III

Sebadoh

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1992)
• Original Release Date: September 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Homestead
• ASIN: B000000IO5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #149,888 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Freed Pig

2. Sickles and Hammers

3. Total Peace

4. Violet Execution

5. Scars, Four Eyes

6. Truly Great Thing

7. Kath

8. Perverted World

9. Wonderful, Wonderful

10. Limb by Limb

11. Smoke a Bowl

12. Black-Haired Girl

13. Hoppin' up and Down

14. Supernatural Force

15. Rockstar

16. Downmind

17. Renaissance Man

18. God Told Me

19. Holy Picture

20. Hassle

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Popular consensus identifies Sebadoh's 1991 release III as among the prolific trio's best. Indeed. At the time of its release, III was a shockingly fresh and innovative descent into lo-fi artistry. Ex-Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow, now Sebadoh's lead singer and guitarist, seemed to be asserting that indie-rock bands could, in fact, produce introspective songs about love and relationships while still cranking out moshable jams in black-lit clubs. III's myopic, schizoid personality didn't work for some, since it demonstrated that Barlow and Co. wanted to write songs, not just play rock & roll. But the record foreshadowed a notable rush of sensitive rockers, proving that Sebadoh was well ahead of its time. --Nick Heil

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS RECORD IS A MASTERPIECE!, February 14, 1999

By	[e-mail] (kcmo) - See all my reviews

Everytime I listen to the twenty-plus tracks, my faith in humanity has been redeemed. Everything about this album is insanely cool, especially Lou Barlow's anthem "The Freed Pig" which espouses his contempt for his former Dinosaur bandmate J. Mascis. Basically, this album saved rock and roll.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most important records of my time., July 7, 1999

By	Doomsday (Vancouver) - See all my reviews

I've been on this planet for 25 years, and there is no CD that is more important to me than this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Blood on the Walls, Blood on the Walls", August 27, 1999

By A Customer

Sebadoh's III is the band's finest moment, the definition of indie rock, considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of the '90s (see Spin).

The whole reason to purchase this record can be found in the last song, "As the World Dies, The Eyes of God Grow Bigger", Gaffney's autobiography of frustration, rage and vengeance against those who dared wrong him. His voice wavers between affected, sing-songy taunts and throat-ripping screams, ending the song with a dire warning ("...Now you're gonna die!"). It absolutely needs to be experienced. Only headphones will let you begin to unravel the multi-layers of this vitriolic masterpiece.

"Legends of torture rock you sleep."

There is no reason in the world why anyone should be without this album.