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Dinosaur Jr.

Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.

The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow (bass, vocals), and Murph (drums). After three albums on independent labels earned the band a reputation as one of the formative influences on American alternative rock, creative tension led to Mascis firing Barlow, who later formed Sebadoh and Folk Implosion. His replacement, Mike Johnson came aboard for three major-label albums. Murph eventually quit, with Mascis taking over drum duties on the band's albums before the group disbanded in 1997. The original lineup reformed in 2005, releasing three albums thereafter.

Mascis's drawling vocals and distinct guitar sound, hearkening back to 1960s and '70s classic rock and characterized by extensive use of feedback and distortion, were highly influential in the alternative rock movement of the 1990s.

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Genres rock alternative rock indie rock grunge post-punk
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Albums

  1. Dinosaur
    1985
  2. You’re Living All Over Me
    1987
  3. Bug
    1988
  4. Green Mind
    1991
  5. Where You Been
    1993
  6. Without a Sound
    1994
  7. Hand It Over
    1997
  8. Beyond
    2007
  9. 6.0
    Farm
    2009
  10. Green Mind
    2012
  11. 4.0
    I Bet on Sky
    2012

Other releases

  1. Fossils
    1991
  2. Jayloumurph
    1992
  3. Quest
    1993
  4. Monsters Eat Orpheum
    1994
  5. In Session
    1999
  6. Ear Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.
    2001
  7. 2005-07-08: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, USA
    2005
  8. Zombie Worm
    2006
  9. Bug: Live At The 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, June 2011
    2012
  10. Chocomel Daze
    2012