This Dinosaur Still Rocks
In May, Alternative-rock legend Dinosaur Jr released Beyondthe bands first studio album in ten years, and the first with the original lineup of Mascis, Barlow and Murph since 1988s Bug. Unlike almost all other reunion albums, Beyond is great and can be compared favorably to any of the bands past music. The trio, who has been reunited and touring for the last couple of years, hit the stage of The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza for two straight sold out shows on Wednesday and Thursday. I was at the packed club on Thursday night to witness the performance first hand, and Dinosaur Jr brought back the feeling of early grunge by rocking out with plenty of feedback. Playing a lot of new material, including show opener Almost Ready, they also mixed in a bunch of early songs from albums from long, long ago. The biggest surprise came when the band ripped through a guitar heavy cover of the Cures Just Like Heaven only one song into their set. It was a deafening, riff-heavy night with guys chugging beers and sweaty chicks moshing right there with them. It was everything a Dinosaur Jr fan could ask for.
Photo courtesy of [Jonny-Leather]