Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records. “Without A Sound”, their sixth record, emerged in the summer of 1994, in the wake of personal bereavement and the departure of longtime drummer and founder member Murph.
Performed primarily by J Mascis, “Without A Sound” continued the band’s growth in popularity and commercial achievement, reaching #44 in the US (their highest ever album placing there) and featuring the hit singles ‘Feel The Pain’ and ‘I Don’t Think So’.
Released to positive reviews, “Without A Sound” also took Dinosaur Jr around the world, including dates in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and into the mainstream as the group contributed ‘Blah’ to the hit US TV show Melrose Place.
Collected together with related B-sides, unreleased mixes and a complete live recording made in London in 1994, and accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this edition provides a glimpse of a band at the height of their international appeal and accessibility.
2LP:
A1 Feel The Pain
A2 I Don't Think So
A3 Yeah Right
A4 Outta Hand
A5 Grab It
A6 Even You
B1 Mind Glow
B2 Get Out Of This
B3 On The Brink
B4 Seemed Like The Thing To Do
B5 Over Your Shoulder
C1 Get Out Of This (No Words Just Solo)
C2 Blah
C3 Feel The Pain (Live)
C4 Get Me (Live)
D1 Grab It (Live)
D2 What Else Is New (Live)
D3 Sludge (Live)
2CD:
DISC ONE
WITHOUT A SOUND
1. FEEL THE PAIN
2. I DON'T THINK SO
3. YEAH RIGHT
4. OUTTA HAND
5. GRAB IT
6. EVEN YOU
7. MIND GLOW
8. GET OUT OF THIS
9. ON THE BRINK
10. SEEMED LIKE THE THING TO DO
11. OVER YOUR SHOULDER
BONUS TRACKS
12. GET OUT OF THIS (NO WORDS JUST SOLO)
13. BLAH
14. I DON'T THINK SO (INSTRUMENTAL)*
15. OUTTA HAND (INSTRUMENTAL)*
16. GET OUT OF THIS (INSTRUMENTAL)*
17. ON THE BRINK (INSTRUMENTAL)*
18. SEEMED LIKE THE THING TO DO (ALTERNATE MIX)*
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
DISC TWO
LIVE IN LONDON, 1994
1. FREAK SCENE*
2. OUT THERE*
3. GET ME
4. NOT YOU AGAIN*
5. GRAB IT
6. FEEL THE PAIN
7. LITTLE FURY THINGS*
8. WHAT ELSE IS NEW
9. QUEST*
10. THUMB*
11. SLUDGEFEAST
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
