Pavement - what's the appeal?

[rutabowa]

i think that was not on the night i went unfortunately...anyway i finally learnt my lesson after that gig, which was that even if the band play excellently and play every song i could hope for then i will STILL never enjoy reunion shows.
well i would go to the jesus lizard one still probably.

 

[TruXta]

i think that was not on the night i went unfortunately...anyway i finally learnt my lesson after that gig, which was that even if the band play excellently and play every song i could hope for then i will STILL never enjoy reunion shows.
well i would go to the jesus lizard one still probably.

So glad I saw JL almost 20 years ago....

 

[rutabowa]

yes i saw them at the time! But, i did hear that there reunion shows a few years ago were great. mind you there are always people who will say things are great. I'd go to a jesus lizard reunion at the Windmill, that's for sure.

 

[TruXta]

yes i saw them at the time! But, i did hear that there reunion shows a few years ago were great. mind you there are always people who will say things are great. I'd go to a jesus lizard reunion at the Windmill, that's for sure.

As would I.

 

[rutabowa]

I await this gig expectantly.

 

[TruXta]

I await this gig expectantly.

@twistedAM

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

me too. they sounded quite like their records and played the hits... nothing wrong with their performance it is just the whole reunion and the crowd that goes with it (including me) that i dislike.

Was that with Royal Trux at around veterans of disorder?

That's why I went. Pavment were about the most boring thing I have ever seen.
Actually Royal Trux were pretty shit and I loved them.

 

[TruXta]

Was that with Royal Trux at around veterans of disorder?

That's why I went. Pavment were about the most boring thing I have ever seen.
Actually Royal Trux were pretty shit and I loved them.

Where did Trux play?

 

[twistedAM]

@TruXta @rutabowa Yeah let's dream.

 

[TruXta]

@TruXta @rutabowa Yeah let's dream.

C'mon, send Yow an email. And get Melvins in as support

 

[rutabowa]

Was that with Royal Trux at around veterans of disorder?

That's why I went. Pavment were about the most boring thing I have ever seen.
Actually Royal Trux were pretty shit and I loved them.

no... that couldn't have been a reunion show, if they were playing with royal trux. as both bands would still have been going.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

no... that couldn't have been a reunion show, if they were playing with royal trux. as both bands would still have been going.

I think it was the acadamy. As I recall Pavement had not played for a long time and the Brixon show was their last one ever.

 

[twistedAM]

Where did Trux play?

Trux supported Pavement at the "final" Pavement show at the Academy. That was why I went as well. Pavement had been so out of form for years by then and i loved Jennifer Royal Trux

ETA November 20, 1999

 

[TruXta]

Trux supported Pavement at the "final" Pavement show at the Academy. That was why I went as well. Pavement had been so out of form for years by then and i loved Jennifer Royal Trux

ETA November 20, 1999

Ah ok, cheers.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I bought a T-shirt from that gig that my flatmates mail order bride stole.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Supposedly seminal band beloved by indie types everywhere - Pitchfork gave two of their albums 10s, an honour usually reserved for Radiohead.

I don't get it - the melodies are banal, the band's sloppiness seems deliberately contrived, the lyrics are complete nonsense, and worst of all the singer sounds like he's desperately trying to sound as blase and ironic as possible, as if he's terrified of sincerity.

What is the appeal of this band, and how did they gain such popular and critical acclaim?

How broad a knowledge of their recorded output and live performance are you basing your conclusions on?

 

[TruXta]

I'm guessing three half-listened songs from a later album.

 

[el-ahrairah]

I always thought that Pavement had great moments, but could never love them. Too rambly.

 

[Left]

How broad a knowledge of their recorded output and live performance are you basing your conclusions on?

No live performances, so maybe I've missed out on that front. I've listened to a reasonable number of songs from throughout their career, including many cited as classics ("Summer Babe", "Range Life", "Box Elder"). Everything has been mediocre except for "We Dance", which is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

 

[Firky]

I don't mind them but I am probably only tolerant of them because at the time they seemed to be really good. I guess you had to be there kind-of-thing.

 

[Firky]

Silver Jews IS undoubtedly a much better band.

Still a bit beans on toast though.

 

[spawnofsatan]

I think i'm getting them confused with Parliament.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think i'm getting them confused with Parliament.

You Maggot Brain.

 

[Left]

Now there's a great band

 

[flypanam]

I always thought that Pavement had great moments, but could never love them. Too rambly.

But tight compared to Truman's Water who were also fucking fantastic.

 

[spawnofsatan]

You Maggot Brain.

It cost a lot of money to get my brain into this state of dysfunction!

 

[Wolveryeti]

I find their slackness appealing. Please spare me all the divas with their earnest lyrics that, like, are meant to be all deep and shit.

 

[rutabowa]

No live performances, so maybe I've missed out on that front. I've listened to a reasonable number of songs from throughout their career, including many cited as classics ("Summer Babe", "Range Life", "Box Elder"). Everything has been mediocre except for "We Dance", which is one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

i guess their music is not for you then, but thankfully for you lots of other music exists.

 

[Firky]

I think i'm getting them confused with Parliament.

Just how...?

 

[spawnofsatan]

Just misread the name, don't think i've even heard a Pavement song