J MascisBest J Mascis Albums Ranked
7.1
Avg Score
15
Opinions
6
Albums
9
Reviewers
Summary from 15 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated J Mascis’s catalog across 6 albums from 15 opinions, with an overall average of 7.1/10. The top-rated J Mascis album is Several Shades of Why (2011) with a 7.8/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Elastic Days and What Do We Do Now. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2006 to 2024. I've Been Thinking ranks as the highest-rated J Mascis song on Rate.fm with a 7.1/10 average.
Elastic Days
“J Mascis’ guitar solos are instantly recognizable. Ultra clean and deceptively complex, the Dinosaur Jr. guitarist and singer has rightfully claimed his place as a modern guitar god in the 33 years since the band’s breakthrough debut album, Dinosaur. His smooth, classic rock-influenced lead guitar tones with little to no distortion, reverb, or any frills whatsoever played on top of heavy walls of ”
What Do We Do Now
“For the past 15 years, American singer-guitarist Joseph “J” Mascis has slipped out a solo project after every album by his main hustle, Dinosaur Jr. Originally unaccompanied acoustic folk-rock, far gentler than Dinosaur’s infamous “ear-bleeding country”, it now features an excellent slide guitarist and drummer. The songs still feel tender, acoustic at heart, but are increasingly decorated with cor”
What Do We Do Now
“J Mascis returns with his greatest solo effort yet on What Do We Do Now. Dinosaur Jr. may be where Mascis shows off his most outrageous ideas — 2021’s fantastic Sweep It Into Space was a recent high point — but his ancillary efforts in the last decade have been equally unmissable. Mascis’s last few solo outings are a mix of quiet, contemplative folk with tinges of his wilder side, and What Do We D”