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Le silence qui précéda la sortie de cet album – trois ans – permit au leader de Dinosaur Jr de faire le point. En même temps, ce très peu médiatique J. Mascis s’y livre à un exercice nouveau pour lui : il offre en effet avec Green Mind son premier album solo (même si le batteur Murph officie sur trois titres). Est-ce la solitude devant la création, ou ces années d’absence de la scène, toujours est-il que Dinosaur Jr présente là un album où la guitare acoustique fait une apparition remarquée, à côté des très stridentes électriques que J. Mascis a toujours utilisées, lui l’inventeur même de la guitare à la soude caustique. C’est vrai que cet homme produit d’ailleurs le même effet avec sa voix triste, désabusée, larmoyante et ses doigts sur le manche. Une émotion crispée, à l’impact direct, cinglant comme une mauvaise nouvelle. Cet effet curieusement se fait plus vif encore lorsque Mascis s’empare d’une guitare sèche – très sèche – et parle des nuages ("Flying Cloud"). En véritable père spirituel de ce qui devint le grunge plus tard, Dinosaur Jr poursuit cependant son assaut vigoureux et propulse ici une poignée de chansons inoubliables ("How You’d Pin"), s’offrant même une surprenante incursion en territoire funk ("Muck"). Ce qui domine au final, c’est, malgré l’indomptable énergie qui submerge le disque, une grande lassitude, celle qui donne à Dinosaur Jr. et à la musique de son créateur ce caractère si singulier et si attachant. --José Ruiz
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Fronted by singer-songwriter/guitarist J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr. formed in Massachusetts in 1984. Their emergence was a musical shot heard round the world as Mascis and company put the heroics of lead guitar back into the forefront of the indie rock realm-amazingly, it was a revolutionary idea at the time. Post-punk and pre-grunge, they were an intense force to be reckoned with, and when the band signed to Sire in '91, Mascis' shreddingly unique alt-rock sound was cranked up for vast new audiences of eardrums. These expanded remasters of Dinosaur Jr's first two major label albums spotlight one of the most distinctive and influential artists of the '90s in prime form
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The New Dinosaur Jr,
By eRgO (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Green Mind (Audio CD)
With the departure of Lou Barlow, J. Mascis was left to determine the course of Dinosaur Jr. And it was Barlow who gave the band its edge: he was Mascis's Brian Eno. And Green Mind's more clean, or accessible, sound (or however you want to say it) demonstrates this. Without a real cohort, Green Mind is more a J. Mascis solo album than a concerted band effort, but it stays true to what its predecessor, Bug, foretold. Green Mind expands DJ's sound with flutes and the more overt presence of acoustic guitar. The lyrics are par for the course: obscure portraits of isolation, desire, and eventual heartbreak. But what shines on this album is what the listener would suspect, J's guitar playing. Not as sloppy and crazed as "Dinosaur" or "You're Living All Over Me," many of the solos and riffs here don't recall Black Sabbath, but are, dare I say it, a bit more refined. But the album is all the better for it. Though "How'd You Pin That One on Me" harkens back to a more punk-metal sounding Dinosaur Jr., with fast guitar riffing and manic wah'd out solos, cementing J's status as a rock guitar god. Green Mind ushered in a new era for Dinosaur Jr., which, from this point, would be J's band, though their sound broadened a bit with the addition of Matt Johnson on later albums. See Where You Been for Dinosaur Jr.'s last great effort.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album,
By Dustin (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Green Mind (Audio CD)
This is a great album. It is a great representation of what Dinosaur was all about. If you're just getting in to them this is a great album to start with.
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Sigh...another lost classic...,
By Wheelchair Assassin (The Great Concavity) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Green Mind (Audio CD)
If there's one thing I hope to achieve through my (generally mediocre) music reviews, it's to bring people's attention to some recordings that they might not otherwise hear. And "Green Mind" is one such unfairly neglected album. Over the past three years or so rock radio has been swarmed by bands trying to mix early-90's alternative rock with pop sensibilities, but unfortunately most of these acts tend to come off as almost appallingly indistinguished (think Nickelback). J. Mascis (who basically was Dinosaur Jr.) was not only doing it about ten years before any of these bands, but doing it a lot better. In a time dominated, whether for better or for worse, by self-conscious angst, Dinosour Jr. instead got by on an abundance of lazy charm.First of all, is there any doubt that J. has one of the most memorable rock voices ever? His aching, warbling croak simultaneously brings to mind Paul Westerberg, Eddie Vedder, and even a little Kurt Cobain, but J. never sacrifices his individuality. He also accompanies himself brilliantly on the guitar, getting quite a bit of mileage out of just a few chords. Throughout the album, J. expertly mixes head-banging riffs, addictive pop hooks, and the occasional dose of gentle acoustics (see "Flying Cloud" for an example of the latter). Where J. really lets loose, though, is with his searing solos, which will bounce around in your head for days after you hear them. Throw in some truly monstrous drumbeats, and you've got something that goes well beyond your typical indie-rock album. "Green Mind" bursts right out of the gate with the up-tempo pop-rock of "Wagon," which is easily one of the catchiest songs ever to open an album. "Wagon" is followed up brilliantly by the massive hooks of "Puke + Cry," the hard-driving rhythms of "Blowing It," and the dense, metallic "I Live For That Look." Later on, J. scores again with the moody alt-rock of "Water" and the slow-paced curveball "Thumb," which even brings a mellotron into the mix for some added atmosphere. The album closes with yet another brilliant piece of noise in the form of the title track, propelled by a classic riff and some maniacal drumming. For sheer enjoyment, it's pretty tough to top this album. It's too bad Dinosaur Jr. never really managed to break out into the big time, but that doesn't mean they're not worth checking out. For fans of bands like the Pixies, the Replacements, and Husker Du, "Green Mind" is absolutlely essential.
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