Comments on: Dinosaur Jr. :: Where You Been

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:02:08 +0000

Ahhhh…what an album! It starts off so well with ‘Out There’ and ‘Start Choppin”. The singles off of this album had some great live B Sides as well as some acoustic BBC sessions (well the singles over here did) I’ve got a great version of ‘Get Me’ and ‘Severed Lips’ from the ‘Out There’ CD Single.
T’was the album that got me into Dino Jr- though it was a shame that the follow up wasn’t so good. Strangely I was only listening to ‘Hand it Over’ (the last of the Mascis/Johnston era Dino Jr) last week and this too holds up today.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:38:05 +0000

Thanks, you inspired me to go back and give this one a listen. Like Alex, “Where You Been” is the disc that got me started on Dinosaur Jr. I’m glad it’s held up so well.

By: JoeyC

JoeyC — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:10:00 +0000

I used to have my stereo on a timer so that I could wake up to “Out There,” cranked to 11 every morning before school. Listening to it now, I expect my Dad to barge in–somewhere around the 8-second mark–and tell me to turn it down. High school was great.

By: j clicky clicky

j clicky clicky — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:47:10 +0000

What I remember about the Neil Young comparisons in the music rags at the time was that they didn’t have to do with Mascis’ guitar work but rather his newly embraced vocal falsetto. Although I guess you can draw a pretty clear line from Neil Young’s acoustic stuff to Dino Jr.’s “Flying Cloud,” which I always thought was as close to Neil Young as Mascis got… anyway, my two cents. Have always loved Where You Been and can remember the day I got it and the first time I put it on…

By: Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Fifty-First Edition

Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Fifty-First Edition — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:55:46 +0000

[...] New Music Friday: Fifty-First Edition One tradition carrying through into 2008: New Music Friday. Ready? First up this week, Drea at Pinksage links to some great world music Next up, Aquarium Drunkard has two Dinosaur Jr Tracks (one of my favorites). Get your rock on. Check out The Whigs at MOKB. And if you like country, head over to Music For Robots and pick up an A.A. Bondy track. Pick up the new Nada Surf track at Chromewaves. Awesome. In a dancing mood? Pick up this track by The Martial Arts, at 3Hive. Awesome: head to Stereogum for a We Versus the Shark of Pattern is Movement, which a commenter describes as: “Excellent, excellent cover of an excellent song by an excellent band. Excellent.” Next up, Times New Viking rock Cleveland Check out this Brooklyn Soul mixtape, over at ‘Different Kitchen, with the title What’s Going on, American Gangster? Check out The Melvins at Zune Tracks. Sweet. So lots of folks in Zune Social have sent me a few Man Man tracks. If you’re curious about them, go pick up a live track over at YANP. Last but certainly not-without soul, check out Diana Ross and the Supremes, as well as Don Soul Train Campbell, over at soul-sides. Have a great weekend and enjoy the music everybody! I won’t be at CES next week, but if you’re going, have fun! | Friday, January 04, 2008 6:47 PM | 0 Comments Tags: new music, Friday [...]

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:29:46 +0000

philco, those are the ‘extras’ from the sessions me thinks

By: Philco Brothers

Philco Brothers — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:47:32 +0000

Well I guess it’s better than re-building your Foreigner collection.
I’m always curious to hear if my old favorite bands can still cut it.
The last Lemonheads was great.
New York Dolls too.

p.s. I thought Nebraska was demos.

By: Y2

Y2 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:52:31 +0000

Agree on all counts with Chris in Oxford (save the live set – never seen ‘em). A couple of licks from “Without a Sound” popped up on my shuffle a few weeks ago, been listening to the album since. Also, I was hesitant to venture over to the new stuff for the same reasons. But if ye olde Drunkard says it’s worth it, maybe I’ll give her a spin. Not sayin’ I’ll like it, just sayin’.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:29:07 +0000

“Where You Been” was the album that got me into Dinosaur jr in high school. Yeah, I know that if I was a true hipster I would have caught on with “You’re Living All Over Me”, but I think my twelve year old ears might not have been quite ready for that. “Where You Been” was just right though – so many amazing songs and heroic solos that still make me break out the air guitar. I’ll be the first to admit that the guitar solo at the end of “Get Me” might be a little excessive, but I’d also be happy if it kept going a little longer. Spin Magazine had it right in 1993 – J Masics is God.

By: Chris in Oxford

Chris in Oxford — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:17:12 +0000

“Green Mind” will forever be one of my favorite albums and I certainly love a couple of the tracks off of “Where You Been” and even “Without a Sound” – “Feel the Pain” is classic. One of the worst shows I’ve ever seen was Dinosaur Jr. in Seattle on the “Where You Been” tour – god were they dull!

Not heard the new stuff because I kind of think of Dino as a band with a place and time. May check it out on your recommendation.