ghost of miles Posted April 9, 2005 Report Posted April 9, 2005 Just caught my eye on Alan's forthcoming list: James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal and Ali Jackson - Gold Sounds (Brown Brothers Recordings) Apr 19 — instrumental versions of songs by Pavement; James Carter on horns, Cyrus Chestnut on keyboards, Ali Jackson, Jr. on percussion and Reginald Veal on bass and vocals Hmmm.... Quote
gslade Posted April 9, 2005 Report Posted April 9, 2005 instrumental versions with vocals? still looks interesting thanks for the heads up Quote
Joe M Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Jazz Times posted something about this on their website a while ago. Sounds like a "producers special" to me. It'll get good press though, I'm sure, with such a concept. That's why the concept albums sell, they have an "angle" for the media types to latch on to. Quote
RDK Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Geez, guys, it's not as if Pavement is the Beatles or Shania Twain or Lloyd Webber. There are probably like six Pavement fans out there who might buy this because of the Pavement connection. It's hardly a sell-out if that's what you're implying... Quote
Joe M Posted April 11, 2005 Report Posted April 11, 2005 Oh, I'm not claiming that this is going to be a wise commercial venture, but it's certainly being done with that in mind. It's not so much that it's going to get Pavement fans to buy it, but it will get the media attention that a normal straight ahead jazz release wouldn't receive. Expect an NPR feature, Newsweek, People, etc. PR people need an angle. Quote
Guest akanalog Posted April 12, 2005 Report Posted April 12, 2005 why play 5-4=unity? it is basically "time out". looks like they dug sorta deep into the catalog at least. woulda liked wowee zowee representing. Quote
montg Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 (edited) Has anyone picked this up? The sound samples, limited though they are, sound good. cduniverse Who's pavement? Are vocals on every track of this CD? Edited October 22, 2005 by montg Quote
montg Posted October 22, 2005 Report Posted October 22, 2005 Here's some more information. After hearing a full track, not sure this sounds so good after all. brownbrothers Quote
Soul Stream Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 I'm waiting until they do an album of Ann Murray covers.... I wouldn't call this sort of stuff "sell-out." Just misguided stuff that will be very dated in 20 years. Why waste your efforts swimming shallow waters. Personally, I'm very, very, very tired of concept jazz albums. Quote
Werf Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 Has anyone picked this up? The sound samples, limited though they are, sound good. cduniverse Who's pavement? ← Pavement is one of the most significant "indie" rock bands of the 90s. They began as a duo , with Stephen Malkmus and Scott "Spiral Stair" Kannberg recording lo-fidelity noise rock, with occasional drums by recording engineer Gary Young. Their '93 lp "Slanted and Enchanted" is one of the greatest rock albums ever. "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain," the followup, brought a fuller line-up and is another classic. "Wowee Zowee" is more sprawling and is a big fan favorite among the faithful. Pavement did two more full-lengths "Brighten the Corners" and "Terror Twilight" which, although still excellent, aren't perfect gems like the others (they also did a bunch of great eps with non-album songs). Between 94 and 99 they toured extensively, especially supporting "Brighten the Corners." Their live shows were shambling, teetering-on-the-edges, but wonderful. I saw them three times and two of the concerts were truly great. Pavement had a sound that was wholly their own. I was extremely depressed when I found out they had disbanded. Spiral Stairs has gone on as Preston School of Industry and Stephen Malkmus with The Jicks, and under his own name. SM's latest "Face the Truth" is great, almost Pavement-great. Quote
BruceH Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Who's pavement? ← That's what I'd like to know. I've vaguely heard the name now and then during the last ten years, and assumed it was some rock/alternative group. I know nothing about them. Yes, I am old. Quote
BruceH Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Has anyone picked this up? The sound samples, limited though they are, sound good. cduniverse Who's pavement? ← Pavement is one of the most significant "indie" rock bands of the 90s. They began as a duo , with Stephen Malkmus and Scott "Spiral Stair" Kannberg recording lo-fidelity noise rock, with occasional drums by recording engineer Gary Young. Their '93 lp "Slanted and Enchanted" is one of the greatest rock albums ever. "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain," the followup, brought a fuller line-up and is another classic. "Wowee Zowee" is more sprawling and is a big fan favorite among the faithful. Pavement did two more full-lengths "Brighten the Corners" and "Terror Twilight" which, although still excellent, aren't perfect gems like the others (they also did a bunch of great eps with non-album songs). Between 94 and 99 they toured extensively, especially supporting "Brighten the Corners." Their live shows were shambling, teetering-on-the-edges, but wonderful. I saw them three times and two of the concerts were truly great. Pavement had a sound that was wholly their own. I was extremely depressed when I found out they had disbanded. Spiral Stairs has gone on as Preston School of Industry and Stephen Malkmus with The Jicks, and under his own name. SM's latest "Face the Truth" is great, almost Pavement-great. ← Thanks for filling me in. Quote
BruceH Posted October 25, 2005 Report Posted October 25, 2005 Why don't James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, and the rest just cover the songs of Stiff Little Fingers? It would make about as much sense. Quote
pepe Posted October 26, 2005 Report Posted October 26, 2005 I'm looking forward to the day Carter grows up and fulfils his enormous potential - balancing his chops with content. Quote
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