Dinosaur Jr - Forget The Swan. Live Henry Rollins Show (2007)

[SamShredzOnBass]

J is one of the few 'flashy' guitarists that I really like. A lot of the Heavy Metal guitarists are really talented but sometimes it just feels like they're playing fast for the sake of it. But J's solos are just so damn soulful. Also Lou is such an underrated bassist.

[66420192]

Vocals, bass, drums, guitar, everything in this song works so damn well, perfectly I might add.

[djjodskins]

Nice! J's rockin' a Wipers shirt.

[MisterGuyDupree]

Come to Mexico Dinosaur Jrs!

[theguile89]

5:15 and I was mad

[HeartnSoul99]

thanks a lot !! great song & great performance here (you won't believe it, but I discovered only yesterday this song from their early career, due to the reedition of first record) and thanks to youtube as well...

[roggeroggelito]

!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best ever

[cpHiJet]

fuckin' nice man

[alphaguitar2]

This is what it sounds like to actually care about what the fuck you are doing kids :-P

[limeshit]

J Mascis the Flanger Wizard

[spruceshark]

so high...

[spruceshark]

oh no Gandalf... Sauromon hath not died but reborn into a great musical wizard

[spruceshark]

anything from this album is amazing. true legends

[StraightPunkEdge93]

oh god one of my favorite Dinosaur Jr. songs

[frazzl]

Great vid, but strange that I can't rip the audio using my Youtube -> iPod app :(

[samuelmichaud]

Jay's solos are a bit like opera. So stupidly long, but... still... good...

[g0ldbuG]

@samuelmichaud when you don't feel like singing or aren't a good singer just play longer...like Jimi did.  you gotta fill in the set time somehow.

[samuelmichaud]

@g0ldbuG hahah that's a lot of set time. It's a bit like Ray and Robby from The Doors. Mostly in reunions and stuff, Ray has to shout Robby's name cause he gets so lost in his own solos. And Ray is the same except I haven't seen Robby call him out yet.

Sometimes it looks like they're fighting each other musically, in a childish way...

[g0ldbuG]

@samuelmichaud it also depends on what level of improvisation we're talking about. do the musicians just show up and play or are they improvising in a structured, pre-agreed-on format like how the Doors borrowed some of the improvisatory practice of the jazz musicians...or just be like Coltrane and wail on "My Favorite Things" for an hour and a half w/o bothering to sing at all.

if dino is filming a DvD or a big concert they may practice or prepare their improvisation.

[samuelmichaud]

@g0ldbuG Yeah for sure. The only way to know is to have them telling us what is and what is not. I know it's all possible really, so who knows.

[TheVacasalvaje]

i watch this video every day!!!!

[Lazyworkr]

I still have this episode on my tivo from back when it first aired. Fucking killer song.

[MrShotgunJesus]

When ever I listen to this song I feel like an instant badass

[roswellfag]

obrigado Dinosaur

[televisioneyes]

Fucking awesome.

[12inchvertical]

nice to be able to watch J concentrate on rocking out

[MirkwOodElf89]

amazing performance!!!!!thanks for uploading...one of the best (if not the best) live versions of the song..... xD great!!!

[luc4metal]

hehe youtube turned off the dislike button for this video :D:D:D

[bluntfunk]

awesome...



[remarc69]

this is an awesome performance, i've seen these guys in Australia and there mind blowing.........thx 4 posting this........

[fullmetalfunk]

Thank you for uploading this! My favorite Dinosaur Jr. live preformance!

[dontmesafrusciante]

@fullmetalfunk you know it , this song gives me the chills,,,,,drifting around in this ruble

[fullmetalfunk]

@dontmesafrusciante Dinosaur Jr. isn't a band I can listen to for a realy really long time. I have little sporadic bits where I get into them for about a week or two and then maybe a month later I'll pick them back up. But when I do listen to them I REALLY listen to them. Great band and this song is amazing. Very chill-worthy Something about that chorus...great chord changes and melody.

[OneInchMan95]

@fullmetalfunk They're the type of band where once you become a fan, you remain a fan forever

[fullmetalfunk]

@OneInchMan95 Oh yeah. I'll got hrough phases, and listen to different types of music for the rest of my life but I'll always be a fan. I'll always put them on every now and then, and probably alot more than that. Jut too good to stay away too long.

[zhomp07]

Thanks a bunch, mate! Great song in fantastic quality!

[slackmaster2000]

This sounds way better than the original.

[bobbyLIXX]

Forget the Swan!



[pongrocks12]

how the hell do they get better as they get older?

[AzraelEmir]

Thanks ALOT for the HQ version, seriously!

[CowboyMidnight]

the best video and audio version of this song on you tube..Thanks for uploading..

What a great band...love it

[AdamskiFTW]

Cheers for the upload, the other version on here has the audio panned for some reason :p

[ablackzwan]

thx for uploading this performance in HQ.

One of the best Dino Jr's song

[rodrigomunoz1983]

np

it was a headache downloading this on torrent. got stuck at around 70% for days but it finally pulled through :) glad it's got so many views

[wecontinue]

@ablackzwan Couldn't agree more! Just tuned into this band from a 6 music playlist.