Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by dfmcpete:
Speaking of Pavement
opening of Wowee Zowee:
1. We Dance
2. Rattled by the Rush
3. Black Out
Why wasn't this album more popular?
i think that wowee zowee is just so disjointed, there's no sense that it's going anywhere. that being said, father to a sister of thought is one of my favorite pavement songs.
however, when a song from wowee zowee comes up on my ipod, i don't skip it. individually, i like the songs, as an album. . .ehhh. sort of also how i feel about rem's "green." [/b]
malkmus always said it was an album best appreciated on shuffle, and it makes sense. i'll always like "crooked rain" most for sentimental reasons, but "wowee zowee" is definitely the best in my book. it's got that perfect midpoint of slacker charm but malkmus also really trying to make a great album. "slanted" has tons of classic tunes, but it's very one-dimensional, fidelity-wise. WZ's got everything -- faux brit-folk, snotty punk, kraut-rock, slide guitar country rock, etc. i've always maintained that it's like their "exile on main street" and it will take a couple decades for people to really catch on. so i guess we've got 10 more years. and if it wasn't for "flux=rad," the "grave architecure"/"at & t"/"fight this generation" trio would be tough to top.
