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Monday, July 02, 2007
Well, here's the set I edited down and planned to share last Monday, just before I started my new role as a "dad". Best excuse for a late post ever (and major thanks to everyone for the congratulatory comments).  Sebadoh's reunion tour seemed to exist slightly in the media shadow of Lou Barlow's other reunited band, squeezed as it was between Dinosaur Jr. tours, and without the benefit of a new album or any other future plans, really. But for me personally, it meant a little more, thanks to a deeper and long-lasting connection to their records. I jumped in with the release of "Sebadoh III" (re-issued last year on Domino) in 1991, consider Bakesale to be a classic, and still count opening for them (as part of Eef in '94) as one of the best experiences I've ever had playing in a band. That show was the first time I ever got to see them, so I missed the early Eric Gaffney years, and as much as I would have liked to see former drummer Bob Fay again, I was pretty psyched to have a chance to see Sebadoh's original incarnation. Even though I'd caught Barlow and Jason Loewenstein as a Seba-duo in recent years, it's as a trio that their songs really shine. If some Beatles fans are compelled to pick the side of a particular songwriter (I'm a Lennon-ite), I do the same with Sebadoh, and I find myself falling squarely in the Loewenstein camp. As much as I dig so many of Barlow's songs and Gaffney's sonic weirdness, it's Jake's stuff that has always really clicked with me, songs like "S. Soup", "Sixteen", and especially "Drama Mine". Regular 'Nac readers know that I often call his criminally-underheard solo album, 2002's "At Sixes and Sevens", one of the best of that year (seriously, go buy it). So when the band played the Paradise a few months back, it's no surprise that I wanted him in front of the mic as much as possible, and for the first half of the set I was pretty worried... very little Jake to be found. It evened a bit eventually, with "Junk Bonds", "Drag Down", "Mind Reader" and "Flood" coming in quick succession before the first encore, and "Got It" coming later on. Still, not enough. Gaffney, for his part, was easily the most talkative of the three, throwing out random Boston-area references, and at one point calling up some guy he thought looked like the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, to, well, pretend that he was Colin Meloy. Overall, great set, nice and long, and not super-tight... but if it was, it wouldn't have been Sebadoh. Nice to see a few post-Eric songs make it into the setlist (just as Dino Jr. has been doing with a few after-Lou songs). Won't surprise you to hear my only complaint is: Needed more Loewenstein. Sure hope he's working on another solo record. Here's the Sebadoh set as Mp3s. You can find more of my photos here.  seBADdoh Live at the Paradise in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, March 30th, 2007 01. level check 02. Level Anything 03. Violet Execution 04. Scars, Four Eyes 05. scripted banter 06. Ride the Darker Wave 07. Whitey Peach 08. Sacred Attention 09. Brand New Love 10. Cheap Shot 11. recreating the banter 12. Broke Up 13. Moldy Bread 14. Attention 15. God Told Me 16. Cry Sis 17. meloy banter 18. Homemade 19. Forced Love 20. Sixteen 21. Mystery Man 22. Give Up 23. Junk Bonds 24. Drag Down 25. Mind Reader 26. Flood encore one... 27. Too Pure 28. Beauty of the Ride 29. Rebound 30. Got It encore two... 31. impossible dream banter 32. Bouquet For A Siren 33. Elixer Is Zog 34. Emma Get Wild encore three... 35. happy birthday banter 36. Gimme Indie Rock  Some Sebadoh links...
the fine print... If anyone has an issue with these Mp3s being made available, just let me know (my contact info in the 'nac faq). Live sets recorded with a Sony ECM-719 mic and a Sony MZ-RH10 minidisc, converted to .wav and then edited to 192kbps Mp3s. Files are made available for a limited time, and are not reposted once removed. Labels: livemp3s  |
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