Bout time i got around to this- its the 4th re-issue of the Pavement albums, having already re-vamped Slanted and Enchanted, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, and Wowee Zowee. As expected, its a gem packed with goodies on the second disc, including unreleased tracks and radio sessions. Of particular interest
- an energetic "harness your hopes" ("and cauterizing syrup!!"),
- a delightfully tortured "killing moon".
- Scott Kannenberg singing lead in "Winner of the" alongside an airy keyboard. He also sings lead for in the Peel session for "Date W/Ikea". Fantastic. Classic spiral stairs on "Passat Dream" on disc 1.
- And just for fun, the disc ends with the 2 Space Ghost themes. The buildup in the second theme is so great. Its amazing how such a seemingly uninterested voice can have so much power behind it. Nastiovich barking "get off my planet" in the background only adds to the appeal.
Basically the reissue is a treasure chest with wavering guitar and whacked out riffs the whole way through. By far the most upbeat, unquestionably happy album. Almost like the group had come to terms with themselves. Truly a new, perfectly imperfect form of classic rock.
one disappointment, the lacking of a live version of "stereo". The beauty of the song lies in in the craziness of malkmus expressions in relation to the nonsensical lines. The chorus also seems so much more powerful when malkmus is screaming "LISTEN TO ME!" Its what really give saliency to the song i think. Check out Pavements BBC sessions and you'll see what i mean
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