Pavement:Classic or Dud

if i'm paying to see this live i really don't need to watch a ton of poor qual youtubes months in advance, but maybe that's just me

this is only a preview. sheesh.

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hey baby

it was an amazing show, thrilled that i was able to see them first. setlist is missing random rules (!), a very pleasant surprise

wow, they did "Random Rules"? nice!

I'd love to hear "We Dance" but I think I would absolutely DIE if they played "All My Friends" or "Fillmore Jive"

I mean, seriously, could you close a main set better than with "Fillmore Jive"?

I haven't been able to get interested in the Pavement reunion, probably because I saw them 3 times in the 90s and they were pretty awful all 3 times.

Kinda want to go to the show with the Clean supporting tho.

S-K sounds lost w/o pavemnt in that kloserman article; the last line is 100% malkmus

if i'm paying to see this live i really don't need to watch a ton of poor qual youtubes months in advance, but maybe that's just me

Great show in Tokyo last night. Loads of stuff from Enchanted.

Got my ticket for September in Broomfield ('burb of Denver)... own all their albums, so my bias is there: I like them.

hey, i'm going to the broomfield show, too! i'll be the 31-year-old guy w. a beard and glasses.

hey random question -- does anyone have a rip of the vinyl bonus trax from Brighten The Corners deluxe edition? In particular looking for that What Goes On cover ...

What goes on in your mind/I gotta love my baby from behind

Damn, that's a pretty fantastic cover!

is it on that page? i'm just getting a blank page ...

Really? Erm, check yr mail in a minute.

that what goes on cover is so horrible... ugh.

what's so horrible about it? love the droney synth backdrop for one.

heyo, thanks, willem! i liked this version when i heard it way back when ... not the band's finest hour or anything, but fun.

fun's definitely a big part of the appeal, but not just that. well, maybe being very tired/lack of sleep helps as well :)

isn't the version on the btc vinyl reish the one from kcrw, and not this version?

btc deluxe version is from kcrw yeah ... wish i could get it w/o buying an absurdly priced vinyl box set! it really isn't available for sale digitally anywhere?

Saw them in Glasgow tonight - pleasantly surprised by how excellent it was. Only rough spots were S&E cuts...not enough treble.

What was setlist? I'll be seeing them in....................................................................................................September.

Pretty much just most of Quarantine

Oh, and Silence Kit and Kennel District. Those didn't make it onto QTP did they

Great gig in Dublin the other night.

Classic. I'm fairly seriously blown away by the Jicks project too. Sweet acid fried guitar swirls there.

just heard a rumor that Beck is producing the new Jicks album? weird. don't really believe it.

Beck did a great job on last year's Charlotte Gainsbourg album.

according to the latest issue of mojo, beck is indeed producing the album, which they're saying should be out in september

Saw them in Dublin during the week. Got off to a bit of a shaky start i thought but by the end they had really picked up steam. Malkmus really didn't seem to be into it however. Apparently he and Mark Ibold did have to make something of an epic trip to circumvent the ash cloud though so he could have just been tired.

pitchfork also says that the jicks recorded with beck, but the pavement reunion will delay the release until next year.

it's a shame they left the between song banter off the kcrw parts of the brighten the corners reissue...really funny stuff

Hoping the next Jicks album is less produced, and further reminiscent of Pavement. Which obviously isn't what Malkmus is going for.

last jicks was pretty great

A few photos from the Pavement @ Barrowlands, Glasgow show...

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Yesterday Pavement played a great show @ Paradiso, Amsterdam. Mostly songs from Quarantine The Past, with a few notable extras (The Hexx, Father To A Sister Of Thought, We Dance, Rattled By The Rush, Kennel District and Starlings Of The Slipstream). I'm seriously considering going to the other Dutch show in July.

Malkmus was really bratty and uncommitted in Glasgow as well. His playing and singing was fine, but he looked quite petulant at times, especially when Spiral did a song. He'd pull ironic shapes and dick around with his guitar held high. People have said this is what he's always been like, but that's no excuse. It was a very different Malkmus to the one who plays with the Jicks. With them he's relaxed and banters away. Ok, it's his project, but he could at least try to look interested. The rest of the band interacted well and looked as if they were having fun, Bob and Westy in particular. It was a good show once they got going, and I did find myself singing along, but it was hardly amazing. Maybe I just can't get that excited about 90s indie-rock anymore...

Sounds like SM is back to his old tricks

Count you're not the first person I've heard say that. I don't really understand how anyone could be a big enough Pavement fan to drop £25 to see them and not expect that from SM. I was more surprised at how genuine the rest of the guys were.

Actually considering Kannberg's recent releases maybe not.

Obviously I wasn't expecting Malkmus to be acting all sincere and impassioned like he's in Fugazi or something, but in most of the live footage from back in the day, the ironic tomfoolery is generally goodnatured and charming, whereas this time he seemed arrogant and sneering. I barely saw him crack a smile!

Yup. I was there and thought the same thing, but mainly ruminated on how this guy is 43 years now and still has to come across at petulant. I thought reforming the band after 11 years would mean he'd be enthused and generally happy to share the spotlight, but there y'go.

In this (terrible) Klosterman article he doesn't seem too excited about it. So I guess add that to his usual ennui

You'd have to figure he's feeling a little bit cynical about it all, what with purposefully staying underground in the 90s and mocking bands who made a lot of money and all and now here he is doing this fan-service/cash-grab.

Not that I'm complaining it was nice to see them but I guess I understand where he's coming from. But I was also laughing at him during the show, not feeling put off or anything, so perhaps we're coming from different places

WELL I WAS DRESSED FOR

that article makes me really, really hope that they release a new album and it's all about fantasy sports