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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
not really a review as much as a...., July 31, 2004
i was asked once what my favorite pavement songs were...
there are some pavement songs which fit certain moods *perfectly*, and at those times, i don't have a choice but to count them as my favorites. for instance...i was in new york a few springs ago, spending the evening with the girl i'd had a brief-yet-effective romance with the summer before. she was there with a guy; i was there with two other girls, mutual friends. the five of us were in an underground, literal-hole-in-the-wall-type bar, tucked away inside a subway station at 50th street (i think). the bar was called siberia, and was a total punk/russian (prussian?) paradise. every light bulb was red, and there was writing on every inch of the walls and tables. the lone bathroom stall had a gaping three foot hole busted out of the wall on one side, through which you could see only blackness. the sofas had long ago collapsed on their stumpy legs and fallen to the sticky floor, where they laid dejected and off-balance. cushions were missing and the beer was extremely expensive. i got drunk and watched her...got drunk on the beer and the nostalgia both, pressed myself into a musty corner of the couch, and after a while, closed my eyes. there was a jukebox. it was the brightest and biggest thing in the whole place. it had "crooked rain, crooked rain" in it. i played "fillmore jive," wallowed in its brilliant decadence...i played it again then got up and roamed around manhattan for 5 hours. alone and happy.
that night, "fillmore jive" was my favorite pavement song.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A perfect balance between both worlds of Pavement, April 20, 2001
"Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" is my favorite Pavement record because you get the noisey distorted guitars and screaming("Silence Kit," "Unfair") and perfect melody("Gold Soundz," "Range Life") that Pavement are capable of doing. It also mentions my town, Santa Rosa in "Unfair!" You never can tell where Pavement are headed in their records, much like The Velvet Underground as in they can go from chaotic noise to perfect pop. "Slanted & Enchanted" is based too much on noise and their later acts like "Terror Twilight" are too sweet for Pavement. Once again, "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" maintains that balance between both worlds. The lyrics on "Stop Breathin'" and "Cut Your Hair" are absolutely classic and are Pavement classics. My favorite songs are "Gold Soundz" and "Fillmore Jive." I sing "Fillmore Jive" every morning on the way to school. Every style in rock and pop can be found in "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain." I hope you enjoy this record as much as I did.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
droll masterpiece, January 9, 2001
From the sputtering tenative opening of "Silence Kit" we know we haven't lost our boys to the major leagues. Sure, the sound quality is great and i know that puts some purists off. This is an album that just captures the alienation of being stuck in Sunny California with an indie rock heart. This is one of their best albums for sure. What's great about it? The classic rock cowbell in "Silence Kit", the chimey dual guitar attack in "Stop Breathing", the "Oohs" in "Cut Your Hair", the sound of sunshine in "Newark Wilder", "Gold Soundz" and "Range Life". Pavement actually breaks from complete detached irony and that has some boys shaking in their boots. There is a definite dread to growing up and being on a major label. And contrary to one reviewer, I saw them live on the Brighten the Corners tour and they sounded great, even if they were squabbling onstage. But would you expect any less from Malkmus and Company?
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