Pavement to reunite

Um. Apparently. After a solid decade of rumour. I blame these guys myself. Smug, self-centered, music-hating dorks.

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12 Responses to “Pavement to reunite”

  1. Swineshead Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 5:19 pm | Reply

    Pavement weren’t crap by the time they split. They were different to they were when they started, but they were still great.

    So yes, it’s just you.

  2. Swineshead Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 5:22 pm | Reply

    ‘They were different to HOW they were…’ I meant to say. It’s early.

  3. Swineshead Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 5:29 pm | Reply

    He didn’t enjoy being in Pavement but the music still stands up. Whether Malkmus disowns it or not is irrelevant. He’s great but like most artists, prone to saying silly things.

    Just relisten to Major Leagues, Spit on a Stranger or Speak, See, Remember. Terror Twilight is a brilliant album. What a grumpy writer or a jaded musician happen to think can’t taint that in my mind.

  4. wellsyuk Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 6:08 pm | Reply

    Come on, they’ve got some cracking albums and songs – ‘Fillmore Jive, ‘Strings of Nashville’ being two essential songs that spring to mind. Think you’re aiming at the wrong target here.

  5. mippy Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 6:22 pm | Reply

    Some of us couldn’t see them in 1992/93. Because we were eleven. Hooray for reunions!

  6. Stocky Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 7:42 pm | Reply

    The Pixies and Pavement weren’t crap when they split but they both broke up at the right time: when they were starting to go downhill. The reunited Pixies were great live and I’d go see a reunited Pavement show. Why not?

  7. everetttrue Says:
    September 17, 2009 at 9:43 pm | Reply

    (From Facebook)

    Andrea Pavanello, Naomi Joanna Tinsley and 2 others like this.

    Emma Pollard
    I never understood why people liked them so much.
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    Massimo Usai
    same here!
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    Brett Wells
    yey
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    Eugene Kelly
    Yes E.T. it is just you. Pavement were great to the end. Terror Twilight is great.
    2 hours ago · Delete

    Everett True
    Undone! Undone!
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    Andrea Pavanello
    this is the only reunion I wanted!
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    Stephen Joseph Michael Walker
    They ‘d changed so much by the time they split: they’d gone from being a Fall tribute act to a Fairport Convention tribute act !(only joking, readers. I used to really like Pavement).Hey, are they going to get Gary Young on board? I often (well, sometimes) wonder what happened to him.
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    Bob Fay
    I saw the 1st Boston show, which was absolutely amazing.
    by the time they were doing their final tour in 99 I can safely say that I’d never seen a band more bored with the process of playing their material. a real downer…
    hell, they’ll make a boatload of cash. who am I to begrudge that?
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  8. Pavement World Tour in 2010 « Fingers Become Thumbs Says:
    September 18, 2009 at 2:05 am | Reply

    [...] not everyone is as excited about the re-union. Whiney journalistic dinosaur, Everett True, complains on his blog how Pavement were “crap” by the time they split, and blames Pitchfork for years worth [...]

  9. everetttrue Says:
    September 18, 2009 at 4:38 am | Reply

    (From Facebook)

    Charlie Bertsch
    I love all their work, to be honest. I know that many feel Terror Twilight marked a decline, but I don’t perceive it. In fact, I’m inclined, as much as I love their Drag City material, to argue that their early releases were overrated compared to what came later. But I’m one of their most devoted fans.
    6 hours ago · Delete

    Glen Steven Colen
    Wowee Zowee was their last good album
    3 hours ago · Delete

  10. Andy Says:
    September 18, 2009 at 6:31 am | Reply

    I saw some great Pavement shows back in 92/93 but have no desire to see them again… I really can’t help but wish bands would just stay split – nothing good will come of it. (I obviously reserve the right to have a different opinion when it suits me)

  11. Complotto e mezzo Says:
    September 18, 2009 at 8:54 pm | Reply

    [...] le voci critiche, Everett True: “I Pavement sono dei cretini petulanti ed egocentrici”. Ma secondo Polaroid “è [...]

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