LP - DINOSAUR JR - BUG

Limited repress on green speckled white vinyl. Originally released on SST, this reissue of Bug contains the bonus track ''Keep The Glove''. Bug was recorded a year later as Dino crested on a wave of goodwill, good press, and international touring. "Freak Scene" is probably indie rock''s greatest guitar performance and the band''s greatest pop song... Bug is a tighter and cleaner a whole and you can hear why they would soon be courted by major labels getting their noses open by first alt-rock drops of blood. You can also hear the influence/feedback loop Dino had after razing London, specifically the combo of distant sounding feedback washes and Byrdsy plucking that closes "No Bones", a sound cut-rate shoegazers would milk for another six years at least. "Yeah We Know" turns like a tank''s treads flipped in the mud, each crunching snare hit at the end of the verse tricking you into think the song''s about to end. "Pond Song" showcases what a subtly clever drummer Murph was when the noise got stripped away, and "Budge" is a testament to the virtues of straightahead pounding. TRACKLISTING: 01. FREAK SCENE 02. NO BONES 03. THEY ALWAYS COME 04. YEAH WE KNOW 05. LET IT RIDE 06. POND SONG 07. BUDGE 08. THE POST 09. DON''T 10. KEEP THE GLOVE