Dinosaur Jr. - The Lung (Live on KEXP)

Dinosaur Jr. perform "The Lung" 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
Photos: Morgen Schuler
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[@cruzouy2078]

Everyone talking about Lou and J but Murph killin the drums fr

[@ShadSimm]

He’s an outstanding drummer.

[@Boston84]

Absolutely, I’ve been really into his drumming lately, it’s sick

[@jotteria79]

yup. lou and j are both awesome, but murph's the one that makes the whole thing work.

[@mrjehupitchfork]

Always has and always will

[@biamory]

fr

[@zunamorphunit6411]

One of my all-time favorite riffs. Just a couple of socially awkward dudes tearing shit up.

[@JustJohnny]

@Jack Burton When it does the changeover at 1:22 on the original album.

[@aliceisinchains1]

Lou Barlow is a extremely underrated bassist, just look at how insane he is playing that bass.

[@ronaldccgf]

This is what I like in Lou, his Lemmy-like bass playing.

[@SonikJesus]

more like johnny ramone like playing. lemmy was precise in the strings he hit. lou just slams away

[@snath9974]

+jazzblaster I used to play the bass like that in one of my old bands... I was like the only Dino Jr fan out of my friend group... They were into the more mainstream music Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana etc. Dinosaur Jr. is too good for the mainstream.

[@NickHarman]

I don't think that's fair, Lou plays a lot of chords and as far as Dino goes he's precisely what the band needs.

[@jacksonpage1580]

Lou is much more precise than he looks.

[@djkohoficial]

I've been a Dino Jr fan for about seven years and a bassist for five, but Lou's hit-the-strings-wherever-it'll-sound-fucking-great-anyway-ness still manages to baffle the shit out of me

[@TinkerToneworks]

It's all in the pick attack

[@ae-tm8dg]

and muting but atp in 2024 you already know

[@betterinsodapop]

Three Dads from western Massachusetts just showing utter mastery of their instruments. Amazing stuff. This song is stunning.

[@mastaballaofstafford]

I have to agree. Just discovered them within the last few months. Watched this dozens of times already. I love his bass tone

[@shimIife]

KEXP have the best sound in radio by far.

[@cadenbenton6235]

John Peel had some of the best

[@caio20118]

Not only my favorite Dinosaur Jr. song... probably, my favorite song.

[@Indiebue]

I like you.

[@mikaelogannisian3187]

Might be mine as well.

[@leolaurentis]

Olha só quem eu encontro por aqui. Três anos depois

[@bridgetj3008]

Same.

[@wdrauch]

May be mine too .... the simple poignancy of the lyric combined with that solo .... gives me shivers every time

[@PoliceBoy465]

Great mixing. Lou's bass sounds perfect. Sometimes he too low in the mix. Even on the albums.

[@sadmyspaceuser]

daddysensei Silver On Your living all over me, he’s pretty much all I hear especially on raisins

[@joeman720]

Tbh their bass wasn't too great on bug and your living all over me

[@void0094]

@@joeman720 It was great but the recording is kinda lo-fi

[@mwhite6522]

This is because J Mascis is one of the worst record producers that ever lived. The bass is practically non-existent on most Dinosaur Jr albums.

[@void0094]

@@mwhite6522 yeah the mix is kick heavy

[@musclethings1]

OMG that's a good version of the lung

[@chipaway]

for a DJ fan this is probably the best video on youtube

[@muiscnight]

they dont make riffs like this anymore!

[@solwatts123]

Mr Eighty 2.0 they barely any riffs as good as this one

[@jeff7764]

Sure they do Check out The Young Leaves

[@milk_420]

drug church

[@jhendricks02]

new issue

[@a.fritoaxecheeto6052]

I bought this on cassette in 87, they are a true power trio, equally extremely talented and loud, good to see them recognized and staying together

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

One the greatest songs of all time and with such little lyrics. The instrumental of guitar bass and drums say it all. No words needed we all get what they're saying when dinosaur jr plays

[@themiln]

@3:33 you have the privilege of being present in front of the greatest ever rock band eva and your texting! Holy Shit!

[@whateverhappenshappens5023]

best three man band ever

[@merdez99]

Hüsker Dü was not bad either !..😉

[@jakey2938]

rush disagrees

[@slippingjimmy2897]

And so do the Jimi Hendrix Experience!!! That said, I fucking love the Dinos.

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

Minutemen were great too

[@icedawgs08]

Alkaline Trio

[@t3pmission970]

One of the best songs of all time imo

[@chuckelator]

This might be my favorite Dinosaur Jr. tune... I like these more recent live versions too...the slowed down tempo sounds way cool.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Thats drummers insanely good, the whole band are rocking the house down at kexp

[@GarthHansenG]

this song, from the first time i heard it in freshman year 87 til now, is probably the main reason dino jr has been my favorite band all these years.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

My first year of college in Oregon, 1991, was ignited through the fires of this album. Still burns as brightly now as it did then.

[@agateplanet]

This track is amazing. So hard to explain. A dam breaks and pure nature crashes into the valley. America at it's best. What a band !

[@jcaesarjr5637]

That outro gets me every time.

[@alexesmeralda1713]

this is like the best thing ever oml

[@theschaaf]

On KZbin Videos like this its always the same, everyone agrees that its just great music. No stupid hate, no dumb comments, i love it!

[@NickHarman]

Actually on the album the guitar stops and the bass takes lead in the same spots, but yes it also gives J a chance to retune after the tremelo action

[@neaippehtuuppin]

This is how much Punk energy they play with, after decades, ferocious.

[@matthewarcher7398]

I was here for this. They rocked this hard at like 10 am. Incredible.

[@boydcoyner3088]

Fucking great version of the Lung. Powerful stuff. All three of these dudes are so tight. Brings me back to Atlanta in the 90s seeing them live at the Masquerade. This is still one of my all time favourite bands.

[@alarma1]

RIP to old Masq

[@angreedad0]

J's best solo imo

[@CriticalThinker08]

grew up as a hard rock/metal teen in late 80s so we were totally into grunge scene in the 90s. These guys are still making awesome music. Not a big fan of Dinosaur Jr back then other than what they had on WAAF in Boston but now realizing how talented and relatable their music is.

[@PatrickGillen]

Needs a million views, LET'S GO!!!

[@timojo6973]

agreed

[@rezopheradze4439]

i come here every now and then just to remind myself what 'best band in the land' means

[@Needles923]

SMOKIN..This is why SPIN magazine proclaimed J Mascis is God

[@Cguy7]

@jeffhasnolife he stops because he is tuning. Usually when he uses the tremolo before he gets into the vocals, the tuning is completely thrown off in their live set, so to fix that he tunes in the middle of his singing to solve that issue.

[@SenorMorgenStern]

I got to say, that's some sexy manhandling of the bass!

[@dischargedarrowgetback4322]

The bass sound is just intense. J had a lot of unmotivated remarks, but I like that image hasn't changed at all.

[@wallstatsbro]

If that guitar solo was a human I would ask it out for a steak fucking dinner. And pay.

[@Spookytoof]

Kyle Waller ya that solo was j

[@RealAsaMitaka]

i would buy it a beer

[@patoandrade88]

This is fuckin' sublime!!! Excellent band and musicians!!!

[@JamesAnderson-mc3tr]

My favorite DJr song, and that's saying sumpin'

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Most melodic and beautiful album by DJ. 1987

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

Such a great band

[@maksym.lakhtadyr]

amazing guitar sound

[@tonebenderx]

So insanely good!

[@merbac]

They just absolutely KILL IT!!!

[@tunefevertv735]

I love this song, and the audio guy is the best! The band seriously sounds so good...

[@elsquibbs]

Sick. This is as good as it gets.

[@jasonray5117]

4 People are Musically Challenged.

[@markclements1509]

Now their are 10 of them, these people need to be taught a lesson in decent music!

[@Frichilsasta08]

No where to collapse the lung that breathes a doubt on everyone. So basically J Mascis was depressed/low self esteem on brought down the people around him? :D I've always loved that it's only one lyric that's repeated throughout the song. It's also a great summer song.

[@juliusebola9389]

I love how this era of Dinosaur Jr's music sounds like 80s hardcore imploding.

[@RxAxTxOx]

put the video of the whole show haha and kexp you are doing a great job! I'm from Brazil and I love your work!

[@RudyGaLLant]

So fucking great! Loved this tour, so glad I caught them live

[@cobainnobuyuki6642]

かっこよすぎ

[@Tonuky]

Soooo amazing!

[@vnys]

Love the bass ❤️

[@rustinpieces]

I like how loud this is on YT! :-)

[@jadedlynx]

Nonchalantly retunes during the song, band doesn't miss a beat.

[@argonzalez71]

I’ve seen Dinosaur Jr. live about 6 times and THE LUNG was the first song they played every single time. That’s so fucking weird. But awesome fucking weird!!!

[@Red-fi5gm]

beautiful

[@shreddyginger8218]

This rendition tickles my fancy very much. Its a perfect live recording for a perfect track

[@averagetim6190]

They do look like they're having fun!!

[@theyhateeli42]

everyone talkin bout Lou and J but murph is killing it

[@booitsnick]

The way I feel when I hear J play makes smile 😊

[@Mattwarszawa]

bah essa gurizada do dinossauro junior é tri tche

[@PuddingAtheist]

Lou Fucking Barlow

[@betterinsodapop]

dat bass is sick, right?

[@PuddingAtheist]

No. I hate it. That bass killed my mother.

[@zerohedger68]

There are many great Dino songs, but if I had to pick just one...

[@jasonortiz1507]

Great performance 💯🔥

[@Deltakingx9]

"did you see the drummer's hair?" (Pavement) ha ha ha

[@vanquishingrace5043]

Is he really talking bout dinosaur jr in cut your hair? Lmaoooo that's funny xD

[@stronkman9157]

Ruben Chapman I think murpnwasn't bald in the 90

[@raihanshrk1955]

@@stronkman9157 he wasnt at that time

[@EliteMustard1]

Does anyone know the name of the chord J is playing around the beginning that sounds sorta like an F but is played about 3-5 frets up?

[@ldjkfg]

im not sure exactly if i am talking about the same thing: the chord he plays right before the riff on the open c chord? i have seen other people ask about that chord as well. i dont think it sounds like an F though. i'm p sure it's just the bottom part of a C bar chord at the 3rd fret, with his pinky hammering the F on the B string. so he arpeggiates C on the G string, followed by G on the high E string, and then pulls off from F->E on the B string. which is why i guess it "sounds" like an F to some people, but the root of the chord is still C.

[@EliteMustard1]

mfautobot Thank you

[@BrandonAshe]

Favorite DJr. Song!!

[@txzz4688]

Their greatest song….

[@Cylam]

See their show in Hong Kong last week. It was fucking great!

[@rico5528]

SUPERB!

[@M3ATGR1ND3R]

guess why no dislikes, damn sweet tune

[@ojosdeweber]

Awesome! thx KEXP

[@RealCoolYeah]

Please Dinosaur Jr. Teach the younger musicians how to rock again. So much of the new music is just ball less or just doesnt rock.

[@drawrings]

Palm mute the A5 then... xxx563, xxx560, then F chord( single notes C, D E) then C chord (single notes G E D C) then x54000) ROCK ON DUDE!!!!

[@alifqayyum1488]

No where to collapse the lung Breathes a doubt in everyone No where to collapse the lung Breathes a doubt in everyone No where to collapse the lung Breathes a doubt in everyone No where to collapse the lung Breathes a doubt in everyone

[@pcat1977]

Next time my Lung collapses im gonna play this in the hospital

[@invisiblecurious856]

Nice one haha

[@TinkerToneworks]

Next time?

[@pcat1977]

@@TinkerToneworks spontaneous lung collapse 100% right side, one minute you are breathing normally the next doubled over struggling to breath, I was told 70% chance of it happening again.

[@TinkerToneworks]

@@pcat1977 that sounds fucking horrific, hope you feel better 4 years later haha One of my friends who plays drums actually played a 45 minute set with his metal band on a fully collapsed lung and didn't realize how much pain he was in until the show was over. so wild

[@pcat1977]

@@TinkerToneworks shit that's the issue, banging stuff like crazy, I was using mallets with my right hand for up to 10 hours of a 18 hour shift the morning before I noticed mine collapsed. It's smashing shit that does it !!

[@andreaneilcmc]

Good live replication of the original version.

[@martinspud8325]

throwin it everywhere

[@lukeheywood7334]

Testament to this band Bloody good

[@oldschoolm8]

Lou Barlow from Dino Jr should be added into the mix. He always said that it actually helped with his technique of absolutely spanking the strings as hard as possible!

[@claudiobraz1324]

The Best rock Cláudio braz

[@michelemele9825]

wowwwwwwwww

[@dane2858]

That was fucking awesome

[@broken1394]

YESSSSSSSSSSS

[@tonebenderx]

Love the song, but I imagine it's incredibly loud which might explain why the guitar/bass sound so attenuated.

[@stella-vu8vh]

Oh for sure. A mic in the back of the room would fix it

[@alancornelius1ghf]

Cool.

[@Jacksmusicshack]

im covering this song! its fairly easy not too easy though xD

[@lorenzorinaldi5791]

Almost forgot to watch this today

[@Aldoo97]

Resspect from Venezuela. - A

[@ГенриКиссинджер-л8г]

J.ESUS MASCIS

[@yaboicolvin2870]

How does he play his bass like that ????

[@bruceusername]

If you find out lmk

[@PicassoSensei]

Playing with a pick and attacking higher on the neck makes the notes sound louder and fuller. He does that so he can be heard next to the deafening volume of the guitar. But he also plays a lot of chords so his sound isn’t just loud, muddy and uninteresting. All in all, it’s a style of playing that fits this band perfectly Edit; my bad I thought you asked “why” not how

[@TinkerToneworks]

he basically just plays bass like a guitarist

[@jasonyach6276]

this song smokes

[@martinspud8325]

I make friends with everyone. Because everyone starts good. You just honestly be there and everyone agrees with you. no muss. no fuss. just decency backing each other up. *nod*

[@Flukydaze]

The original recording has higher tempo it seems

[@Jakerinobino]

Does anyone even know what chord that is he uses in the intro? It's always around the 4th fret and I can never figure it out.

[@prettycolors2]

He always does that live, when they play this song... I figured either for dynamic effect, or because it's hard to play and sing at the same time... I wouldn't put either past J...

[@PipsClips]

DinoJ mkae me feel happily nostaligic

[@Sweoeod]

esta bien tocar lo primero que se les ocurra.

[@MyHeartIsOpen2You]

Look at that boy violate that Ric, oh heavens to betsy someone better call the police.

[@NateBrewster-b2h]

ok mr 100 cups of coffee. that's narc behavior let the people abuse the ric!