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Title: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: mark on March 17, 2011, 12:05:44 pm

Just bought the new J Mascis album and it's great. Strongly recommended if you like Dinosaur Jr. And who doesn't?

A couple of tracks here (http://www.subpop.com/artists/j_mascis).

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: andy popp on March 17, 2011, 12:07:05 pm

Was wondering about this last night - might go for it now.

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: Probes on March 17, 2011, 12:11:17 pm

Love Joe Mascis, was a mega Dinosaur Jr fan as a kid, saw them live late last year at the Liverpool O2, nearly creamed myself. Buy it!

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: fried on March 17, 2011, 06:12:01 pm

Nice, I loved the last Dinosaur Jr album, even when I had the early badly mixed version!

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: andy popp on March 17, 2011, 08:41:14 pm

Duly bought. Only listened to a couple of tracks, but sounds good. As ever, it probably requires a willingness to appreciate the fine points of J's 'singing'.

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: TobyD on March 18, 2011, 12:05:23 am

I liked the acoustic live at CBGBs. The vocal style may well be, as you say, an acquired taste however.

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: underground on March 18, 2011, 01:01:15 am

Tell me you ever listened to Dinosaur Jr and particularly loved them for the 'singing'!

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: Pantontino on March 18, 2011, 10:39:11 am

I actually really like his whiny croak - it's very soulful and fits perfexctly with his/the D Jr sound.

I thought the last two albums were fantastic - great to see one of my favourite artists still remaining vital in later life. Inspiring stuff!

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: underground on March 18, 2011, 11:18:11 am

I agree Si, I think my point was that really, its all about the whole sound, which wouldn't be right without j's vocal style, but equally that style would never make it in a 'top 10 male vocalists' poll if judged purely for singing

Title: Re: J Mascis, Several Shades of Why
Post by: TobyD on March 18, 2011, 11:13:23 pm

Quote from: underground on March 18, 2011, 11:18:11 am

I agree Si, I think my point was that really, its all about the whole sound, which wouldn't be right without j's vocal style, but equally that style would never make it in a 'top 10 male vocalists' poll if judged purely for singing

err yeah, i meant that i appreciated J's singing... i just didn't express that very well!