Out There opened the album with enough overdriven squalling and riffing to excite the teens in the Pearl Jam t-shirts, but Where You Been’s charms lay more in the lazy melodic drawl of Mascis’ songcraft: the lilting Start Choppin’, the breezy What Else Is New? Outstanding job by Cherry Red Records in my opinion for these wonderful albums that most Dinosaur Jr fans think are under appreciated. s greatest commercial success up to that point, reaching number 50 in the US and number 10 in the UK.

They've stopped sounding the way they did on Bug, but they've built on the same basic premise and kept those very recognisable guitar sounds. to follow them into the big-time; after all, their 1988 single Freak Scene coined the quiet/loud dynamic Smells Like Teen Spirit would later ride to phenomenal success. I cleaned all my albums, but there is definitely crackle when the needle drops and between songs, as well as on the quieter acoustic tunes.It just makes the record better having all the people there contributing something, rather than the last one. Mascis reacted at the time, "We're just making records and, I mean, every one sold more than the last one. Where You Been’, their fifth record, emerged in 1993, at the height of enthusiasm for grunge and the alternative American rock scene the band had long been part of.

I think I expected something a lot heavier from this album; beneath the crunch of guitars is a pop album really. have announced plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Where You Been, their influential 1993 grunge album and fifth full-length overall.The majestic “Get Me” is “ Layla” for the distressed-denim set (even the guitar squiggle at the end is pinched from Clapton’s “Let It Rain”). Following the legendarily acrimonious bust-up between singer/guitarist J Mascis and bassist/singer Lou Barlow, Dinosaur Jr.

Prefix magazine's Matthew Flander described it as "a classic record from the band, capturing just about every great ’90s song they had aside from “ The Wagon” and “ Feel the Pain”. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The band will play the album in full during four concerts at London’s Garage in November and seven shows at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg.But given the outstanding quality of the packaging and song selection for the bonus tracks, I don't mind so much in this case. These are incorrect sleeve notes - C2 was issued on the 'Get Me' 12" and CD editions in UK and Europe - see https://www. Like many of its peers," he concludes, "Dinosaur Jr is a musical cargo cult, turning the detritus of another culture into something that can be used — and maybe even worshiped.