Pavement, pavement, pavement!
Sabloff Mitchell
me know... sab...@medcor.mcgill.ca
Overton Hotel
SAB...@medcor.mcgill.ca (Sabloff Mitchell) wrote:
> Does a Pavement mailing list exist? Is anyone interested in one? Let
> me know... sab...@medcor.mcgill.ca
Maybe you can help me with this. What, oh what, was the band thinking when
they recorded ÒPicket FencesÓ for the No Alternative compilation. I had
never been properly introduced to the band before that song came riding out
of my radio like a bad trip, like a garage band better off dead. Is this
cut an aberration or is it emblematic of the Pavement sound.
Or, maybe I just donÕt get it, eh?
--
Richard Wallace Overton, graduate school victim
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
ri...@merle.acns.nwu.edu
ÒThere is a crack in everything/ThatÕs how the light gets inÓ
- Leonard Cohen
Andrew J Norman
In a previous article, ri...@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Overton Hotel) says:
>In article <1994Jan26.1...@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>,
>SAB...@medcor.mcgill.ca (Sabloff Mitchell) wrote:
>
>> Does a Pavement mailing list exist? Is anyone interested in one? Let
>> me know... sab...@medcor.mcgill.ca
>
>Maybe you can help me with this. What, oh what, was the band thinking when
>they recorded “Picket Fences” for the No Alternative compilation. I had
>never been properly introduced to the band before that song came riding out
>of my radio like a bad trip, like a garage band better off dead. Is this
>cut an aberration or is it emblematic of the Pavement sound.
>
>Or, maybe I just don’t get it, eh?
You're not the only one - the NME reckoned it was Pavement's best song
ever, but to me it sounds like a pile of steaming cack. Pavement can be
the noisiest, funniest, coolest band on the entire planet, and this song is
a dreadful aberration. Try to find someone with a copy of "Slanted &
Enchanted", and listen to that - you'll be hooked for life.
>--
>Richard Wallace Overton, graduate school victim
>Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
>ri...@merle.acns.nwu.edu
>
>“There is a crack in everything/That’s how the light gets in”
> - Leonard Cohen
>
This was originally said by someone about William Blake:
A: Blake is cracked.
B: If Blake is cracked, then 'tis a crack which lets the light in.
Can't remember who - two old blokes in wigs, I expect. A hundred but they
were wearing something tight.
--
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* Andrew Norman n...@le.ac.uk *
* Engineering Dept, University of Leicester, England *
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pgin...@eagle.wesleyan.edu
> In article <1994Jan26.1...@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>,
> SAB...@medcor.mcgill.ca (Sabloff Mitchell) wrote:
>
> Maybe you can help me with this. What, oh what, was the band thinking when
> they recorded ÒPicket FencesÓ for the No Alternative compilation. I had
> never been properly introduced to the band before that song came riding out
> of my radio like a bad trip, like a garage band better off dead. Is this
> cut an aberration or is it emblematic of the Pavement sound.
>
> Or, maybe I just donÕt get it, eh?
clearly you don't. I admit pavement is somewhat inaccessable, and that
certainly isnt their best song; but they're substantially better than most of
the over produced corporates BS people seem to swallow. The garage band sound
that you mentioned also helps pavement shine in its greatest moments. Listen to
the Watery, Domestic EP then youll understand....
Bonzo
: In article <1994Jan26.1...@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>,
: SAB...@medcor.mcgill.ca (Sabloff Mitchell) wrote:
: > Does a Pavement mailing list exist? Is anyone interested in one? Let
: > me know... sab...@medcor.mcgill.ca
: Maybe you can help me with this. What, oh what, was the band thinking when
: they recorded ÒPicket FencesÓ for the No Alternative compilation. I had
: never been properly introduced to the band before that song came riding out
: of my radio like a bad trip, like a garage band better off dead. Is this
: cut an aberration or is it emblematic of the Pavement sound.
: Or, maybe I just donÕt get it, eh?
: --
Actually, that track was the track that turned me on to Pavement!
BT
Paul Coddington
of humor, I think, and has to be one of the first times an "alternative"
band has admitted they're fans of R.E.M. -- everybody else seems
more interested in swearing they grew up listening to Sonic Youth or Can
or somebody.(Pavement even say they like Echo & The Bunnymen, which is
unheard of, and scores them big points in my book!) Anyway, "Picket
Fence" is not one of their better songs -- there's plenty better to be
had on "Slanted & Enchanted," or if you want to start with something of
a more manageable size, there's the EP "Watery, Domestic" (title refers
to American beer). The band's new album, "Crooked Rain Crooked Rain,"
comes out on Valentine's Day, and it's good, too, but maybe a bit spotty.
I'm still formulating an opinion. The single, which is called "Cut Your
Hair," is out already. Not coincidentally, the b side of that single
features a version of R.E.M's "Camera," from their "Reckoning" album.
Put that against that weirdo R.E.M. tribute on "No Alternative" and
you'll get a better idea of where the band is coming from.
--Barb, using Paul's account.
Bonzo
: The tune on the "No Alternative" comp is indicative of the Pavement sense
I don't know... I still kinda like it.
BT
DK seeks same.
Picket Fence hardly showcases their pop sensibility.
The new album is great.
By the way, does anyone have the lyrics for it?
Thanks.
-dk