J. Mascis is something else. This EP is mostly just him, but recorded back in the day that he was always considered to be in a band (these days I think of him as a solo artist).

This EP is really interesting because of it's eclecticness. In my opinion, obviously not in accordance with the other reviewers here, this is the best Dinosaur Jr. release.

I hope I didn't get anyone to upset by that statement.

My favorite thing about this EP is the wacky-but-beautiful cover of David Bowie's Quicksand. He starts off playing Andy Warhol (also from Hunky Dory) and then, in mid-shift he backstrokes into Quicksand. My copy does not credit Bowie at all, which I find strange. He garbles up the words so much that I think he possibly doesn't really know them. "If I don't explain what you want to know you can tell me all about it at the next B.A.L.L. show" instead of Bowie's Bardo. B.A.L.L. were a band, maybe they still are, but I don't think I ever heard them. He also mumbles "Should I leave the engine on to listen to that Mountain Song" which I think is a reference to Jane's Addiction's then-hit. Anyway, that's just one song.

The two live songs at the end are perfect, he really goes nuts with his Crazy Horse guitar. Particularly Thumb.

Anyway, if you've gotten this far, obviously you like Dinosaur Jr. and I'm certain you'll like this EP besides...look how cheap it is! Well worth it.

I'm one of those Dinosaur fans that owns everything from "Green Mind" on. I picked this one up in 1991 while visiting relatives in Oklahoma City on Christmas break. The live version of "Thumb" just completely blew me away. When I think of total emotional carthartic guitar solos, I think of the performance here. The drumming kicks booty, too. If I ever decide to play the drums, this song and the first Best Kissers in the World EP are the songs I'm learning to play first.

In fact, I didn't even know "Thumb" was on Green Mind until I heard this. The Bowie cover is great, "Sideways" is great. Both the title track and "Blowing It" rule. "The Little Baby" is pretty annoying, though.

I recommend this for "Thumb" alone. I dig what J says right before they play the song: "Hey, we got another tune for ya..."

Very nice record. I really enjoyed the whole album except for the last two live tracks (which were reeeaaallly drawn out despite J's excellent guitar playing). I prefer the more acoustic songs to the more drawn-out electric ones. Sideways is very beautiful, and so is Quicksand. I loved the evil-sounding bass and punkness in The Little Baby, though.

This CD was pretty good for J mascis. The songs were great. Some were amazing like quicksand and pebbles weeds. Thumb was a neat little live show but keep the glove didnt interest me.

"Whatever's cool with me" is the last EP that Dinosaur Jr. put out in their original style. Before "Green Mind", life of D. Jr. was relegated to a sound that ended here. J's Neil Young experience is most noticeable in the song, "Pebbles and Weeds", one of D. Jr's best