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Post by Smallstone on Mar 2, 2005 19:28:41 GMT 1
so yeah I pressed return in excitement and now I look a twat replying to my own mail...  anyway! Yes it's true by all accounts J, Lou, Murph are playing in Japan at the Fuji Rock Festival then the Download Festival in the UK in the summer and HOPEFULLY some club dates too. I got my hands on the re-mastered, re-jigged CDs of Dinosaur/You're Living All Over Me and Bug yesterday and they look and sound AMAZING!!! Nice. So yeah, roll on these dates. We've had the Pixes, Slint (who I saw last night and they totally derstroyed the place! - off to see them againb tonight) and now Dinosaur Jr getting back together!! Whos next? Husker Du? Black Flag? (with Rollins...) Minor Threat!!! Hey stranger things have happened!!! Actually I don't think it will happen with Minor Threat:) What do people think about all these reformations? Personally I don't mind!! I saw the original Dino Jr line up 16 years ago and it was one of the best nights of my life! I'm all for a wee bit of nostalgia! Anyway as excited by this as me? |
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Post by Thurston_Whore on Mar 2, 2005 19:46:08 GMT 1
F U C K I N G A W E S O M E!!!!! WOW  This is the best news i've heard all day,well after being told im going to loose my job in 30 odd days,but yeah this is fantastic news but download festival?? fuck that they should be at All Tomorrows Parties or something,a festival worth while i hope i can get to see them sometime.I did mention something about this on the board a few months ago i think,but didnt really think it was going to happen oh well good news then and something to look forward to,thx for the info smallstone! ;D |
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Post by RaunchHands on Mar 2, 2005 20:02:57 GMT 1
i have no problems with reformations. what is really sad is how after all the years some of these bands are still much better than any "modern" band. i mean... the stooges, man, the stooges!! i saw them at their first ever euro show and oh my god it was one of the most incredible thing i've ever seen! the cramps played before them and they were damn good (ok they never broke up but hey). the three MC5 are still an amazing band... with or without mark. wire seems to tour more often and they're pretty good. so do the buzzcocks. i saw the pixies and they didn't disappoint (although i'm no huge fan). the dictators gigs are still a blast. radio birdman kicks ass... if they manage to stay together. i'm still awaiting for some devo tour dates on the continent. and for mission of burma. even the dead boys are attempting a comeback. christ there's a lot... oh yeah, i've heard the dicks reunited last year to raise funds for kerry and people from all over the states flew in to be there (including s.albini and d.yow or so i hear). there's already been a bunch of black flag "reunions"... but none of them really worked out. it would be nice if they had all the singers and not just rollins! on the other hand, i think it's safe to say that the original angry samoans line up will never ever hit a stage again.  |
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Post by MarchToFuzz on Mar 3, 2005 7:24:36 GMT 1
yeah I heard about this few weeks ago, and i didn't believe it then, now it really seems to happen, and that's greatestnews for awhile....
Original Dinosaur Jr. Lineup to Reunite!
Caroline Bermudez reports:
"Dinosaur Jr., one of the most legendary indie rock bands of the 80's, are reuniting to play the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan with shows in the UK to follow. The BBC reports that the embattled duo of J. Mascis and Lou Barlow will perform together under the Dinosaur Jr. name for the first time in 15 years. Ongoing feuding between the two spurred Barlow to leave the band after the release of their third album, Bug, in 1988 in order to focus on his work with Sebadoh. The 1990s saw Barlow's greatest success with the Folk Implosion and the unexpected top 40 hit "Natural One". Dinosaur Jr. briefly went on hiatus after Barlow's departure and reformed in 1991. The group permanently disbanded after 1997's Hand It Over, at which time Mascis moved on to form The Fog. That group's More Light-- released in 2000 and featuring guest appearances from Kevin Shields and Robert Pollard-- was hailed as a return to form.
No U.S. dates have been set, nor has anyone at Merge confirmed the reunion. The original lineup recorded three albums together, including the widely influential You're Living All Over Me, which are set to be reissued with bonus material via Merge on March 22."
so that's really awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by thorn on Mar 3, 2005 15:22:43 GMT 1
fuck fuck fuck blood rusing to brain FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! finally i might get a chance to see them!!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe
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Post by Smallstone on Mar 23, 2005 11:38:02 GMT 1
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Post by Smallstone on Mar 24, 2005 12:35:13 GMT 1
ok i know responding to ones own emails/postings looks like one is talking to oneself...... but this June 8th Dinosaur Jr original line up show at the Forum has now sold out in a matter of hours....!!!! Tickets went on sale this morning. Got the last few tickets for the upstairs section about an hour ago - and now they've all gone!! So fingers crossed they put on another show! They have to really!!! I'm kind of excited about this. As you can probably tell........... |
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Post by lamestain on Mar 27, 2005 5:50:24 GMT 1
the remasters sound great. just got mine. big improvement over my old cassette copies. "you're living all over me" is one of my favorite all time albums. i hope i get a chance to see them reunited in all of thier glory!
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Post by Thurston_Whore on Mar 27, 2005 14:56:37 GMT 1
i've yet to get my copies,but cant wait till i do,i've been wondering about weather to go to download festival just to see em,well and this sabbath reforming and iggy & the stooges.i MUST see dino one way or another!
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Post by alreadybored on Apr 7, 2005 1:29:18 GMT 1
I'm so stoked on the Dino Jr. reunion.
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anyway!
This is the best news i've heard all day,well after being told im going to loose my job in 30 odd days,but yeah this is fantastic news but download festival?? fuck that they should be at All Tomorrows Parties or something,a festival worth while i hope i can get to see them sometime.I did mention something about this on the board a few months ago i think,but didnt really think it was going to happen oh well good news then and something to look forward to,thx for the info smallstone! 
