Dinosaur Jr. made my ears bleed, but..
They inspire comments like this. Through their new footwear deal with nike.
they tight but i dont see me wearin these but they tight
Comment by anthony24 - January 16, 2007 10:21 am
My stance on musicians who sell themselves (or their work) to large companies is no longer fired by shock. While I still agree with the general Bill Hicks theory on advertising - if someone is paid to tell you something, everything they say must be suspect - I didn’t jump out of my chair when I heard Mr Devendra Banhart raking in the dollars trying to sell me a phone contract (the exact same contract, incidentally, which I already have). Sure, I was pretty comfortable, but I’d like to think the significant factor was a lack of surprise. So having found anthony24’s astute review of the new Nike sneakers designed by Mr J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., I guess I’m just slightly more disappointed with humanity than I was yesterday. Dumbass is not a word I use frequently, but sometimes I think it.
It must be the volume, I keep telling myself. Attending a Dinosaur Jr. show is one of those deliciously visceral sonic experiences that must surely warp the tympanic membrane in an irreversible manner. If earplugs are not worn the first time, further application is only ever going to be a sealing of vacant stable situation. The only commentary frontman J. Mascis was able to provide on his 24 years of touring in a recent Stool Pigeon interview was yes, they had always been that loud and no, not everybody liked it. Rock on. Just get a new manager to prevent further screw-ups.
