10 years have passed (it is 2024), I'm sitting here with my cat, and we're jamming to J Mascis. Like always. 👍
@loontilАй бұрын
Five years have also passed, so...yeah....basically, umm......
@daddylafe70162 жыл бұрын
The acoustic version of Little Fury Things is a masterpiece
@AndySalinger332 жыл бұрын
Yes! It’s so good here! It makes me crawl.
@RobertsAdventure2 жыл бұрын
100% I'm almost certain there's a b-side that's much more like this version out there somewhere.
@ram_s_d27 Жыл бұрын
when he gets to the double time strumming part >>>>
@robmarley6520 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@losscairo128 Жыл бұрын
True!
@richardjones48977 жыл бұрын
mascis and fruciante my two favorite guitarists. they hit me in the feels every time.
@andij-gitarrist15056 жыл бұрын
richard jones Yeah Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante and J Mascis are my biggest influences. Especially John's music gives me those intense feelings that I don't get anywhere else.
@judeleese77834 жыл бұрын
..me too...🙃
@benjamingregoire26834 жыл бұрын
Same here! those two have some shared influences, so it make sens !
@son48214 жыл бұрын
@@andij-gitarrist1505 ...me too...
@gagefraw31823 жыл бұрын
RAW TALENT
@darkwaterblue9 жыл бұрын
There are not many artists that look cooler as they get older. This is one of them, and he is cool as fuck.
@SmewthePew6 жыл бұрын
Yes, he is an honest to goodness original
@warshipsatin8764 Жыл бұрын
his playing and live performance have continued getting better too. and he was always an incredible songwriter
@oliveoil4380 Жыл бұрын
Well, that’s just like, your opinion, man
@Cascademenace6 жыл бұрын
These versions bring out the subtlety in the chord shapes and phrasing you don't always get when he's at his typical volumes.
@WolfataDoor4 жыл бұрын
One of the best guitarists of all time.
@Neil-Aspinall4 жыл бұрын
LOL yeah OK
@WolfataDoor4 жыл бұрын
Neil Aspinall yep
@Neil-Aspinall4 жыл бұрын
@@WolfataDoor Stop making fun of who ever this individual is (is he a comedian?)
@WolfataDoor4 жыл бұрын
Neil Aspinall nope
@deanyy33734 жыл бұрын
@@Neil-Aspinall he is though
@seandolstad71949 жыл бұрын
For those of you noobs that want perfect vocals and falsetto....go watch American Idol and leave the real music to the musicians. Thanks J for sharing your raw abilities with the world. When the internet crashes and everyones laptop recording studios and pitch correction programs don't work we'll have guys like you to listen to by the fire........peace
@texdarcy9 жыл бұрын
Sean Dolstad YES!YES!YES!
@camdenadler2359 жыл бұрын
Sean Dolstad well said
@Eeygasten8 жыл бұрын
+CleftMan theres always someone better in guitar, theres always someone better in singing, theres always someone who can rhyme better. but its about the feeling and the expression. sometimes a beginner who just plays the beginning of hey joe for the first time correct is much better to listen to than the ebst metal artist who has played a song a thousands times before. you know why? the expression. the guy who jsut played it right is probably really fucking happy and you can ehar that. you can hear it when a song is written sad and its played by someone who feels it (even though the vocals arent that good) its much better than listening to someone from american idol who doesnt put any feeling in it.
@fakeplastic318 жыл бұрын
+CleftMan Your right but we should be talking whole package here. Writing, playing, AND singing.
@RoguePlanetSounds7 жыл бұрын
Not to mention this dude is a legend on guitar and plays and sings at the same time!
@teddyhose9 жыл бұрын
Little Fury Things! One of my favorite Dino Jr. classics. Sounded gorgeous in acoustic and way to keep it real for the ending wall of noise, minus the distortion and flanger.
@petec5259 жыл бұрын
I love J. Every other performer when finishing a set: "yeah, thanks for listening, you've been great!" J Mascis: "Uh.. thanks" /shrugs :D
@chrispowell38807 жыл бұрын
Pete3D he's just soooo fucking legendary!!!
@martinspud83256 жыл бұрын
lol
@matthewheckman45224 жыл бұрын
That's because J knows he's cool and doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.
@davidbrett5704 жыл бұрын
COOL STORY BRO
@Sasquatch103 жыл бұрын
I love that shrug. Man just took that acoustic guitars virginity and acts like it's nothing.
@cakredi41325 жыл бұрын
J is like that cool guy you like to hang out with in skate parks.. Only quieter.
@JalenJaguar3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@adbeepat8 жыл бұрын
J Mascis is an absolute treasure!
@AnthonyMonaghan4 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
In what way exactly?
@oliveoil4380 Жыл бұрын
@@Neil-Aspinall haha 😂
@oliveoil4380 Жыл бұрын
@@Neil-Aspinall exactly. Details. Don’t be fu$king around here.
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
@@oliveoil4380 Ol, in English please.
@kiaora129 жыл бұрын
J is an original and not for everyone. He's ok with it and us fans don't really care what you think.
@TigerDriver663 жыл бұрын
If J isn’t for you, I don’t even want to speak to you. I agree with everything you said, but listening to this music and getting it is a right of passage. Like Ween.
@saladhands11273 жыл бұрын
@@TigerDriver66 Ween and butthole surfers
@dml1776er2 жыл бұрын
Well said! Agreed 100%
@bella_testastretta Жыл бұрын
I know you are out there
@thecrankedamps Жыл бұрын
He's brilliant. Let those people go back to listening to Taylor swift and Drake 👍🏻
@wowimaoi9 жыл бұрын
He makes it look effortless
@TSPH19927 жыл бұрын
He's a straight up Savage!!!
@jamiecrawford16343 жыл бұрын
Nothing he is doing takes much effort...smh good grief this guys sucks.
@benddawson3 жыл бұрын
@@jamiecrawford1634 Bet you couldn't do it like him
@jamiecrawford16343 жыл бұрын
@@benddawson wouldnt want to do it like him lol
@benddawson3 жыл бұрын
@@jamiecrawford1634 Pahahahahaha
@parhelio___8 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite humans, along with Daniel Johnston and Ian Curtis.
@tonysalas996 жыл бұрын
Ricardo how could you compare J to those nut jobs?? great musicians tho😂😂
@718elderson5 жыл бұрын
Ian Curtis, The Great!
@windyhollow78694 жыл бұрын
Jeff Panetta ok lol
@declankilleen91284 жыл бұрын
Jeff Panetta smh
@autumnandderek3 жыл бұрын
@@jeff7764 I met him. He was a good dude.
@fuzzywuzzy6969699 жыл бұрын
A lot of people here have obviously never heard Dinosaur Jr. The falsetto is as the falsetto does, baby
@francoestrubia65033 жыл бұрын
We love Dino jr and J, buy this is a complete joke.
@Md-ji3qo2 жыл бұрын
This is just terrible. Seems like a complete mistake 😂
@predeterminedmeat5024 Жыл бұрын
@@Md-ji3qoSend your ears back to the factory they're defective
@oliveoil4380 Жыл бұрын
What? Shut up.
@lotanowo9 жыл бұрын
He is absolutely wonderful solo. I'm glad this NPR thing happened.
@jameswestervelt68082 жыл бұрын
I go to my guitar lesson with a J Mascis song and if I practice it hard enough I can play it but then I hear something J is doing within the song that I can’t do… I am glad he is out there
@theguitarmanifesto7 жыл бұрын
J Mascis makes life good again :)
@brianfleury58616 жыл бұрын
the shrug at the end is all you need to know, nailed it, one of the best ever
@mlaforce3215 жыл бұрын
One of the best guitarists of all time, a pretty great drummer, also plays bass, keyboard and banjo AND writes his own lyrics and music (unlike most of the top commercial performers today) and there's morons out there commenting on his falsetto range lol. People are fucking dumb.
@haroldbrown66303 жыл бұрын
His drumming in high school was insane. Years later, when Dinosaur Jr. hit, I was blown away to see him absolutely shredding on lead. Such a huge talent.
@chuckabbate59243 жыл бұрын
Loved Deep Wound, J and Lou's hardcore band, but Dinosaur was a step further sonically, and You're living all over me was just epic.
@void0094 Жыл бұрын
He is singing low in his falsetto range. He could have sang the notes in chest/mixed voice but chose not to.
@MoxFreakinFulder8 жыл бұрын
Mighty Boosh t-shirt! Love the acoustic version of Little Fury Things
@HumanBeanbag6 жыл бұрын
I'm Old Gregg
@martinspud83256 жыл бұрын
Ever drunk bailey's from a shoe?
@HumanBeanbag6 жыл бұрын
I do watercolors.....
@martinspud83256 жыл бұрын
HA!
@mlaforce3215 жыл бұрын
Both are awesome lol
@jhendricks024 жыл бұрын
J plays his falsetto tunes first to get rid of the posers in the crowd. if they stay through the falsetto tunes he knows they’re the real deal
@billpholde48163 жыл бұрын
Guess I'm a poser.
@BigBoy-ox6xk3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man that’s definitely the case :)
@dannyalleyway68353 жыл бұрын
@@billpholde4816 You definitely are
@billpholde48163 жыл бұрын
@@dannyalleyway6835 Geez, you got me there, Danno. Suddenly my self-esteem, and the street-cred I never had, are just gone. All because I don't want to listen to some geeky, high-pitched old dinosaur. Dang I so wanted to impress you.
@jhendricks023 жыл бұрын
@Steve B not acting like that at all. everyone knows J’s falsetto totally sucks. that’s what makes it awesome. He’s definitely not winning any awards with that falsetto 😂. Just saying that i think most mascis fans are really into it. doesn’t mean that they deserve a reward. i could care less if anyone likes mascis’ falsetto
@OthersOrSomething9 жыл бұрын
that last song was sick, open tuning crazy strumming lead patterns weird scale. fuck yeah j mascis. I don't care how depressed and uncharismatic you are between songs, you're still a rad ass dude.
@TheDemdem663 жыл бұрын
Yo what key is he in tho?
@emin.organic1283 жыл бұрын
The real definition of cool is J.Mascis
@Northernsoul12222 жыл бұрын
Amazing performance, to think that Little Fury Things came out in the late 80s says a lot about the genius of J Mascis. He very much paved the way for both grunge and indie… ❤️
@fhmxlx92469 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite musician of all time. his melodic solo really get me everytime
@topher21794 жыл бұрын
So articulate so pure! Finally saw Dino Jr. for the first time worth the four hour drive from El Paso. Regret not getting a photo from J. Mascis. He's just a dude trying to get a sushi roll in downtown Albuquerque. Didn't want to bother the wizard in the middle of his his pre-ritual ! Then John Brannon from Negative Approach sang "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and I lost it, I had to start a ruckus and pogo! One of the top ten shows Eva!
@ecggraff9 жыл бұрын
this man is a fucking legend
@scottwiemer942 Жыл бұрын
His strumming is amazing. Perfection on an acoustic.
@oliveoil4380 Жыл бұрын
Strumming?
@jackspicerisland Жыл бұрын
3:57 💓
@Krazy_Shorts10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I can watch this guy play all day!
@caroline29782 жыл бұрын
He really smacks those strings around huh? Brilliant
@REDDsoDOPE9 жыл бұрын
The first song is as awesome as it gets
@jon.yama-otoko7 жыл бұрын
When he picks up that Gibson and starts playing 'Drifter' my jaw drops to the floor. Just so fucking cool.
@enjoiandrew42 жыл бұрын
Not as cool as just putting the prior acoustic straight on the ground like an animal
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
Ain't strange how 2 persons can look and hear something so differently?
@patricewebb98066 жыл бұрын
Always liked Dino Jr but had no idea J played acoustic this way! That was very pleasant.
@danpetty31624 жыл бұрын
Martin + Me is one of the greatest acoustic albums ever! Check it out!
@stevejohnson7472 жыл бұрын
Check out Cortez the killer he plays
@patricewebb98062 жыл бұрын
@@stevejohnson747 thanks. I'll take a look.
@PAWGSMusic Жыл бұрын
@@patricewebb9806 His solo albums Several Shades Of Why and Tied To A Star are also just perfection 🤌🏽. Still Gotta listen to Elastic Days more
@patricewebb9806 Жыл бұрын
@@PAWGSMusic thanks for the suggestions!
@lolttyl1439 жыл бұрын
His falsetto is the best. I don't know what anyone else is talking about.
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
Tell that to Barry!
@AnthonyMonaghan4 жыл бұрын
This is just so great. I've been listening to it every night to fall asleep. J is a transcendental artist. Love the Tony Harrison T-Shirt...Night night.
@lucaborierogendremartins15144 жыл бұрын
one day J Mascis will be remembered as THE GREATEST Guitarist of the 21st Century! Viva J!!!
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
LOL I like you Luc, you have champagne humour.
@frayden8 ай бұрын
@@Neil-Aspinallyou again?
@Neil-Aspinall8 ай бұрын
@@frayden In reference to?
@WeAreCameron9 жыл бұрын
really the whole thing was perfect to me
@GustavoH863 жыл бұрын
The World loves your music Hermano J Mascis!!!
@bluetomatorecords10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you J and thank you NPR for having J.
@badimport9 жыл бұрын
one of the best guitar players of all time!!!
@Chandler174478 жыл бұрын
+badimport I'd say he is one of the best songwriters of all time for sure
@mikemorgenroth89027 жыл бұрын
are you on crack lol
@TouchmyWrath7 жыл бұрын
Yeah i dunno about that. Not technically. He's one of my favorite musicians for sure. He's very good. He doesn't show off on guitar he just plays cool sounding interesting stuff, a lot of suspended and diminished notes in there that give it the darkness and tension. I am a big fan but as a technical guitar player, nah. That's not the point. He's not showing off not playing masturbatory guitar solos and insanely fast harmonic minor guitar runs. But that stuff sounds like crap anyways. Listen to Yngwie Malmstein or one of those guys if you want virtuosity and guitar masturbation. I can't stand it.
@aaronking20006 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ I love him because he focuses more on the song and the melody and playing something that sounds nice rather than just showing off his "chops".
@anitamann92176 жыл бұрын
Dinosaur Sr. You're right, he doesn't just start choppin'
@DilbertBodfrey10 жыл бұрын
Ole J got him a nice little tan. Incredible guitarist. One of the best to do it.
@mikeymumblesreal3 жыл бұрын
Little Fury Things was at a crucial time of my life, leaving a friend of 10 years behind, I grovel in my self disappointment as I cringe into a fetal ball.
@BillLowenburg4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy this performance more every time I watch it - and I’ve watched it a lot of times. So glad NPR recorded and shared it.
@bradoozy3 жыл бұрын
stumble is one of the most beautiful songs i have had the pleasure of listening to during the last month of this dreadful year. talk about some solace.
@mitarmusic9 жыл бұрын
Idk what these naysayers are hearing but he killed it.
@cornucopia85919 жыл бұрын
I really loves him solo. Such a beautiful things.
@trahtybarahty8 жыл бұрын
a living legend, fckg love him
@TampaFanatic16 жыл бұрын
Love Dinosaur Jr. Great Boston area band that was cutting edge college/indie/alternative rock back in the '90s.
@dalehood62676 жыл бұрын
been listening since the 80"s . This music has been with me thru some hard times....all boos to me.
@boranakip79379 жыл бұрын
He's J the best musician I'm ever seen on my life!
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
Bors, you better get out a bit more.
@skyborax51595 жыл бұрын
J fans clicking on the video wanting to know what miracle occurred that made j smile in the thumbnail
@whatsabryan6 жыл бұрын
11:07 I was on another planet listening to that solo.
@AB-lx8cf3 жыл бұрын
amazing set! dinosaur Jr, Sonic youth, defined the sounds of my youth living in NYC and skating around Alphabet city in the late 80's. and for the haters out there, OMFUG! get with it.
@tonysalas998 жыл бұрын
i watch this when im sad
@judeleese77834 жыл бұрын
tony salas same here...there is something about his music that makes you feel better. 😊
@AnthonyMonaghan4 жыл бұрын
Aww. Don't be sad. It's still a beautiful world when there's people like J in it.
@alfredovassquess65838 жыл бұрын
J Mascis makes my life easier
@gratefulhank2 ай бұрын
Me too...
@nolliebags8 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder what Nick Drake would be like on this. Great show
@iangonzalezlopez2208 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know that too.
@cuezaireekaa8 жыл бұрын
oh wow. what a concept. if only...
@basstea3387 жыл бұрын
David Lander imagining cello song or time of no reply.
@kinksbeatlesstones6 жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed!
@jimthreatandthevultures49056 жыл бұрын
After listening to him for years, he reminded me of Drake for the first time recently.
@ChrisMartin-tk4dh7 жыл бұрын
this dude gets it. always grabs my fucking soul.
@hardnetzip2 жыл бұрын
❤️🎧🎖🙆♂️🤙 Amazing! Thx for the music Dinosaur JR
@duanehicks69625 жыл бұрын
DJr. Is among the greatest bands/artists out there. Always have been. Was surprised to hear Little Fury Things, but far from disappointed. And J. Mascis is such an amazing guitarist.
@silvinasicoli49802 жыл бұрын
A true artist 💕
@1777DK6 жыл бұрын
When you have pulled the pots out of a vintage CF-100, and covered the holes with purple stickers, you have won in life!
@khaaleliilighntingcoronado90095 жыл бұрын
Lol fucking J! Always turns everything he touches into a J mascis thing! Just like kurt did with a fucking d-18 that most people would hang on the wall and never play, he puts a pickup in it plays it upside down and runs it through a fender twin with effect pedal lol. Gotta admire artist like this.
@chrispowell38808 жыл бұрын
J is my hero!!
@Indianclassicmusic17 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull music !!!!!
@jeeziecreezies6 жыл бұрын
Jesus, that outro of Heal the Star. That guitar sounds incredible
@enfokado6 жыл бұрын
every time that i see to j mascis playing his guitar, i think that is a real hero, like a strings god!!!! available for some humans.
@BlakeBlackstone5 жыл бұрын
4:50 My hand at 3 AM while watching the good stuff.
@matthewgodliman225 жыл бұрын
Haha i had to work that one out.
@BlakeBlackstone5 жыл бұрын
@@matthewgodliman22 rofl
@austindanquer924 жыл бұрын
😂
@levismith84543 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many of you play guitar but 4:52 this is hard
@stewartchampion42603 жыл бұрын
dinosaur jr became such a big band for me pre internet ,it took a while to find all there albums ,then finally got to see them when they reformed back in 2006 i think it was ,dream come true,, i loved the search tho that was what it was about ,,, was all part of it ,,,, to me j influenced me big time on the guitar ,,,,im not surprised the world caught up ,,,, as a singer you could say his style n voice is scretchy yet ,,,, his tunefullness takes over and sense of melody soon starts to become just as interesting as his guitar, i think ,,his wierd country american twang was really cool to me a guy from england ,,,i like neil young etc so it was not to much of a far out thing ,,it works ,he hardly trys does he ,and it fits ,,,unique
@nicolasmrn3 жыл бұрын
13:10 me when I realize how incredible guitarist J Mascis is.
j mascis is the don!! Seeing him in Bristol uk in march
@8thstreetgoons539 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@papamilo2671 Жыл бұрын
Great songwriter! ❤ Shout out from Kazakstan
@oneball1926 Жыл бұрын
Dude is awesome!
@dumpstercat55578 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@TheLarryburns847 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic.
@jaysharpESQ Жыл бұрын
I've seen him solo, with Dinosaurs, with different lineups.... And I've seen him play with Witch, yet.... I've never heard him play a set this good/sound so solid. Man this is epic Thank you tiny desk! How can I get to be there, like in the room for a live performance/taping of one of these. How blessed those cats were to be so close to Dolores O'Riordian , Wilco, Billy Corgan, Doug Martsch, Billy Callahan, Dawes, Weezer... or even those kids who got to sing with the Edge and Bono. I can't thank you,nj666
@shearerson9 жыл бұрын
I REALLY enjoyed this.
@sologuitardeath10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! J's music is one of a kind!
@davetronious5 ай бұрын
This rules. thank you
@GnomeChomsky99993 жыл бұрын
Love all the idiosyncrasies of J Mascis’s music!
@theukwildlifechannel16964 жыл бұрын
Mighty Boosh - Tony Harrison T shirt. J, love you even more ;)
@jorgeximenes84055 ай бұрын
Just amazing
@lewisclark26862 жыл бұрын
Thought I couldn't like the fella anymore, turns out he's wearing a Mighty Boosh t-shirt. Legend.
@phile37416 ай бұрын
5:42 is the beginning of an amazing piece of guitar playing.
@thegreyfaces6 жыл бұрын
This person is responsible for the only beauty i can taste. The hole i dwell in is always black, becuase i forget to hit refresh, and i forget the saint, the humble mr. Mascis.
@ivan.barajas4 жыл бұрын
🐐
@bammerbiff16216 ай бұрын
Reported for being the best NPR Tiny Desk performance ever.
@Joshua-fy1lu5 жыл бұрын
J mascis you're my hero
@Jean-PierreLeaud10 ай бұрын
Saw J do an acoustic set just like this opening for dead moon, blew me away
@Apemopo9 жыл бұрын
j mascis is cool. goood songs
@samt9387 Жыл бұрын
Amazing emotions i 6:46 n subtle screams. I don't see live stuff much anymore, but Jay is a must now, I believe. Great vid 👍
@SuperFalcoFalco Жыл бұрын
that double strum !
@tomholden68699 жыл бұрын
intensity- well played! Powerful.....he doesn't need an amp
@mskcrc Жыл бұрын
3:57 he bit this riff directly from The Cure, In Between Days, same key and everything. But then again, The Cure bit that entire song from New Order.
@predeterminedmeat50249 ай бұрын
Christ dude. They're chords right next to each other. Wait until you find out like 200000 songs use the progression C G Am F