Four

Seaweed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1993)
• Original Release Date: October 13, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sub Pop
• ASIN: B0000035FY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,369 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

After guitarist Clint Werner turned his basement into a 16-track studio, the band members self-produced their fourth album with a clear debt to the surge of grunge. Their punk roots are given a good Bleach-ing as the band turns up the Nirvana-isms, with roaring guitars and greater use of dynamics along with more measured tempos. Still punchier than most of their Sabbath-bred Northwestern contemporaries, cuts such as "Card Tricks" and "Wait for the Fade" alternate slow, heavy riff-driven passages with loud and fast rule breaks. There's a lot to recommend this album, not the least of which is the band's ample energy -- as evidenced in the open-throttle attack of "In Fairness" -- and swooning, melancholy guitar melodics. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best besides "Weak", June 27, 2001

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Aaron Widera (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four (Audio CD)

I guess 'Weak' is out of print, which is a shame b/c that was their best. Thus this album is the best Seaweed in print. Almost as good as its predecessor, which still makes it one of the best CDs of the nineties. Heavy guitars, intelligent lyrics, powerful vocals, fluid songwriting, and high energy make Seaweed one of the best overlooked bands of all time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i agree with everyone below me, January 6, 2005

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t-diggs "blend77" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Four (Audio CD)

at a time when all we knew was grunge and seattle and matt dillon playing a rocker dude, it's strange that one of the most powerful and creative bands of the time barely got recognition. this album, also from the washington area, is brimming with ultimate catchy riffs, fast paced punk leading into great choruses and melodic breakdowns. this album is really, really good. seaweed meant alot to me when i was younger, but upon hearing them again i would have to say they are timeless. all the riffs are catchy and the variety of song styles is perfect while maintaining their drive and emotion. the lyrics still make sense and are delivered sincerely. Seaweed's music strays from the typical sludgy manifestation of grunge rock like soundgarden and nirvana and instead focuses more on dynamics and melodies. the result is somewhere between quicksand and jawbreaker. ultimately hard to pigeonhole, but wholly unique and enjoyable. i would also agree with the others below me that this is the album you should own of all their albums. the previous album was also good. but this one in particular is good straight through. they should have been as big and influential as nirvana. but i'm biased, ce la vie.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tacoma!, August 13, 2005

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Daniel Luechtefeld (Greater Metropolitan Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four (Audio CD)

"Four" is old school hardcore refined and polished to a gleaming, pop shine.

This album got Seaweed a major label contract. Kid Candy made it to MTV.

Seaweed was emblematic of the bright moment for American alternative music between '89 and '94. Stephanie OD'd, Mia was murdered, Kurt killed himself, and people decided that the Northwest musical aesthetic wasn't happy enough, I guess. Bring on Weezer!

Tacoma produced Seaweed, Girl Trouble, Botch, Neko Case, and The Mexican Blackbirds. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?