First released in 1991, Sebadoh's III has often been described as the ultimate college rock album. Composed of hit-or-miss musical experiments like "Black Haired Gurl" and lo-fi indie rock like "The Freed Pig," with occasional combinations of both, like their oddball cover of Johnny Mathis's hit "Wonderful, Wonderful," it's perhaps the band's most enduring achievement. This remastered reissue also includes early-'90s demos and rarities, as well as their seminal "Gimme Indie Rock" EP.
Sebadoh: Eric Gaffney, Jason Loewenstein, Lou Barlow.
Personnel: Eric Gaffney (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, background vocals); Lou Barlow (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Jason Loewenstein (guitar, drums, background vocals); Sean Slade (Mellotron).
Audio Mixers: Lou Barlow; Jason Loewenstein; Eric Gaffney; Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade.
Liner Note Authors: Lou Barlow; Jason Loewenstein; Eric Gaffney.
Recording information: 13 Oak St., Florence, MA (03/1991); Apache South, Roxbury, MA (03/1991); At Home (03/1991); Fort Apache North, Cambridge, MA (03/1991); Multitrax, Northampton, MA (03/1991); Union St. Studio, Northampton, MA (03/1991).
Sebadoh: Jason Lowenstein (vocals, guitar, bass, drums); Eric Gaffney (vocals, guitar, drums); Lou Barlow (vocals, guitar, bass, percussion).
Additional personnel: Sean Slade (Mellotron).
Rolling Stone (p.79) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] acoustic change-ups and killer noise tunes....Lovable." Spin (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "A true indie-rock blueprint." Spin (9/99, p.140) - Ranked #41 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Alternative Press (7/95, p.86) - Rated #40 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...III sports its share of sonic sullenness with an unassuming hush that stalks your ears. Barlow is a prolific lyricist. With scores of wisdom gleaned from ponderin' relationships, he helped to coin the sound of being for real and made it cool." Magnet (p.90) - "[The album] surfaced from the other side of the underground, from a place where naked emotion trumped big guitars and pained sarcasm got more play than sing-along choruses."
ESSENTIAL! Sebadoh III is a landmark in indie song writing. While personally I believe Lou Barlow's songwriting improved dramatically with subsequent releases, this album is somewhat of a beginning to the treasures to come. The only problem I have with it is the very last song on the disc of extras. It's a tape that was played at Sebadoh shows in the early days and has been edited for reasons unknown. Originally it was a hidden extra track on the "Soul And Fire" CD single from the Bubble And Scrape period and is MUCH better on there. Submitted by exfedex2000 (East Hartford, CT, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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