| Dinosaur Jr / I Bet On Sky |
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| Album: | I Bet On Sky | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Dinosaur Jr | Added: | Sep 2012 | |
| Label: | Jagjaguwar | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-09-21 | Pull Date: | 2012-11-23 |
| Week Ending: | Nov 18 | Nov 11 | Nov 4 | Oct 28 | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Oct 7 | Sep 30 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 27, 2022: | Hanging In The Boneyard Watch The Corners | 4. | Nov 11, 2021: | Down in the Basement Watch The Corners | |
| 2. | Jan 20, 2022: | Down in The Basement (rebroadcast from Jan 6, 2022) Almost Fare | 5. | Apr 07, 2016: | All Passion No Technique Watch The Corners | |
| 3. | Jan 06, 2022: | Down in The Basement Almost Fare | 6. | Jan 20, 2015: | The Fishbowl Watch The Corners |
| Album Review |
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| Andy S Reviewed 2012-09-20 | ||
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Loud, guitar-driven post-hardcore-indie rock. Three albums into the stride they've been hitting since bassist Lou Barlow's return, these legendary SST alums are tightening up a little and starting to extend feelers away from a (successfully) formulaic sound. Fresh off a low-key, mostly acoustic solo album that nobody but me particularly liked, J Mascis's songwriting has gotten a touch more intricate but retains its knack for weaving genuine sentiment out of a first-grade vocabulary set. FCC clean; start with 2, but 5 through 7 are also golden. —Andy 1 - (5:31) mid-tempo warm-up track, scribbling guitar and subtle synth/keys ***2 - (4:59) the single, and for good reason; no-nonsense proof that they've got the formula down; antsy chugging guitar and vocal hooks form-fitted to J's croon 3 - (4:50) mellow rollicking verses with guitar holding back until dramatic chorus 4 - (5:21) slower and brooding, J's songwriting front and center, gentle hooks **5 - (2:50) Lou song! Fast and bouncily angsty, classic Sebadoh-style lyrics **6 - (4:41) upbeat, great hook, fun wah-heavy guitar, best solo on the album; they even sneak a cowbell in toward the end **7 - (2:45) extra-fast, intense but joyful, breakneck soloing *8 - (5:27) sprawling guitar-centric track that would fit well on Farm, occasional cannon-shot percussion accents *9 - (3:50) Lou again; tender vox and rock guitar balladry 10 - (6:39) the long one; wistful and dramatic | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Don't Pretend You Didn't Know | 6. | I Know It Oh So Well | |||
| 2. | Watch The Corners | 7. | Pierce The Morning Rain | |||
| 3. | Almost Fare | 8. | What Was That | |||
| 4. | Stick A Toe In | 9. | Recognition | |||
| 5. | Rude | 10. | See It On Your Side |