Dinosaur Jr. - New Album

J. has always worn that model of shoe though, for reals (well at least 90-95).

2. any release date info? May 1

3. i heard it leaked. Yes, yes it did.

4. couldn't find a thread for this, so i started one, butif it exists ... lemme know! I don't know dude.

-- Rock Enro (ROCKISM10...), February 10th, 2007.

That's some whack curriculum. Sounds like someone needs to go back to the College of Rock 'n Roll Knowledge! Or, a different one, anyway -- it's the Jimi Hendrix Experience by a country mile. Cream is #2. Nirvana would probably be #3, but that's really a concession to the grandkids (in all honesty, they only have about 5 good songs)... The real #3 would be Live in Europe-era Creedence!

Choogle.

A true rockist wouldn't be caught dead listening to Dino, what with all the off key caterwauling, samey songs and sloppy rhythm.

You say this right after claiming that Nirvana is the third best power trio of all time?

Here we go again!!!

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/dinobig.jpg

i hope the record sounds like that cover ... i actually really liked the last one when it came out, but i haven't listened to it in a long while now. I have listened to You're Living All Over Me instead.

in fact, i may do that RIGHT NOW.

yes yes yes yes yes yes

wow that cover is dope

beyond has held up very well

ok i put on Beyond ... yeahhhh it does sound good.

Beyond was a dud for me. By numbers, lacking in tunes.

dunno, i'll grant you "by the numbers" but I think it's fairly tuneful.

you're living all over me and green mind have been my life lately tbh

amped for this

do u have bug dude? another classik

nein, need to get on that

yeah you will like it if you like living over me

dino jr. is sort of the best depression band, in that sort of teenage way in which depression feels huge and vast and empty yet you don't really have the desire or even ability to express what your feelings even are, it's sort of numb feeling, yet it's very intense, a sort of like a jet engine on nyquil

Good to see they didn't do the typical split until the next greatest hits tour reunion. I loved Beyond when it came out, now I just kind of like it. It beat expectations, and was definitely an improvement over J's solo stuff. Live they were great. I'm looking forward to this.

lou songs on 'beyond' are $

lou mascis songs on 'beyond' are $

Fixed!

"straight to the heart" sounds like a really good second-album foo fighters song

those songs on Beyond were really the first time i was like wow, i think i like Lou Barlow as a songwriter!

can i just say how happy i am at the realization that Sonic Youth, the Meat Puppets and Dino Jr. are all going to be releasing new albums within a 6 week period

a jet engine on nyquil

Best description of Dino Jr. ever. They don't pay you enough, Matt

those songs on Beyond were really the first time i was like wow, i think i like Lou Barlow as a songwriter!

― I, Contrarian-Ass Mutha (some dude), Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:20 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

WHAAAAAA

i'm not hating on dude, i just never paid much attention to him in the past

http://pitchfork.com/news/35207-premiere-dinosaur-jr-i-want-you-to-know-stream/

same same

what else do you expect them to sound like?

i didnt say it's a bad thing.

kinda more curious to hear the stuff that isn't the same; them dropping a cello on the last record etc. his frazzled sounding songs are great. i hear this record is very lou.

"dino jr. is sort of the best depression band, in that sort of teenage way in which depression feels huge and vast and empty yet you don't really have the desire or even ability to express what your feelings even are, it's sort of numb feeling, yet it's very intense, a sort of like a jet engine on nyquil"

this might be the best description of what dino jr represent that i've ever read

Farm has leaked, first impressions?

d/l now

Looking forward to this.

none of the setups in my home are suitable to playing dinosaur mp3s at appropriate volume, so i'm not hearing this properly, but it sounds great so far

it's the same thing all over again,no risks, which is good and not so good at the same time.

I would be maybe more concerned about that if D, Jr. had stayed together all these years, and never developed their sound. OTOH, after breaking up, and given their age, I'm pretty amazed at the fire and energy of their new stuff (only heard one single from the new disc, tho).

well, the whole album is more or less the single x 12 songs.
or beyond pt. 2.

haven't heard it but the <3 the album cover!

the dinosaur jams are obviously pretty much straightahead dinosaur, but it seems like it's got more of a kinda slinky blues thing going on, see you and said the people. i was skipping through looking for the frazzled ballad because i got lost was so sweet.

Shit, this is a lot better than I'd expected. Pieces is terrific.

I haven't gotten further than Pieces yet, it's so great I keep pressing repeat :-(

like the new skateboarding video

i think this is good and ive never really cared abt this band

Do they cover "Junior's Farm" on it? That was my first thought when I saw the title.

like the new skateboarding video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgTJtdn6VjM

the guitars are so great on this, love "pieces" and "plans"

the guitars feel like they're mixed way too high, which is something i would not say about other DJr records. so far not feeling it as much as Beyond.

the european pressing has been mastered incorrectly, see
http://media.pias.com/dinosaurjrfarmcd/

for info on how to get a replacement.

well i got it off eMusic so i know that's not why it sounds 'off' to me

i like it a lot. agree about Plans and Pieces, maybe some other i forgot. the sound of the guitars does get a little irritating after a while, but since i was listening to mp3's i doubt it had anything to do with wrong mixing anyway.

i have lots of other Dinosaur Jr. albums on mp3 where i can actually hear the drums, though.

This may be the first cd i ever buy based on the cover art. Utterly spectacular.

i couldnt find the loudness war/cd mastering thread so have posted this here. id like to see them live though if they do old songs.

DINOSUAR JR. ALBUM TOO LOUD? - ALSO BAND ANNOUNCE LONDON SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER

Dinosaur Jr. have been made aware that the European CD version of their new album “Farm” has an audio problem.

Whilst duplicating the original master, the software program ‘doubled’ the sound layers. This resulted in a 3dB increase in the overall sound volume.

Anyone that has bought a copy of the album with the bar code number 5414939004926, should go to http://media.pias.com/dinosaurjrfarmcd. and will be told how to exchange their copy.

The band are ’bummed’ that this happened and are not taking the situation lightly. Both Dinosaur Jr. and their label PIAS would like to offer their fans something extra for this inconvenience, so in addition to a replacement CD, fans can download a free ringtone of the single "Over It".

A valid email address is required to receive the ringtone. Postage will also be covered to make this exchange easier.

oops didnt see the older post about this.

I downloaded this from eMusic too and it sounds TERRIBLE. And not terrible in a good way as in Bug, YLAOM, etc. Just bad. Bummer, too, cuz I like the songs but my ears won't have it.

I don't know, my CD copy sounds pretty good to these ears.

they did a bunch of old songs at the forum in may, i say go see 'em.

OK since someone else who got it off eMusic has the same complaint now I'm really wondering if somehow they got the bad Euro version too

i just got a European promo version and my soulseek mp3's sound a lot better, lol.

Probably album of the year.

Much like the last one, bass is mixed nearly inaudible. Songs are good though. I may like it better than Beyond.

i've been listening to this as much as anything else. plans kills me. it should be number one in the pop charts and impressionable kids should be dressing like j.

i fuckin love this btw

Always puts me in a great mood, though I REALLY don't like the two Barlow tracks (bad way to end the album) (gotta remember to delete those). Very much that classic feel though, which is more than one could have expected this far along.

I forget which one has that super jangly guitar riff, either the first or third track. I love that one, gotta listen to the rest again when I've got a chance

oh yeah the lou stuff is kinda disappointing. the first one really gets going by the end of it but it's all sorta jarring in a bad way.

though I REALLY don't like the two Barlow tracks

Ah, see, this is the case with EVERY Dino Jr album for me...

the one that ends the album definetely should go yeah.

i really liked his tunes on Beyond, though (and he actually had a song on side 1 for once!). i don't think there's a single album this year i feel more conflicted/disappointed about not liking as much as other people. and i mean, i was pretty into Hand It Over and More Light.

"Your Weather" is amazing!

some dude, hand it over was great!!

"Alone" (from Hand it Over) may be the most miserable-yet-awesome epic J has ever recorded.

yeah it was great! just doesn't seem to be universally well regarded, though.

It has some less-than-memorable tracks (as do most of his/Dino's records), but it also has some pretty unique elements as well--MBV's backing vocals for starters.... I pretty much like everything he/they have done except for "Free so Free"--that one was just lackluster in every way.

yeah i feel like he's never made a perfect album but he's really consistent from album to album (although i missed Free So Free and never got the impression i really needed to hear it, so i'll take your word for it). Hand It Over definitely has some distict sounds that make it probably my 2nd fav Dino album after You're Living.

"Your Weather" is amazing!

That's what I'm saying. This is a really good album. Actually liked the one before it a little more. Still, that cover art is fucking outstanding.

woo!

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/46512/69cd872a.jpeg

1. Don't Pretend You Didn't Know
2. Watch The Corners
3. Almost Fare
4. Stick A Toe In
5. Rude
6. I Know It Oh So Well
7. Pierce The Morning Rain
8. What Was That
9. Recognition
10. See It On Your Side

Don't Pretend You Didn't Know is a very Mascis title; Pierce The Morning Rain, not so much.

Album title doesn't seem very Mascis like. Good cover though.

So many prime Mascis titles here. "I Know It Oh So Well" and "Stick a Toe In" are pretty good, but "Almost Fare" and "What Was That" are Green Mind-caliber

been in a heavy Dino Jr phase lately, psyched to hear there's a new one on the way

the last two are so so good. they are total sanctuary records for me, I come back to them on headphones when I need them, either to fry myself to I Don't Wanna Go There or for the frazzled tender slow jams. I can see Pierce The Morning Rain as a J thing. his lyrics are so simple and sad now.

I hope the bass makes an appearance in the mix this time.

Sanctuary records is the perfect way to describe them. Dinosaur Jr. was my favorite band though middle school (which I suppose is odd in hindsight), so having them back and making honestly great new albums is such a source of comfort. It's vindicating to know that middle school Evan wasn't wrong; these guys were and are awesome

why is that odd? they were my favorite in middle and high school too.

Eh, I guess it's not odd in and of itself so much as it's odd to think of a time when Dinosaur Jr. could have been a middle schooler's favorite band. And sometimes I forget that they were my favorite. It's easy to simply those memories and make Nirvana or The Clash or some other important band my favorite. But no, it was always Dino Jr.

I hope the bass makes an appearance in the mix this time.

Hah, so true. Not sure why Lou let's that happen.

I hope the bass makes an appearance in the mix this time.

Hah, so true. Not sure why Lou let's that happen.

I downloaded my copy from e music and never got round to asking them why they had managed to upload it without bass. Is it reallymeant to sound that bad? Christ

I don't think it sounds that awful, but I really focus on J's guitar so much that I don't really find myself missing the bass all that much.

Still haven't heard any recent Dinosaur Jr, but on their first few albums and live those rickenbacker bass chords were half the beauty.

fwiw i always thought the bass came through fine on the last couple, or never noticed its absence. it's obv way more prominent on the lou songs, too.

but I really focus on J's guitar so much that I don't really find myself missing the bass all that much.

― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:25 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'd have to listen to Beyond again, but it's inaudible on Farm, AFAIC

the bass is plenty prominent on Beyond iirc but on Farm it felt like the guitar was way too high in the mix to the detriment of everything else, not just bass -- drums and vox too

Still haven't heard any recent Dinosaur Jr

Really, set aside a couple hours and hear those records. You will probably be surprised at how much they feel like the band just picked up where they left off a couple decades ago.

seem to remember a huge amount of the first run of Farm were mastered incorrectly so i guess there are a ton of bad copies out there still

Never seen 'em live, so the three-day residency 5 mins from my house is quite a treat.

Still haven't heard any recent Dinosaur Jr

I actually prefer the new stuff

Still haven't heard any recent Dinosaur Jr

I actually prefer the new stuff

yeah it is obviously gonna sound like presentism/contrarianism, but i'm w/this - i'm way more likely to put one of the last two on. the weird angles some of them have - i got lost, said the people, &c - sorta match up with the weird, unique-to-dinosaur jams from the first run of records (gettin' rough, severed lips or w/e).

seem to remember a huge amount of the first run of Farm were mastered incorrectly so i guess there are a ton of bad copies out there still

Vinyl or CD? How would I know which one I have?

The vinyl is several times larger in diameter than the CD

both playable on my tape deck right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFZkZk_4j_o

"The song itself is at least five years old, J Macis tells Rolling Stone: “We tried to play it on (2007′s Beyond). It really sounded bad.”'

the new tunes reflect a natural progression into fuzzed-out ballads with gentler melodies.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-dinosaur-jr-watch-the-corners-20120629#ixzz1zJwqnpZh

kinda fills me w/joy

the new tunes reflect a natural progression into fuzzed-out ballads with gentler melodies.

That sounds suspiciously like the two post-Green Mind albums that I didn't really like so much. Hoping Mascis has perfected the formula since then.

slow jams on the last couple have been real nice, i think. & inventive. like with cellos and stuff.

i like this jam. a lot. like the production, too.

if the rest of the record holds up, they'll be 3 for 3.

not quite as good as farm, i think

but it's a niche i'm unlikely to ever grow tired of hearing

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yessss this sounds good. almost fare!

I keep wanting things to be a little sloppier, but really liking this album a lot. Lou's "Rude" is nice.

man this album sounds really great, could easily see this becoming my favorite of the reunion albums

right now, this is #2 on my reunion list. (after Beyond)

whole record sounds so great. love the purple swirl vinyl, too.

lou's songs are particular standouts.

The third Lou song from the I Bet On Sky sessions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6HxpPz0cNXI

or even https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HxpPz0cNXI

this is by far my least fave of the reunion lps. Farm is the best.

Not quite "by far", but yeah I'd rank 'em as Farm > Beyond > this one. Love 'em all, just to varying degrees.

How do these albums compare to the Green Mind/Where you Been years

i like them better but then i've never been big on those albums (i'm a weirdo who thinks Hand It Over is the best of the Barlow-less years)

hand it over is great.

farm has become my go-to drunk record

farm is so great
farm is sometimes just so what you need
like even just bc one of the songs is called i don't wanna go there & it's really long & it pummels you w/guitar noise

yesssssss

You know what record is really good? The J Mascis solo record Several Shades of Why.

Farm is great.

New LP is greater.

cool

http://www.mergerecords.com/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/store/images/catalog/MRG246.jpg&w=450&q=95

You’re Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr., the groundbreaking album from the masters of alt-guitar rock, turns 25 this fall. To celebrate, Merge Records is releasing Chocomel Daze, a rare live show (featuring the classic, original line-up of J, Lou, and Murph) recorded in 1987 at Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Limited edition on 150-gram vinyl for the first time, this release follows their recent I Bet on Sky.

Track Listing:

1. Severed Lips
2. In a Jar
3. The Lung
4. Tarpit
5. Does It Float
6. Repulsion
7. Lose
8. Gargoyle
9. Raisans
10. Mountain Man
11. SludgeFeast

http://c438342.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Chocomel-Daze-Live-1987.jpeg

neat!

I'm skeptical that the sound quality is going to be decent, but damn, I love that cover!

dunno, if it's one of them dutch radio broadcasts, the quality will probably be pretty great.

farm is so great
farm is sometimes just so what you need
like even just bc one of the songs is called i don't wanna go there & it's really long & it pummels you w/guitar noise

― let's get the banned back together (schlump), Friday, September 28, 2012 11:41 PM (6 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

surprised there wasn't more discussion of i bet on sky itt. one of my 2012 favorites. love the relative gentleness and thickets of softened fuzz. maybe now that the reunion novelty's worn off, it's easy to take them for granted. they deserve better. PUT A RING ON IT.

yeah it's an awesome album, could very well be my favorite of the reunion LPs. really looking forward to the Dino Jr. tracks poll.

i bet on sky is really great, picked it up almost by accident and it pleasantly surprised me

i dunno i feel i bet on sky was good and beyond was fine but farm is, like, the apotheosis maaaan

maybe now that the reunion novelty's worn off, it's easy to take them for granted. they deserve better. PUT A RING ON IT.

so so agreed.

"Farm" opens with three superb songs and then it deteriorates for me.

i dunno i feel i bet on sky was good and beyond was fine but farm is, like, the apotheosis maaaan

this

Thanks, this thread. Haven't listened to Dinosaur Jr for probably 20 years, but like Wire, I hadn't heard that they were 'good again'.

Just bought 'Farm' on the strength of 'Beyond', so will see how that goes, but 'Beyond' seemed like probably the most consistent record of theirs I've heard. The old ones had great moments, but a bunch of daft moments too.

Also, kudos to having the Jolly Green Giant on the sleeve for "Farm". Never much liked Sebad'oh, but can't help thinking that his return injected some sort of spark.

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