You saw this one coming, or maybe you didn't, but either way it's here: The
Pavement Discography Review. Pavement is one of the most legendary and consistently classic bands to come out of the 90s. If you thinkt
Radiohead has a tight 90s discography, just wait till you touch the records here.
Lead genius
Stephen Malkmus brought an instantly recognizable voice and attitude to a band that was more punk than anything else at the time, more rock than the grunge bands that passed themselves as such, and to top it all off with a cherry and sprinkles, the lyrics are often hilariously nonsensical and (in later efforts) even psychedelic. But no element that Pavement adopted ever out stayed its welcome, which is what makes each and everyone of their albums a favourite, especially their first three studio albums.
As usual, I'll focus on the studio albums because nobody cares about the live stuff. I will go out of my way to review live albums if they're requested here.
I'll start my review of
Slanted & Enchanted tomorrow.