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LIVING ALL OVER AGAIN
Lou Barlow talks about reforming the beast that is Dinosaur Jr
by Troy Johnson
Dinosaur Jr was the band that cynics (or optimists, depending on perspective) have called the “Nirvana false start.�
After a few fast-fast-faster starter bands failed, Dinosaur (Jr was added later) was formed in 1984. They embraced the seed of Black Sabbath-meets-Neil Young that had been sown by bands like Hüsker Dü, the Meat Puppets and The Replacements. They conquered college radio (or college radio conquered them), made it to MTVâ€â€