Dinosaur Jr is an American indie rock band. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...

They were formed as Dinosaur in 1984 in Amherst, Massachusetts by J Mascis (guitar and vocals) and his high school classmate Lou Barlow (bass guitar), following the break-up of their hardcore punk band, Deep Wound. Shortly afterwards, Murph (Emmett Patrick Murphy, drums) joined them. In 1985 they released their self-titled debut on NYC-based Homestead Records, which was run by their friend Gerard Cosloy. This page is about the year 1984. ... Amherst is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ... J Mascis is an American musician, probably best-known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings The guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Louis Knox Barlow (born July 17, 1966) is a musician from the USA credited with helping pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (or bass) refers to an electric or acoustic stringed instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly 4 strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower in pitch than a guitar. ... Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often passionate songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Deep Wound is a hardcore punk band which formed in 1982 in western Massachusetts. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

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 added "Jr" to their name following the release of their SST debut, when another band called The Dinosaurs, featuring ex-members of Country Joe and the Fish and Jefferson Airplane, sued them.) 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 Nirvana, and were equally on par with Dinosaur Jr's contemporaries the Pixies. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... Youre Living All Over Me is the second album by Dinosaur Jr. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bug is Dinosaur Jr. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dinosaurs, formed in 1982, was the only Bay-Area supergroup to emerge from the psychedelic music era of San Francisco. ... Country Joe and the Fish, from the cover of Feel Like Im Fixin to Die Country Joe and the Fish was a rock music/folk music band known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1970. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific item, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers or others also gain dedicated followings. ... Sonic Youth are an experimental rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Nirvana was a popular American grunge rock band founded in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Pixies, pictured early in their career - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Dave Lovering, and Joey Santiago Pixies are an indie rock music group. ...

Tensions ran high between Mascis and Barlow, and in 1989 Barlow was kicked out of the band, continuing to work with his own band Sebadoh. 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 1990s, Mascis sometimes explored quieter and more tranquil shores than Dinosaur Jr had in the 1980s. On the 1993 release, Where You Been, the opening track (Out There) had an accompanying video and was aired on MTV for a short time, as the show 120 Minutes was still popular as a late-night "alternative" video show. Sebadoh were an indie-rock band formed in Massachusetts by former Dinosaur Jr. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events and trends The 1990s in its most obvious sense refers to the years 1990 to 1999, but has held a strong influence into the 2000s. ... The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989, but in a pop cultural sense it could be considered to span from about 1979 to 1990. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Where You Been is the fifth official studio album by Dinosaur Jr. ... 120 Minutes logo 120 Minutes was a television show dedicated to alternative and indie music. ...

Mascis continues to release albums under his new band J Mascis and the Fog. J Mascis And The Fog is the post-Dinosaur Jr. ...

In 2004, Mascis regained the master rights to the first three Dinosaur Jr. albums from SST, and arranged for their reissue on the Merge label in early 2005. The reissues coincided with the announcement that the original lineup of Mascis, Barlow and Murph was reuniting for a summer tour. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merge Records is an indie-rock record label based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dinosaur Jr's career is chronicled in Our Band Could Be Your Life, a study of several important American underground rock groups. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 is a book by Michael Azerrad (ISBN 0-316-78753-1). ... Underground 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. ...

Discography

Studio Albums

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EPs & Singles

See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Sweet Children, now Greenday formed. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1993 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis once he left his previous record label, Rough Trade Records. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ...

Compilations

See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... See also: 1999 in music, 2000 in music (UK), other events of 2000, 2001 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ...

Singles

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See also

• List of alternative music artists
• Music of Massachusetts

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References

• Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dinosaur Jr" All Music Guide. Retrieved June 13, 2005.

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External links

• Official Dinosaur Jr site
• Official J. Mascis site
• Fan BBS
• Live Audio/Video Archive
• Onion A.V. Club interview (2005)