April 27, 2022 Playlist

"Dinosaur" by Dinosaur jr. (1985)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Dinosaur jr. "Dinosaur"  1985 (USA)
Dinosaur jr. became very easy to pigeonhole by about their third album: "ear-bleeding country" with a dose of hardcore punk topped off by the slacker mumblings of J Mascis. They were a successful major label band during the grunge era of the early 1990's, and were beloved enough that they were able to reunite and carry on for another 15 years or so (and counting). The one album of theirs that really does not fit that formula was the debut album, called Dinosaur because that was the band's original name (they got sued by a group of old 60's rockers who were also using that name so added "jr." to the end.) The first album is much more eclectic, with the folky-country elements more pronounced and even some 1980's new wave vestiges (I think they were into The Cure back then!) Also, it was the only album where bassist Lou Barlow got to sing a lot, and the only album where J and Lou sometimes sing together. Though I am a fan of most of their albums as they are, I kind of think I might be an even bigger fan if their music remained as varied and weird as it was at the beginning!
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
The DoorsThe Soft ParadeThe Soft Parade1969USA
Patti Smith Group25th Floor / High On RebellionEaster1978USA
Simply SaucerIllegal Bodies (live)Cyborgs Revisitedrec. 1975, rel. 1989Canada
 
 
Wilco The Good Partoriginally a non-album b-side
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (N - 20th anniversary expanded reissue)
2002 (2022 Nonesuch)USA
Guided By Voices HuddledCrystal Nuns Cathedral (N)
2022 (GBV Inc.)USA
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Keppler 22b
   / Gaia		Omnium Gatherum (N)2022 (Flightless/ATO)Australia
Tropical Fuck Storm with
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 		Midnight In SodomSatanic Slumber Party EP (N)2022 (Joyful Noise)Australia
John Dwyer Gong SplatGong Splat (N)2021 (Castle Face)USA
   
 
Dinosaur jr.Forget The SwanDinosaur
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1985USA
Dinosaur jr.RepulsionDinosaur
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1985USA
Dinosaur jr.Severed LipsDinosaur
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1985USA
Dinosaur jr.They Always ComeBug1988USA
SebadohThe Freed PigIII1991USA
The BreedersRoiLast Splash1993USA
PavementUnfairCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain1994USA
   
 
Sonic YouthExpressway To Yr Skull Evol1986USA
MelvinsHag Me Houdini1993USA
CaravanMemory Lain / Hugh Headloss For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night1973UK
Hatfield & The NorthLet's Eat (Real Soon) A-side single1974UK
Frank ZappaYo' Mama Sheik Yerbouti1979USA
   
 
NektarRemember The Future (part 1)Remember The Future1973UK/Germany
ManIntro / KeroseneRhinos, Winos & Lunatics1974UK (Wales)
Deodato & AirtoTropea (live)In Concert1974Brazil/USA
   
 
Jazz Sabbath Paranoid (Black Sabbath)Vol. 2 (N)2022 (Blacklake)UK
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