Kosmik Radiation Radio - Oct 19, 2012 Playlist

Dinosaur jr. plays in Madison tonight, their third stop in town since the original group of J, Lou and Murph reunited seven years ago. Though infamously dysfunctional and far from personally charismatic, the Dinos were one of the leading lights of the 1980's "DIY indie punk" scene and even became somewhat popular during the "grunge" era that followed. Featuring epic guitar solos and heavy classic rock influences, they described their sound as "ear bleeding country" and indeed they do sound a bit like Neil Young & Crazy Horse, only simultaneously more agressive (instrumentally) and more lethargic (vocally). This week's classic album was their third, and though the critics don't seem to rate it as highly as their second album, I think Bug is as good as anything they have ever done.
The "underground hit" from this album is Dinosaur's greatest song and one of the defining anthems of 1988: "Freak Scene" (super cheap indie label music video!) "Forget The Swan" is a song from their first album (though here performed after the 2005 reunion of the original trio). Another of their more popular tracks is a shredding cover of a song by The Cure: "Just Like Heaven". Dinosaur jr. was one of the earliest underground groups to sign to a major label in 1990 (though only after firing original bassist Lou Barlow) -- somewhat ironically, "The Wagon" from that album is a statement about trendmongers.

(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Love Or Confusion	Are You Experienced?	1967	USA/UK
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	Electricity	Safe As Milk	1967	USA
The Strawberry Alarm Clock	Sit With The Guru	Wake Up...It's Tomorrow	1968	USA
The 13th Floor Elevators	Dr. Doom	Bull Of The Woods	1969	USA
Brigade	Everybody Is Laughing	Last Laugh	1970	USA
Love	Laughing Stock	B-side 7" single	1968	USA

Dinosaur jr.	Freak Scene	Bug CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1988	USA
Dinosaur jr.	No Bones	Bug CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1988	USA
Dinosaur (jr.)	Forget The Swan	Dinosaur	1985	USA
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	Danger Bird	Zuma	1975	Canada/USA

Twink	Tiptoe On The Highest Hill	Think Pink	1970	UK
The Pink Fairies	Uncle Harry's Last Freakout	Never Never Land	1971	UK
Groundhogs	Cherry Red (R)	Split	1971	UK
The Stooges	Down On The Street	Funhouse	1970	USA
Black Oak Arkansas	Hot Rod (live)	Raunch 'N' Roll Live	1973	USA

Hampton Grease Band	Hendon	Music To Eat	1971	USA
Can	Waiting For The Streetcar	The Lost Tapes (N - previously unreleased tracks)	rec. 1968 (2012 Spoon/Mute)	Germany
BeBop Deluxe	Jets At Dawn	Axe Victim	1974	UK

The Mothers Of Invention	Mom And Dad	We're Only In It For The Money	1968	USA
Jerry Garcia	Spidergawd / Eep Hour	Garcia	1972	USA
The Grateful Dead	Uncle John's Band	Workingman's Dead	1970	USA
Bob Weir	Cassidy	Ace	1972	USA

Nico	Lawns Of Dawn	The Marble Index	1969	Germany
The Nice	Dawn	The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack	1967	UK
Yes	Heart Of The Sunrise	Fragile	1972	UK