# The Best Dinosaur Jr. Guitar Solos

> The 20 best Dinosaur Jr. guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Freak Scene (1988), then The Lung and Little Fury Things. Every video starts at the solo.

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Dinosaur Jr. dragged the unfashionable guitar solo back into 1980s underground rock, with J Mascis layering Neil Young-style melodic leads over walls of fuzz and volume. His long, wailing breaks became a blueprint for the grunge and alternative guitarists who followed.

Informed by: [Last.fm - Dinosaur Jr. top tracks](https://www.last.fm/music/Dinosaur+Jr./+tracks), [Wikipedia - Dinosaur Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Jr.)

1. [Freak Scene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-freak-scene/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1988
2. [The Lung](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-the-lung/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1987
3. [Little Fury Things](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-little-fury-things/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1987
4. [Get Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-get-me/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1993
5. [Out There](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-out-there/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1993
6. [Feel the Pain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-feel-the-pain/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1994
7. [Start Choppin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-start-choppin/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1993
8. [Sludgefeast](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-sludgefeast/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1987
9. [The Wagon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-the-wagon/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1991
10. [Thumb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-thumb/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1991
11. [Almost Ready](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-almost-ready/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2007
12. [Said the People](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-said-the-people/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2009
13. [Pieces](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-pieces/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2009
14. [I Don't Wanna Go There](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-i-don-t-wanna-go-there/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2009
15. [Budge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-budge/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1988
16. [Just Like Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-just-like-heaven/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1989
17. [Crumble](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-crumble/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2007
18. [Been There All the Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-been-there-all-the-time/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2007
19. [Over It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-over-it/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2009
20. [Watch the Corners](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-watch-the-corners/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 2012

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