Sebadoh

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United States (1986 – 2000, 2003 – 2004, 2007 – present)

Sebadoh is an indie-rock band originally formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts, by former Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney. The band began as a side project, but when Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr in 1989, Sebadoh became his full-time concern.

Along with such bands as Pavement and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi, a style of indie-rock characterized by low-fidelity recording techniques, often on four-track machines. The band’s early output, such as Weed Forestin (1990) and III (1992), was typical of this style, and wavered between Barlow’s wry, introspective folk and Gaffney’s psychedelic noise-rock experiments.

Following 1993’s Bubble and Scrape, Gaffney left the band. His replacement, Bob Fay, appeared on the band’s most acclaimed and consistent effort, 1994’s Bakesale, which saw the emergence of the songwriting talents of multi-instrumentalist Jason Loewenstein, and the follow-up Harmacy in 1996.
Fay left the band before the sessions for The Sebadoh (1999), to be replaced by Russ Pollard. Following the tour to promote this album (2000), the band went on hiatus, with Barlow concentrating on his other project, The Folk Implosion, and Loewenstein working on material for his debut solo album At Sixes and Sevens, released in 2002. The two reunited to play concerts in late 2003 and the spring of 2004.

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Top Tracks

1	On Fire	603
2	Ocean	237
3	The Freed Pig	227
4	Magnet's Coil	225
5	Skull	223
6	License to Confuse	211
7	Careful	197
8	Not Too Amused	177
8	Rebound	177
10	Soul and Fire	173
11	Got It	169
12	Willing to Wait	166
13	Not a Friend	162
14	Beauty of the Ride	154
14	Prince-S	154

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nelsonphillipio wrote:
Sunday morning

Prince-S

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Fuchikoma9000 wrote:
7 days ago

Sebadoh is a truly great thing.

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nancykitten wrote:
last month

Actually, I take that back: Suburban Bathers is terrible.

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nancykitten wrote:
last month

Their Residents covers are quite fun.

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Rockfanatic1016 wrote:
last month

mmm BITCH

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NotAFriend wrote:
last month

Lou Barlow I love you.. I love you so much.. Bakesale is easily my favourite album. Lou sang Not A Friend to me when he was opening for a Dino Jr. show in Dublin :D

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isleptininches wrote:
last month

i once lost my keys at a sebadoh show in austin. i was stranded there for a weekend... p.s. 17 years aint that long.. cheer up pal.

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vargas_girl wrote:
last month

I'm starting to think Bubble and Scrape may be my favorite album by them, anyone else feel the same way?

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vargas_girl wrote:
last month

Just got an original pressing of The Freed Man on vinyl! yay!

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HeWhoSmellsBad wrote:
last month

i came here for Sebadoh, but now that the OC has been mentioned, all i can think of is MMM WHATCHA SAYYYYY

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Cthulhu420 wrote:
August 2008

fuck the OC

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blaydenj wrote:
August 2008

Sorry, your're right. Legendary was on the OC.

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theurge14 wrote:
August 2008

On Fire was on Scrubs.

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Rudelyy wrote:
August 2008

We dig Sebadoh.. Rudely Interrupted have been invited by the United Nations to perform in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium on the 3rd of December 2008 to mark international disability day.

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blaydenj wrote:
August 2008

Of course not, On Fire was on The OC or some shit wasnt it?

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mitchkrokodil wrote:
August 2008

What??? The Freed Pig isn't the top track??!?!?!

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blaydenj wrote:
August 2008

Showtape is so goddamn hilarious

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JessWithSound wrote:
August 2008

Who knows the lyrics to Showtape '91?

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tommyhanning wrote:
August 2008

Spoiled is on the album III

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iluvtheclean wrote:
July 2008

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOU SEBADOH!!!

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