A music-obsessed, retired San Francisco lawyer, and author of the rock & roll memoir Jittery White Guy Music (available on Amazon)... picking a random album or song in his collection every day or so and sharing a few thoughts.
There was a brief, shining moment in that post-Nirvana world where it seemed like the cool college radio music of my 80s might successfully infiltrate the mainstream. So, yeah, it was pretty awesome when Dinosaur Jr., certainly one of the less mainstream-friendly of those college radio bands, got some traction on MTV with "Feel The Pain," off 1994's Without A Sound. A killer riff and attention-grabbing production gave the song some radio-ready wallop (with bonus points for a fun Spike Jonze-produced video), but without sacrificing J. Mascis' angsty edge or guitar pyrotechnics.
But then "alternative" music went to shit. Still, it was fun while it lasted.
Live on Letterman:Acoustic duo King Tuff:Fred Armisen with Dinosaur Jr:
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