Jason Loewenstein - At Sixes and Sevens
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Free Music Review: Keeping indie rock alive
Hit: 5 Stars
The early 1990s saw the release of many classic "indie" and "alternative" rock albums. It seemed like the building momentum of the '80s post-punk underground scene, all of the great SST releases, the emergence of Sub Pop, the often [bad], but interesting Homestead Records bands... this whole broad spectrum of great underground rock music had become a tradition. And in the early 90s it all really seemed to come to fruition. Albums like Pavement's "Slanted and Enchanted" or Sebadoh's "Bakesale" represent a certain period for me. That music stood on the edge between what would become more mainstream rock, while having their feet planted firmly still in the underground. But you don't get any idea that the bands were conscious of any of this. It was just great distorted but highly catchy rock music. It's hard to explain, but there are so few artists today that still evoke that kind of sound. Most of the artists still around from those days kinda moved on to produce a lot of good records, but the raw immediate force of the older records was gone. Jason Loewenstein hasn't forgotten that sound though. He's still making it. And At Sixes and Sevens is just as raw and rocking as those old Sebadoh records, but with such better songwriting. Loewenstein has grown up in all the right ways in his music making, without the self-consciousness that often leads bands into over-producing and over-thinking themselves to the point where they lose some of the magic. Songs like "Circles", "Roswell to Jerusalem" and "Transform" need to be heard by anyone who fondly recalls those days in the early '90s when radio and tv still didn't know how to streamline "alternative" culture into a mass marketing scheme. Perhaps my review is simply meandering, but I think that some of you reading this might kinda get what I'm getting at. And if you like Jason's songs like "It's All You" or "Zone Doubt" on the last couple Sebadoh records, I don't think you'll be disappointed by this record. Another Louisville rock classic.Free Music Review: Jason's cool man... (longtime Seb/Sentridoh fan)
Hit: 5 Stars
Being the 3rd member to join Sebadoh for "Sebadoh III" Jason knows his stuff and knows it well. Sebadoh founded by Lou Barlow while he was in Dinosaur (later Jr. added because of copyrights/also in the thrash band Deep Wound with John Mascis previously) found pal Eric Gaffney who thought "Started back in '83, started seeing things differently, hardcore wasn't doing it for me no more...started smokeing pot, thought things sounded better slow, much slower heavier black magic more to sink this posers soul" - see "Gimmie Indie Rock" from Sebadoh. Sebadoh gave out tapes for free along with adding vinyl in Dinosaur's "You're Living All Over Me" album (note the Lou solo song "Poledo" on the album) in '87. Hardcore played acoustic to freak out the punks and a spit in thier face & thier own. Lou left Dinosaur Jr to persue Seb (disputes with Mascis over the bands direction and not allowing input from his band mates) with Eric to release The Freed Man (hence freedom from J.Mascis's vision of Dino & his ego) & then Weed Forestin. They picked up Jason Lowenstein and went even more freaked out plugging in electric. Sebadoh III is a MASTERPIECE. Lou, Eric & Jason all trade off not only songwriting but all instruments. I remember seeing them at the Whiskey in LA for Bubble & Scrape (last album for Eric :( ) and was so BLOWN away I couldn't believe it. They all switched all 3 positions constantly and flawlessly during the entire show. All 3 original members can play guitar, bass, drums & sing with such diversity but always meshing with brilliance. Got to hang with em after the show, great guys. Eric left Seb, I was bummed as Sebadoh was never the same. He's in a few bands and has been playing with Les Thugs aswell. Seen Seb a few more times with different line ups along with John Davis/Folk Implosion. Anyways back to Jason, this is his solo album and it's quite amazing, as the other reviewer put it, it will remind you of the good ol' Seb days. Jason, like Eric has a way of going nuts with fits of mania 'tho not as acid soaked as Eric can be, he's quite the lot (and in my opinion the only edge really left in Seb as Lou's gone a bit too mellow/marrage?) Note: Lou's passion was driven mainly for his confusing longtime relationship with Kath & thier breakup, now his wife. If youre a Seb fan you'll need this. And Sebadoh is not dead, Jason has not left... J-Low is a great songwriter, singer and musician.Free Music Review: a kick ... new album from ex /sebadoh jason lowenstein
Hit: 5 Stars
i have to say this is one of the best albums i have heard this year hosted buy ex sebadoh member jason lowenstein.an album recorded all alone in a basement with a 8 track recorder playing all the instruments himself.this guy has gottin better with age this is one of those albums that has no bad songs..all rocking all fun.even his voice is near perfection (i wonder if he quit smoking or something)also this album is definately in the same vein as any early sebadoh album the the better thing is that there is no lou barlow (the other sebadoh guy)songs to deal with all these songs completely go for it and make no room for the mellow drama that the last couple of sebadoh albums were known for.so if you like sebadoh albums like bubble and scrape and sebadoh 3 .this is not a album to miss out on .also he is touring this year so cheak out ... for all his tour dates! cool !