Dinosaur Jr.

Summary

Dinosaur Jr. is a musical group^[1]. Dinosaur Jr. ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,134 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dinosaur Jr.'s instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s record label is recorded as Jagjaguwar^[5].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s record label is recorded as Blast First^[6].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s record label is recorded as Fat Possum Records^[7].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s record label is recorded as Joyful Noise Recordings^[8].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s discography is recorded as Dinosaur Jr. discography^[9].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s Commons category is recorded as Dinosaur Jr.^[10].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Dinosaur Jr. comprises J Mascis^[12].
• Dinosaur Jr. comprises Lou Barlow^[13].
• Dinosaur Jr. comprises Murph^[14].
• 1984 marks the founding of Dinosaur Jr.^[15].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s location of formation is recorded as Amherst^[16].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s official website is recorded as http://dinosaurjr.com^[17].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dinosaur Jr.^[18].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dinosaur Jr.'}^[19].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s start of work period is recorded as 1984^[20].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74150'}^[21].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+48700'}^[22].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+77274'}^[23].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54000'}^[24].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+79170'}^[25].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+61100'}^[26].
• Dinosaur Jr.'s social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+67400'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1984^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock, the lost generation^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 77c167d2-4965-4421-830a-9815e4956475^[33]

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Founding

1984 marks the founding of Dinosaur Jr.^[15]. Dinosaur Jr.'s location of formation is recorded as Amherst^[16].

Why It Matters

Dinosaur Jr. ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,134 views/month).^[2] Dinosaur Jr. has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Dinosaur Jr. is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Dinosaur Jr. has been cited as an influence by Pearl Jam^[36], a rock band^[37], founded in 1990^[38] and Goo Goo Dolls^[39], a rock band^[40], founded in 1986^[41].

FAQs

Who did Dinosaur Jr. influence?

Dinosaur Jr. has been cited as an influence by Pearl Jam^[36] and Goo Goo Dolls^[39].