Sebadoh Vs. Helmet - Album

Sebadoh Is An Indie-Rock Band Originally Formed In 1986 In Westfield Massachusetts By 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. In 2006 III Was Reissued With A Bonus Disc And Expanded Liner Notes. In 2007 The Band Reunited With Eric Gaffney Was Touring. In 2013 Defend Yourself Was Released Followed By Act Surprised In 2019. Discography * The Freed Man 1989 * Weed Forestin' 1990 * The Freed Weed 1990 * III 1992 * Rocking The Forest 1992 * Sebadoh Vs. Helmet 1990 * Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock 1992 * Bubble And Scrape 1993 * 4 Song CD 1994 * Bakesale 1994 * Harmacy 1996 * The Sebadoh 1999 * Defend Yourself 2013 * Act Surprised 2019 read less