On Sebadoh III Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney added Jason Lowenstein and created one of the most important underground rock records of the past twenty years. Noisey, folky, and just plain awesome, III became a touchstone of American indie rock. This week Domino released a deluxe reissue that includes a bonus disc of rarities.
Fifteen years later, it still rocks.
Recently we asked life’s most important questions to Eric and Lou. Herewith, Inside The Rockers Studio: Sebadoh…
ERIC GAFFNEY, SEBADOH
1. What is your favorite word?
INTERDIGITATE
2. What is your least favorite word?
LITERALLY
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG, CANNABIS AND WHALE-SONGS
4. What turns you off?
CARBON MONOXIDE, MUDBATHS
5. What is your favorite curse word?
DARN IT!
6. What sound or noise do you love?
WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE RAIN
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
MOTORCYCLES REVVING ENGINES
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER, ACCOUNTANT
9. What profession would you not like to do?
BEEKEEPER
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“I AM THE WALRUS!”
LOU BARLOW, SEBADOH
1. What is your favorite word?
BABY: SOUNDS GOOD, FEELS GOOD
2. What is your least favorite word?
CANCER
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
MARIJUANA
4. What turns you off?
COCAINE
5. What is your favorite curse word?
FUCKIN’ FUCK
6. What sound or noise do you love?
WOMEN’S LAUGHTER
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
MEN BREATHING
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
NURSING
9. What profession would you not like to do?
LAWYER
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“COME BACK LATER.”
Favorite Sebadoh song? Go…
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See, this is why I love Stereogum, for nice morning surprises like this.
If they were good enough for Superchunk, they’re good enough for me:
“It’s So Hard To Fall in Love”
“Brand New Love”
special mention: “Skull” and ten or twenty others.
“Kath” is my favorite Sebadoh song ever. Man, I might have to buy this album again.
eric gaffney once crashed a barbecue at my house, found his name in my rolling stone encyclopedia of rock ‘n roll, proceeded to show everyone at the barbecue that his name was in the rolling stone encyclopedia of rock ‘n roll, gave me a mini-stapler he found on the street, and then stole my liquor and left.
eric gaffney is in a band called fields of gaffney.
eric gaffney is douchebag.
favorite Eric tune: “As The World Dies The Eyes Of God Grow Bigger”
favorite Lou tune: “Freed Pig”
favorite Jason tune: “Not Too Careful”
how could I have left “Gimme Indie Rock” off that list… man!
Seems like these dudes smoke a lot of weed…
Well, duh.
and meant Jason’s to be “Not Too Amused”
ahem… I’ll go back to my little corner now.
Eric- Bouquet For A Siren
Lou- Soulmate II(from Rocking the Forest)
Jason-Happily Divided
Really Insane II from rocking the forest is great as well. Everything up till the 4 song CD was fucking amazing.
shit ok, part 2
Lou- Really Insane II
Eric- Holy Picture
Jason- Lime Kiln (from 4 song cd)
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
MARIJUANA
i love lou
Wow this brings me back at least 12 years.
I liked the way Truly Great Thing was sung on the album.
the movie Kids also used some tracks from III if I’m not mistaken…great fucking flick.
Wow, these cretins seem to have quite a puerile obsession with weed and women. I bet they’re both impotent homophobes on top of being douche bags. “Can everybody shut up? I’m trying to give you some art.” Ha!
“men breathing” is one hilarious answer!
think (let tomorrow bee)
the exact moment my train of sappy longing loathing jumped off the rails of the smiths to the indie rock underground.
prince-s!
“spoiled” I remember hearing this in the credits from the disturbing film “kids”. It kind of sounds like a Death Cab for Cutie song. Maybe DCfC were influenced by them?
my favourite is “kath”. <3
This is fuc kin’ big. Really big. Now the world knows.
4-Song CD is very good, well nigh excellent!!
It’s hard to pick a favorite off of III, there are so many good ones there. Yeah, maybe “Truly Great Thing.”
But let’s not forget “Ladybugs” (from “Freed Weed” – that shit was LOW-fi, but still oh so good!), “Ride the Darker Wave” or “Whitey Peach”!!
And their cover of Bryan Adam’s “Run to You” bests the original by a country mile.