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Pavement, I dont get it.

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schimmy:
Lies and betrayals, fruit covered nails, eeeeelectricity.
'nuff said.

El Opium:
Pavement have this slacker vibe inherent in pretty much all of their music that can turn a lot of people away, and they did indeed rip off a lot of bands in order to get were they did. I'll add the Fall and the Swell Maps to the list.

TrueNeutral:

--- Quote from: schimmy ---Only album I've got of theirs is Slanted and Enchanted. At first, I found the album to be a rather boring Nirvana (of whom I'm no great fan) rip-off. But I recently listened to the album a whole bunch, and read the lyrics to the songs while listening, and it's been a revelation. They grew on me very quickly, and now listening to them, they are exactly as kcjnbl said, and I love them for it.;
--- End quote ---


I don't see the resemblance between them and Nirvana at all.

greenMonkey:

--- Quote from: TrueNeutral ---I don't see the resemblance between them and Nirvana at all.
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QFT.

I didn't really like Pavement the first time I heard them.  But after a while they grew on me, and now I really enjoy them.  The only albums I've really listened to in depth are Slanted & Enchanted and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, but I really like both.

space_oddity:
While it's true that Pavement owes a great debt to the Fall, etc. listeners that would be put off by the Fall's sound (quite the acquired taste) may find it easier to warm up to Malkmus and Co. Pavement makes a better introduction to this type of rock, and to one who's never heard/gotten into Pavement's influences, the band sounds strikingly original.
I think that matters far more than whether or not Pavement actually was a pioneer band.

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