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Dinosaur Jr.
I caught Dinosaur Jr. at the Prophet Bar (formerly Gypsy Tea Room) in Dallas on Saturday and what an amazing show! The set was a good mix of tracks off the new album mixed in with a healthy dose of classics. Freak Scene is a staple and of course was fantastic. They also played a Deep Wound track, Mascis and Lou Barlow's first hardcore band, which was a nice treat. I'm really digging the new album, it's a bit mellower with a funky feel to some of the tracks. J. Mascis effortlessly shredded his way through the entire set. He looked like he could have ripped any of his solos in his sleep. That guy is definitely underrated. A while back I read the Rolling Stone list of the 100 greatest guitar players on the website and he barely made the cut, but they must have revised it since b/c I picked up the special edition they released and no J. Mascis. He's no longer listed on the website either. Bummer.
Anyway all in all this was a great show. The only (very minor) disappointment was the exclusion of No Bones and/or Sludgefeast, 2 of my favorites that they have been playing at a lot of their recent shows, and nothing off of their last album, Farm (phenomenal!). A couple of good surprises were The Post and In a Jar. Either way I love the fact that they play a different set at every show with a few staples, it's so boring when bands play the entire same set for a whole tour.
28 years in and Dinosaur Jr. definitely still has it!
Comments
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 4:48 PM, ross_r said:
I've seen them once, would love to see Diosaur Jr again.
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:24 AM, zombie313 said:
Nice I'll have to check them out, thanks for the tip. As for the boring part I guess what I'm mostly referring to is when bands plan the same set year after year with the addition of some new tracks. I'm also nerdy about looking up the se tlists bands have been playing before I go see them and it's cool when you know there will probably be some surprises. Enjoy the show!
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 5:50 PM, hateyouhumans said:
Taking my lady to see them Friday night in Seattle... post funk with Monogamy Party & Rabbits, two NW bands on fledgling NW label Good to Die Records, totally worth checking out!!
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:11 PM, hateyouhumans said:
Seems like it would only get boring if you were at every show on the tour
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:22 AM, zombie313 said:
Trees is a good venue. I recently saw the Melvins there. It's loud as shit, great for punk or metal shows.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Phillip said:
I really want to see them on this tour! I've heard nothing but excellent reviews of the live shows and setlists.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Jesse24 said:
Sweet sounds like fun. Only venue I have ever been to in Dallas was Trees for ATDI
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:32 AM, logan.rich said:
That sounds like an awesome show. I love the new album.