Discuss: Brits who listen to corny American Indie vs. Americans listening to BritPop!

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Was Pavement big in England?

― Free the Bee (ex machina), Saturday, 25 September 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Is this thread about me, Jon?

― adam. (nordicskilla), Saturday, 25 September 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

anyway:where I was sitting, yes they/it were/was.

― adam. (nordicskilla), Saturday, 25 September 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

But I never knew you listened to Britpop, Adam.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 25 September 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

In England they call it "tarmac"

― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Saturday, 25 September 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I know lots of corny indie fucks here who seem to give a pass on quality to any shitty britpop band from the mid 90s!

― Free the Bee (ex machina), Saturday, 25 September 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: Noisedudes who start threads about brits and corny indie fuxx vs. threads who start Noisedudes about brits and corny indie fuxx

― CntlAllDell, Saturday, 25 September 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

"Carrot Rope" was Pavement's only UK top 40, mainly off the back of "Like Blur? You'll love this" recommendations in certain music mags.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 25 September 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

that can't be true.. can it?

― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 25 September 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, sorry, "Shady Lane" just scraped in:

40 Pavement Shady Lane May 1997
27 Pavement Carrot Rope May 1999

More succesful on the album front:

30 Pavement Westing (By Musket And Sextant) Apr 1993 15 Pavement Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Feb 1994
18 Pavement Wowee Zowee Apr 1995
27 Pavement Brighten The Corners Feb 1997
19 Pavement Terror Twilight Jun 1999

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 25 September 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

well i seem to think the'res alot of uk bands taking the ememys sounds

― shakeyjake, Saturday, 25 September 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

A number of American friends worship Robyn Hitchcock and Dan Tracy, who are the proverbial prophets without (much)honour in their own country.

And then there's Paul Roland, huge in Italy, practically invisible here.

― Soukesian, Saturday, 25 September 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Justine from Elastica almost joined the Jicks.
"13" by Blur has a ridiculous Pavement influence.
And Stephen Malkmus hates Damon Albarn.

― costa! (costa!), Saturday, 25 September 2004 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

pavement did a pisstake "wonderwall" cover once.

― Cripps Pink (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 25 September 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

a country where "Carrot Rope" went top 30? Wacky!

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 25 September 2004 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

you know what else I like about you English? Octopussy. I must have seen that movie...twice!

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 25 September 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I never liked Brit Pop.

Number One Cup were massive here. Dinosaur Jr were on Top of the Pops (Feel the Pain).

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 26 September 2004 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Sebadoh got on Top Of The Pops too w/ Flame.

― NickB (NickB), Sunday, 26 September 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Why does Stephen Malkmus hate Damon Albarn? Tosser.

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 26 September 2004 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Tosser.

dude, you just answered your own question.

― cis (cis), Sunday, 26 September 2004 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess so.

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 26 September 2004 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Though I've never heard that Malkmus hates Albarn before, just that he found the 'blur' album-era emulation a little odd. And Albarn's a bit of a prat, you have to admit.

― cis (cis), Sunday, 26 September 2004 21:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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