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I think people have their own favorite Sebadoh albums, which really says alot. It shows that they do make some incredible records (or used to). It would be different if every Sebadoh fan said, "that album sucked, III was the best", but that's not the case...and thank goodness for that!
Bubble & Scrape wasn't my favorite, i think SMASH YR HEAD was my favorite personally.
It's rather odd that anyone would call BAKESALE their "most cohesive album" considering they recorded the album with 2 drummers with different styles. I found BAKESALE to be the start of the "LOU" vs "JASON" songs that were very different. Eric added his creativity to make both Lou & Jason's material more of a band. As soon as Eric left, Sebadoh albums just went downhill to the point where I even sold HARMACY because of disappointment and to this day I don't regret it much.
But on the other hand, while Sebadoh struggled creatively without Eric, Eric was atleast able to start writing his own songs again, which ended up being better material than Sebadoh's last several albums easy.
Sebadoh represents alot of change with what was going on in underground music. They were a breath of fresh air and creatively different than what was going on at the time. I loved T&G, Am/Rep, and other labels, but Sebadoh was about just putting thoughts down on tape and that's what makes them special. They were very impulsive earlier on and unpredictable at times. All of that left when Eric left.
Sebadoh also made me forget about Dinosaur Jr and remember how incredible DinoJr was with Lou Barlow (this, I think everyone can agree even if you despise Lou Barlow and/or Sebadoh).
I probably would not have picked this album for their DLB series, but it was probably because it was one of their most popular albums and the last full length effort with Eric all the way through (he left during Bakesale).
Sebadoh really inspired people to just put it down on tape and have done lots for many people, even Bill Callahan owes alot to Sebadoh (lou in particular).
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