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

Pavement are an American indie rock band from the 1990s. 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. They are largely considered as one of the first rock bands of the current age to gain a moderately wide degree of success without the support of a major label. In effect, the band gave rise to a deluge of indie rock bands who have succeeded on that same premise.

Beginnings and Slanted and Enchanted
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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Brighten the Corners
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Westing (By Musket and Sextant)
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Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe (disc 2)
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Top Tracks

1	Cut Your Hair	2,205
2	Gold Soundz	1,576
3	Range Life	1,519
4	Elevate Me Later	1,473
5	Stereo	1,258
6	Unfair	1,223
7	Newark Wilder	1,156
8	Here	1,098
9	Heaven Is a Truck	1,043
10	Summer Babe (Winter Version)	1,018
11	Silence Kit	1,014
12	In the Mouth a Desert	1,007
13	Stop Breathin'	937
14	No Life Singed Her	912
15	Hit the Plane Down	876

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xktoxo wrote:
yesterday morning

way too great.

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Fey-Folken wrote:
Tuesday evening

2010 - present ? they are so FUTURE !

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n0umena wrote:
Monday afternoon

how can anyone not like brighten the corners?? it is excellent.

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Jontybloom1 wrote:
Monday morning

Wow, hot off the press... 21 more acts added to Pavement ATP line-up http://www.neonfiller.com/page2.htm#atppavement

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Wolfgarden wrote:
Sunday morning

S&E FTW.

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albertrose wrote:
Sunday morning

brighten the corners. 2010.

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grahamr93 wrote:
Sunday morning

Whoa they're back together cool :)

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roguegirlscout wrote:
Sunday morning

2010 – present

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SonnyJoeFoxx wrote:
Saturday morning

Pavement's last show was ten years ago plus a day.

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beat_radiation wrote:
Thursday evening

Time After Time was my least favorite song.

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debaser18 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Primavera with Pixies!!!!!!!!!!!! :D So excited

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yugman wrote:
last week

why is the main topic of conversation in this chat box thing the order of peoples preference the albums? it's not really that interesting at all.

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beat_radiation wrote:
last week

and Westing always last :'(

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nickiswick wrote:
last week

cant wait for the shows in london next year, just hoping there is no falling out in the meantime. oh and - wowee zowee, slanted, crooked rain, terror twilight, brighten the corners

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JackBz wrote:
last week

Why isn't fillmore jive in the top 15 tracks when it's obviously the best song on crooked rain? "Round and round and round and round she goes" is probably the best moment in anything ever.

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2Fold wrote:
last week

SASQUATCH!!!!!!! can't wait.

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schoenburger wrote:
last week

shit > shit > shit > shit > shit

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robertsona_last wrote:
last week

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MetalSabe wrote:
last week

Acronyms are for bad people.

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matthewfoster wrote:
last week

S&E ≈ CrCr ≈ WZ > BTC > TT

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