Dinosaur Jr.

It’s hard to believe, but it was 20 years ago when Dinorsaur first roamed the back roads and byways of central Massachusettes. J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph formed their band in 1984 in the sleepy college town of Amherst, MA, and went on to change the face of rock forever…. Whether they actually ever intended to or not. Long before the folks in Seattle were raiding thrift stores for flannel, Dinosaur Jr laid the groundwork for a seismic shift in the underground rock scene. These first three albums, with their sonic wall of melodic bass, furious drums and stunning guitar wizardry, coupled with an almost laissez fair vocal delivery, became the sonic blueprint for what wuld becaome known as 'alternative rock' over the next decade Dinosaur Jr single handedly moved the indie scene from rigid ideology and rapid fire bursts of hardcore post-punk into a new era of introspective yet no less powerful expression instead of dismissing the influences of 60's and 70's rock, as had been the rallying cry of punk, Dinosaur Jr embraced the heavy guitar riffs and melodic underpinnings of a bygone era, and created a full-on sonic assault that took the world by surprise if not by storm. Some folks called it the perfect union of Sonic Youth and Neil Young, and when it's all said and done that's as good a reference point as any. The influence that Dinosuar Jr has had on their peers and future generations of musicians / bands is immeasurable.