Weirdness Flows: The Songs of Dinosaur Jr

              Given that the last couple of posts have attracted a lot of 'definitely should have been in the top 20' comments, I suspect that my actual top 20 will provoke some along the lines of 'way too high!' (Just as - as I said in the last one - I no doubt would be doing myself with someone else's list.)   20 Out There  Where You Been (1993) Yet another cracking album opener. It’s not as full-on and immediate as, say, ‘Pieces’ or ‘Goin Down’, instead taking a darker, more intense approach. The verse is sleek and brooding; the chorus is a heady swirl. The middle eight (‘It’s what you can’t spare…’) ramps up the emotional potency; the second time around, it’s extended to great effect, and is accompanied somewhat incongruously by J on chimes. As you would expect from a six-minute Dinosaur track, there’s soloing aplenty to enjoy, highlights of which include the piercingly belligerent opening salvo, the woozy slide in the chorus and the frenzied finale. As for the