"Feel the Pain" is a single by alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. from their 1994 album Without a Sound.
Written by Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis, "Feel the Pain" was recorded for the band's 1994 album Without a Sound.
[4]When interviewed by Billboard, Dinosaur Jr. producer and mixer John Agnello explained that he attempted to achieve a "dry" sound on "Feel the Pain," saying, "That song is bone dry, except for a little plate reverb on the vocals.
[4] The video, directed by Spike Jonze, featured Mascis and bassist Mike Johnson playing golf in the streets of New York City.
[6][2] Mascis later claimed the video was intended to be more violent but had been edited to be more MTV-friendly.
Matt Diehl of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "demonstrates how Dinosaur Jr at their best can make three chords played at deafening volume sound as stirring as Leonard Cohen.
"[2] Nick Soulsby of PopMatters wrote that the song "pulls the classic Mascis trick of effervescent guitar work that lures the listener in with promise of fun, only to be greeted with lyrics overwhelmed by regret and uncertainty.