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Dinosaur Jr
BBC Sessions
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. In a Jar - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.
2. Leper - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.
3. Keep the Glove - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.
4. Budge - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J
5. Bulbs of Passion - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J
6. Raisans - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.
7. Keeblin' - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J
8. No Bones - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.
9. Does It Float - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J
10. Get Me - Dinosaur Jr., Mascis, J.

CD Details

All Artists: Dinosaur Jr
Title: BBC Sessions
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Varese Sarabande
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 2/8/2000
Album Type: Live
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi, American Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 030206104929, 766485006325

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Connoisseurs of sludgy, guitar-driven noise-pop revere the first three Dinosaur (the first two of which were originally released without the Jr. appendage) full-lengths with all the awe duly afforded Crazy Horse, Meat Puppets, Dream Syndicate, and My Bloody Valentine. With 8 of the 10 stripped-down songs hailing from those first 3 albums and recorded while Lou Barlow melodically assaulted bass and Murph played drums, this disc revisits the band at their peak. As Byron Coley rhapsodizes in the sleeve notes, singer-guitarist J Mascis and band "gave voice to the previously inchoate art-soul of hardcore, imbuing their music with a range of emotion without sacrificing its impenetrable surface." Previously the province of bootlegs, these BBC sessions are rawer and more tightly wound than their album counterparts--notable on the revved "Budge" and Barlow-crooned "Does It Float." The xylophone added to the hair-flying anthem "No Bones" is a nice touch, and the two mellow songs from 1992--recorded with Mike Johnson--do not suck. --Mike McGonigal

CD Reviews

A worthwhile release for fans

Daniel Read | Atlanta, GA USA | 05/17/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great document of several live-in-the-studio Dinosaur, Jr. performances, most (all?) of them done for John Peel's famous BBC radio show. A lot of these tracks have been available previously only through bootlegs. The songs are selected mostly from the "You're Living All Over Me" and "Bug" era. The quality of the recordings are not spectacular, but they are definitely very listenable. Sometimes the guitar is not as high in the mix as you'd like, and sometimes the vocal or bass might not be high enough, but in general these are clean recordings that you will have no trouble listening to over and over again.I'm not sure if I'd recommend this disc to someone who is new to Dinosaur Jr. I'd send such a person to "Bug", "You're Living All Over Me", and "Green Mind" first. Regardless, Dinosaur Jr. was one of the most important bands of the 80's decade, and their raw power and strange beauty is capture excellently here."

Very cool

Daniel Read | 08/17/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this cd it has all the stuff that is worth listening to for dinosaur my favorite was in a jar it sounded more grungy then the origanal so did get me and bulbs of passion. This was very cool I highly recommend this."

A Great Disc

Daniel Read | 02/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you like Dinosaur like I do. Nice sound quality, and Great selection of songs from the YLAOM/BUG era, it is a little short- only about 36 minutes but that doesnt effect how many stars i give it. I just throw this in my three disc changer with Youre living all over me and Dinosaur, and hit the continous button it all sound great to me i really enjoy it and you will to if you are a D.J fan."