Thursday, January 14, 2010

Dinosaur Jr. - Die Barney Die (Blue Note, Columbia 27/03/89)




Artist: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: Die Barney Die (Blue Note, Columbia 27/03/89)
Release: 1989
Label: Bootleg

Tracklist:

1. Bulbs Of Passion [Live]
2. In A Jar [Live]
3. The Lung [Live]
4. Kracked [Live]
5. No Bones [Live]
6. The Post [Live]
7. Freak Scene [Live]
8. Raisans [Live]
9. Lose [Live]
10. Tarpit [Live]
11. Yeah We Know [Live]
12. Encore Break [Live]
13. Severed Lips/Sludgefeast/Chunks [Live]
14. Mountain Man [Live]


When I started listening to Dinosaur Jr a few years back, I felt like they were the band I'd needed in high school. Nerdy and reclusive, but also distorted and huge. Their first few records are like the best parts of Neil Young dipped in large vats of guitar effects. This bootleg from 1989, Die Barney Die a.k.a. Blue Note, captures the now-reunited classic lineup in solid form not long before frontman J Mascis first gave bass player Lou Barlow the boot. I can only assume it's a soundboard rip because the band is fucking loud live unto today, yet everything's pretty clear here, even J and Lou's vocals.

Other trivia: the band covers Boston hardcore legend Last Right's classic anthem "Chunks." Also, for all you collector nerds out there, part of this was released as a bootleg 7" on grey marble vinyl. The more you know!

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-Asa

3 comments:

ALTCERF said...

Much obliged, Asa;)

Nomos said...

yes. i've always wanted to hear their rendition of chunks. much appreciated.

bob said...

very good...thank you