's Cool With Me (1991, Blanco y Negro)
- Where You Been (1993, Blanco y Negro)
- Jayloumurph (live) (1993)
- Without a Sound (1994, Blanco y Negro)
- Hand It Over (1997, Blanco y Negro)
- In Session (1998, Strange Fruit)
- The BBC Sessions (live) (2000, Varese)
