Dinosaur Jr. was one of those bands I struggled with. Yeah, I dutifully listened to Bug and You're Living All Over Me back in college and yes, I saw them play live several times (notably with My Bloody Valentine, who blew them off the stage -- figuratively and literally), but there's always been something about J. Mascis' voice that's never appealed. That sleepy drawl just doesn't really work for me.
Regardless, here's a clip of theirs from 1994. "Feel the Pain," directed by Spike Jonze (who makes a fleeting cameo as a cab driver), finds Mascis and then-bassist Mike Johnson tear-assing around NYC in a golf cart and putting and driving accordingly. The goofy visuals have precious fuck-all to do with the song, which is just fine. I basically like it more for its homage to Manhattan, but as Dinosur tunes go, it's not a bad one. Shame about that voice, though. Crank it.
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