J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr released this acoustic live cd from the recently defunct 'legendary' CGBGs in 1993. Dinosaur Jr has always been well known for their very loud performances so it is interesting to hear more of the subtlety in their music as he performs it acoustically. 'Thumb' from Green Mind is great - full of fragility and J's lovely cracked voice. J. Mascis' drawl works wonders on 'Not you again'. Another Green Mind track ' Flying Cloud' doesn't differ much from the Dinosaur Jr version but reminds me again why I loved that cd so much. 'Every mother's son' is a Lynrd Skynrd cover which suits J.'s Neil Young like vocals well. 'Get me' is another highlight and again shows how underrated Dinosaur Jr's songwriting is. 'Quest' is a great song and this live version improves upon the original. 'On the Run' is a Greg Sage (of the Wipers) cover which J. makes his own. 'Repulsion', the final encore works very well acoustically and brings to an end his first acoustic gig on a high note.
The songs are catchy and full of hooks and sound even better on some occasions than the much heavier band versions by Dinosaur Jr. J. Mascis has a love it or hate it voice but his ability to right songs which stick in your head for weeks makes him an indie treasure.
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