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saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:16 am
by jrmy
... at The Paradise in Boston. It was quite a show. Totally packed. OFF! opened (Keith Morris from Black Flag / Circle Jerks w/ guys from Redd Kross, Burning Brides & one other great band I can't remember) - they were officially all killer no filler. Then Rollins interviewed Dino jr onstage, which was simultaneously weird & great. Then Dino melted everyone's faces with a couple of new songs, and Bug in its entirety.
A couple of observations:
1) I am officially part of a nostalgia-targeted generation. This feels odd, but I can live with it. I swear, it was like traveling back to 1994 but everyone's hair was shorter & gut was bigger.
2) I appreciate Lou's role in Dino jr so much more now. Sure, J shreds and is awesome and all that, but Lou was bouncing around like a muppet, slamming the hell out of that Rickenbacker. I'd say that about 85 - 90% of his basslines where all chords. Lou in Dino jr is a completely different beast than Lou in Sebadoh (and don't get me wrong, I love me some Sebadoh). He was laying down a layer of sludgy doom like nobody's business.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:27 am
by kosta
Oh damn man, that sounds awesome! Big Keith Morris fan here.... Johnny Bob Goldstein FTW! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to see if those fools are coming down here!
Edit: Playing here tonight! But I can't go.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:04 pm
by Big Mon
jrmy wrote:
2) I appreciate Lou's role in Dino jr so much more now. Sure, J shreds and is awesome and all that, but Lou was bouncing around like a muppet, slamming the hell out of that Rickenbacker. I'd say that about 85 - 90% of his basslines where all chords. Lou in Dino jr is a completely different beast than Lou in Sebadoh (and don't get me wrong, I love me some Sebadoh). He was laying down a layer of sludgy doom like nobody's business.
totally agree. Bakesale is one of my favorite albums ever. But Lou cranks out some gnarly fuzz on those first few(and last 2) Dino Jr. albums.
I had the pleasure of catching Dinosaur Jr. back in 93ish. So fuckin' good,so fuckin' LOUD
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:36 pm
by nieh
jrmy wrote:... at The Paradise in Boston. It was quite a show. Totally packed. OFF! opened (Keith Morris from Black Flag / Circle Jerks w/ guys from Redd Kross, Burning Brides & one other great band I can't remember) - they were officially all killer no filler. Then Rollins interviewed Dino jr onstage, which was simultaneously weird & great.
I am extremely jealous of just this. I would have LOVED to see OFF! Keith Morris was my favorite Black Flag vocalist and Rollins is just fantastic.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:36 pm
by nieh
jrmy wrote:... at The Paradise in Boston. It was quite a show. Totally packed. OFF! opened (Keith Morris from Black Flag / Circle Jerks w/ guys from Redd Kross, Burning Brides & one other great band I can't remember) - they were officially all killer no filler. Then Rollins interviewed Dino jr onstage, which was simultaneously weird & great.
I am extremely jealous of just this. I would have LOVED to see OFF! Keith Morris was my favorite Black Flag vocalist and Rollins is just fantastic.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:53 pm
by bob the r0bot
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:54 pm
by jrmy
nieh wrote:jrmy wrote:... at The Paradise in Boston. It was quite a show. Totally packed. OFF! opened (Keith Morris from Black Flag / Circle Jerks w/ guys from Redd Kross, Burning Brides & one other great band I can't remember) - they were officially all killer no filler. Then Rollins interviewed Dino jr onstage, which was simultaneously weird & great.
I am extremely jealous of just this. I would have LOVED to see OFF! Keith Morris was my favorite Black Flag vocalist and Rollins is just fantastic.
I would go to see OFF! again at the drop of a hat. Keith gave a masterclass in how to control a stage without jumping around. Seriously, he's the kind of frontman who could stand stock-still and still have everyone's eyes on him the whole damn show.
Of course, a whole OFF! show would probably run about 20 minutes for about as many songs, but hey...
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:42 pm
by Ghost Hip
jrmy wrote: I'd say that about 85 - 90% of his basslines where all chords.
This interests me. As I never noticed too much bass chord work on Farm. Maybe I'm not listening hard enough.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:53 pm
by jrmy
PumpkinPieces wrote:jrmy wrote: I'd say that about 85 - 90% of his basslines where all chords.
This interests me. As I never noticed too much bass chord work on Farm. Maybe I'm not listening hard enough.
I wonder if it's something he only does live, to fill out the space.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:45 pm
by fiddelerselbow
I saw them at a electric picnic a few years ago and they were pretty awful, plenty of sound problems and the crowd atmosphere was shite. I'd love to see them at a non festival gig though.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:31 pm
by Zounds Perspex
Lucky! I've seen Dino Jr. with Lou once and keep hoping they'll come back thru my area again some time fairly soon.
I'd follow 'em like a jam band if I could.
Like many here, You're Living All Over Me was my gateway to fuzz obsession.
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:53 pm
by theavondon
bob the r0bot wrote:
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:55 pm
by bob the r0bot
Also: HOLY SHIT NEW MATERIAL!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:42 am
by Gearmond
yeah, Dino Jr. is freaking awesome live.
saw 'em a year and a half ago and holy shit it was loud
Re: saw Dino jr last night
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:07 pm
by J-Fuzz
I've probably seen them 4 times in the past 2 and a halfish years, and I still don't like Lou. Pretty sure the money offer to get the original trio together again is the only reason Lou is still around. He's just such a cock. I can totally understand why someone would want to throw him out of a band and belittle him for years. Also, I can't help but to think every sebadoh song was written about J. That last part probably isn't true, but I still like to humor the idea.
