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03:56 PM - When Dinosaurs walked the earth
I went to see Dinosaur Jr. last night. It was my first time at Webster Hall, and I thought the venue was pretty nice, if not what I'm used to. As great as the show was, much of it really just made me wish I'd seen the Sebadoh show the night before, with the songs with heavier Lou Barlow-contributions being my favorites of the set. I remember being in high school and hanging out at friend's house. She had a cool older brother who was a little weird and mysterious, but had a room full of tapes and cd's. I recognized some of the bands as the same I was listening to, and others I'd heard of (I believe there may have been some Black Flag and Misfits and Fugazi in there along with the Nirvana and Sonic Youth) but not yet come to fully appreciate. Dinosaur weren't one that I knew about, but there were a few of their cds there and I listened to a random selection. Obviously, this was the first time I heard The Greatest Song Ever Written. Released that same year (yup, 1994), Without A Sound featured as the very first track the sound of a bottle being uncorked and then the iconic riff of "Feel The Pain." At 14, I couldn't ask for a better example of angsty lyrics and a perfect balance (or imbalance) or soft+slow/loud+fast music in a song. It just made perfect sense, and it still does. Last night when they played that song (the only one from that album that was on the set list at Webster Hall) I could tell from the crowd's reaction that they felt the same way. As the crowd sang along, I knew that everyone would agree, it's The Best Song Ever Written. The funny thing is that even after hearing it, I didn't run out and buy the cd. I didn't even tape a copy of it. It was years before I got my hands on my own copy (digital copy, rather) and properly reacquainted myself with Dinosaur Jr and "Feel The Pain." 
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