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Original Losing Losers, 1982-1991

Lou Barlow
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 8, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: June 7, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Shrimper Records
  • ASIN: B000005DKI
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #327,561 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Commercial
2. Columbus
3. Freed Pig
4. Brotherly Love
5. I See You Running
6. Antheneezal
7. K-Sensa-My LL
8. Cause for Celebration
9. Afraid of Babies
10. Old Wife Cried
11. Growing
12. Love Up Above
13. Blind Date
14. I Feel Good Inside About Me
15. Perfect Excuse
16. Strange Love
17. Face Down
18. Bay City Baby
19. Pet Your Puppy
20. King of the Dull Thump
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On Sentridoh's The Original Losing Losers, Sebadoh's Lou Barlow offers a varied sampling of the rough home recordings he made between 1982 and 1991. The 43-song collection, revised from past releases like 1990's Losers, finds Barlow shifting between acoustic existentialist ("Meaningless Dead End"), noise-happy Jad Fair disciple ("I Feel Good Inside About Me"), friendly weaver of child songs ("Purple and Green"), and undersexed eponymous loser ("King of the Dull Thump"). Barlow puts it best in his introductory "Commercial" when he calls the record both "inferior tapes of stupid self-involvement" and "true indie-folk trendsetting."--Roni Sarig

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a man a tape recorder and a twisted sence of humor......., July 22, 2001
By jason pike (salem mass) - See all my reviews
well this album is great to sit and hear a song writer like lou barlow with no buddy backing him up is a bold statement. when he was not playing with j mascus he was in his bed room trying to get his own identity down and here it is.you also get some early versions of some sebadoh stuff to.some of the music may get a little annoying at times but to really appreciate a album like this you have to know that he was not in a good place at the time.im glad he made up sebadoh after this and you can see how he progressed as a song writer and a music prodution person.i think this album is not for everyone its not really that hip or cool .so if you like acoustic folk terrorism youd love it...............................
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5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the self-involved..., August 13, 1999
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Before Sebadoh, there was (to quote Dinosaur Jr.'s album You're Living All Over Me) "Lou and Lou alone in his room". The Original Losing Losers is an excellent collection of a young, and even then, hyper-sensitive (see track 26) Lou Barlow recording music at home, by himself (and sometimes with others). The CD includes a great instrumental track called "Freed Pig". One track to look out for is "Give Up", a song that appears as a more polished version on Sebadoh's Bakesale. This is Lou in a raw experimental stage. See where it all began. Recommended for anyone who is into Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Brave Release, February 28, 2001
By Gonk (Bendigo, Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
Lou Barlow: superstar songwriter and just general master of all things lo-fi and personal. This title is tricky to come across but it is well worth the hunt. It may take a while to be able to sit through the whole thing, but once the melodies get stuck in your head - the noisy soundscapes even have a habit of doing that too - you will understand why you bothered. Rarely to performers treat their listeners to a look 'behind the curtain' of their creativity, here Barlow tears it down and burns it, gets your attention and says 'this is how i'm feeling! this is the truth!' and pulls it off with an undeniable air of carelessness that belies the songwriting genius on display. Songs such as "Cause for Celebration", "Old Wife Cried" and "Beyond the Barbwire" are beautiful folkish songs with integrity and gravity, they rub up against "I Feel Good About Me", "Try to Get What You Want" and "Take an Asprin" which are throw away ditties with just as much integrity and gravity. As such this is an album where everyone of the 43 tracks contributes to the whole and there is not (in my opinion) a dull moment in its entire 73 minuite running time. Essential listening for anyone who wants to hear how close to mental breakdown an artist can get to produce a masterpiece of self-expression.
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