AboveNine Everyone around SST in the mid-80’s were enamored by Dinosaur Jr. Even though Black Flag ended right before Dino made YLAOM, Henry was still on the scene. I’ve seen/heard quotes from various people who were involved with SST at the time who all said that Dino was blowing everyone’s minds at the time, especially since a lot of the SSTA people had become big time stoners so they loved their heavy, noisy, psychedelic aesthetic combined with great hooks. That’s why I love Dino Jr- I’ve always been drawn to the great bands who in some way combined catchy hooks with noise and dissonance. SSTA had some of the greatest bands ever who had that as a big part of their aesthetic, i.e. Huskers, Meat Puppets, Dino Jr, etc.
A lot of people comment on which way musicians wear their headphones, but most musicians are more concerned with which side the cord is on rather than which is "left" and "right".
Man, you'd see Murph in the streets somewhere and be like "Hey that's somebody's dad, or an accountant or something," not realizing that he's a powerhouse drummer from one of the most influential indie bands of all time. Man, that guy kicks all kinds of ass.
You ever love the way something sounds so much that it feels like you're crying inside? That's what I get from the sounds of Dinosaur Jr. Thank you for the beautiful musick.
I have heard about these guys for 30 years, but this is the first time I have ever seen or heard them actually play. I had no idea that they were this good.
@@firstylasty9417 Fun fact - J was Kurt's first choice for a drummer when they went to a major label. J turned him down as he had just gotten his own major label deal.
@@brandall101 Ohhh yeah. I think I knew that waaay back in my brain somewhere, upon my voracious Nirvana readings back in the day. J's so surly, tho. That would've made for a strange band. Wonder what Chad Channing's up to these days.
Two comments: 1. I saw the Dinosaur in Boston during the first tour of the reunited lineup. Loudest show I've EVER heard--20 feet from the stage, and my friend's long hair was actually blowing backward. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW LOUD IT WAS IN THIS STUDIO?! 2. Murph visited my old band's rehearsal space just prior to said reunion tour (long-ish story) and I got to play "Little Fury Things" with him. Even on a beater drum kit, the guy sounded like John Bonham. Murph is rock's most underrated drummer!
Probably not that loud considering J uses 3 full stacks and here he is only rocking a half stack yet any tube amp gunned is gonna sound earsplitting loud but not like 3 full stack loud
The band reformed back in 2007, released 3 albums and they still play great music, they never sold their soul to some shitty commercial music...And they did the best cover ever of a song from The Cure...
I'm not trying to compete here, but I wanted to share this Lullaby's cover because is from a band from Argentina, so you guys probably didn't got the chance to listen to it, and its amazing: /watch?v=bvGnOwGdr7A
I loved you KEXP, but now I absolutely adore you. Dinosaur Jr is one of my favorite bands and J Mascis one of my top guitarists. You guys are amazing, thank you so much.
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To me, Dinosaur Jr is that band that has been there all this time but I had missed out on. I just recently discovered Dinosaur Jr. last month and man, they easily became one of my favorites. I'm going through some hardships but these guys help me cope, and I'm thankful. Hopefully I can catch their show later this month 🦕
I love listening to Rollins, not for what he’s saying, but how he says it. He was very clearly reciting his written intro, but his cadence was very compelling.
This is one of those things that just pop up and take you back. I remember how everyone in my generation had a T-Shirt from Dinosaur Jr. You never heard their stuff on the radio. But everyone who wasn't on the other musical pole of earth knew who they were. They are almost like the Greatful Dead of my generation.
If you miss out on any show during the year, you have to take the opportunity to see them play... If it's in a smaller venue especially! They are, hands down, the best live band I've ever seen.
It's really cool how you see Djr play ancient tunes and they're not just going through the motions, they really feel it every time and pouring their hearts into it.
Saw them at Amherst College with SY ... one of the loudest shows I've ever experienced. You could feel the sound coming up through the ground under your feet.
Hearing these songs again 30 years later immerses me in memories of college. Playing Music, painting outside on the porch, smoking Export A cigarettes, drinking Blue Heron Ale while doing some powerfully potent drugs with incredibly beautiful friends. All this while having exciting experiences and new fun sex with nearly every girl & guy😉 I could hold a smile with.. which was many. I find it hard to frame the levels of love I had for life back then...At 19 I gave life and everyone I knew in it my all,..I’m not always thankful I survived it,...the painful part of surviving intense years in life is looking back at all those I so deeply loved who didn’t survive. I try to live my life now in remembrance of theirs....in the hope that my doing so reflects the very best parts of the love they graced upon me.
one of the most complete and pure perfect bands out there , every thing they do is mind blowing !!!!! there sound is un matched and i cant name one bad song the only other band i can think of is the lawrence arms that makes me feel this happy
Clearly the camera person doesn't know who J Mascis is. Couldn't find him when he started singing, couldn't find him when he started talking, didn't realize the guitar solo was coming from the guitar. "Ooh guitar solo, let's check out what the bass player is doing."
+Jeff Elliott Hey, if you couldn't tell a bass from a guitar, and you knew an insane solo was coming from someone, would you suspect the man that hasn't aged a day in 30 years and is jumping around like a maniac, or the weird old statue that somehow learned to sing? Then again, said camera person had trouble finding J when it came to the interview section, so maybe they just didn't like his face or something.
+Jeff Elliott The camera was just following its own cavalier path, no regard for the important aspects of the performance. There is no explaining such things. You can't really compare Bach to Rachmaninoff. Yes, they are both composers in the classical tradition. But Bach's music is unmistakable, even indelible; while Rachmaninoff skips around like a schizophrenic, all spontaneity, no recognizable, reusable theme. My point is that the camera person is probably a sheep following what he thought was some extended theme of the chaos of the early 90s. In trying to break new ground he just became super stupid. J Mascis rocks. You can only go so far with chaos and then it just becomes pitiful. Mascis took music of the time and put it out on the frontier, the maximum it could travel and still be relevant. The camera person was aping that instinct and came up an ape, over-extended, clumsy. Talentless-Rachmaninoff took his lens and f***ed up.
Y'know, I never paid too much attention before (probably because Mascis on guitar is incredible), but after seeing this, I gotta say, holy cow! Murph can really drum, can't he?
As far as pure mastery of an instrument goes, he’s the best musician in the band. And honestly, a band is only as good as it’s drummer. Example: Pumpkins without Jimmy Chamberlain is a hollow, lifeless sounding husk of itself.
henry got this kind of face like he is the tough guy... and he is the fu%)ing man.... but to be honest when he is around his idols... he used to be nervous... check the stand up about iggy and ozzy...so.......
I like how J wears safety glasses. You know sparks fly when he digs into his guitar neck and he values his safety. The crowds at their shows need safety glasses and earplugs too.
Lou's right - They didn't start playing "They Always Come" till after he was kicked out. That's why he doesn't remember playing it. It debuted live in 1991 with Mike Johnson on bass
I heard them open for Primus once and they were absolutely the loudest fucking thing I've ever heard. I left the pit to purchase ear plugs then took them out for Primus. I did not see it coming.
After watching a few KEXP videos today I'm watching more and more. The sound and video is seriously awesome as always. Better than anything I've seen on youtube. I'm from the UK and really need to visit Seattle. I've never posted anything negative on websites before. But I'm 58 and have been watching live bands since 1977. I've seen pretty much seen every band I've wanted to see (In the 70s and early 80s Black Sabbath and Rush used to play in 2,000 seaters in Manchester UK). I saw Dinosaur Jr at the End of the Road festival in 2013. I left the gig nearly in tears. I've never seen a band who gave the impression that thay really didn't want to be there and play. I'm sure it was a one off but I was really looking forward to seeing them.
I've always thought that j mascis's voice on his slower songs, sounds somewhat similar to Neil youngs voice. Just a tad bit. He's got one of those types of voices.
those were the days. i feel lucky to grow up without the internet and cheap concerts. the 90s music scene was the best. Lollapalooza was insane!!! got my first heat exhaustion and almost passed out, yippee!!!!
The way Lou plays the bass is just black magic sorcery! Such and underated bassist
If I knew there was a band called Dinosaur Jr. when I was 4, I'd absolutely have wanted to hear that band.
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I don't think i've ever seen Henry smile and laugh so much. It's really nice.
Henry really respects Dinosaur Jr., it's fun to see him get a little flustered by the fact.
AboveNine rollins ruins everything --
less talking more rocking, it's always gotta be about him...
AboveNine Everyone around SST in the mid-80’s were enamored by Dinosaur Jr. Even though Black Flag ended right before Dino made YLAOM, Henry was still on the scene. I’ve seen/heard quotes from various people who were involved with SST at the time who all said that Dino was blowing everyone’s minds at the time, especially since a lot of the SSTA people had become big time stoners so they loved their heavy, noisy, psychedelic aesthetic combined with great hooks. That’s why I love Dino Jr- I’ve always been drawn to the great bands who in some way combined catchy hooks with noise and dissonance. SSTA had some of the greatest bands ever who had that as a big part of their aesthetic, i.e. Huskers, Meat Puppets, Dino Jr, etc.
Henry rollins sucks and should've stayed home that day.
You should listen to his podcast (also available on RUclips); he laughs all the time.
A lot of people comment on which way musicians wear their headphones, but most musicians are more concerned with which side the cord is on rather than which is "left" and "right".
Just Like Heaven is a PERFECT song yet somehow D Jr manages to make it even better. Incredible cover.
Man, you'd see Murph in the streets somewhere and be like "Hey that's somebody's dad, or an accountant or something," not realizing that he's a powerhouse drummer from one of the most influential indie bands of all time. Man, that guy kicks all kinds of ass.
No matter how cool we are as young guys and girls, we all turn into our dads and moms.
he's the man
I'm almost positive I've seen Murph around Boston a few times but I wasn't sure cus it just could've been someone's dad or a lost accountant
Music is Not about what you look like.
Rock drummers tend to have that aura. Steve Flynn from Atheist is sorta like that too.
0:37 Little Fury Things
3:37 Interview (Henry Rollins)
10:50 Freak Scene
14:15 Just Like Heaven
17:12 Outro
You ever love the way something sounds so much that it feels like you're crying inside? That's what I get from the sounds of Dinosaur Jr. Thank you for the beautiful musick.
So nice to hear Lou and J sing together. And that Wah wah pedal on the Just Like Heaven intro.
I have heard about these guys for 30 years, but this is the first time I have ever seen or heard them actually play.
I had no idea that they were this good.
J's pretty well known for his guitar skills. Also, Kurt Coban was a huge fan. They're all great musicians.
@@firstylasty9417 Fun fact - J was Kurt's first choice for a drummer when they went to a major label. J turned him down as he had just gotten his own major label deal.
@@brandall101 Ohhh yeah. I think I knew that waaay back in my brain somewhere, upon my voracious Nirvana readings back in the day. J's so surly, tho. That would've made for a strange band. Wonder what Chad Channing's up to these days.
I didn't get into them until my 30s, but they were the band I'd been looking for since I was 15.
They aren’t this good.. they’re usually even better. This was a decent performance for them but not anything great.
So glad these guys hooked back up.
One of those iconic bands that almost every decent musician of the 90s was/is influenced by these guys.
Two comments:
1. I saw the Dinosaur in Boston during the first tour of the reunited lineup. Loudest show I've EVER heard--20 feet from the stage, and my friend's long hair was actually blowing backward. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW LOUD IT WAS IN THIS STUDIO?!
2. Murph visited my old band's rehearsal space just prior to said reunion tour (long-ish story) and I got to play "Little Fury Things" with him. Even on a beater drum kit, the guy sounded like John Bonham. Murph is rock's most underrated drummer!
Probably not that loud considering J uses 3 full stacks and here he is only rocking a half stack yet any tube amp gunned is gonna sound earsplitting loud but not like 3 full stack loud
Great band. Always listen to them while Im skating
Jay makes my jaw drop every time I hear him play . And he makes me laugh my ass off every time I hear him interviewed.
The band reformed back in 2007, released 3 albums and they still play great music, they never sold their soul to some
shitty commercial music...And they did the best cover ever of a song from The Cure...
"And they did the best cover ever of a song from The Cure..."
I totally agree, but Carpathian Forest's cover of A Forest is a close contender.
I also like their cover of Peter Frampton's "Show me the way"
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Yes, good cover as well...Jay Mascis is a guy who has some good musical taste for sure...
I'm not trying to compete here, but I wanted to share this Lullaby's cover because is from a band from Argentina, so you guys probably didn't got the chance to listen to it, and its amazing:
/watch?v=bvGnOwGdr7A
Joy Zipper did the best Cure cover, Just Like Heaven..
in my opinion Lou Barlow has always been one of the most unique and exciting bass players..
I loved you KEXP, but now I absolutely adore you. Dinosaur Jr is one of my favorite bands and J Mascis one of my top guitarists. You guys are amazing, thank you so much.
Lou looks like he has just been pulled out from the 90's and placed on our time.
J Mascis is looking more like Saruman with the years
+Billie Lee Ñan hahahaha so true
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Thank you. I got a great laugh out of that
To me, Dinosaur Jr is that band that has been there all this time but I had missed out on. I just recently discovered Dinosaur Jr. last month and man, they easily became one of my favorites. I'm going through some hardships but these guys help me cope, and I'm thankful. Hopefully I can catch their show later this month 🦕
They are phenomenal live!
Decades later and they still kick ass on every song they play.
I could hear Henry talk for hours. He is so articulate and creative.
I love listening to Rollins, not for what he’s saying, but how he says it. He was very clearly reciting his written intro, but his cadence was very compelling.
This is one of those things that just pop up and take you back. I remember how everyone in my generation had a T-Shirt from Dinosaur Jr. You never heard their stuff on the radio. But everyone who wasn't on the other musical pole of earth knew who they were. They are almost like the Greatful Dead of my generation.
I find Henry Rollins seems most comfortable interviewing others and happiest talking to musicians.
If you miss out on any show during the year, you have to take the opportunity to see them play... If it's in a smaller venue especially! They are, hands down, the best live band I've ever seen.
It's really cool how you see Djr play ancient tunes and they're not just going through the motions, they really feel it every time and pouring their hearts into it.
never seen Henry Rollins smile so much. awesome band.
"I guess I was depressed or something"
that's pretty much generation x in a nutshell
@@mikogale the Best time..
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@@firstylasty9417 it’s literally just spam
Saw them in '90. They still amaze...
Just Like Heaven incredible cover. They come back me to 90s. I would like to see a longer Dinosaur Junior's performance. Congratulations KEXP!
Kick Ass!! Amazing Band! Long live Punk rock and Alternative Rock
I keep coming back to this, perfection!!
Saw them at Amherst College with SY ... one of the loudest shows I've ever experienced. You could feel the sound coming up through the ground under your feet.
Jay Mascis is like Bob Mould : their guitar's sound are so original and pleasant !!
Who's John Mascis?
@@thehowlingjoker Jay Mascis sorry 😯
@@thehowlingjoker I corrected...
@@merdez99 Just J is fine. Easier to type too.
Little fury things always makes me feel some way I can’t even describe. They still play it just as well live as on the album.
Henry’s face after every question is like “Oh man, I hope they don’t hate this question”.
unsurpassable unique guitar player and the band is simply one of that part of the music history which will never be forgotten.
This is outrageous. A lifetime favorite band, but I hadn't seen this. I never understood just how good they are to this degree before.
A band I will simply never get tired of.
Freak Scene might be me all time favorite song from Dino Jr., maybe of all bands. That sounded awesome.
love at first sound with these guys!!!
what about : love at first penis dude!! LOL
These guys don't fuck around!!! I love them!
classic 90s era band that has become better and better as the years go by. keep it up dinos!!! and Henry ur just the fucking man!!!
Oreius their best albums were in the 80s
@@alien9422 all their albums are great, but I got into them in the 90s. 80s stuff is amazing
Hearing these songs again 30 years later immerses me in memories of college. Playing Music, painting outside on the porch, smoking Export A cigarettes, drinking Blue Heron Ale while doing some powerfully potent drugs with incredibly beautiful friends. All this while having exciting experiences and new fun sex with nearly every girl & guy😉 I could hold a smile with.. which was many. I find it hard to frame the levels of love I had for life back then...At 19 I gave life and everyone I knew in it my all,..I’m not always thankful I survived it,...the painful part of surviving intense years in life is looking back at all those I so deeply loved who didn’t survive.
I try to live my life now in remembrance of theirs....in the hope that my doing so reflects the very best parts of the love they graced upon me.
I remember hearing this when it first came out on a college radio station. Been a fan ever since. J created grunge before Nirvana.
Kurt wanted him to join Nirvana. Kurt definitely was open about his influences.
Nirvana did not create grunge.
I fucking love Henry Rollins, he's such a well-spoken smart dude, plus a huge Dinosaur fan. What a guy.
God they're so good.
one of the most complete and pure perfect bands out there , every thing they do is mind blowing !!!!! there sound is un matched and i cant name one bad song the only other band i can think of is the lawrence arms that makes me feel this happy
D.Jr and Rollins in the same room :D ¡Oh boy, I freaking love this!
Clearly the camera person doesn't know who J Mascis is. Couldn't find him when he started singing, couldn't find him when he started talking, didn't realize the guitar solo was coming from the guitar.
"Ooh guitar solo, let's check out what the bass player is doing."
+Jeff Elliott Hey, if you couldn't tell a bass from a guitar, and you knew an insane solo was coming from someone, would you suspect the man that hasn't aged a day in 30 years and is jumping around like a maniac, or the weird old statue that somehow learned to sing?
Then again, said camera person had trouble finding J when it came to the interview section, so maybe they just didn't like his face or something.
+Jeff Elliott
Notice how there are multiple camera angles. It was cut this way to show that golden "value add" with Henry Rollins. This is killer.
+Marty062006 That was the greatest comment I've ever read. Holy shit.
+Jeff Elliott The camera was just following its own cavalier path, no regard for the important aspects of the performance. There is no explaining such things. You can't really compare Bach to Rachmaninoff. Yes, they are both composers in the classical tradition. But Bach's music is unmistakable, even indelible; while Rachmaninoff skips around like a schizophrenic, all spontaneity, no recognizable, reusable theme. My point is that the camera person is probably a sheep following what he thought was some extended theme of the chaos of the early 90s. In trying to break new ground he just became super stupid. J Mascis rocks. You can only go so far with chaos and then it just becomes pitiful. Mascis took music of the time and put it out on the frontier, the maximum it could travel and still be relevant. The camera person was aping that instinct and came up an ape, over-extended, clumsy. Talentless-Rachmaninoff took his lens and f***ed up.
guitar solo! I thought that bit was where a knob fell off one of the effects pedals? This band IS the sequel to Spinal Tap...
Henry and j are like on opposite ends of the energy spectrum.
both are sober though
Y'know, I never paid too much attention before (probably because Mascis on guitar is incredible), but after seeing this, I gotta say, holy cow! Murph can really drum, can't he?
Maddbox11235 yeah man he crushes it.
he is the best!
As far as pure mastery of an instrument goes, he’s the best musician in the band. And honestly, a band is only as good as it’s drummer. Example: Pumpkins without Jimmy Chamberlain is a hollow, lifeless sounding husk of itself.
@@CMHobbies J writes all of the drum parts though...
@@CMHobbies Nope. J writes and performs the drums and tells Murph what to do, and fills in for Murph on records
henry is nervous he is witnessing his favorite idols. i would be too.
Henry was in Black Flag. I don't think he was nervous.
@@profd65 He's a pompous dick. Esp. IRL...
henry got this kind of face like he is the tough guy... and he is the fu%)ing man.... but to be honest when he is around his idols... he used to be nervous... check the stand up about iggy and ozzy...so.......
The greatest band ever I love you J. Amazing!!!!!!
I like how J wears safety glasses. You know sparks fly when he digs into his guitar neck and he values his safety. The crowds at their shows need safety glasses and earplugs too.
thank you very very much indeed
Lou's right - They didn't start playing "They Always Come" till after he was kicked out. That's why he doesn't remember playing it. It debuted live in 1991 with Mike Johnson on bass
NEAT as always!!! Love to hear them all the time!!
I heard them open for Primus once and they were absolutely the loudest fucking thing I've ever heard. I left the pit to purchase ear plugs then took them out for Primus. I did not see it coming.
lucky too see one of these show when they passed through ... dinosaur jr. ... fuck yeah !
From time to time, here i'm again listen these 3 masters ...
best, melancholy response ever... 0:23
Great performance! “Little Fury Things” sounds particularly smashing!
Amazing.
After watching a few KEXP videos today I'm watching more and more. The sound and video is seriously awesome as always. Better than anything I've seen on youtube. I'm from the UK and really need to visit Seattle. I've never posted anything negative on websites before. But I'm 58 and have been watching live bands since 1977. I've seen pretty much seen every band I've wanted to see (In the 70s and early 80s Black Sabbath and Rush used to play in 2,000 seaters in Manchester UK). I saw Dinosaur Jr at the End of the Road festival in 2013. I left the gig nearly in tears. I've never seen a band who gave the impression that thay really didn't want to be there and play. I'm sure it was a one off but I was really looking forward to seeing them.
Probably the loudest show that’s stuck in my brain, saw them about 5 years ago and daaamn I wanna see dino jr again
Nothing gives me a more acute headache like dinosaur jr
By far the loudest band I’ve seen live, especially with mike watt on bass...🤘
the crew and rollins have tears in their eyes, such an emotional moment seeing them live that close
I'm sitting down wrapped in a blanket on a cold day in my without a sound hoodie on a dinosaur jr video marathon, this is life at it's finest.
Love these guys with every fiber of my soul
Saw them at the City club in Madison Wi way back in the day, what a great time. Those were good days seeing bands like Dinosaur Jr.
I feel like J is half asleep 24/7
scott tudhope that's called being high
Djr is straight edge. That said, their music pairs pretty well with a bowl
He's heavy into meditation. Just zen'd out all the time.
@@bridgetwatts3680 Dinosaur Jr is not straight edge, only J is.
He's super introvert too
Great cover of Just like Heaven......amazing
I've seen them live. They're deafening loud!
Beautiful !!
Just stumbled on this and I’m happy I did!
Still awesome after all these years .
I've always thought that
j mascis's voice on his slower songs, sounds somewhat similar to Neil youngs voice.
Just a tad bit.
He's got one of those types of voices.
He doesn't like and doesn't agree with that comparison. He said Mick Jagger was one of his influences which actually makes a lot more sense
Agreed, I got into Dinosaur (as they were then) coming from being a Neil Young fan - also the distorted guitar and a ton of other things
Takes me back to my tripping days!
Fuck, I cannot believe I did not get out to see you guys in Van. Just thank you guys. You make my guitar playing that much more fun.
those were the days. i feel lucky to grow up without the internet and cheap concerts. the 90s music scene was the best. Lollapalooza was insane!!! got my first heat exhaustion and almost passed out, yippee!!!!
I got my hearing back 2 days after DJ's gig in Hong Kong! caused of the powerful and distorting guitars ! wow it was so happening!
Awesome noise!
J and Lou have such a honey voices!
First thing that popped into my mind when they started playing was Ed Templeton
lol
Vallely's scene in Speak Freaks with Freak Scene playing. Still on of my favs.
loyal underling of Templeton
kracked
Most likable band in the world.
Wow One of mine precious band
80´s ..GREAT!!!
Great show! Hope you'll go on!
Long live Dinosaur Jr!! Long live Henry!!!!
love that song
this band is a living myth
Berlin was great guys. You rock!
best band ever
I love the bass strum
That so looks fun to play bass like that. Lou rules
Hey Mascis… You can have that tinitus back you gave me in 88! I'm done with it.
Fuck tinnitus!! Mine is recently gotten worse. But yeah started at pixies and dinosaur Junior shows in the late 80s.
@@blueconversechucks literally the loudest band I've ever seen. Don't think J can relate though--his monitor is just a twin reverb pointed at his face
Y’all need earplugs in your life.
@@dewdop ab-so-fucking-lutely not.
It's like scars from long ago battles.
@@GRedit1000 ok but i appreciate my hearing
Fucking underrated band!
who ever rated them "under"?
I mean WHO?
NO ONE!
J needs to chill out a bit
Move to Canada. Smoke dope.
That sarcastically hilarious
Juuuust a tad
Ikr, he's so strung out 😊