The first two Sebadoh records were essentially Lou solo albums with Eric doing back-up and some tracks vice versa. The Freed Man and Weed Forestin, are to me the best thing that either of the two of them ever did by a long shot. Brilliant acoustic (mostly) 4 track experimental pop with bittersweet lyrical genius. I don't find that Sebadoh's material afterwards, nor Lou's other incarnations, suck, but I also don't find much of it to measure up to the initial greatness.
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