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Dinosaur Jr. is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Wipers, Lotta Love, Deep Wound, Ozma and Priestess. Those roots explain a lot about how Dinosaur Jr. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as J Mascis, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, Superchunk and Pixies, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mineral, Daydream Nation, White Town, Title Fight and Micah P. Hinson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 87 connections around Dinosaur Jr., reaching back through Wipers and forward to Mineral. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Dinosaur Jr. connections
Dinosaur Jr. grew out of Wipers, Lotta Love, Deep Wound and Ozma, shares an orbit with J Mascis, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney and Superchunk, went on to shape Mineral, Daydream Nation, White Town and Title Fight. 87 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dinosaur Jr.
Sounds and acts that shaped Dinosaur Jr..
Artists similar to Dinosaur Jr.
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Dinosaur Jr..
- J Mascisartist
- Sonic Youthartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- Superchunkartist
- Pixiesartist
- Guided by Voicesartist
- The Lemonheadsartist
- Screaming Treesartist
- Yo La Tengoartist
- Humartist
- Sugarartist
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- Stephen Malkmusartist
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- Frank Blackartist
- The Halo Bendersartist
- Local Hartist
- Buffalo Tomartist
- Green Riverartist
- Eric's Tripartist
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Bands Dinosaur Jr. shaped
Where the influence of Dinosaur Jr. travelled next.
- Mineralartist
- Daydream Nationartist
- White Townartist
- Title Fightartist
- Micah P. Hinsonartist
- Yuckartist
- Narrow Headartist
- Fleshwaterartist
- Whirrartist
- Swervedriverartist
- Pity Sexartist
- Furtherartist
- Clarionartist
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- Modern Colorartist
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- Samiamartist
- Uncle Tupeloartist
- Aidan Moffatartist
- Under Feet Like Oursartist
- Eric's Tripartist
- Goo Goo Dollsartist
- DMA'sartist
- Superchunkartist
- Kurt Vileartist
- Speedy Ortizartist
- Bailter Spaceartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Jessica Lea Mayfieldartist
- LVL UPartist
- Rideartist
- Knapsackartist
- Little Barrieartist
- Treepeopleartist
- Buffalo Tomartist
- Sad Day For Puppetsartist
- Happy Divingartist
- Whirlartist
- Faraquetartist
- The Courtneysartist
- Pablo Honeyartist
- Sebadohartist
- Queens of the Stone Ageartist
- Tom DeLongeartist
- Kim Gordonartist
- Tegan and Saraartist
- Mudhoneyartist
- The Dandy Warholsartist
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Clubartist
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