Bug

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Item Details

Genre

Rock & Pop

Catalogue Number

245

Number of Discs

Label

Merge

Release Country

USA

Original Release Year

1988

Format

Other

Remaster,Import

Product Description

One of the great albums of late-1980s alternative rock, BUG is the culmination of Dinosaur Jr.'s early period. Though guitarist/singer J. Mascis would go on to record other fine outings, BUG was the last release by the original lineup (featuring future Sebadoh leader Lou Barlow), and it perfects the elements introduced on the band's debut and its follow-up, YOU'RE LIVING ALL OVER ME. With its combination of punk edge, streaming psychedelic textures, and surprisingly melodic songcraft, LIVING helped set the template for the alternative-rock revolution of the '90s.

BUG is earmarked by the epic power chords, spiraling solos, and towering squalls of Mascis's guitar, and his voice, which recalls Neil Young in its phrasing and quavering vulnerability. But it is Mascis's songs that make BUG such a strong release. "Freak Scene," the album's leadoff cut, is one of indie rock's best attempts at a perfect pop single, and everything that follows, including the plaintive melody of "No Bones," designates Dinosaur Jr. as true alt-rock royalty.

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Bug

¥2,680 UK Edition Import 17 Mar 2023
CD

[USED:Cond.A] Bug

¥770 US Edition Import 26 Oct 1988

Track List

01． Freak Scene (03:36)
02． No Bones (03:43)
03． They Always Come (04:37)
04． Yeah We Know (05:24)
05． Let It Ride (03:37)
06． Pond Song (02:53)
07． Budge (02:32)
08． Post (03:38)
09． Don't (05:41)
10． Keep the Glove (05:22)
11． Freak Scene [Video] [Videos][Multimedia Track]
12． No Bones [Video] [Videos][Multimedia Track]

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リマスター、非常にありがたい。若い人には...

投稿日：2012/03/30 (金)

リマスター、非常にありがたい。若い人には少し物足りない？サウンドかも。シアトル系誕生前夜、得体の知れなさは天下一品でした。ソニックユース辺りとは明らかに違う純粋さが好きかな。しかしアメリカでも人気なかったなぁー。

Water fall out さん | 岡山県 | 不明

ギタリストとしてもっと高く評価されるべき...

投稿日：2009/06/23 (火)

ギタリストとしてもっと高く評価されるべきと思うな､この人｡

韻林さん | 名古屋市 | 不明

五曲目のギターソロを聴くと「神」という言...

投稿日：2007/06/04 (月)

五曲目のギターソロを聴くと「神」という言葉が浮かぶ。

sleepy さん | 大阪府 | 不明

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