This album came out a year after the classic "You're Living All Over Us" and maybe it was too much to ask to surpass it. That doesn't mean 'Bug' is a bad album, not at all. It makes the Dinosaur JR with Lou trilogy complete.

The first song however might be the best of all the early Dinosaur work. "Freak Scene" is an indie classic that can rival with Pavement's 'Cut Your Hair' or even 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

Everything is in order again, the sound is still murky but that's part of their sound back then. J's guitar sound is great of course. The sound is a little more varied and fresh, there's even an occassional acoustic guitar in there.

Songs like 'Pond' and 'No Bones' remind you of the previous albums and 'Budge' seems to be the ultimate song showing the old but also the new Dinosaur that would later record 'Green Mind'.

Like YLAOM this album is like wine, it gets better over time and even though it might not get a Hall of Fame status, it's still really good.