Dinosaur Jr Albums Ranked From Worst to Best

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  • @predeterminedmeat5024
    @predeterminedmeat5024 Рік тому +7

    Farm and YLAOM that low just hurts.

  • @askew-squid1881
    @askew-squid1881 Рік тому +14

    literally how is you’re living all over me at 8

  • @jessemullen9083
    @jessemullen9083 6 років тому +12

    Really well done list. Thank you for putting this up

  • @MemphianSounds
    @MemphianSounds Рік тому +3

    This one needs a remaster

  • @randallmays5463
    @randallmays5463 9 місяців тому +2

    I find it interesting that you're #1 was your first introduction to Dinosaur Jr. And so is mine. But mine is You're Living All Over Me. Where You Been is my #2.

  • @boogiereverie
    @boogiereverie 3 роки тому +4

    Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these. I'd be curious to hear your takes on Sebadoh too

    • @echosmyron1278
      @echosmyron1278 2 роки тому +1

      I’m guessing that he would put Harmacy at #1.

  • @overdrive6687
    @overdrive6687 4 роки тому +10

    I’ve only listened to Farm and I absolutely love it. Therefore, I was very surprised to see it so low on the list. With Farm being as good as it is, the albums you claim surpass it in quality must truly be amazing. Guess I have some listening to do.
    Great video, man. Very entertaining!

    • @grantbeck8482
      @grantbeck8482 4 роки тому +4

      Farm is my personal favorite but everything they’ve done is amazing :)

    • @Tamaramariah
      @Tamaramariah 3 роки тому +2

      Farm is definitely 1 of my favorites

    • @blender1188
      @blender1188 2 роки тому +1

      Farm is an excellent album. The best of the reunion area.

    • @SN-cb9xj
      @SN-cb9xj Рік тому

      Dude is on crack or deaf or both.

  • @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah
    @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah 9 місяців тому +2

    Great reviews! I have to admit "What Else is New" is my favorite Dino Jr. song. And "Where you Been" might be their best...
    I still think of Dino Jr as part of the Sonic Youth "NO WAVE" type music, but they were something else the whole time! IMHO

  • @benabrams9839
    @benabrams9839 5 років тому +17

    I enjoyed that you aren’t necessarily a purist with Dino. There newer records are pretty darn great. The only disagreement is I would have had bug at 2 or 3 but very nice list man, enjoyed !

  • @echosmyron1278
    @echosmyron1278 2 роки тому +10

    I’ve listened to five Dinosaur Jr. albums over the last week, so it put me in the mood to rank their discography.
    12. Without a Sound (1994)
    11. Sweep It into Space (2021)
    10. Dinosaur (1985) (definitely raw, but has more energy and purpose than the bottom two)
    9. Hand It Over (1997) (I only really like the opener; the experiments go over poorly; “Alone” sounds huge, but I think the chorus is weak)
    8. Farm (2009)
    7. I Bet on Sky (2007)
    6. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016)
    5. Green Mind (1991)
    4. Where You Been (1993)
    3. Beyond (2007) (a surprisingly fantastic reunion album; #193 in my top 200 albums of the 2000s)
    2. Bug (1988) (#57 in my top 200 albums of the 1980s)
    1. You’re Living All Over Me (1987) (#13 in my top 200 albums of the 1980s)
    They were one of the pioneering indie rock acts of the 1980s, which is why I hold their two SST albums in such high regard. With Green Mind, they switched to a major label and almost immediately cleaned up their sound, losing that essence that I find so iconic (I’ve always favoured their classic sound over their actual songwriting; I think there are many rock bands who write better hooks than Dinosaur Jr., but few who sounded as cool as they did in the late 80s).

    • @Paul-ir2sm
      @Paul-ir2sm 2 роки тому

      Wayyy better list than this actual video lmao,thanks

    • @blender1188
      @blender1188 2 роки тому +1

      I’m insane and Gotta Know are great songs form hand it over. Lots of good stuff on that album.

    • @josevargas685
      @josevargas685 Рік тому +1

      Agree with the sound I totally loved that crazy blend of metal/punk/indie rock? Yes indie from back in the day took me a minute to live the stuff after that but live it’s amazing!

  • @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah
    @Freddy-Da-Freeloadah 9 місяців тому +3

    Music is subjective, but everyone (except Henry Rollins) overlooks the complex music, and introspective lyrics on the first "DINOSAUR" album. And the use of personas, although some of the songs on "Dinosaur" have to be auto biographical...
    Some of these records I have yet to listen to!! Like "Give A Gimps of what Yer Not" Never knew it happened!
    You are correct about Hard Core influence, especially on mixes of "Dinosaur" and "Green Mind" That was a style. I still do not like rich bass in the music I listen too. It sounds over produced to me. But your right: J. makes a lot of comments in interviews about how he could not decide how to mix "Green Mind" saying: "It was just bad in a different way each time"
    IMHO

  • @kilokilo4790
    @kilokilo4790 3 роки тому +8

    Finally, someone that recognizes the greatness of Hand It Over. Thank you for putting this video up.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  3 роки тому +2

      Check out our video of the best albums of 1997 to see just how much I love it.

    • @kilokilo4790
      @kilokilo4790 3 роки тому +1

      @@TastesLikeMusic I will! Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @mattgrant6910
    @mattgrant6910 Рік тому +3

    I’ve got to say where you been is so good .

  • @cactaceous
    @cactaceous 4 роки тому +10

    When I was a young stoner skater kid in the 90's who religiously watched 120 Minutes every Sunday on Mtv, their albums from Green Mind to Hand It Over was Dinosaur Jr for me. I did not look back to YLAOM and Bug until the mid 90's and did not really appreciate them as much until I got a bit older after their hiatus and now I feel they are up there in the top 5. The 4 new reunited studio albums are quite solid but yeah, as much as I dig them, they would go at the bottom. Do like I Bet On Sky more than you.
    J Mascis' favorite Dinosaur Jr albums are YLAOM and Hand It Over.

  • @marcovagt7222
    @marcovagt7222 11 місяців тому +2

    I absolute love Dinosaur Jr. and love the other J Mascis work as well.
    My favourite Album ist Where You Been. But if you ask me in six months this can change. There are so many great Dino albums. Very consistent catalog

  • @Grombulisian
    @Grombulisian 4 роки тому +5

    Interesting! I had a feeling you’d like the spit-up lineup better the way you talked about the first few albums. I have been experiencing the same thing going back, after murph and lou got kicked out j truly started to soar

  • @179rich
    @179rich 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Jason! Just now seeing this. I wish I had seen it sooner, it would have informed my predictions for your Albums of the Year. Still might serve in that regard! By the way, your onscreen presence and confidence has improved quite a bit since you made this.

  • @oppothumbs1
    @oppothumbs1 3 роки тому +5

    Where you been? is my favorite and in my all time top 100.

  • @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84
    @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 3 роки тому +4

    Dino is my favorite band. I love J's style of playing and as a guitar player, I really enjoy playing his riffs and solos. Not a terrible list, but Without a Sound can't touch YLAOM. J was a little lost in the 90s without the original members and it shows on that album the most imo. Here's my list:
    1.YLAOM
    2.Bug
    3.Green Mind
    4.Beyond
    5.Where You Been?
    6.Glimpse
    7.Hand it Over
    8.Farm
    9.I Bet on Sky
    10.Sweep it Into Space
    11.Without a Sound
    12.Dinosaur

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 роки тому

      YLAOM = One of the saddest albums of all time. Love it!

    • @Trifixion22
      @Trifixion22 Рік тому

      ​@@curly_wyn it is? Melancholic but idk if I ever found it sad.

  • @-Only.Facts-
    @-Only.Facts- Рік тому +1

    Carlos Condit you were one of the best fighters in the UFC! Good to see youre doing good!

  • @kevinmcardle4087
    @kevinmcardle4087 3 роки тому +5

    Their new is coming out next week, with Kurt Vile helping out.. the first 2 singles are good

  • @rogersongster3967
    @rogersongster3967 Рік тому

    I'm not saying this as a negative, not in the least.... but whenever I stumble upon one of these solo videos I am really amazed at how much you have perfected your craft within the span of a few years. Pretty much the same thing I would say about many of my favorite bands/artists.

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn Рік тому +3

    12. Dinosaur (1985)
    11. Farm (2009)
    10. I Bet on Sky (2012)
    9. Give a Glimpse of What You’re Not (2016)
    8. Sweep it Into Space (2021)
    7. Without a Sound (1994)
    6. Green Mind (1991)
    5. You’re Living All Over Me (1987)
    4. Hand it Over (1997)
    3. Beyond (2007)
    2. Bug (1988)
    1. Where You Been (1993)

  • @sheldonmurphy6031
    @sheldonmurphy6031 3 роки тому

    I am trying so hard to find the album that has Tumblin Tumbleweed on it. The best album they ever made! Lol
    It's like they made it vanish, and never to see the sun again.
    It had a puppet nose curling into a spiral on the cover album. Definitely old school.
    If you by chance know where to find this, please let me know!
    Thank You :)

  • @Aiden-ee8jg
    @Aiden-ee8jg 4 роки тому +9

    Totally agree Hand It Over is so underrated and overlooked. Mick and Never Bought It are killer tracks. Alone is one of the best Dinosaur Jr. solos ever. Also agree that I Bet On Sky was weak although not bad. Personally their weakest album.
    My list would probably be:
    11. I Bet On Sky
    10. Beyond
    9. Farm
    8. Dinosaur
    7. Hand It Over
    6. Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not
    5. Where You Been
    4. Bug
    3. Green Mind
    2. Without A Sound
    1. You're Living All Over Me

  • @prettycolors2
    @prettycolors2 4 роки тому +2

    Good list, but Ah man, Farm has some of my favorite production on a Dinosaur Jr album. The mix is as close to their live performances as they ever got on a record. I've always personally thought it was overlooked in that respect. It's like being surrounded by a fog of guitar grit held aloft by the thick bass, only punctured by sharp guitar leads and punchy pounding drums that only seem to occasionally pierce through. To me it's like being pounded by waves in an ocean of noise. That levity when J hangs on that slow transition chord in the middle of Ocean in the Way, and the rest of the song drifts away, before going into the solo, just ooh, gives me shivers. Seeing them live is like being buried in a coffin of sound.
    Production wise it actually gives me very heavy Hum - Downward is Heavenward vibes, though that's a much darker heavier album.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  4 роки тому +1

      I won't say that you're wrong. I've seen them live and you're right that Farm might be the closest to that sound. Guess it just comes down to taste and I prefer a bit more clarity in mixes. Especially because J has one of the most underrated and expressive voices in rock which can be swallowed up in the wash of guitar fuzz sometimes...although I get that that's kind of the point. It's a balancing act.

  • @Lee-mn748
    @Lee-mn748 3 роки тому

    Found on the djr website.
    European Farm CD Audio Problem
    Dear Dinosaur Jr. Fans,
    Please note that on the European CD version of the Farm album there is an audio problem. This occurred while duplicating the original master in a duplication studio. The problem occurred when the duplicate was produced, as the software program used for this duplication ‘doubled’ the sound layers. This resulted in a 3dB increase in the overall sound volume.
    If you have bought a CD of Dinosaur Jr.’s Farm album in a European shop with the bar code number 5414939004926, and you would like to exchange it with a good version, please go the site mentioned below. There you will find more information on how you can see if you have a copy that has this sound problem and how you can get a new copy of the album. Both PIAS and the band would like to offer the fans something extra for this inconvenience, so in addition to a replacement CD, PIAS will email you a link to download an "Over It" Ringtone once they have
    received your bad copy. A valid email address is required to receive the ringtone. Please go to: DINOSAUR JR // FARM for more info.
    PIAS

  • @askew-squid1881
    @askew-squid1881 Рік тому +1

    dinosaur last??

  • @pete3105
    @pete3105 2 роки тому +4

    12. Dinosaur (1985) ★★
    11. Hand It Over (1997) ★★½
    10. Sweep It Into Space (2021) ★★½
    9. I Bet on Sky (2012) ★★½
    8. Farm (2009) ★★★½
    7. Without a Sound (1994) ★★★½
    6. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016) ★★★½
    5. Green Mind (1991) ★★★★
    4. Bug (1988) ★★★★
    3. Beyond (2007) ★★★★½
    2. Where You Been (1993) ★★★★½
    1. You're Living All Over Me (1987) ★★★★★
    ★★★★★ - Masterpiece
    ★★★★½ - Really great
    ★★★★ - Great
    ★★★½ - Really good
    ★★★ - Good
    ★★½ - OK
    ★★ - Bad
    ★½ - Really bad
    ★ - Awful
    ½ - The worst
    Top 10 songs:
    10. Kracked (1987)
    9. Tiny (2016)
    8. Watch the Corners (2012)
    7. I Ain't Sayin' (2012)
    6. Over It (2009)
    5. Feel the Pain (1994)
    4. Start Choppin' (1993)
    3. Little Fury Things (1987)
    2. Almost Ready (2007)
    1. Just Like Heaven (1989)

    • @g0ated2k81
      @g0ated2k81 Рік тому

      sorry but you should give the lung another listen because it is their best song imo

  • @jamesbrown6092
    @jamesbrown6092 4 роки тому +2

    11. Dinosaur
    10. Give a Glimpse
    9. Beyond
    8. Farm
    7. YLAOM
    6. Hand it Over
    5. I Bet on Sky
    4. Bug
    2. Without a Sound
    2. Greenmind
    1. Where You Been
    Joint 2nd in Without a Sound and Greenmind. Just can't separate them.

  • @joelhorton6929
    @joelhorton6929 3 роки тому +1

    Agree about I Bet on Sky and Where You Been. Here’s my list:
    1) YLAOM
    2) Where You Been
    3) Bug
    4) Hand it Over
    5) Green Mind
    6) Dinosaur
    7) Farm
    8) Sweep it Into Space
    9) Without A Sound
    10) Glimpse
    11) Beyond
    12) I Bet on Sky

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  3 роки тому

      Pretty good list. The only thing I take issue with is Beyond being so low. My early impression is that I like Sweep it into Space a good deal less than Give a Glimpse. -Jason

    • @blender1188
      @blender1188 2 роки тому

      Great list but I would rank Without a sound higher.

  • @cleftturnip7774
    @cleftturnip7774 3 роки тому +3

    hand it over is my favorite

  • @skk8witch999
    @skk8witch999 5 років тому +4

    My List
    11. Hand It Over
    10. Dinosaur
    9. Without A Sound
    8. Beyond
    7. I Bet On Sky
    6. Where You Been
    5. Farm
    4. Give A Glimpse
    3. Green Mind
    2. YLAOM
    1. Bug
    All of them except for 11 & 10 are great albums for me. 10 is fine but hand it over is decent. I dont hate any of these records btw.

    • @surike
      @surike 3 роки тому

      dinosaur is a an unbelievably innovative album for 1985, as is all of their 80s stuff

  • @gordongrant444
    @gordongrant444 5 років тому +5

    Also, J's favorite is Living All Over Me. I guess he likes different stuff than you, too.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  5 років тому +2

      Gordon Grant I love You’re Living All Over Me. Just like some of the others more.

    • @gordongrant444
      @gordongrant444 5 років тому +2

      @@TastesLikeMusic Fair enough.

    • @ericcartmanstitimplants8768
      @ericcartmanstitimplants8768 2 роки тому +1

      I always thought it was Hand it over, maybe I’m wrong.

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Рік тому

      @@ericcartmanstitimplants8768 yeah, it is Hand it Over. Lou’s favorite is You’re Living All Over Me.

  • @jokeryeha5167
    @jokeryeha5167 2 роки тому

    You got some balls to put YLAOM at 8 lol. That one and Bug have such a raw power that none of the other albums can capture. You’re living all over me is one of my favorite albums of all time, but hey, still a good list!

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  2 роки тому +1

      It’s still my favorite album of 1987.

    • @echosmyron1278
      @echosmyron1278 2 роки тому

      @@TastesLikeMusic Better than Lolita Nation by Game Theory?

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 2 роки тому

      @@echosmyron1278 or Sign “☮️” the Times???

  • @michaelwatson7479
    @michaelwatson7479 3 роки тому +1

    I agree with you on Farm. Thought the production was obnoxious, made it very tedious and exhausting to sit through.

  • @Indonesiansurftravel
    @Indonesiansurftravel 4 роки тому

    6.Dinosaur
    5. Without a Sound
    4. Bug
    3. Greenmind
    2.Where You Been
    1. Your Living All Over Me
    Cant rate the others as haven't really listened to the more recent albums .
    For me 90% of the time i listen to "Your living all over me" and "Where you been" they are totally different albums but both perfect (bar Lou's songs, on YLAOM and i a seBADoh fan)

  • @gordongrant444
    @gordongrant444 5 років тому +1

    First album is my favorite, so I guess we just like different stuff.

  • @Tamaramariah
    @Tamaramariah 4 роки тому +1

    Hand it over, YLAOM, Beyond!

  • @satirick__5
    @satirick__5 4 роки тому +1

    I loved I bet on sky

    • @satirick__5
      @satirick__5 4 роки тому

      First one I heard

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  4 роки тому +1

      That always makes a difference. First one I heard was Where You Been and it’s my #1.

    • @satirick__5
      @satirick__5 4 роки тому

      @@TastesLikeMusic true

  • @chriswingding4407
    @chriswingding4407 4 роки тому

    I actually like a decent amount of songs on their first record but I really don’t like Lou Barlows tvocals on the song mountain man

  • @paulvanreesch2493
    @paulvanreesch2493 3 роки тому

    Okay, this list has got a hair up my ass. Young person, you need to repent & say, "I'd give both my ears and eyes to write a song as heaven sent as Repulsion, my back is bloody from ever believing Start Choppin' is any where near as good". Okay, now make THAT your mantra.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  3 роки тому

      Nah

    • @paulvanreesch2493
      @paulvanreesch2493 3 роки тому

      @@TastesLikeMusic Sorry to hear you are so nonchalant and wrong, history will not treat your upload kindly.

  • @willemleggett5659
    @willemleggett5659 2 роки тому +1

    WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

    • @willemleggett5659
      @willemleggett5659 2 роки тому

      how is he putting you're living all over me that low! STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!

  • @grantbeck8482
    @grantbeck8482 5 років тому +2

    My list would be
    Hand it over
    Without a Sound
    Beyond
    Green Mind
    I Bet on Sky
    Where You Been
    Dinosaur
    Give a Glimpse
    Bug
    YLAOM
    Farm

  • @jasonclark9963
    @jasonclark9963 3 роки тому

    Hand it over is their worst and it’s not even that bad

    • @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84
      @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 3 роки тому +1

      Without a sound is worse

    • @jasonclark9963
      @jasonclark9963 3 роки тому

      @@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 How? Without a sound had some great songs like I don’t think so,Feel the pain, Grab it, Even you, over your shoulder, and Yeah right. Hand it over had a few good songs. Alone and I’m insane we’re memorable to me but other then that it wasn’t a great album.

    • @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84
      @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 3 роки тому

      @@jasonclark9963 I agree on Feel the Pain, but that's pretty much it. That album was a severe departure from the original fuzzy, gritty Dino sound that was established in the 80s. Songs like I Don't Think So, was total pop country weirdness. J was lost in the 90s, but when he got back with the original members and put out the awesome Beyond album in 2007, the difference was SO clear. That was a big statement that they were back to form.

    • @jasonclark9963
      @jasonclark9963 3 роки тому

      @@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 I don’t think so was and is a great song I’m glad they played it live. Feel the pain isn’t even the best song on that great album

    • @ericcartmanstitimplants8768
      @ericcartmanstitimplants8768 2 роки тому

      @@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 I’ve actually never heard that. I’d say it’s pretty iconic.

  • @SN-cb9xj
    @SN-cb9xj Рік тому +1

    You couldn’t be more wrong. Horrendous take.

  • @paulvanreesch2493
    @paulvanreesch2493 3 роки тому

    Btw, gang green prolly think dinosaur is gay, definitely not "hardcore".