Biography
Dinosaur Jr. were largely responsible for returning lead guitar to indie rock and, along with their peers the Pixies, they injected late-'80s alternative rock with monumental levels of pure guitar noise. As the group's career progressed, it turned into a vehicle for J Mascis' songwriting and playing, which had the ultimate result of turning Dinosaur's albums into largely similar affairs. Over time, Mascis shed his hardcore punk roots and revealed himself to be a disciple of Neil Young, crafting simple songs that were delivered at a crushing volume and spiked with shards of feedback. Consequently, Dinosaur Jr.'s '90s albums … » Read more
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Group Members
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- Buffalo Tom
- Nirvana
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- Mike Watt
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- J.Z. Barrell
- The Afghan Whigs
- American Music Club
- Cowboy Junkies
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See Also
Influenced By
- Black Flag
- Hüsker Dü
- Meat Puppets
- Minutemen
- Sonic Youth
- Neil Young
- The Cure
- The Clash
- Led Zeppelin
- Mission of Burma
- The Byrds
- Crazy Horse
- Deep Purple
- The Psychedelic Furs
- Richard Thompson
- Wipers
- Wire
- Black Sabbath
- Kiss
- Sham 69
Followed
- Teenage Fanclub
- The Boo Radleys
- Buffalo Tom
- Better Than Ezra
- Mew
- Mutant League
- Milk Music
- Gobblehoof
- Carpet People
- Complicated Shirt
- Reeve Oliver
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
- Ides of Space
- The Notwist
- Blithe
- Swervedriver
- Scarce
- Nirvana
- Weezer
- Alta May
