Green Mind

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Green Mind
Studio album by
Dinosaur Jr.
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1991
Recorded1990 - 1991
GenreAlternative rock
Length41:14
LabelBlanco y Negro/Sire
ProducerJ Mascis
Dinosaur Jr. chronology
Bug
(1988) 		Green Mind
(1991) 		Fossils
(1991)
Singles from Green Mind
  1. "The Wagon"
    Released: 1990

Green Mind is the fourth studio album by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in 1991.[1][2] It was the band's first release after bassist Lou Barlow's departure, as well as the first released by a major label.[3] 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 and 9).[4]

The cover photograph depicting a child smoking a cigarette, Priscilla, Jones Beach, 1969, is by Joseph Szabo[5] and taken from his book of photographs Almost Grown.

"Turnip Farm" is also featured in the film Reality Bites.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB[8]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[9]
Pitchfork7.1/10[10]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[11]
Select4/5[12]
Sounds[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

From contemporary reviews, 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."[12] Ralph Traitor of Sounds declared the album as "Dinosaur Jr have given us two great sides of born innocent modern punk."[13] Graeme Kay in Q Magazine commented that the album should "consolidate their reputation as purveyors of quality hardcore."[4]

From retrospective reviews, Drowned in Sound's Chris Power called the album expansive.[15]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by J Mascis, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Hot Burrito #2" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release)Chris Ethridge, Gram Parsons3:22
12."Turnip Farm" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release)J Mascis, Kurt Fedora5:51
13."Forget It" (Bonus track on 2006 re-release) 4:07
B-sides & Singles (2019 2CD Deluxe Expanded Reissue)[16]
No.TitleLength
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)[16]
No.TitleLength
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[edit]

Dinosaur Jr.
  • J Mascis - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, producer
  • Murph - drums (tracks 1, 7, 9)

with:

  • Joe Harvard - guitar, tape (track 8)
  • Jay Spiegel - large drum, 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[edit]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 168

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "The Wagon" Modern Rock Tracks 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Extinct, It's Not : Dinosaur Jr. is one of the most compelling college bands in the country. But songwriter J Mascis is not about to explain things". Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1991.
  2. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Dinosaur".
  4. ^ a b c Kay, Graeme (5 March 1991). "Green Mind review". Q Magazine. 55: 68.
  5. ^ "Dazed and confused: Joseph Szabo's portraits of adolescence – in pictures". The Guardian. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Green Mind – Dinosaur Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (March 21, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Moon, Tom (March 10, 1991). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (Sire/Warner Bros.)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 27, 1991). "Green Mind". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  12. ^ a b Linehan, Graham (March 1991). "A Blast of the Real Dino-Mite". Select. No. 9. p. 68.
  13. ^ a b Traitor 1991.
  14. ^ Deusner, Stephen (November 2019). "Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind / Where You Been / Without a Sound / Hand It Over". Uncut. No. 270. p. 39.
  15. ^ "Album Review: Dinosaur Jr. - Farm". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  16. ^ a b "Dinosaur Jr: Green Mind, 2CD Deluxe Expanded Edition".

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