Biography
Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984. The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow (bass, vocals), and Murph (drums). After three albums on independent labels, the band earned 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 drums on the band's albums before the group disbanded in 1997. The original lineup reformed in 2005, releasing five albums thereafter. Mascis's drawling vocals and distinct guitar sound, harking back to 1960s and 1970s 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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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Bug
1988
Farm
2009
Bankrupt!
2013
Dinosaur
1985
Just Like Heaven
1989
The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young
1989
In Session
1999
Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
1994
Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol. 3 (Shoegazing 1985 - 2009)
2009
The Best Of... (The Elektra Years): B-Boy Handbook
2004
Birdbrain
1990
Freak Scene
1988
The Wailing Ultimate! The Homestead Records Compilation
1987
Credited work
117 releases · 26 albums · active 1985–2025
- Production · 65
- Performance · 55
- Other credits · 12
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Wharton's Studio · Fort Apache · Creation Audio · Goodnight Dallas
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Dinosaur
- poorly wrote suicide note
- Amusement (3)
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
- Experience
- Lucie Vacarme
- Rob Da Bank