Dunosaur Jr. - History
They say it better, and in more detail (FAR more detail >.>) than I could ever want to muster in my slackerness. XD
But really, what that long and involved history seeks to communicate is this: Dinosaur Jr. were not only fricking awesome, different (at the time), and LOUD...they were important. Looking back, it's easy to see that more than just about every other "grunge" band given nods of recognition (they really weren't, but what really WAS 'grunge', anyway?), Dinosaur (they only tacked on the Jr. after being sued by the skeletal remains of bands like Country Joe and the Fish/Jefferson Airplane calling themselves The Dinosaurs) really brought the 'hardcore' to the table. They were good. They were an influence on just about every band that came out of the area after. They brought us names like J Mascis and Sebadoh (J was the guitarist/vocalist/composer; Sebadoh was founded by Bassist Lou Barlow). And they never really had much mainstream commercial success, but since when has that been a measure of how good a band is? XD
Here's some tunes for your listening pleasure. (Sure, it's not like seeing these guys live and feeling the blistering volume...the wall of sound...the bleeding...but who knows? Maybe if you turn up your speakers really, really loud...):
Dinosaur Jr. - Little Fury Things
Dinosaur Jr. - Out There
Dinosaur Jr. - In a Jar
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