Artist : Dinosaur (Jr.)
Album : Dinosaur
Source : CD
Year : 1985
Genre : Alternative
Label : Homestead
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Back when Dinosaur Jr were merely Dinosaur - this was their fledgling debut LP - Quite a poppy affair, you can hear the seeds of the later greatness of Bug in this one, however, this sounds very different to the Dinosaur Jr of later times. In parts they sound like the Cure, at others Husker Du playing the Smiths, this catchy little album remains a firm favourite of mine - personal highlight 'Mountain Man'. [Dio]
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J. Mascis (b. Joseph D. Mascis; guitar, vocal) formed Dinosaur Jr. in Amherst, Massachusetts, after his hardcore punk band Deep Wound broke up in 1983. Hooking up with fellow high school student Lou Barlow (bass), Mascis initially played drums in Dinosaur, but shortly afterward, former All White Jury drummer Murph (b. Emmett "Patrick" Murphy), joined the group, and J. moved to guitar.
Over the next year, the group developed a local following, and in 1985, the trio released their debut album, Dinosaur , on the Homestead label. The record and the group's crushingly loud concerts developed a cult following over the next year. By the end of 1986, a hippie-rock group called Dinosaur -- featuring former members of Jefferson Airplane and
Country Joe & the Fish -- sued the band, which changed its name to Dinosaur Jr.
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