J Mascis almost joined Nirvana (twice)

[R_of_G]

Interesting little piece in Spin about Kurt Cobain asking J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) to join Nirvana

http://www.spin.com/articles/j-mascis-nirvana-twice-built-to-spill-dinosaur-jr

[sunvalleylaw]

Interesting what happens and how bands shift, or almost shift around. Thinking about this kind of stuff a lot in connection with seeing PJ the other day. I am going to get around to writing that full review here pretty soon.

We know what Dinosaur Jr. and Pearl Jam have done since the 90's. I sometimes wonder if Kurt had survived, what would happened with Nirvana?

[R_of_G]

We know what Dinosaur Jr. and Pearl Jam have done since the 90's.

Two vastly different paths tread there. It just makes it that much more interesting how Pearl Jam managed to stay intact when so many other bands fell apart or became subject to frequent personnel shifts. That said, the reconstituted Dinosaur Jr is as strong as ever.