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Even though they're stylistically pretty different, there are some similarities to Dinosaur Jr. in Uncle Tupelo's earlier more rock-centric stuff. Obviously they never did the J Mascis-style shredding, but some of the other elements are there. I would have never made this connection without your comment though.

Now I have to check out Slowdive...

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For sure. Dinosaur's fingerprints are all over Graveyard Shift.

What's the Dinosaur song closest to Graveyard Shift? I can play that Tupelo song from start to finish in my head, but there's not a single Dinosaur Jr song I can do that with. And I've tried!

I don't have the skill to play any song from start to finish in my head, and I don't know about "closest", but "Does It Float" and "Repulsion" on "Dinosaur" are some specific examples you could look at that have some similarities IMO.

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