was shorter than we expected, I saw him walking around the club playing pinball. It was this all-encompassing kind of sound.
JM: I remember seeing Motörhead and being impressed, it felt like the sound could hold you up. TC: The wall of sound that you, Lou and Murph created, did it remind you of past bands? If so, which ones? I didn’t know much about guitar but I liked the distorted guitar and I said “guess I’ll get a fuzzbox” and I learnt to use the effects and playing the guitar at the same time. Drumming is a lot more expressive with the dynamics and power of it, the guitar didn’t feel as powerful as the drums. I was playing loud so I had room to have dynamics and use effects to try and get different textures too. The guitar felt a lot different than the drums. JM: While learning the guitar, I was trying to incorporate the drums, trying to transpose it to guitar. TC: Using that sound, did you take anything from your previous band Deep Wound to apply to Dino or did you start with a blank slate?
By our second album, we had developed our sound, when during the first album we were just looking for that sound. I guess I thought I’d never heard anybody do that so it would be cool. JM: I was just looking for a different form of music. was “ear-bleeding country.” What sparked the idea of that concept? TC: I read something almost a decade ago that your initial concept of Dinosaur Jr. The Concordian chatted with J Mascis about the band’s history and the new documentary. faced while on tour, from facing hippies from their hometown to struggling with internal conflict. Prominent figures in the music industry like Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), and Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) make appearances throughout the documentary, shedding light on the hardships Dinosaur Jr. happens to be the precursor to bands such as Mudhoney, as well as the “Big Four” of grunge: Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.įreakscene showcases never-before-seen footage of the band in their element, whether on stage or in their day-to-day tour lifestyle. Known to be the godfather of grunge music, Dinosaur Jr. Since then, the group has amassed a discography spanning over ten studio records and nine other records featuring live shows and extended editions. Mascis’ efforts resulted in the band releasing their debut self-titled album within the first year of the band forming. Mascis plays guitar and sings lead vocals while Barlow is the bassist and supports Mascis in vocals.
Later, Emmett Jefferson Murphy (Murph) took the mantle of drummer and thus completed the trio. It featured Dinosaur Jr.’s initial members, J Mascis and Lou Barlow. Freakscene is meant to give more insight into the band’s history and how they operate as a “dysfunctional family.”ĭinosaur Jr, an Americana suburban alternative rock band from Amherst Massachusetts, was formed in 1984 following the transition from J Mascis’ previous band Deep Wound. The documentary was played in a number of festivals last year including Film Festival Cologne, Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and the Munich International Documentary Film Festival. Off the recent premiere of Freakscene, Dinosaur Jr.’s legacy has come to light. Godfather of grunge J Mascis talks about the release of his band’s latest documentary Freakscene
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