the best lowenstein song, and i feel the best sebadoh song. bakesale has skull, the best barlow. something about depressing music when it shows you hope that's so straightforward it can pull the heartstrings so tight it feels like you're flying, that's what everyone who hates this stuff doesn't realize.
"Soul and Fire" and "Happily Divided" are hands down, two of the best anti-love songs of all time. Well worth the download, or the price of the entire CD. If you've never heard Sebadoh, these two will show you what you've been missing. And for Christ's sake, if you are a long time fan and looking to download the a different version of S&F in the "Soul and Fire (Acoustic Demo)", be warned. Evidently, in the original version of the lyrics, Barlow was feeling a bit "wussy". I had to stop after the first verse for fear of this perfect tune being ruined for me.
I remember when I got this album almost 15 years ago. I was blown away by it. A couple of months later I saw them live at the Whiskey and they were absolutely fantastic. Lou Barlow was the spokeman of the lonely and sensitive crowd. Too bad that he now seems a lot happier, he was great when he was miserable and lonely.
Sebadoh's Bakesale couldn't have arrived at a more opportune moment. The Boston trio — singer-songwriters Lou Barlow (bass) and Jason Loewenstein (guitar) and drummer Eric Gaffney, replaced after the initial album session by Bob Fay — had begun with releases (many of them simply Barlow working alone on his four-track) on tiny labels like Homestead. They'd built up a word-of-mouth fanbase and a decent packet of press clips by the time Sub Pop signed them… more »
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