Wowee Zowee, Pavement, Music CD

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Wowee Zowee


1	We Dance 3:01
2	Rattled by the Rush 4:16
3	Black Out 2:10
4	Brinx Job 1:31
5	Grounded 4:14
6	Serpentine Pad 1:16
7	Motion Suggests 3:15
8	Father to a Sister of Thought 3:30
9	Extradition 2:12
10	Best Friends Arm 2:19
11	Grave Architecture 4:16
12	AT & T 3:32
13	Flux = Rad 1:45
14	Fight This Generation 4:22
15	Kennel District 2:59
16	Pueblo 3:25
17	Half a Canyon 6:10
18	Western Homes 1:49

Editorial Reviews

With its vast array of musical styles, Wowee Zowee isn't as accessible as Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain or as immediate as the bracing, noisy pop of Slanted & Enchanted. Pavement never abandon their warped pop aesthetic, they simply expand it, incorporating elements of folk-rock, English music hall, soul, jazz, country, as well as adding asides to such contemporaries as Suede ("We Dance"), Ween ("Brinx Job"), and Stereolab ("Half a Canyon"). Alternating between majestic epics like "Grounded" and ragged narratives like "Rattled by the Rush" and "Father to a Sister of Thought," to song fragments like "Brinx Job" and the punkish "Serpentine Pad," the record might seem disjointed at first. After repeated listens, the songs play off each other, creating a dense collage of '90s rock & roll that recasts the past and present into one rich, kaleidoscopic, and blissfully cryptic world view. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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December 13, 2002: Pavement, more than many of the other so-called "alternative" bands of the 90's, truly captured the inventive and influential spirit of indie rock. For many fans, that came in their groundbreaking first album, S&E, and for others it came in their breakthrough sophmore release, CR CR. For me, nothing better captures the full range and versatility of their sound than Wowee Zowee. Alternative music rarely ever sounded this country or jazzy and Pavement incorporates these and many other musical styles into a cohesive rock statement.

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Wowee Zowee


1	We Dance 3:01
2	Rattled by the Rush 4:16
3	Black Out 2:10
4	Brinx Job 1:31
5	Grounded 4:14
6	Serpentine Pad 1:16
7	Motion Suggests 3:15
8	Father to a Sister of Thought 3:30
9	Extradition 2:12
10	Best Friends Arm 2:19
11	Grave Architecture 4:16
12	AT & T 3:32
13	Flux = Rad 1:45
14	Fight This Generation 4:22
15	Kennel District 2:59
16	Pueblo 3:25
17	Half a Canyon 6:10
18	Western Homes 1:49

All Music Guide

With its vast array of musical styles, Wowee Zowee isn't as accessible as Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain or as immediate as the bracing, noisy pop of Slanted & Enchanted. Pavement never abandon their warped pop aesthetic, they simply expand it, incorporating elements of folk-rock, English music hall, soul, jazz, country, as well as adding asides to such contemporaries as Suede ("We Dance"), Ween ("Brinx Job"), and Stereolab ("Half a Canyon"). Alternating between majestic epics like "Grounded" and ragged narratives like "Rattled by the Rush" and "Father to a Sister of Thought," to song fragments like "Brinx Job" and the punkish "Serpentine Pad," the record might seem disjointed at first. After repeated listens, the songs play off each other, creating a dense collage of '90s rock & roll that recasts the past and present into one rich, kaleidoscopic, and blissfully cryptic world view. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1995
Release Date: 06/23/1999
Label: MATADOR RECORDS
Catalog No.: 10130
UPC: 744861013020
Sales Rank: 55,128

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Pavement		Primary Artist, Primary Artist
Doug Easley		Pedal Steel Guitar
Steve West		Drums
Stephen Malkmus		Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
Bob Nastanovich		Percussion
Sibel Firat		Cello
Mark Ibold		Bass
Spiral Stairs		Guitar, Vocals

Technical Credits
Doug Easley		Engineer
Davis McCain		Engineer
Mark Venezia		Engineer
Scott Kannberg		Contributor
A Firat		Contributor