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Pavement are probably the most influential indie band of the 90s, so while their sound is very identifiably of that decade, there are also so many bands still incorporating a huge part of what Pavement did into what they do, I don't think it's possible to fail to feel a connection with Pavement if you have even the remotest interest in what has followed them.

it's my ultimate sing-along album

And I only have the patience for one Interpol record. They're slightly different indie schlumps.

but i just sounded like andre the giant

All together now: "ICE BABY, I-SAW YOUR GIRLFRIEND..."

and Sam's drums were mic'd up way, way too hot but it was still worth the 2,000 mile trip.

2nd time with Liars supporting Banks was very sure of himself, turning his back on the audience and blowing smoke into the lights on Pace Is The Trick, playing a flying V, fender Jaguar and generally having everybody in the house hanging on his every move and word. Sam's drums were still too hot be he's one of the best drummers around, Daniel, and Carlos were awesome as usual. PDA, The Specialist and Say Hello To The Angels in the encore- Lighthouse in the sound check: sooo not shit.

but the shows I've seen were wonderful

fortunately I've never been present at one

Second time: Reading '07, I love them so much I couldn't dislike it but the atmosphere, setting and timing was wrong
Third time: Latitude '08, absolutely phenomenal, in my top 5 gigs ever. It was perfect.

but when they're good, they're brilliant. Saying that, I've not seen a gig of theirs I'd call 'shit'.

I also way prefer them to Pavement.

And Bob Nastanovitch's got that Sonny Liston thing goin' on...

next battle - CHEESE v CARROTS ?!

pace is the trick

lighthouse

no i in 3 some

mammoth

pioneer to the falls

heinrich maneuver

all fired up

and i even like "wrecking ball , who do you think?" a lot more these days

but it would have to be interpol.I love various pavement songs like grounded,box elder,hit the plane down etc.Ill need to actually spend a bit of time listenin to their albums.

I first seen interpol in aug 2003 at the liquid rooms in edinburgh,who funnily enough were supported by a then practcially unkown franz ferdinand.The gig still sticks in my mind as being completley superb one fo the best perfomances iv ever seen,i think the fact that i was absorbing totbl at the time also made it more effective.Seen them a handful of times since and its never been as good,that may be cos they are more polular now and tend not to play smaller venues.They played king tuts in 2002,still kicking myself for missing that one.

Interpol is a time and place type band, the early part of the decade is when they were considered hot shit, now just about everyone in their native country considers them a joke. Wheras Pavement have been revered since 1992.

Eat your dinner first.

because Interpol have a more polished sound, are easier on the ears, are still active and are much more hyped and famous

Pavement were popular in the 90s but they've never been as exposed as Interpol, they always mantained their aura of weirdness and were more of an underground phenomenon, with a couple of exceptions like Cut Your Hair or Shady Lane

So that'd be inaccurate anyway.

Interpol, i liked some of thr first LP then got really bored with them and how cool everyone thought the bass player was.

I think Pavement are cool for being a very uncool band generally. Das Iz Pavement.

"indie rock royalty" is that one of those oxymoron things?