Artist:Dinosaur Jr.
Song:Get Me
Album:Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr. started out in the 80s as underground rock darlings. But by the 90s they were on a major label. Most of their success was as an album and touring band. The leader of Dinosaur Jr. was Joseph Mascis from Amherst, MA. He called himself J Mascis. He was lead singer, main songwriter and he played guitar and keyboards. He and bassist Lou Barlow were in the band Deep Wound while still in high school. After Deep Wound split up in 1984, they were trying to figure out what to do next. They brought in drummer Emmett "Murph" Murphy and lead singer Charlie Nakajima. They called themselves Mogo and their first show was at the University of Massachusetts. Apparently Nakajima went on an anti-police tirade that appalled Mascis so much that he disbanded Mogo and formed a new band without telling Nakajima. Mascis says he was too wimpy to fire him. The new band was called Dinosaur. Mascis and Barlow shared lead vocals. Eventually Mascis would be the main lead singer. They released an album in 1985 on Homestead Records owned by their friend Doug Cosloy. They toured with Sonic Youth. They released a second album in 1987 on SST Records. Mascis was a control freak which would be an ongoing problem. And they had to change the band name to Dinosaur Jr. for copyright reasons. They had success in England with the 1988 album Bug and the single Freak Scene. Barlow got tired of Mascis' behavior and he left in 1989 to form Sebadoh. Mike Johnson replaced him. They signed with Sire Records in 1990. They recorded four albums for Sire. Get Me is from the 1993 album Where You Been. Though Dinosaur Jr. never had that big hit single, they appeared a lot on MTV especially the late night alternative rock show 120 Minutes. Murph left and was replaced by George Berz. After the 1997 album Hand It Over, Mascis retired the Dinosaur Jr. name and released albums as J Mascis + The Fog. Dinosaur Jr. reformed in 2005 and they currently record for Jagjaguwar. They are currently recording new music. This comp covers the Sire years. Here's the video for Get Me by Dinosaur Jr.
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