PAVEMENT - Terror Twilight

If you have been following my 'days of mumble' for a while, you probably would know that I'm a fan of Pavement and also that I saw them at Matador's 10th year anniversary event. What I didn't know at the time was that would be the last time I would see them live. You may have heard that they have broken up. I read this in a very small column in SPIN or Rolling Stone or something like that. I didn't read anything in Matador's newsletter. A kind of a quiet way to go out for a band who's labeled by some critics as the best rock band in the world. I don't know about calling anybody best can hold true, but they have been one of my favorites for a long time and I will certainly miss them. About this album, I think it's a pretty strong effort. I think it's much better than the previous album 'Brighten the corners" which was good too, but it seemed too tight. I think "Wowee Zowee" was the album that really sort of changed things for them. I think it was a really good experimental kind of an album, but it really flopped commercially when people had certain expectations after the big success of "Crooked Rain". I think if "Wowee Zowee" had been a big hit, it would have made them even more experimental instead of tightening up and writing more pop songs. Anyway, it's a wonder that they have lasted this long since they all lived so far away from each other. Hopefully we'll see interesting projects from each of them.