Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91

Superchunk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 2, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B0000019MC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What Do I

2. My Noise

3. Train from Kansas City

4. Slack Motherfucker

5. Night Creatures

6. Garlic

7. Fishing

8. Cool

9. The Breadman

10. Cast Iron

11. Seed Toss

12. It's So Hard to Fall in Love

13. Brand New Love

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fantastic 7-inch collection, June 29, 2001

By 

Joseph Murphy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91 (Audio CD)

'Tossing Seeds' and 'No Pocky for Kitty' was my introduction to Superchunk and though the latter is probably a better choice, you do get some very cool nuggets of post-punk power pop in these 13 songs. The covers stand out as covers should: loyal to the original, but still retaining the stamp of the interpreter. The Sebadoh songs are fantastic and listening to them side-by-side with their originals is a tutorial in itself on how to cover a song. 'Train from Kansas City' is just ..... great.

There are a coupla punky rave-ups that don't register with me ("Night Creatures", "Fishing"), but the remainder of the album is solid. There's even a song about writing songs ("Cool") that speaks to the nerd rock star wannabe in all of us.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than just "Slack", December 3, 2005

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John M. Abbott (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91 (Audio CD)

"Slack" of course, was the blazing single about workplace resentment that put Superchunk on the map. But this collection is bursting with worthy stuff.

One standout is the defiant "My Noise," wherein Mac declares that, even if what he's playing is stupid, he loves it and he is driven to play it for anyone who will listen. He also bristles with confidence on "Cool," written in the spirit of the old saw about how good composers borrow and great composers steal. "What Do I" leads the album off nicely, and "The Breadman" is punchy.

You'll probably enjoy the version of "Cast Iron" that appears on No Pocky For Kitty; the production is a little fuller. But this album's "Seed Toss" and the No Pocky For Kitty version are equally good.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great early collection form a band that's still great, April 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91 (Audio CD)

I would recommend this to anyone who likes powerful, funny, indie-guitar music. This is a great collection of early singles form a band that continues to be vital and creative. The songs range from good to great but the great ones--like "Slack M-F" and the staggering anthem, "What Do I"--are as good as rock gets.