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Whatever's Cool with Me
EP by Dinosaur Jr
Released	1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Sire
Producer	J Mascis
Dinosaur Jr chronology
Fossils (1991) Whatever's Cool with Me (1991) Where You Been (1993)

Whatever's Cool with Me is an EP by the American band Dinosaur Jr. It was released on Sire Records in 1991. It contains the "Whatever's Cool With Me" single and the European single of "The Wagon". The band supported the EP by touring with My Bloody Valentine. "Quicksand" is a cover of the David Bowie song.

A music video for the song "Whatever's Cool With Me" was shot at J Mascis's home in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen. The EP sold more than 40,000 copies in its first six months of release.

Whatever's Cool with Me is the first Dinosaur Jr. recording to feature bassist Mike Johnson.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer Guide
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10

The St. Petersburg Times deemed the release "an eight-song EP full of cacophonous noise and hectic delight." The Hartford Courant called it "a searing EP." The Seattle Times wrote that the EP showcases "the Dinosaur at its most irresistibly rapacious, the irreverent noisemakers The Replacements would have been if they hadn't turned into The Knack." Trouser Press opined that "only the brisk and tight 'Not You Again', in which Mascis marvels woefully at 'the mess I made again…how do I do it?,' displays the kind of small effort it takes to elevate slack rubbish into slacker art."

Track listing

CD Maxi-Single (Sire Records Company)

1. "Whatever's Cool With Me" - 4:34
2. "Sideways" - 4:14
3. "Not You Again" - 2:32
4. "The Little Baby" - 2:11
5. "Pebbles + Weeds" - 5:25
6. "Quicksand" (David Bowie, additional lyrics by J Mascis, contains the main guitar riff from "Andy Warhol") - 4:34
7. "Thumb (live)" - 7:45
8. "Keep the Glove (live)" - 3:16

12" Vinyl (Warner Music UK Ltd.)

Side A

1. "Whatever's Cool With Me" - 4:34
2. "Sideways" - 4:14

Side B

1. "Thumb (live)" - 7:45
2. "Keep the Glove (live)" - 3:16

CD, Maxi-Single (Blanco Y Negro, Warner Music UK Ltd.)

1. "Whatever's Cool With Me" - 4:34
2. "Sideways" - 4:14
3. "Thumb (live)" - 7:45
4. "Keep the Glove (live)" - 3:16

7" Vinyl (Blanco Y Negro)

1. "Whatever's Cool With Me" - 4:34
2. "Sideways" - 4:14

"The Little Baby", "Pebbles + Weeds", and "Quick Sand" are the B-sides from The Wagon single released in 1991.

Personnel

• J Mascis: vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, vibraphone
• Mike Johnson – bass guitar
• Murph – drums

References

1. McLeese, Don (6 Feb 1992). "Punk guitar heroes blaze trails". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 6.
2. Wood, Sam (7 Mar 1992). "Dinosaur Jr at the Trocadero". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D5.
3. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 333.
4. Sullivan, Jim (5 Mar 1992). "Intense MBV, bracing Dinosaur". Arts & Film. The Boston Globe. p. 78.
5. Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 87.
6. Bourie, Richard (February 23, 1992). "Fans making tracks to see Dinosaur Jr". The Republican. Springfield. p. G1.
7. Raggett, Ned. "Whatever's Cool with Me - Dinosaur Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
8. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Dinosaur Jr.". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
9. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
10. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
11. Hall, Dave (24 Jan 1992). "Dinosaur roams again". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 22.
12. Catlin, Roger (11 Feb 1993). "UMass turf yields rocking Dinosaur". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 15.
13. Thompson, David (January 2, 1992). "Dinosaur Jr., 'Whatever's Cool with Me'". The Seattle Times. p. H3.
14. "Dinosaur". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

• Dinosaur Jr. albums
• 1991 EPs
• Sire Records EPs