| Weak | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Bear Creek | |||
| Genre | Punk, [1] grunge | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
| Seaweed chronology | ||||
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Weak is an album by the American band Seaweed, released in 1992 on Sub Pop Records. [2] [3] At the time of the album's release, Seaweed was the youngest band on the Sub Pop roster. [4]
"Recall" was a hit on college radio. [5] Weak is singer Aaron Stauffer's least favorite Seaweed album. [6]
The album was produced by Jack Endino. [7] The band shared in the songwriting, which was often a contentious endeavor. [8] The demos were recorded in guitar player Clint Werner's home studio. [9] The album cover was shot at the Capitol Theater, in Olympia, Washington. [6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "a tuneful tidal wave of loud sound" and "fairly strong (and somewhat bratty) stuff." [11] The Tampa Tribune noted "a brash, punky whirlwind of sound, and lyrics that come from both Stauffer's personal traumas and a young man's angst about the social and political concerns." [12] Trouser Press wrote that "[Wade] Neal and Werner boost the guitars, tangling awesome heaviness into chiming rhythmic work." [9] Spin praised the "growling, fast-paced Gibson SG-ish guitar." [13]
In 1996, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram deemed Weak the band's "guttural masterpiece." [14] AllMusic concluded: "Combining the bottom-heavy throb that would epitomize the Northwest in the wake of Nirvana (Nevermind was released just months before the recording of this album) with a punchy, melodic power punk sound, Seaweed is Tacoma's answer to Superchunk." [10] In 2022, Far Out included Weak on its list of 15 "essential" grunge albums. [15]
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