Dinosaur Jr. Tickets

Ear-splitting sweetness... Pounding bass riffs, punctuated with screeching guitar fireworks. J Mascis served up some predictably wicked chops amidst the fuzzy sonic stew. When he was really jamming, he would back into his wall of Marshalls to feel the vibrations. As always, a tight and rocking show. I wished it could have gone for another hour or so, though my eardrums were thankful it ended when it did.

AWESOME. This is one of the best shows I have seen in years.

It was amazing. Dinosaur Jr. are a punk rock band that write simple 3 or 4 chord uplifting, emotional pop/punk songs, that also feature amazing guitar playing by J. Their music is real, and it brings people together, and I loved seeing them at the pageant because I was so close. Unlike the verizon wireless, tickets to the pageant are worth every penny. Go buy dinosaur jr.'s new cd now, I did, and it sounds fantastic.

J was wailing on the guitar, Murph was beating the crap out of the drums, and Lou was bringing the thunder on the bass. I knew it was going to rock, but I was unprepared. It was freaking awesome! Now if I can just get my ears to stop ringing...

What, what. I can't hear you. my ears are still ringing.

Awesome! They still rock after all these years and to see the original lineup makes it that much better...

Awesome selection of songs, super loud, bad killer solos. I would love to see them again in Chicago.

I wasn't sure what to expect. I remember a lot of their songs, but not sure that I can name more than a few. Wellm Dinosaur Jr. rocked the house. They played all their hits. Show was really loud (I mean really loud). If you think you liked a couple of their songs, I gaurantee you will love the entire show.

The sound at the Vic was terrible. You could barely make out the vocals for the majority of the show. The band sort of looked like they were being forced to play. I have never seen them live before and while I like their music, I would not go out of my way to see them again. All in all a pretty average show.

D.J. Opened their set loud and hard. When I first laid my eyes on his 3 half stacks I knew it was gonna be everything I hoped for. I read a few reviews of people complaining because the guitar is too loud and the sound levels are wrong...these are the reasons you go to see Dinosaur Jr. LIVE in concert. If you wanna hear them play just like the album, forget it. J's solos and the bands durability make their songs unique and different every time. I stood about 12 feet away from the 3 half stacks and J...My ears are ringing like there is no tommorow and I love it. The Poster Art for this chicago gig was a real bonus, I scored a guitar pick from the roadie and pasted it on this lively artwork. If you wanna hear D.J. play at a comfortable and understandable sound level listen to it @ home. Come to the show if you wanna feel it in your bones.

Dinosaur Jr is a briliant band on record and legendary for their live, excruciatingly loud sound. The band played songs from their sturdy new album, a few from the Lou-less albums ( "Thumb" "Get Me" and "Feel the Pain") all of which were surprising and awesome to hear from the one and only line up of J, Lou, and Murph. But the band only played "Raisins" "In a Jar" and "Forget the Swan" from the early albums. Two songs I would have loved to hear (although "Jar" and "Swan" were incredible) were "Severed Lips" and "Sludgefeast" both of which J and Lou offered to us as an encore. J took all his guitar heroics to the max and fried our minds with his epic solos and at one point had four guitars laying around him squelling with feedback. J said maybe three things to the audience, all of which were hilarious (best was his deadpan "whoo".) The band sounded great and put a big smile on my face just to see the guys up there. Great show. Two thumbs up. Oh yeah, bring earplugs but take them out just to experience the enormous volume and power of this incredibly unique band.

the sound wasn't good. The band's performance, in general, was pretty boring. We left early.

Although the idea of Dinosaur Jr. getting back together for a concert sounded great I was sorely disappointed by Saturday's concert. Never once greeting the fans or showing appreciation for those who paid almost 30 dollars for a ticket, Dinosaur Jr. half-heatedly went into their set list. The vocals were almost impossible to hear over the excruciatingly loud guitars. I love concerts but if I can't hear a single word being sung, something is definitely wrong. Although the finale of the night was somewhat lively, the rest of the show was basically a boring mess.

Sound sucked. Guitars were too loud, you had to listen for the bass and the vocals were inaudible. They played for only an hour and a half. They could have rocked out for much longer. Coming from Athens I hate getting gouged for over priced drinks. $6.75 for a Maker's and cola? Could of had two for that price here.

Just 2 observations on the Middle East. I love seeing shows there, but a couple of poor performances on Saturday night. Not by Dino, they were great on both nights. 1. Bartender downstairs. Dude had a bad attitude, obviously didn't want to be there and seemed to be taking it out on everyine by going extra slow. It happens i guess, i was kinda hoping his manager would see him and straighten him out. 2. The asian girl taking tickets upstairs. not sure if it was her first night, or her first show period. She didn't understand that when you tear the ticket, you're supposed to give half back to the ticket holder. I'm not kidding, she didn't understand this. A quote: "you have a wristband, you don't need the ticket" you can't even make this stuff up.

They've always been loud - but are now loud loud louder. They are also playing so well with each other - really strong set and great, tight playing. Not much chitchat - none with each other (not a big surprise) and very little with the audience, except when Lou was trying to fill in space when Murph took off at one point and noone knew where he went. Most of the set was from the new album, which is pretty killer, though they did please the crowd with some oldies and goodies - my personal favorite being "Freak Scene."

Saw these guys over ten years ago, one of my favorite concerts of all time, and they didn't disappoint this time around! J Mascis' guitar shredding is as unbelievable and spellbinding as ever. Wish I could have gone to night two as well!

The show was fantastic from the opening band to the encore. Definitely a great way to spend a night!

Anxiety, in a good way, is what i felt days before the show was up. The whole long drive to the Troub i was excited to see my favorite band perform in a rather intimate setting. To my surprise as i was waitning in line i saw J walk about three feet away from me!! Enough of that. The perfromance was just amazing. J let his soul take over and play those awesome guitar licks while Lou played bass awesomely crazy. Let's not forget about Murph. Oh man!!! his drums skills are so freakin emazing!!! I just felt a great vibe from the moment they started playing Tarpit until the very last second of Sludgefeast. there was one thing that was king of bugging, it was not Dino J but the venue. the mixing was kinda crappy at times because the vocals would be swallowed by the band's loud, but great, playing and this one crazy, perhaps drunk, lady that randomly stepped in front of my girlfriend and i and started swirling back and forth making things uncomfortable. but other than that, i would totally see them again.

good show ,luckily i could hear and watch it from behind glass windows it was way too loud to enjoy in the room itself thank god for the troubadour!!!