Weak (album)

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Studio album by
Seaweed
Released1992
Studio Bear Creek
Genre Punk, [1] grunge
Label Sub Pop
Producer Jack Endino
Seaweed chronology
Despised
(1991)		Weak
(1992)		Four
(1993)

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]

Contents

"Recall" was a hit on college radio. [5] Weak is singer Aaron Stauffer's least favorite Seaweed album. [6]

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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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]

Track listing

  1. "Recall" - 2:47
  2. "The Way It Ends" - 2:46
  3. "Baggage" - 3:08
  4. "Stagger" - 3:20
  5. "Taxing" - 4:36
  6. "New Tools" - 2:59
  7. "Bill" - 2:43
  8. "Clean Slate" - 2:38
  9. "Shut Up!" - 2:41
  10. "Squint" - 2:25

References

  1. ↑ MacDonald, Patrick (April 3, 1992). "Who Wants to Be Hip?". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (24 Apr 1992). "Seaweed Drifts In". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Simons, Stephanie L. (April 3, 1992). "Sub Pop Ultra Lame Fest to Showcase 5 Bands". The News Tribune. p. F10.
  4. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (July 1992). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 4. pp. 73, 75.
  5. ↑ "Seaweed Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Rank Your Records: Seaweed's Aaron Stauffer Rates the (Mostly Dormant) Band's Six Albums". Vice. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Reece, Doug (Dec 26, 1998 – Jan 2, 1999). "Can't Get Rid of Those Weeds". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. p. 31.
  8. ↑ Hunt, Ken (September 18, 1992). "Seaweed Returns to Tacoma Home Turf". South Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 34.
  9. 1 2 "Seaweed". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Weak Review by Chris Parker". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ↑ Heim, Chris (17 Apr 1992). "Seaweed, Saturday at Cabaret Metro". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. N.
  12. ↑ Booth, Philip (April 24, 1992). "Seaweed's no "Nirvana project'". Friday Extra!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 23.
  13. ↑ "Heavy Rotation". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 3. June 1992. p. 16.
  14. ↑ Mayhew, Malcolm (February 2, 1996). "Out of Sub Pop pond, into the Ocean". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 10.
  15. ↑ Waines, Philip (8 October 2022). "The ultimate guide to grunge through 15 essential albums". Far Out. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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