Comments on: 20 best pavement songs ever http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/ notes from the digital underground Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:49:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scarlett Pain http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-130697 Scarlett Pain Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:09:41 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-130697 Thanks for the nice pics. Thanks for the nice pics.

]]> By: giallopudding http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-129100 giallopudding Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:37:17 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-129100 missin trigger cut: "lies and betrayels, fruit-covered nails" elevate me later: "does he sleep with electric guitars, rang rovin' with cinema stars" harness you hopes: "show me a word that rhymes with pavement and I will kill your parents and roast them on a spit" missin trigger cut: “lies and betrayels, fruit-covered nails”
elevate me later: “does he sleep with electric guitars, rang rovin’ with cinema stars”
harness you hopes: “show me a word that rhymes with pavement and I will kill your parents and roast them on a spit”

]]> By: Jp http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-124874 Jp Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:35:43 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-124874 great list man. although you forgot to include grave architecture. it's ok, we all make mistakes. anyway i'm curious about three things- 1. what are your thoughts on the btc rerelease? I'm pretty sure this list was written before it came out. like you, I never liked btc or tt until i got the btc double. and for me the second disc in particular is amazing. chevy, the live type slowly, harness, the really cool version of the hexx. any of the songs from this release make your list? 2. thoughts on the reunion? 3. are you reading comments from a 2 1/2 year old post? great list man. although you forgot to include grave architecture. it’s ok, we all make mistakes. anyway i’m curious about three things-
1. what are your thoughts on the btc rerelease? I’m pretty sure this list was written before it came out. like you, I never liked btc or tt until i got the btc double. and for me the second disc in particular is amazing. chevy, the live type slowly, harness, the really cool version of the hexx. any of the songs from this release make your list?
2. thoughts on the reunion?
3. are you reading comments from a 2 1/2 year old post?

]]> By: petey http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-123683 petey Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:02:21 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-123683 harness your hopes is my favorite song i'm not a big fan of much else harness your hopes is my favorite song i’m not a big fan of much else

]]> By: marioc http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-117985 marioc Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:59:13 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-117985 great list. i concur...with the "shoot the singer" peeps. that should be a top 5 joint. and "unseen power..." but "texas never whispers at #2. genius. although i totally get it...it's a bummer that terror twilight didn't have a single jam on here. "major leagues?" great list.
i concur…with the “shoot the singer” peeps.
that should be a top 5 joint.
and “unseen power…”
but “texas never whispers at #2. genius.

although i totally get it…it’s a bummer that terror twilight didn’t have a single jam on here. “major leagues?”

]]> By: Grant Miller, Esq. http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-117864 Grant Miller, Esq. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:27:41 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-117864 Great list, but it could have been much shorter. My list of best Pavement songs has always consisted solely of which ever Pavement song I'm listening to at the moment. Great band. Great songs. They can do no wrong. NYC 9/21/2010 Great list, but it could have been much shorter. My list of best Pavement songs has always consisted solely of which ever Pavement song I’m listening to at the moment.

Great band. Great songs. They can do no wrong.

NYC 9/21/2010

]]> By: JOHn http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-112757 JOHn Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:10:09 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-112757 Good list, good list....but it really hurts me that you left off Loretta's Scars! How can you, how can you leave this song off this list. This is the first pavement song I ever heard and I still get chills from it after 100000000 plays on my ipod. Maybe its like when a baby thinks the first person he see is his mom or something. I love the mix of excitment and lack of trying I get from this song and to me it might be the quintessential pavement song. I mean give it a day is a cute song, but it has nothing on Loretta, so maybe you could put it in at 12, or even 1b? (I understand your connection with pueblo so its ok.) I think you hurt Scott's feelings by not putting in one of his songs. He really tried, and I think Kennel District is deserving of some praise. Good list, good list….but it really hurts me that you left off Loretta’s Scars! How can you, how can you leave this song off this list. This is the first pavement song I ever heard and I still get chills from it after 100000000 plays on my ipod. Maybe its like when a baby thinks the first person he see is his mom or something. I love the mix of excitment and lack of trying I get from this song and to me it might be the quintessential pavement song. I mean give it a day is a cute song, but it has nothing on Loretta, so maybe you could put it in at 12, or even 1b? (I understand your connection with pueblo so its ok.)

I think you hurt Scott’s feelings by not putting in one of his songs. He really tried, and I think Kennel District is deserving of some praise.

]]> By: Eric http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-109906 Eric Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:10:20 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-109906 I think Black Out is by far the best song I've ever heard by them. They are a great band, but that song is way better than they are. I think Black Out is by far the best song I’ve ever heard by them. They are a great band, but that song is way better than they are.

]]> By: Matt http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-105604 Matt Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:44:57 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-105604 That's funny... I was just listening to Wowee Zowee just today and thinking about how I have always undervalued Pueblo, and how it may be one of their best songs. That’s funny… I was just listening to Wowee Zowee just today and thinking about how I have always undervalued Pueblo, and how it may be one of their best songs.

]]> By: Griffin http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-98882 Griffin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:42:29 +0000 http://17dots.com/2007/04/07/20-best-pavement-songs-ever/#comment-98882 Good list! I would add "Circa 1762", easily their best "rarity", IMHO. The octave riff in the verse, Spiral/SM trading off vocals...greatness. Major kudos for "Zurich is Stained" and "Frontwards", both great songs. Fuck, I would just put the first 10 songs of S&E, probably. "Loretta's Scars", the way it kind of slowly builds up, unintentionally almost. And Malkmus' vocals are so damn awkward! For once, he actually sounds like he understands how ridiculous his lyrics are. And the chorus is so dry and catchy. "Home" is another gread build-up-er, the lyrics sort of make sense, even, and they're good "No I cannot do it myself, stick your fingers in my mouth, pull my lips back and watch me smile...I'll go to sleep and wait for my number to come," pretty great summation of the Pavement aesthetic. "Perfect Depth" maybe....it's so earnest! And "Best Friend's Arm" is so goofy and catchy. "Grave Architecture" is another example of them being really impressively mature/good songwriters. And finally, "Western Homes" is the song everybody hates, but I think it's great, the flanged vocals are just ridiculous. Maybe it shouldn't have been right after "Half a Canyon" but oh well. Good list! I would add “Circa 1762″, easily their best “rarity”, IMHO. The octave riff in the verse, Spiral/SM trading off vocals…greatness. Major kudos for “Zurich is Stained” and “Frontwards”, both great songs. Fuck, I would just put the first 10 songs of S&E, probably. “Loretta’s Scars”, the way it kind of slowly builds up, unintentionally almost. And Malkmus’ vocals are so damn awkward! For once, he actually sounds like he understands how ridiculous his lyrics are. And the chorus is so dry and catchy. “Home” is another gread build-up-er, the lyrics sort of make sense, even, and they’re good “No I cannot do it myself, stick your fingers in my mouth, pull my lips back and watch me smile…I’ll go to sleep and wait for my number to come,” pretty great summation of the Pavement aesthetic. “Perfect Depth” maybe….it’s so earnest! And “Best Friend’s Arm” is so goofy and catchy. “Grave Architecture” is another example of them being really impressively mature/good songwriters. And finally, “Western Homes” is the song everybody hates, but I think it’s great, the flanged vocals are just ridiculous. Maybe it shouldn’t have been right after “Half a Canyon” but oh well.

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