History Music / DinosaurJr

* LongRunnerLineup: The band's original and classic lineup of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph has lasted longer in its reunion iteration (2005 - present, qualifying them for this trope) than it did originally (1984 - 1987, ending when Barlow was fired).

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Indie hardcore metal classic noise rock.

* BaldOfAwesome: Murph, post-reunion.

Influenced by [[PunkRock Hardcore Punk]], [[HeavyMetal Metal]], [[HardRock Classic Rock]] and [[AlternativeRock Alt Rock]], they tend to veer all over the musical spectrum, both in genre and on the MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: All of over the scale- they did everything from acoustic songs (i.e. "Poledo") that reach a 1-2 to extreme NoiseRock tunes like "Don't" that arguably reach a 9 (on the basis of sheer chaos and noisiness). A ''significant'' chunk of their work falls into the 4-6 range, though, but the outliers are numerous enough to make blanket statements about their heaviness difficult to make.

They've experienced some lineup instability -- Barlow was kicked out in 1989 and Murph in 1991, reducing the band to "J Mascis + other dudes". Mascis eventually retired the name in 1997, but the original lineup got back together in 2005 and has recorded four more albums so far. Barlow went on to feature in Music/{{Sebadoh}} and Folk Implosion.

Influenced by [[PunkRock Hardcore Punk]], [[HeavyMetal Metal]], [[HardRock Classic Rock]] and [[AlternativeRock Alt Rock]], they tend to veer all over the musical spectrum, both in genre and on MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Mascis and Barlow were in the [[HardcorePunk Hardcore]] band Deep Wound prior to Dinosaur Jr. Interestingly, not on the same instruments they'd play in Dinosaur Jr; Barlow played lead guitar and Mascis played drums.

* NonAppearingTitle: "Lightning Bulb" and "Raisans".

* [[BreakupBreakout Lou Barlow]], bass and backing vocals

* {{Melody}}: Especially since the original lineup reunited, they've taken a turn for the melodic.

They've experienced some lineup instability -- Barlow was kicked out in 1989 and Murph in 1991, reducing the band to "J Mascis + other dudes". Mascis eventually retired the name in 1997, but the original lineup got back together in 2005 and has recorded four more albums so far.

* BreakupBreakout: After Mascis fired Barlow, he formed the successful bands Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion.

* IndecipherableLyrics

* MemeticHair: J Mascis would look very strange without the RapunzelHair.

* PerishingAltRockVoice

* RockTrio

* EarlyBirdCameo: Mascis and Barlow were in the [[HardcorePunk Hardcore]] band Deep Wound prior to Dinosaur Jr.

* AuthorAppeal: Multiple post-reunion music videos involve skateboarding because it's one of J. Mascis' interests. Upon learning that J Mascis liked skateboarding and owned a bulldog, the director of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa3DO5_irM "Tiny" music video]] pitched a concept involving [[NreadEggsBreadedEggs skateboarders, J's bulldog, and J's bulldog on a skateboard]].

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: All of over the scale- they did everything from acoustic songs (i.e. "Poledo") that reach a 1-2 to extreme NoiseRock tunes like "Don't" that arguably reach an 8 (on the basis of sheer chaos and noisiness). A ''significant'' chunk of their work falls into the 4-6 range, though, but the outliers are numerous enough to make blanket statements about their heaviness difficult to make.

* PunBasedTitle: Since it's one of two songs on ''You're Living All Over Me'' where Lou Barlow takes a lead vocal, "Lose" most likely is a pun on "Lou's".

They've experienced some lineup instability -- Barlow was kicked out in 1989 and Murph in 1991, reducing the band to "J Mascis + other dudes". Mascis eventually retired the name in 1997, but the original lineup got back together in 2005 and has recorded three more albums.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wMqCZTwfgE "Pond Song"]] is a jangly {{REM}} style track.

* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Grungy alt-rock angsty indie band with some metalhead fans.

They've experienced some lineup instability -- Barlow was kicked out in 1989 and Murph in 1991, reducing the band to "J Mascis + other dudes". Mascis eventually retired the name in 1997, but the original lineup got back together in 2005 and has recorded two more albums.

* CreatorBacklash: Though ''Bug'' is one of the band's more highly regarded albums, Mascis has said that it's his least favorite of their catalog.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Riot Grrl bassist [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/invalid_wakes/577495549/ Donna Dresch]] joined the group on tour briefly after Barlow left but didn't stay.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: They were originally called Dinosaur, but got sued by a supergroup called The Dinosaurs and added a "Jr." to the title.

* [[BreakupBreakout Lou Barlow]], bass and backing vocals

They've experienced some lineup instability - Barlow was kicked out in 1989 and Murph in 1991, reducing the band to "J Mascis + other dudes". Mascis eventually retired the name in 1997, but the original lineup got back together in 2005 and has recorded two more albums.

Influenced by [[PunkRock hardcore punk]], [[HeavyMetal metal]], [[HardRock classic rock]] and [[AlternativeRock alt rock]], they tend to veer all over the musical spectrum, both in genre and on MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Don't" (see below), "Little Fury Things"

* InheritedIlliteracyTitle: "Raisans".

* PrecisionFStrike: "Freak Scene":

* PunBasedTitle: Since it's one of two songs on ''You're Living All Over Me'' where Lou Barlow takes a lead vocal, "Lose" most likely is a pun on "Lou's".

* SpokenWordInMusic: "Raisans" has a strange bridge where the music gets softer and a lo-fi sample of unintelligible moaning comes in - the only part that can be made out clearly is "You're killin' me. You're killin' me. You're killin' me". Supposedly Lou Barlow was working in a mental hospital at the time, and had surreptitiously recorded one of the patients.

** "Poledo" would be this were it not for several creepy, abrupt sound-collage sections: Aside from that, it's a quiet, acoustic-based song with Lou Barlow on lead vocals. It sounds a lot like Lou Barlow's solo acoustic project Sentridoh - and since Barlow performed it all himself, it effectively ''is'' a Sentridoh song that ended up on a Dinosaur Jr. album.

* UnpluggedVersion: Though credited to J Mascis, ''Martin + Me'' could count as an unplugged album for the band - it's a mix of Dinosaur Jr songs and {{Cover Version}}s played live by J alone, backing himself with an acoustic guitar [[note]]The "Martin" referred to in the title [[ICallItVera is the acoustic guitar in question]][[/note]].