Squirrel Bait - Sun God - 1985

[slayerrules114]

Definitely NOT pop punk. If anything No-Wave or Emo.

[LucidDream]

Slint brought me here. :P Screw Nirvana when you have bands like Slint and Squirrel Bait.

[blehdurr]

@LucidDream but what about people like me? i like the three bands. =D

and yeah, it was because of Slint i started to listen to Squirrel Bait.

[LucidDream]

@blehdurr I do too really, but since I found Slint Nirvana didn't mean much to me honestly.

[kalletheowner]

My brother sent me here, if you like this stuff listen to slint too! They have some great songs including washer!

[stoneaxeprod]

Squirrelbait predates Nirvana and The Replacements by several years. They were contemporaries of Husker Du and briefly toured with them. Part of their "magic" is that they were mostly under 18 when their first album hit and couldn't tour. They were the real thing - teenagers who sang about what mattered to them in a very dark and aggressive way. They broke up before any of them were 21 - which is probably a good thing. Listen to how they go in to the chorus and you'll see so many bands to come.

[FuttBucker667]

@stoneaxeprod You might wanta check your dates on that one, buddy. The Replacements formed in '79 (I'm pretty sure, anyway) and their materpiece of an album, Let it Be, came out in '84--a whole year before Squirrel Bait even released their first LP.

[JellothecatMitchell]

@FuttBucker667 yep... not sure if SB was touring before this, but that would have made them awfully young. if we're going to talk about age and whatnot, the replacements were young enough to be in highschool, and in tommy's case, middle school, at the peak of their popularity for the most part... maybe im just biased because i love the replacements more than anything. but squirrel bait has always been awesome to me too!!

[lennybrucelee]

I love this band. They always makes me feel like I'm 15 and I want to break some shit.

[afuckhead1]

awsome band and yeah nirvana brought me here

[Weiner808]

HOmestead was a SMALL indie label???

[jonw1ngwong]

david grubbs was my professor :P

[atokeor2]

these along with husker du were the original emo not this shite that you see wandering around the streets or hear on kerrang

[lisasboogies]

yeah, i hear this in Nirvana's work.

[Rocktopus]

Good sound. I like.

[motorcity66]

Where do you go if you are crankin' out classic stuff like this at 17.... These guys are my age... One of the best to LP/EPs ever....

[petsBenham]

just another band i got into thanks to dave

[CosmoCoProductions]

Thanks Dave!

[starkweather444]

I just saw Peter Searcy doing a solo version of this on You Tube and he was trying to sound like the dude from Creed???

[manus211]

blah blah blah Nirvana blah blah blah. Enough!

[lokjaw30]

These guys sounded like Nirvana before Nirvana

[LeaveDenbyAlone]

@lokjaw30 I disagree. They draw more inspiration from The Replacements

[loopiou316]

.....This is magic.

Kurt is a clone of this singer's voice.

[SplottyProductions]

Haha, shiat, I didn't look at any comments before I mentioned the Dave thing, I'm obviously not the first,heh. He is real cool and down to earth too, saw him in Japan in the mid-late 90's and everyone was quiet and it was a small venue. Hard to explain but a surreal way to see a concert.

[SplottyProductions]

I get the feeling alot of people commenting are like me, read the RS thing w/Dave Grohl and had to check it out. God bless you tube, this is unreal good music.

[perkele333]

also here because of dave grohl and rolling stones mag!

[cri8tor]

I think my mind just got blown...

[Weave176]

Squirrel Bait was the tiny seed that germinated into post-punk greatness. (The video's "family tree" demonstrates that fact.) Slint, Bitch Magnet, etc all spawned from SB. Eventually those seeds landed in Seattle, where they cross-pollinated with the likes of Green River, Mudhoney, et al.  A few "begats" later...Nirvana.

[mohawk1020]

Goddamn if this doesn't sound like Nirvana - Dave Grohl

[redsox2407]

@mohawk1020 hawkins said that

[WhenILearnToMilkIt]

Haha I literally just finished reading Dave's top 10 on Rolling Stone

[thejayhogart]

Lol thanks for the good recommendation Dave

[TheMainhole88]

Dave sent me as well!!!!

[SusieQ4FOO]

Here because of Dave, too. :)

[pot4tots]

reminds me somewhat of the pixies and the wipers

[theEarthPunk]

If Dave digs it, it must be good...and it IS!

[joelibyan]

Dave sent me here, too.

[bstrd68]

Glad u appreciate :)

glad if David admit some influences, also if he wasn't in first Nirvana's....u can find some squirrel bait members in Slint too !!!

[corpsemunger]

whoo Dave sent me aswell

[kevthedrummer]

wow yeah I'm here from Grohl's top 10... This is awesome!

[SeaHorseGypsy]

dave grohl totally sent me here

[debonbon]

@SeaHorseGypsy Me too!

[lolitanna]

@debonbon me too!

[benjibenjibenji1234]

si ahora squirrel bait es lo mejorrrrr

[savetheearthkillme]

@pennyroyaltea27 me too xD

[slip2rock]

cheers Mr Grohl, a new musical addiction has just been started.

[mel8986]

He sent me, too! All the Dave Grohl fans are gonna fill up the comments on here. It's a great song though...definately not regretting looking it up!

[jjbarron717]

I get why Taylor said that.This guys voice style reminds me of Kurt,and the hard hitting drum parts remind me of Dave...

[MANICHEESE]

In my opinion, this has nothing to do with nirvana

are dave or taylor that is kidding?

GOOD DRUM SOUND

[darksomethingg]

@pennyroyaltea27 same!

[bensimpson]

@pennyroyaltea27  sent me too haha

[PanCake639]

@pennyroyaltea27 same

[paulygee77]

me too :D

[FreddieBoy95]

@pennyroyaltea27  and me, with his top 10 hardcore tunes ;)

[coughcool72]

thanx to the uploader for this great song and clip. i got the vinyl of this, but no lyrics sheet. can't find anywhere on net. can anyone help? when i first head this song I used to sing "take it away" but after reading somewhere I believe it may be "ticking away". no really important, just curious...

[poglet]

25 years later. Can't be, but it is. Still sounds so, so good and fresh.

[dhardwick12]

ben daughtery is hands down the most talented and possibly best drummer I ever saw peace Ben wherever you are now

[ssoultrain]

This is the best song ever made. Chops. Power. Conviction. Total abandon when it counts..... only in America....to think that they were only in high school when they made this...well, more "punk" was to come in the "90's", but man, this is the real spuzz.....soooo freakin' great.....I Love this band....

[thafons]

fucking amazing voice for a 17 (let alone any age) year old

[jrsl76]

I'm friendly with Ben, the drummer, and just discovered that he was in this band today. Pretty good stuff.

[ztimeisnow]

Ya think Kurt Cobain heard this before he was in Nirvana? Hard to believe these guys were all of 15 and 16 years old when they recorded this.

[stevewarrior1]

@ztimeisnow It really is amazing.

[MasterBlade4]

@ztimeisnow I read somewhere that Dave Grohl said Kurt was into this band.

[365manda]

@MasterBlade4 Me too readed.

[ceag600]

@MasterBlade4 rollingstone. 

[kickfostermac]

Good Stuff

[wjustinmartin]

Squirrel Bait and Husker Du blew my mind - still do in soma ways; still a favorite band

[HipHipForChe]

this song reminds me of Nirvana a little.

[macleodponeage]

Slint is one of the greatest bands ever. Thanks for posting this!

[abstrait1]

One of the all-time GREAT songs from this band, perhaps the best. This was also one of the best compilations of the day, Wailing Ultimate, a Homestead release that featured Big Black, Volcano Suns, Naked Raygun, Dinosaur, Jr, Death of Samantha, Phantom Tollbooth, and Big Dipper, among others. In my view, it's a must have if wanting a taste of the best of Homestead in this era.

[Disburden]

These two albums by squirrel bait...........make me speechless. This is what real rock music sounds like. Fuck you Maroon 5.

[DeathMetalDouglas68]

I worshipped this album when it came out. These guys were my age putting out this amazing music in high school no less.

[Polyfusia]

What happened to the awesome video of the band playing this live in the eighties? It was one of my favourites

[mrmatt9552]

does anyone have the lyrics?

[MALARAZZA]

His voice sounds like Kurt Cobain!

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

@MALARAZZA In fact Kurt Cobain sounded like Peter Searcy

[MrEX3]

@MALARAZZA the first time I heard NIrvana was that he was doing a Peter Searcy rippoff. In the end I was only a little bit right, Nirvana rockd. But regardless, S>B> will always mean way more to me.

[mrmatt9552]

amazing song,sucks they broke up right when they were blowin up

[Mammba]

Flying spahghetti monster bless all those who veiw this video for their good taste.

[frenzexperiment]

Brian Mc Mahan shot is so cool

[coburn2]

god, i LOVED this band when i was in high school. thanks for posting this!

[Savedleech]

I love this

[HamburgerMartyr]

These guys were in high school when they wrote this! Great band. David Grubbs is my hero.

[batavia710]

what's the name of this album?

[clistere2]

i guess it's called 'squirrel bait' just like the band ;)

[batavia710]

thanks for the video...i love this song

[chasebizzy]

These guys were ten years ahead of their time.

[donewellisbetter]

this is an incredible song

[Skatepunk1982]

Both of their albums rule...

[tubytootoo]

Reminds me of Husker Du. A little more grungy, less punk.

[KirbiesandYoshies]

Without a doubt, Squirrel Bait deserve more than a cult following. But then again, maybe its best as just a cult favorite. :(

[justifieddamage88]

i have this Lp on red vinyl this is the besyt song on the record , fucking awesome proto grunge punk rock ,, just rips !!

[mookie1968]

In December of '85 my friend (a friend of Daivd Grubbs) and I went to Louisville to see Squirrel Bait in concert. We spent the day with the band members (nice guys), saw the show, and then crashed at Grubbs' house. Also, I recall the concert was dedicated to D. Boon of the Minutemen who died the previous day. That was sad--the Minutemen were one of those bands that were respected and loved by just about everyone who heard their music...not unlike the Bait come to think of it.

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

i wish i was you...

[MrEX3]

@mookie1968 I'm so jealous. I never got to see them live.

[ssoultrain]

Astonishing music. Thanks for posting.

[fabrasham]

Forgot how fucking great this band was...thanks for the reminder.

[Morthund]

This is the sort of thing thats going to blow my speakers and get me evicted.

Moving music (pun intended)

[bstrd68]

u absolutely right!:)

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

this song is grunge before grunge