Dinosaur Jr.
Depending on your interpretation, Dinosaur Jr. are either criminally overlooked as pioneers of the booming alternative scene of the early 90's, or one of the more popular groups from the noisy class of pop bands which included the Pixies and Sonic Youth. Either way, J Mascis, a genuine visionary as a guitarist if not a songwriter, recorded some of the most cutting and beautifully ear-splitting guitar solos ever put to tape, and he still managed to be tuneful in the process. The career of the band can only be mapped as the career of Mascis himself, as he is the only member to have been involved in every stage of the band since their mid-eighties inception. The rickety nature of the group's roster was usually a result of Mascis' perfectionism and... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Amherst, ,Massachusetts United States
- Formed Date:
- 1983
