Any Dinosaur Jr fans here? I was fortuante enough to hear their new album "Beyond" that comes out May 1. Its absolutely amazing. Look forward to this album. Its going to make some serious waves. I can't wait to buy it. May is soooo far away!

How'd you hear it?! Please tell me it's a site that is readily available!

Oh man nevermind, this is amazing!

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Originally posted by brighteyes215:
How'd you hear it?! Please tell me it's a site that is readily available!

It was actually through a friend (whom recieved it as a "gift" from one of their friends. i know this sound unlikely and I still cant believe that I've heard it. Its not out for a few more months. Im sure it'll be floating around pretty quick

Well I've heard it and I really have to recommend it to everyone. EVERYONE PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM. This is a link to a site that has a link to a Rapidshare version which is perfect, believe me.
http://only-always.blogspot.com/2007/02/artist-dinosaur-jr.html

have any of you heard about this?

Dinosaur Jr Nike shoes

Yeah I don't know what Mascis is thinking. I mean he's putting out a fucking great album in May and then he just goes and makes the ugliest shoes these eyes ever did see. No accounting for taste, I guess.

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Yeah I don't know what Mascis is thinking.

I think the more appropriate question is what the hell is Nike thinking? That shoe is horrendous - I wouldn't want my company's name on anything that ugly I'm inclined to believe that those pictures are not the real deal. Is this seriously the way the shoes are going to look?

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I hate to say it, but those still won't be the ugliest shoes Nike makes. Have you seen the more recent Jordan models? Those things are hideous. And they cost $125.

I can't tell the songs on this album apart. They're all boring to me, but they are good, I suppose. The solos on almost every song are really getting to me.

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Originally posted by joji:
I can't tell the songs on this album apart. They're all boring to me, but they are good, I suppose. The solos on almost every song are really getting to me.

Yeah I have to admit that my second listen didn't go anywhere near as amazingly as the first. I mean the first four songs are still incredible, but I did get a bit bored near the end. But that's what 3rd and 4th listens are for!

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I can't tell the songs on this album apart. They're all boring to me, but they are good, I suppose. The solos on almost every song are really getting to me.

I haven't heard it, but your comment on solos got me. Mascis' early solos were freaking awesome. The feedback and noise he created go toe-to-toe with anything Sonic Youth did. And then, he went all Guitar Center on us on their later stuff. I'll take the screaming, wailing solos anyday over the noodling crap he later did. I hope he goes back to what made him a guitar legend, and what he'll be remembered for.

I liked his old solos too, but here they're really dull. Every song follows the same formula of verse-chorus-verse-solo, so it's entirely predictable.

Don't forget the songs that have a solo from start to finish over the top of the whole song. Only J could do that and get away with it, at least back when he did it.

This may be my favorite album of the year! I'm really luvin' it!

I love it, but I'm coolin' it down to closer to Top Five.

The critics have been comparing it to "You're Living All Over Me", which is a fuggin' classic especially since they put out that gem in 198freaking7. If so, I'm sure to pick it up eventually.

Well, it's no You're Living All Over Me, but it's good nonetheless. One of the better albums of the year, actually. And that's saying a lot, considering how this year has been going so far.

Better than J. Mascis' "solo" Dinosaur Jr. stuff, which really isn't bad, either.

This is probably approaching my favorite album of the year so far. I'm liking it more everytime I listen to it. It really brings me back to my youth. My God, it sounds exceedingly like a lot of the rock music at that time, including other Dino Jr. works.

It's good. One of the highlights of the year so far for me. YLAOM has the edge though I think, so I'll say its my second favourite Dino album.

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