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Dinosaur Jr.

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Group. Formed 1984.

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Biography

Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984. Originally named Dinosaur prior to legal issues, the band disbanded in 1997 until reuniting in 2005. Guitarist J Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph were the band's founding members; however, Mascis has been the group's sole continual member.

Their distinct sound, characterized by high gain, extensive use of feedback and distortion, and frontman J Mascis's melodic guitar solos, were influential in the alternative rock movement of the 1990s, exemplified by the success of acknowledged fans Nirvana.

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    Farm

    Reviewed by Julian Marszalek

    Farm builds on their fearsome reputation rather than diminishing it.

  2. Beyond 2007

    Beyond

    Reviewed by Al Fox

    ...These songs just about invoke a shoulder-shrug.

  3. Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me, Bug 1987

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    Reviewed by Zoe Street

    Floppy fringes, form an orderly queue...

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