Green Mind
Green Mind is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in 1991.[1][2] It was the band's first release after bassist Lou Barlow's departure, as well as the first released by a major label.[3] The record is close to being a J Mascis solo album: he played most of the instruments, with founding drummer Murph only featuring on three tracks (1, 7 and 9).[4]
| Green Mind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 - 1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:14 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro/Sire | |||
| Producer | J Mascis | |||
| Dinosaur Jr. chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Green Mind | ||||
| ||||
The cover photograph, Priscilla, Jones Beach, 1969, is by Joseph Szabo[5] and taken from his book of photographs Almost Grown.
"Turnip Farm" is also featured in the film Reality Bites.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune | [7] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B[8] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[10] |
| Q |  [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Select | 4/5[12] |
| Sounds | [13] |
| Uncut | 8/10[14] |
From contemporary reviews, Select gave the album a four out of five rating, describing the album as a "relief...not a bolt from a sky" and that "we're still waiting for Dinosaur Jr.'s masterpiece."[12] Ralph Traitor of Sounds declared the album as "Dinosaur Jr have given us two great sides of born innocent modern punk."[13] Graeme Kay in Q Magazine commented that the album should "consolidate their reputation as purveyors of quality hardcore."[4]
From retrospective reviews, Drowned in Sound's Chris Power called the album expansive.[15]
Track listing
All songs written by J Mascis, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wagon" | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Puke + Cry" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Blowing It" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "I Live for That Look" | 1:56 |
| 5. | "Flying Cloud" | 2:35 |
| 6. | "How'd You Pin That One on Me" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Water" | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Muck" | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Thumb" | 5:38 |
| 10. | "Green Mind" | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 41:14 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Hot Burrito #2" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) | Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Turnip Farm" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) | J Mascis, Kurt Fedora | 5:51 |
| 13. | "Forget It" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Pebbles + Weeds" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 12. | "The Little Baby" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 13. | "Not You Again" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 14. | "Quicksand (Wagon Reprise)" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 15. | "Throw Down" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 16. | "Whatever's Cool With Me" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 17. | "Sideways" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) | |
| 18. | "The Wagon (7" DJ Edit)" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 19. | "The Lung" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 20. | "Water" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 21. | "The Wagon" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 22. | "Keep The Glove" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 23. | "Blowing It/I Live For That Look" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 24. | "Tarpit" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 25. | "Kracked" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 26. | "Freak Scene" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 27. | "Thumb" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 28. | "They Always Come" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 29. | "Budge" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 30. | "Sludgefeast" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) | |
| 31. | "Thumb" (Live B-Side) | |
| 32. | "Keep The Glove" (Live B-Side) | |
| 33. | "The Lung" (Live B-Side) | |
| 34. | "The Post" (Live B-Side) |
Personnel
- Dinosaur Jr.
with:
- Joe Harvard - guitar, tape (track 8)
- Jay Spiegel - large drum, tambourine (track 5), tom-tom (track 1)
- Don Fleming - guitar, backing vocals (track 1), acoustic bass (track 5)
- Sean Slade - engineer, mellotron (tracks 7, 9)
- Tom Walters - assistant engineer
- Matt Dillon - backing vocals (track 11)
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 168 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "The Wagon" | Modern Rock Tracks | 22 |
References
- "Extinct, It's Not : Dinosaur Jr. is one of the most compelling college bands in the country. But songwriter J Mascis is not about to explain things". Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1991.
- Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
- "Dinosaur".
- Kay, Graeme (5 March 1991). "Green Mind review". Q Magazine. 55: 68.
- "Dazed and confused: Joseph Szabo's portraits of adolescence – in pictures". The Guardian. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Raggett, Ned. "Green Mind – Dinosaur Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- Kot, Greg (March 21, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Christgau, Robert (2000). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Moon, Tom (March 10, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire/Warner Bros.)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Harvell, Jess (May 19, 2006). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind / Where You Been / J Mascis Live at CBGB's The First Acoustic Show". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- Sinclair, Tom (June 27, 1991). "Green Mind". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- Linehan, Graham (March 1991). "A Blast of the Real Dino-Mite". Select. No. 9. p. 68.
- Traitor 1991.
- Deusner, Stephen (November 2019). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind / Where You Been / Without a Sound / Hand It Over". Uncut. No. 270. p. 39.
- "Album Review: Dinosaur Jr. - Farm". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Dinosaur Jr: Green Mind, 2CD Deluxe Expanded Edition".
Sources
- Traitor, Ralph (February 16, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Blanco Y Negro) ****". Sounds. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Rock's Backpages.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.