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February 14, 2006

Dinosaur Man Readies Witch's Brew

J Mascis gets behind the kit for hard-rocking side project
March 28, 2005

Dinosaur Jr. Roam Again

Indie rockers' original lineup reunites for TV show
January 24, 2003

Dinosaur Jr. to Be Reissued

Deep Wound collection also due
August 17, 2001

Dinosaur Jr. Best-of Due

Mascis halfway done with next solo album

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Dinosaur Jr. set the standard for convulsive indie-rock guitar fireworks in the Eighties. Incredibly, the band's original lineup — guitarist J Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph — hasn't lost a thunderous step. On the second disc since the band reunited four years ago, Mascis...

2009 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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After getting it together on three explosive but uneven indie records (Bug is the best) and five years of touring, Massachusetts' Dinosaur Jr released a bang-up masterpiece in 1991: Green Mind. For guitar maniacs only, this crunching, thunderous happy stuff recalls Neil Young at his Crazy Horse rawest; at other times, the ghost of Hendrix grins. Mainly, however, it's to the early Replacements that...

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