The Sebadoh Explained

The Sebadoh
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sebadoh
Cover:	Thesebadoh.jpg
Released:	February 23, 1999
Recorded:	1998
Studio:	Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	48:33
Label:	Sire (CD) Sub Pop (LP) Domino City Slang Flying Nun
Producer:	Eric Masunaga^[1]
Prev Title:	Harmacy
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Wade Through the Boggs
Next Year:	2007

The Sebadoh is the seventh studio album by the indie rock band Sebadoh.^[2] It was released in 1999 on Sire Records. The album is the group's first and only major label release to date.

The Sebadoh is the only Sebadoh album with drummer Russell Pollard.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote: "What keeps The Sebadoh from flying apart is the no-frills production, which puts a premium on the three-way conversation among bass, guitar and Russ Pollard's drums."^[3]

Track listing

1. "It's All You" (Loewenstein) - 2:42
2. "Weird" (Barlow) - 3:26
3. "Bird in the Hand" (Loewenstein) - 1:36
4. "Break Free" (Pollard) - 2:39
5. "Tree" (Barlow) - 4:17
6. "Nick of Time" (Loewenstein) - 2:52
7. "Flame" (Barlow) - 4:56
8. "So Long" (Loewenstein) - 1:57
9. "Love Is Stronger" (Barlow) - 4:45
10. "Decide" (Loewenstein) - 3:42
11. "Colorblind" (Barlow) - 2:51
12. "Thrive" (Barlow) - 4:12
13. "Cuban" (Loewenstein) - 2:40
14. "Sorry" (Barlow) - 3:03
15. "Drag Down" (Loewenstein) - 2:50

Personnel

Sebadoh

• Lou Barlow
• Jason Loewenstein
• Russell Pollard

Other personnel

• Michael Herren - vocals on "Tree"
• Eric Masunaga - production, mixing, recording
• Jason Loewenstein - recording
• Rich Costey - additional mixing on "Flame"
• Jeff Lipton - mastering

Album charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1999	The Sebadoh	Norway	No. 34
1999	The Sebadoh	Heatseekers (US)	No. 15
1999	The Sebadoh	Official UK Albums Chart	No. 45
1999	The Sebadoh	Billboard Top 200	No. 197

Charting singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1999	Flame	UK Singles Chart	No. 30
1999	It's All You	UK Singles Chart	No. 103

Notes and References

1. Siegler . Dylan . Sub Pop's Sebadoh welcomes 'mature' tag, but with rough edges intact . Billboard . Jan 23, 1999 . 111 . 4 . 20.
2. Web site: Sebadoh Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Kot . Greg . The Sebadoh . Rolling Stone . Mar 18, 1999 . 808 . 64.