Dinosaur Jr. - New Album

a jet engine on nyquil

Best description of Dino Jr. ever. They don't pay you enough, Matt

those songs on Beyond were really the first time i was like wow, i think i like Lou Barlow as a songwriter!

― I, Contrarian-Ass Mutha (some dude), Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:20 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

WHAAAAAA

i'm not hating on dude, i just never paid much attention to him in the past

http://pitchfork.com/news/35207-premiere-dinosaur-jr-i-want-you-to-know-stream/

same same

what else do you expect them to sound like?

i didnt say it's a bad thing.

kinda more curious to hear the stuff that isn't the same; them dropping a cello on the last record etc. his frazzled sounding songs are great. i hear this record is very lou.

"dino jr. is sort of the best depression band, in that sort of teenage way in which depression feels huge and vast and empty yet you don't really have the desire or even ability to express what your feelings even are, it's sort of numb feeling, yet it's very intense, a sort of like a jet engine on nyquil"

this might be the best description of what dino jr represent that i've ever read

Farm has leaked, first impressions?

d/l now

Looking forward to this.

none of the setups in my home are suitable to playing dinosaur mp3s at appropriate volume, so i'm not hearing this properly, but it sounds great so far

it's the same thing all over again,no risks, which is good and not so good at the same time.

I would be maybe more concerned about that if D, Jr. had stayed together all these years, and never developed their sound. OTOH, after breaking up, and given their age, I'm pretty amazed at the fire and energy of their new stuff (only heard one single from the new disc, tho).

well, the whole album is more or less the single x 12 songs.
or beyond pt. 2.

haven't heard it but the <3 the album cover!

the dinosaur jams are obviously pretty much straightahead dinosaur, but it seems like it's got more of a kinda slinky blues thing going on, see you and said the people. i was skipping through looking for the frazzled ballad because i got lost was so sweet.

Shit, this is a lot better than I'd expected. Pieces is terrific.

I haven't gotten further than Pieces yet, it's so great I keep pressing repeat :-(

like the new skateboarding video

i think this is good and ive never really cared abt this band

Do they cover "Junior's Farm" on it? That was my first thought when I saw the title.

like the new skateboarding video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgTJtdn6VjM

the guitars are so great on this, love "pieces" and "plans"

the guitars feel like they're mixed way too high, which is something i would not say about other DJr records. so far not feeling it as much as Beyond.

the european pressing has been mastered incorrectly, see
http://media.pias.com/dinosaurjrfarmcd/

for info on how to get a replacement.

well i got it off eMusic so i know that's not why it sounds 'off' to me

i like it a lot. agree about Plans and Pieces, maybe some other i forgot. the sound of the guitars does get a little irritating after a while, but since i was listening to mp3's i doubt it had anything to do with wrong mixing anyway.

i have lots of other Dinosaur Jr. albums on mp3 where i can actually hear the drums, though.

This may be the first cd i ever buy based on the cover art. Utterly spectacular.

i couldnt find the loudness war/cd mastering thread so have posted this here. id like to see them live though if they do old songs.

DINOSUAR JR. ALBUM TOO LOUD? - ALSO BAND ANNOUNCE LONDON SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER

Dinosaur Jr. have been made aware that the European CD version of their new album “Farm” has an audio problem.

Whilst duplicating the original master, the software program ‘doubled’ the sound layers. This resulted in a 3dB increase in the overall sound volume.

Anyone that has bought a copy of the album with the bar code number 5414939004926, should go to http://media.pias.com/dinosaurjrfarmcd. and will be told how to exchange their copy.

The band are ’bummed’ that this happened and are not taking the situation lightly. Both Dinosaur Jr. and their label PIAS would like to offer their fans something extra for this inconvenience, so in addition to a replacement CD, fans can download a free ringtone of the single "Over It".

A valid email address is required to receive the ringtone. Postage will also be covered to make this exchange easier.

oops didnt see the older post about this.

I downloaded this from eMusic too and it sounds TERRIBLE. And not terrible in a good way as in Bug, YLAOM, etc. Just bad. Bummer, too, cuz I like the songs but my ears won't have it.

I don't know, my CD copy sounds pretty good to these ears.

they did a bunch of old songs at the forum in may, i say go see 'em.

OK since someone else who got it off eMusic has the same complaint now I'm really wondering if somehow they got the bad Euro version too

i just got a European promo version and my soulseek mp3's sound a lot better, lol.

Probably album of the year.

Much like the last one, bass is mixed nearly inaudible. Songs are good though. I may like it better than Beyond.

i've been listening to this as much as anything else. plans kills me. it should be number one in the pop charts and impressionable kids should be dressing like j.

i fuckin love this btw

Always puts me in a great mood, though I REALLY don't like the two Barlow tracks (bad way to end the album) (gotta remember to delete those). Very much that classic feel though, which is more than one could have expected this far along.

I forget which one has that super jangly guitar riff, either the first or third track. I love that one, gotta listen to the rest again when I've got a chance

oh yeah the lou stuff is kinda disappointing. the first one really gets going by the end of it but it's all sorta jarring in a bad way.

though I REALLY don't like the two Barlow tracks

Ah, see, this is the case with EVERY Dino Jr album for me...

the one that ends the album definetely should go yeah.

i really liked his tunes on Beyond, though (and he actually had a song on side 1 for once!). i don't think there's a single album this year i feel more conflicted/disappointed about not liking as much as other people. and i mean, i was pretty into Hand It Over and More Light.

"Your Weather" is amazing!

some dude, hand it over was great!!

"Alone" (from Hand it Over) may be the most miserable-yet-awesome epic J has ever recorded.

yeah it was great! just doesn't seem to be universally well regarded, though.