Dinosaur Jr. - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

Dinosaur Jr. perform live on KEXP from the Doug Fir Lounge during MusicfestNW. Recorded on September 8, 2012.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen, Christopher Meister & Jenna Pool
Editing: Scott Holpainen
Thumbnail photo: Morgen Schuler
www.kexp.org
www.dinosaurjr.com/
www.dougfirlounge.com
musicfestnw.com

[@pixie_4059]

All hail the mighty monster Murph Amazing drummer

[@cactaceous]

Man! They should have Barlow's bass this high up on the mix on everything!

[@jacksonpage1580]

I love how Lou says "now what?" and Murph just communicates with him via drumming and Lou knows exactly what he means.

[@TwistOfTransistor]

0:00 The Lung 5:30 Forget The Swan 14:49 Budge 18:16 In A Jar 22:19 The Wagon One of the most perfect bands ever

[@xxxilenooo]

Gracias

[@holdthemayo9132]

A truly insane set

[@antonioandersonribeiro4375]

Sim!

[@dwprick]

Is it me, or are they getting better?

[@SN-cb9xj]

Absolutely. They are better now than ever.

[@BandFishHead]

Fantastic sound quality. Whoever's behind the board deserves a raise.

[@theonygard5694]

Always at kexp. I want to kiss the engineers on the mouth and double their wage.

[@telefunkenyou47]

This girl once told me, “this music grows on you the more you listen to it.” I said, that’s how you know it’s good.

[@nathanielhickey4081]

best band ever, youre living all over me is the best album ever

[@craftycrafty9903]

It is a terrible shame that such musical talent and great songs hasn't been rewarded with massive commercial success. Love these guys.

[@thomasraven]

I gotta say that they did have pretty massive commercial success at one time and all it did was make them miserable. Check out some of the interviews with J where he tells it like it is. True success is being happy with what you have.

[@joseeusebiocontreiras9410]

They never wanted sucess. And that's the beautifully of Dinosaur and Low And J and Evan Dando And Kurt and so many more. The Real Deal, The real anti-idol. Long live the rock

[@guillll]

I'd say it's probably a good thing. And it's not like they're starving either.

[@fucketaboutit]

remember.... most of America listens to GARBAGE...and would never 'get' the good shit like DinoJr... Be glad you are in an elite group of intelligent people

[@dtotheatothevtothee]

This is my Led Zeppelin.

[@26monkeygod]

Led Zeppelin and The Beatles copied Dinosaur Jr.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

You are my Puddle of Mud.

[@NSingerProductions]

this is bob dylan to me

[@tennantsandstella]

@@NSingerProductions it'll take a minute man to get that one

[@chrisnewman448]

wheres the R. Plant? Vox are secondary in this band

[@goetia13]

monster bass playing.

[@TheCoronado3]

louuuuuuuuu

[@wysoft]

one of the few bands where the bassist can bang out bass chords almost every song and it sounds completely natural

[@felipebonatti6582]

And that amazing rickenbackers is truly a beauty

[@ChrisJohnson-ld3wq]

such a unique style... i've tried to copy it.. it doesn't work for me... just can't get my head round bass chords

[@invisiblecurious856]

@@ChrisJohnson-ld3wq you can but its not even close to lou

[@yodaricocummings]

I love dinosaur jr fans, their is honestly no hate....like ever it's truly beautiful man

[@nicbart6923]

Well if you look at a band like this, they are in it for the music and so are the fans. It's truly beautiful

[@elmoblatch9787]

Ethan - Fuck off. I hate you. Not really...

[@snow-ei3jt]

Saw them live this year and stood right in front of Lou with no ear protection, couldn’t hear for a fuckin week after but lou returned my heart and they played my requested song so worth it 100%

[@g0ated2k81]

what song did you request?

[@joeybolso11]

be careful man...can't reverse the damage to your hearing. Get a set of earplugs that allow some passthrough and you'll have almost the same experience with 0 damage to your ears.

[@JAFOpty]

Dinosaur Jr. always puts me in a good mood.

[@jacksonpage1580]

Sometimes I just think about them without even listening and I just get happier.

[@theonygard5694]

@@jacksonpage1580 haha thats really great

[@Dewingo]

Mascis is probably the only guitarist that can pull off that mega cheesy flanger sound in Forget the Swan and somehow make it fit into the song! Also, this is perfection of the rock trio format!

[@devinkhoury4490]

flanger is sometimes the move

[@quentincollins9338]

Guitar hero

[@UntitledSix]

Unfortunately it took him completely out of the mix.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

Scott Williams LOLZ except Lou’s bass.

[@dvan2672]

That solo on forget the swan melted my face!!! Alternative rock at its finest

[@Dbzmad34222]

0:00 The Lung 5:30 Forget The Swan 14:49 Budge 18:16 In A Jar 22:19 The Wagon

[@julessiler8259]

Faith in humanity restored.

[@samgallen6087]

You're doing gods work, son

[@Dbzmad34222]

thanks guys

[@Hornwiesel]

Love you

[@clintcannon1902]

Danke!

[@averagebusinessmen2]

i love how they don't even have a set list

[@fromthedoor]

i love how they're the greatest band of all time

[@twistedwizard9100]

just play The Lung and go from there

[@g0ldbuG]

"The Lung" features some of the most creative use of the whammy bar in music history.

[@awolsurf-TC]

my favorite Dino whammy is Out there...he wastes no time before bending those strings!

[@jeff7764]

@@palmerhightower7751 yup, you’re right this fucking guy has no clue what he’s talking about

[@bvaughan3862]

The first time I saw them was at the Cotton Club in Atlanta, with a little known band called Smashing Pumpkins opening. It was the loudest night of music I've ever experienced. My ears are still ringing.

[@ivangonzalez2423]

Killer fucking lineup

[@super-dude-]

The sound(guitars, drums, vocals, recording) on this is freakin great

[@raihanwp7652]

I've going back here for over a year

[@LazyActivistDom]

The outro for Forget the Swan is so good - feel it rippling with J's awesome solo and the fantastic bass driving right through along with the drums

[@timothykarr9510]

Holy crap! Yes.

[@neurochunk]

When you look at this you get an extra confirmation how wrong all those talent shows on TV are. Brilliant performance.

[@1354gaston]

​​@@theonygard5694 *refuses to elaborate and leaves*

[@goodluckwithallthat]

seriously though, if you were jamming dinosaur jr back in 1990, who would have thought J mascis' hair would be completely white by 2005. damn, i wish i had that hair. it's bad ass.

[@djlazypaul]

goodluckwithallthat Yep when they reunited it tripped me out a bit

[@Krazy_Shorts]

Man, i'd just KILL for a full length show with this sound and video quality.

[@theantiantihero]

I'll never forget the first time I saw them. My friend was like, you've got to see this band. We stood right in front of J. and they basically proceeded to blow my head off. I've been fortunate enough to see a lot of great bands, but I can't think of any other show that had quite that effect on me.

[@xavierrhcp13]

Saw them last year in ABQ. I'm 28 years old. I also stood directly in front of J. Dude blew my ears off. I still don't think ive recovered since. 😅 easily the loudest band I've EVER heard.

[@RealAsaMitaka]

14:57 drummer to bassist communication

[@ookthomas]

this video captures perfectly how it feels to play in a band. Love it so much.

[@TinkerToneworks]

Someone get Murph a cold beer and a towel, Holy fucking shit he's putting in work.

[@insaneandbright]

I woke up at 11 am this day and was watching Dinosaur by noon (if I remember correctly).. what a good morning this was.

[@Dan-uc7vl]

Thats as good as you can get, love it.

[@TheChrisBicknell]

This is the first I've heard of Dinosaur Jr. Well I'd heard the name but not the band. This is great stuff.. Discovered a bunch of other cool stuff too thanks to the vids by this station. Cheers KEXP 😊

[@seanne0321]

+CHRIS BICKNELL It's good you've discovered this band. Now you're can start really living. Dinosaur Jr. is one of my favorite bands growing up. And that's something because I'm a 40 something black guy from a small farm town. I still get goosebumps listening to their albums.

[@cielo6584]

Me too first time listening to them I'm hooked!!!!

[@mikastu]

Holy shit Forget the Swans could have just kept going for ever!! ...and I would be totally ok with that.

[@betterinsodapop]

I wish that solo just kept on going...

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

Haha murph probably wouldn't like that but idk..

[@dtotheatothevtothee]

Yeah I love Sebadoh too so love when Lou sings...

[@scherryvalentine9673]

That solo. Gosh.

[@DinoJr.686]

I can't even count how many times I've watched this

[@GlennMosby]

I wanna try some bass guitar just because of Lou.. I mean, how awesome is he?!

[@devinantonelli9380]

Dinosaur Jr is all about J, but true fans kinda love Lou more. hahahaha

[@martmako1]

proper fookin music by the maestros, - quality, many thanks

[@krischallman7451]

That was just perfect. long time fan and still just as amazed.

[@1thess523]

The Wagon was perfect, I am glad they can play their songs they way they recorded them, sad but their are a lot of bands that can't even play their own songs, these guy's aren't one of those bands!

[@mikejandrews]

Music is an organic performance medium. If I want to listen to the way a song is recorded on the album why not listen to the album. I love to hear live albums for that reason. Particularly when I'm not lucky enough to see them perform in person, which is so often the case for many artists.

[@nineonefixed]

i agree that being said i like some bands just because they cant even play a song they recorded live people are lucky to even get to hear some of these songs live in the first place

[@darylcumming7119]

The original line up and the best .

[@mitchclark1532]

Damn. I really wish they would have played Sludgefeast. That's the Dinosaur song I really love. There's nothing else like it.

[@lolttyl143]

When they both sing in Forget the Swan, it sounds sorta like Bob Mould.

[@Rocks4You97]

+lolttyl143 You're entirely right.

[@matthewheckman4522]

So true, especially with that chord progression. Very Bob Mould style.

[@chickennn4451]

No surprise! Dinosaur formed when NDR and Flip Your Wig came out and they were huge Husker fans as should everyomd be

[@natalukas]

I love the vigor that LOU plays the bass with. Total shredder.

[@pauledwards3325]

Pretty freaking Awesome

[@MaxStephens77]

my weed dealer looks like murph

[@manaTxA13]

+Maxfield Stephens my weed dealer is murph

[@nathanhego1203]

I call the police

[@nathanhego1203]

You know sometimes this joke works...

[@papageitaucher618]

yo policeman this guys weed dealer looks like someone please arrest everybody

[@ettoremacca2927]

J looks like he's always high

[@johnnydeutschemark3620]

The late '80's -early '90's didn't suck, music-wise. ...Here, I have proof.

[@philllax1719]

+Johnny Deutschemark these guys put out good stuff in the early 80s. forget the swan is off the first album

[@kennhiser]

No doubt

[@profd65]

Of course the '80s didn't suck musically AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T TURN ON THE RADIO OR WATCH MTV. They weren't playing this stuff like this on the radio in the '80s, trust me (unless it was college radio).

[@iamnathanael2132]

And it goes on, too! Here we are.

[@ThePubliusValerius]

Forget the Swan = Sick.

[@kitsmith5317]

this is the type of band that makes me so fuckin glad they exist.. they're so essential in music

[@slintde1]

great guitar , great bass sound. Love the sound of the rickenbacker :)

[@tiggadawigga987]

The sound is in Lou's technique. He's playing right on the neck. I can get the same sound from any bass.

[@MichaelLMe]

+Tigga The Wigga not exactly man

[@thomashesser710]

+Tigga The Wigga it reminds me of chris squire (RIP) in Roundabout too.

[@NickHarman]

The rickenbacker has a unique sound, not that Lou doesn't have his own too. He plays all over the guitar.

[@burningbothbinaries9889]

3 very singular musicians (no one plays like any of them) and you put them together...I can't think of another band that shouldn't work this well and could even come close to what they can do

[@justonemorevideo8905]

Murphs drumming

[@ScentlessBoy]

If more people knew about them, world peace would actually be achievable.

[@redrogers7947]

damn good man

[@tvrmx]

J Mascis for Pope.

[@lmgm1]

been a fan for 25 years. love all the old, plus all of J's solo work.

[@jonathonkiner7415]

Forget The Swan - One of the greatest jams I've ever heard.

[@matthewbritt8498]

Murph forever

[@evandando3168]

Unearthly glory

[@draft1643]

so is big gay heart tho

[@rebelrobot]

Love the way how Lou is playing bass ...

[@tvrmx]

We're all in our 40s, still rockin out. How could you not.

[@mooseman3727]

Freak Scene was one of the first 30 songs I learnt on bass. Still love playing it when I get the chance.

[@tvrmx]

The sound and video quality is so great esp. for a full live performance on youtubbb, thank you for this

[@SM-ri2df]

This is my Neil Young & Crazy Horse !!!!

[@simoncunniffe9034]

So lucky to see Dinosaur Jr at the Reading Festival 91. While we were waiting saw this unknown little band called Nirvana play. Then during the Dinosaur Jr set there were Americans just behind us watching as well. Yep it was!

[@hondotwo]

Great show! And the Swans shout out was epic

[@Epirc]

Legendary jam band.

[@AnthonySAdams]

Lou Barlow can shred a "Rick" in a style like no one else alive. So damned amazing! (I love RUSH--and Geddy Lee is a God Among Humankind--but it should be noted that Geddy and Lou have immensely different and uniquely individual chops that are inherent to their personal styles and musical universes. You can bet that Geddy knows who Lou is just as much as it is the other way around.)

[@nathjcaldeira]

I LOVE THIS BAND SO MUCH

[@CorporalGylton]

Dat bass tone on forget the swan....dayummmmm!

[@o.binwheelie9733]

all the lou songs seem to have way more prominent bass. adds a cool dynamic to all their albums with him on

[@evr0ck17]

I could watch j solo for hours

[@aguanteflema]

lately im so obsessed with this guys. i wanna be j mascis

[@inphanta]

It’s interesting hearing what The Wagon sounds like with Lou’s bass (I.e. better than the album version).

[@eadamic17]

This is the most noise I have ever observed emanate from 3 people

[@qwerty123860]

Thank you to the guy who invented internet!!!! EPIC !

[@twistedwizard9100]

Game Plan: just start with The Lung and then go from there

[@domichlebi]

This is probably the sickest live version of forget the swan

[@unclehamish]

Fantastic as ever, one of the best live/studio bands to come out of the states.

[@TheTheAwkward]

Great performance! Dinosaur Jr. one of my favorites bands!

[@davidgardiner2289]

Still one of the best , and loudest, gigs I've been to, way back in 1988

[@souljahroch2519]

Genius Cubed!!! Thanks KEXP. 🦁✌

[@leocorrea5935]

Beautiful performance!

[@aemcelt73]

Flawless. So amazing!

[@TheKopsfanclub]

Seen Dinosaur Jr three times but never in Seattle.

[@dadabasss]

neverovatno!

[@FreshAgenda]

Try 20 years ago young man. So treble heavy and loud that it gave me a nose bleed and caused another concert goer to have a panic attack and flip out in the parking lot. Good times.

[@Th3UnionFor3v3r]

Awesome! I can't wait to see them soon.

[@ninohiro92]

Thanx KEXP! Excellent show of the legendary band

[@terraf0rm]

jfc, that performance of Forget the Swan is an absolute face melter

[@zerosoma33]

love these guys

[@craigthompson7466]

Lou's such a hot shot bassist. I love it.

[@nkcrecords247]

Amazing live performance 🤘🏼

[@edgars_l]

love this gig

[@acastillolopez]

amazing!!... dinosaur jr. better than ever!!

[@thetwilighttriforce]

This was simply awesome. Didnt expect anything else.

[@nickrophiliac7469]

So wonderful to see the original line-up so happily gelling. Murph rocks, Lou is fantastcally dynamic and J plays with more gusto than he ever did while they were apart..

[@aarondeepurple]

Dinosaur Jr. is awesome. KEXP is awesome for filming and uploading this. Awesome.

[@michaelciulla]

I can not get enough.! BEST band EVER!

[@sergiomartins8480]

LOVE THIS

[@panicthewonderpickle]

The don't have nearly enough Marshall stacks.

[@frmcf]

There's easily room on the stage for another.

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

I think another stack and a backup guitarist with 2 full stacks would be appropriate but hey, who am I to talk...

[@crabbtrixexp]

yeah, it's kinda kitsch when bands have them like that for show, but they look switched on i think

[@TSgitaar]

@@crabbtrixexp They are the loudest band I've ever seen live, so yeah, I guess they are switched on....

[@Vsevolod3788]

@@frmcf Fuck yes!