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Stockton CA, United States (1989 – 1999, 2010 – present)

Pavement are an American band. Although they experienced only moderate commercial success, they achieved a significant cult following, and their music has been a major influence on many bands of the late 1990s and beyond. For most of the band’s career, they consisted of Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar), Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg (guitar, vocals), Mark Ibold (bass), Steve West (drums) and Bob Nastanovich (percussion, vocals).

Pavement formed in Stockton, California, in 1989 as a studio project of guitarists and vocalists Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg, known originally only as “S.M.” and “Spiral Stairs”, respectively. Their debut EPs were extremely lo-fi releases titled Slay Tracks (1933-1969), Demolition Plot J-7, and Perfect Sound Forever. They were recorded at Louder Than You Think, the home studio of infamous Stockton local and former hippie Gary Young. The eccentric and aging hipster also provided drums. Upon first hearing the duo’s songs, Young was quoted as saying, “this Malkmus idiot is a complete songwriting genius”.
Pavement’s most obvious influence during this time was English rock band The Fall, although Kannberg stated in a 1992 interview that he preferred The Replacements to The Fall. The Fall’s primary member, Mark E. Smith, would often angrily claim through the years that Pavement was a “rip-off” of his band and that they didn’t “have an original idea in their heads”. However, some of the other members of The Fall actually enjoyed Pavement.
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  • NihilisticRobot

    Did these guys invent Hipsterness by mistake? Their importance in the movement of the self-important fan-boys is unprecedented. They were groundbreakers or whatever. Yeah, I love them. I sucked their cocks (off a delicious KFC chicken bone, of course.)

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  • Rigochoc

    perfection

    Saturday afternoon

  • Compiaciuto

    two states, WE WANT TWO STATES

    Saturday afternoon

  • KHsonicdude23

    Pavement don't sound like Weezer. Weezer sounds like Pavement.

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  • Boshwadam

    stop comparing them to weezer ya dingus.

    Friday morning

  • YorkNew

    So drunk in the August sun

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  • kouta55

    69 plays in your library

    Wednesday morning

  • SouptheHoop

    these guys juggle quirky and annoying with hooks and breaks like some kind of awesome weezer jam band

    Wednesday morning
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