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gmku 12.28.2006 10:43 AM

They signed a lot of unknowns. I think the focus on the northwest was something they helped develop, not something they responded to.

gmku 12.28.2006 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras
It was 'different' back then.I was 'differenet' too.I used to listen to 'Ultra Mega Ok' by Soundgarden(on SST) and think that it was the epitome of music cool.


Well, it still can be. At least for me it's one of the many different things I consider epitomes of music cool.

Savage Clone 12.28.2006 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)
haha...wolf eyes claim it was over a bet w/ the current SP owner...and if they won (which they obviously did) sub pop had to put out an album for em..



Well, that could be a part of it too. I don't have a monopoly on information.
Pretty funny.

Savage Clone 12.28.2006 10:51 AM

Plus the fact that they tour relentlessly and know how to deliver the goods live on a fairly consistent basis.

Rob Instigator 12.28.2006 11:06 AM

Sebadoh rules all!!!

they are notorious for being an uneven live band, because they do NOT FAKE IT, and if they feel like shit or if the audience is acting like fucking dipshits they will not pretend.
they are a fucking amazing band and everything they touch is gold. great songs, great riffs, great music.
My faves are bubble and scrape and smash yr head


and Lou is a nice fucking guy to boot.

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also, part of the deal when nirvana signed with geffen was that sub pop would get a small cut of the sales, whih helped subpop develop into a bigger label and expand their catalogue.

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Malachi_Constant 12.28.2006 11:26 AM

Nirvana or Mudhoney. Can't really choose between the two right now.

The Lung 12.28.2006 12:19 PM

I'd say Sebadoh now but either Nirvana, Mudhoney or Soundgarden would have been my choice when I was a little grungehead all those years ago.

gmku 12.28.2006 12:28 PM

Soundgarden was not really a SubPop band. They were SST, mostly.

The Lung 12.28.2006 12:29 PM

You can say that about alot of the bands though

gmku 12.28.2006 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Lung
You can say that about alot of the bands though


lol... huh!? No, you can't. Whatever do you mean, oh silly one?

Rob Instigator 12.28.2006 12:45 PM

soundgarden released two albums and an ep on subpop I thought

EDIT

Yr right gmku, most everything soundgarden did was sst oR a&m

The Lung 12.28.2006 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku
lol... huh!? No, you can't. Whatever do you mean, oh silly one?


I didn't mean they went on to SST, I meant they didn't release alot of records on subpop. jesus everybody here is so desperate to be right and make other people look stupid, it's fucking boring.

matt g 12.28.2006 01:12 PM

the COMBUSTIBLE EDISON!

compulsive diarrhea, jico 12.28.2006 01:48 PM

kinski sub pop albums are good too... both of them

what to say about wolf eyes and comets on fire latest albums... good stuff.

let's wait and see what happens to sub pop.

gmku 12.28.2006 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Lung
I didn't mean they went on to SST, I meant they didn't release alot of records on subpop. jesus everybody here is so desperate to be right and make other people look stupid, it's fucking boring.


Well, then, say what you mean, young man! And then you won't look so stupid. ;)

DJ Rick 12.28.2006 04:00 PM

Shame on SY Gossip board! Six pages in and no mention of the A Frames yet?

Best records on Sub Pop ever...

A Frames "Black Forest"
Beat Happening "Jamboree"
Beat Happening "Black Candy"
Beat Happening "You Turn Me On"
Dead Moon "Dirty Noise" 7"
Les Thugs "Stay Hungry"
Lubricated Goat "Play Dead" 7"
Night Kings "Increasing Our High"
Pissed Jeans "Don't Need Smoke to Make Myself Disappear" 7"
Poison 13 "Love Me" 7"
the Scientists "Swampland"
Tad "God's Balls"
Tad "Salt Lick"
Thee Headcoats "Heaven's To Murgatroyd, It's Thee Headcoats Already"
Unrest "A Factory Record" 7"
Unsane "Vandal-X" b/w "Street Sweeper" 7"
Wolf Eyes "Burned Mind"

and...
Dead Moon retrospective
Radio Birdman retrospective
Michael Yonkers retrospective

Rob Instigator 12.28.2006 04:25 PM

Unsane "Vandal-X" b/w "Street Sweeper" 7"

the single greatest 7 inch to come from sub pop in my opinion

matt g 12.28.2006 05:50 PM

I almost forgot... THE FLUID!

great band from Denver during the 'bleach' era...

when SY played in denver this past summer Thurston name-checked the fluid, that was dope.

Dead-Air 12.28.2006 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by grungenotdead?
mudhoney, without them sub pop wouldnt exist


My choice would be Green River, which is even moreso the case. Of course Green River never quite put on any of their records the intensity of what they were like live with Mark's Stooge rawk screamfest fighting with the obvious future pop sensibilities of Ament and Gossard. Mind, I hated Mother Love Bone and Pearl Jam make me projectile vomit, but Green River at their best were even better than Mudhoney at their best. Steve will hate me for saying it, but it's true. Mudhoney did better on record - at least you've got Super Fuzz Bigmuff and all the original singles, and maybe 5 songs from the first album... But Mark's stagedives into the crowd while still screaming with Green River back in the day before such things were cliche, paved the way for everything else Sub Pop ever stood for that was cool.

Norma J 12.28.2006 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by khchris(original)
I kinda rank bands by consistency, and to put out 3 incredibly amazing albums in a row is quite an accomplisment that not even more respected bands like Fugazi ever did.


Incorrect.

They had 7 (If you can't 13 Songs) incredible albums in a row.


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