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[MuteSuperstar]

according to Pitchfork

Hopefully it will be as great as Beyond
Wasn't sure if this reunion would keep going, thrilled to see that it is.

[solace]

fuck yeah

[JeffTweedysFatStomach]

I was just blasting BEYOND in my cubicle last Friday. I think it's my favorite Dinosaur Jr. album. I've always wished they would get a rhythm guitarist live as the songs sound so much better as fleshed out as they are on the album. Live Dinosaur Jr. is still a tower of sound but they speed the songs up a bit too much and loose some of the nuances.

[MuteSuperstar]

I was just blasting BEYOND in my cubicle last Friday. I think it's my favorite Dinosaur Jr. album.

I've pretty much come to the same conclusion--You're Living...and Where You Been are the only other ones in the conversation.

[Simakos]

this is news, indeed. nice...

and you are all wrong. Bug is their best record.

[Sickpup]

Aside from a couple of songs, Beyond was totally underwhelming. Please sack Lou. Most overrated band member in the history of music. Bug is probably the best record, but Hand It Over isn't far behind. Kevin Shields = God.

[solace]

i think for me, as much as i love their old records, it wasn't until 'Where You Been' that I actually started enjoying the sound of their records (production-wise). songwise i won't argue that Bug isn't amazing, but i wanna hear J's guitar wanking in hi-fidelity. Beyond had 2-3 songs i didn't love (and yeah one was that slower Lou song), but for a "comeback" album of sorts, it was a total success for me and totally re-invigorated my interest in them, which had died by about 1997 previously. the shows on that tour were fantastic too.

[twicks]

Yes...Hand It Over is way underrated.

[Simakos]

Please sack Lou. Most overrated band member in the history of music.

nonsense

[solace]

god... i forgot how amazing the guitar solo on Pick Me Up is

[MuteSuperstar]

Yes...Hand It Over is way underrated.

Yeah, it really is--"I Don't Think", "Can't We Move This" and "I Know Yer Insane" are all top-notch dino. And "Alone", wow.

[biggie mcsmalls]

and you are all wrong. Bug is their best record.

Yes.

[throughsilver]

I was just blasting BEYOND in my cubicle last Friday.

I don't know why, but I find this pretty humorous.

(Not a dig at you, JTFS.)

[Hans Christian Anderson]

awesome band. great news.

[flinchy17]

I'm absolutely looking forward to this. I love the original line-up albums, and only know some of the later stuff, mostly Where You Been. I mean, the solo on Out There? Fucking amazing! That Live in the Middle East DVD is kickin' as well. I ripped the audio and I might have listened to that more than anything else this past fall.

[Simakos]

we should do a Dinosaur Jr Week like that Iron Maiden Week from years ago....

[Jeff from NH]

Good news. I'm hoping I'll get the chance to see them live. My dream of getting to see Mission of Burma live was realized last year (twice -- they were great).

I'm pretty sure I saw J at the Burma show last month, as I was leaving. A few people went up to say hello, but I wasn't sure it was him. I later looked up his wikipedia entry and it was definitely him. A couple of google searches revealed that they had played together at least a few times.

[JeffTweedysFatStomach]

Coming on tour to a city that may or may not be near you! 03-20 Austin, TX - Cedar St. Courtyard 04-01 Milford, CT - Daniel Street 04-02 Providence, RI - Club Hell 04-03 Portland, ME - The Station 04-04 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground 04-06 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom 04-07 State College, PA - Lulu's 04-08 Akron, OH - Musica 04-09 East Lansing, MI - The Small Planet 04-10 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub 04-11 Dekalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub 04-13 Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews 04-14 Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall 04-15 Baton Rouge, LA - The Varsity Theatre 04-16 Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room 04-17 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge 04-18 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's 04-20 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 04-21 Augusta, GA - Sky City 04-22 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds 04-23 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon 04-24 Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live 04-25 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm 04-26 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 04-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 04-29 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre 04-30 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond 05-01 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club 05-02 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar

[MuteSuperstar]

and a new song "I Don't Wanna Go There" (could be a Miley Cyrus title) live-in-studio on pf....song sounds vintage, band sounds great. Holy lord on the solos.

http://www.pitchfork...n-in-the-studio

[flinchy17]

I just keep getting happier and happier.

Has anyone ever heard this though. Apparently they did a song in the 90's for a soundtrack. Where all the rock artists paired up with rap artists to do a song. Here is Dino Jr's and Del The Funk Homosapien. I threw in one by Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul too.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9G4AXEP4