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1991 studio album by Dinosaur Jr
Green Mind is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. , released in 1991. It was the band's first release after bassist Lou Barlow 's departure, as well as the first released by a major label . The record is close to being a J Mascis solo album: he played most of the instruments, with founding drummer Murph only featuring on three tracks (1,7, & 9).
The cover photograph, Priscilla, 1969 , is by Joseph Szabo [1] and taken from his book of photographs Almost Grown .
"Turnip Farm" is also featured in the film Reality Bites .
Reception
In a contemporary review, Select gave the album a four out of five rating, describing the album as a "relief...not a bolt from a sky" and that "we're still waiting for Dinosaur Jr.'s masterpiece"[8] Writing for Drowned in Sound Chris Power called the album expansive.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by J Mascis, except where noted.
Title 1. "The Wagon " 4:53 2. "Puke + Cry" 4:27 3. "Blowing It" 2:43 4. "I Live for That Look" 1:56 5. "Flying Cloud" 2:35 6. "How'd You Pin That One on Me" 4:23 7. "Water" 5:38 8. "Muck" 4:15 9. "Thumb" 5:38 10. "Green Mind" 4:56 Total length: 41:14
Bonus tracks (2006 Re-release) Title Writer(s) 11. "Hot Burrito #2 " (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) Chris Ethridge , Gram Parsons 3:22 12. "Turnip Farm" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) J Mascis, Kurt Fedora 5:51 13. "Forget It" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) 4:07
B-sides & Singles (2019 2CD Deluxe Expanded Reissue)[11] Title 11. "Pebbles + Weeds" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 12. "The Little Baby" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 13. "Not You Again" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 14. "Quicksand (Wagon Reprise)" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 15. "Throw Down" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 16. "Whatever's Cool With Me" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 17. "Sideways" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release) 18. "The Wagon (7" DJ Edit)" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release)
CD 2: Live in Hollywood 1991 (2019 2CD Deluxe Expanded Reissue)[11] Title 19. "The Lung" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 20. "Water" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 21. "The Wagon" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 22. "Keep The Glove" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 23. "Blowing It/I Live For That Look" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 24. "Tarpit" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 25. "Kracked" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 26. "Freak Scene" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 27. "Thumb" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 28. "They Always Come" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 29. "Budge" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 30. "Sludgefeast" (Bonus track on 2019 re-release, previously unreleased. Live from Hollywood Palladium, June 14th, 1991.) 31. "Thumb" (Live B-Side) 32. "Keep The Glove" (Live B-Side) 33. "The Lung" (Live B-Side) 34. "The Post" (Live B-Side)
Personnel
J Mascis - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, producer
Murph - drums (tracks 1, 7, 9)
Joe Harvard - guitar, tape (track 8)
Jay Spiegel - drums, tambourine (track 5), tom-tom (track 1)
Don Fleming - guitar, backing vocals (track 1), acoustic bass (track 5)
Sean Slade - engineer, mellotron (tracks 7, 9)
Tom Walters - assistant engineer
Matt Dillon - backing vocals (track 11)
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year
Chart
Position
1991
The Billboard 200
168
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1991
"The Wagon"
Modern Rock Tracks
22
References
^ "Dazed and confused: Joseph Szabo's portraits of adolescence – in pictures" . The Guardian . 14 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017 .
^ Raggett, Ned. "Green Mind – Dinosaur Jr" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 31, 2011 .
^ Kot, Greg (March 21, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 1, 2017 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . St. Martin's Press . ISBN 0-312-24560-2 . ; ; ;
^ Moon, Tom (March 10, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire/Warner Bros.)". The Philadelphia Inquirer .
^ Harvell, Jess (May 19, 2006). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind / Where You Been / J Mascis Live at CBGB's The First Acoustic Show" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2011 .
^ Sinclair, Tom (June 27, 1991). "Green Mind" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 31, 2011 .
^ a b Linehan, Graham (March 1991). "A Blast of the Real Dino-Mite". Select . No. 9. p. 68.
^ Deusner, Stephen (November 2019). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind / Where You Been / Without a Sound / Hand It Over". Uncut . No. 270. p. 39.
^ "Album Review: Dinosaur Jr. - Farm" . DrownedInSound .
^ a b "Dinosaur Jr: Green Mind, 2CD Deluxe Expanded Edition" .
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