The Freed Weed

Sebadoh | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Homestead
• ASIN: B000000INP
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,125 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Temporary Dream

2. New Worship

3. Subtle Holy Gift

4. My Own Religion

5. Ride The Darker Wave

6. More Simple

7. Jealous Of Jesus

8. Mr. Genius Eyes

9. Perfect Power

10. Feeding Evil

11. Sexual Confusion

12. Three Times A Day

13. Gate To Hell

14. Broken

15. Whitey Peach

16. I Can't See

17. Take My Hand

18. Pound My Skinny Head

19. I Believe In Fate

20. Waited

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The epitome of lo-fi, these 47 skeletal bits-of-songs were recorded by Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney long before their Sebadoh days. Collects their first two self-released cassettes. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Holy Grail of the Lo-Fi home recording genre, October 13, 1999

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Jack H Edinger (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Freed Weed (Audio CD)

The first time I listened to these albums (they were released seperately on LP) I hated every song but one. More than a decade since, I put my CD on 'repeat' whenever I get in a Freed Weed mood. Fans of pure songwriting will most definitely be influenced subconsciously and might start thinking this is the best pop rock album ever made !?! P.S. Listen to 'Poledo' on Dinosaur (Jr's) "You're Living All Over Me"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Sebadoh, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Freed Weed (Audio CD)

I've looked at most of the reviews of the other Sebadoh records and there's at least one for each that proclaims "this is the best Sebadoh album." Well, mine will be that review for the Freed Weed. It's the best. The purest songs. Lou, the self-described "folk terrorist" who wanted to "say things that made people uncomfortable...to the point where it wasn't cool anymore," he's in the zone. Just listen to Whitey Peach and Mr. Genius Eyes a few times. You even get to hear Eric before he went completely insane - see Made Real and Bolder (not on the list above for some reason). I love all their records but this one is my favorite.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD...Why isn't it complete?, October 30, 2006

By 

Mike Desert "Rock n Roll Fan" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Freed Weed (Audio CD)

I don't know why "Ladybugs" and "Healthy Sick" (two of my faves from "the Freed Man") aren't on here when they say they are...also missing is "Lou Rap" as well as all the cool in-between song noise and samples from the Freed Man. It's annoying, but this is still a gread CD.
I'm hoping the Freed Man gets the same treatment the new release of Sebadoh III got.
Smash your head on the punk rock!