Dinosaur Jr. rocker Lou Barlow is pleased the original line-up of the band has reunited after nearly 20 years, because they can now end things amicably. Barlow quit Dinosaur Jr. following the 1988 album Bug, leaving frontman J Mascis to continue without him until the group folded in 1997.

The reunited trio - also including drummer Murph - release new album Beyond next month, and Barlow admits Mascis' motivation for the comeback is different to his own.

He says, "The way I left the band was very sad. I came back because I wanted to rewrite the ending and turn it into something posi...