My first
encounter with Seaweed came about during a period in my musical taste
that is by no means individual to me. Since Nirvana's Nevermind
became a touchstone of modern music in 1991, it seems almost every
teenager with a passing interest in rock, goes through a phase of
listening primarily to grunge. Nirvana's influence is so lasting that
kids that never even shared a planet with Kurt Cobain are still
wearing t-shirts with his face on. I for one made sure I had all
their albums and singles and any bootlegs I could get my hands on.
This, of course, failed to satisfy the record collector in me and as
I looked further into Nirvana's history I decided to pick up any
records I could find by other bands on the Sub Pop label (Nirvana's
first home). Amongst 7 inches by Gas Huffer and B-sides collections
by Mudhoney, I found Seaweed's single Bill.
