Where You Been
1993 studio album from Dinosaur Jr.
Where You Been is the fifth studio album by Dinosaur Jr., released on February 9, 1993.
The song "Start Choppin'" was their biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., and the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. This was drummer Murph's last recording with J Mascis until 2007's Beyond.
This was the only Dinosaur Jr. album between 1988's Bug and 2007's Beyond to be recorded entirely with a full band. During Dinosaur Jr.'s major label years, Mascis performed most of the instruments himself on record.
The album peaked with 263,000 units sold in the US.
Background
Where You Been was the first album recorded by Dinosaur Jr.'s new line-up, after the largely J Mascis-recorded Green Mind. This line-up consisted of Mascis, long-time drummer Murph, and new bassist Mike Johnson. Mascis explained on an interview with 120 Minutes, "It's the first time we've felt like a band for maybe six years, or something. [Johnson] adds a lot, just having someone that I can get along with musically and personally.
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