Description:Slanted and Enchanted is the debut album by American indie rock band Pavement. The album was distributed to critics as early as 1991 before its official release; the original distribution did not feature the entire band as several members joined during its production. It was said that Gary Young's drumming was so shaky that Bob NastanSlanted and Enchanted is the debut album by American indie rock band Pavement. The album was distributed to critics as early as 1991 before its official release; the original distribution did not feature the entire band as several members joined during its production. It was said that Gary Young's drumming was so shaky that Bob Nastanovich kept time for him, in addition to working as tour manager.In 2003, the album was ranked number 134 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A two-disc expanded version of the album, Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, was released in 2002. Along with the original 14 tracks, it includes an additional ten tracks from recording sessions on disc one, and disc two consists of the four-track Watery, Domestic EP, seven other songs from recording sessions, and 13 live tracks (from a show at the Brixton Academy in London on December 14, 1992).... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Matador Records Release date : 20 April 1992 Number of discs : 2 EAN: 0744861055723 UPC: 744861055723
"“Sales of Pavement's fuzzed-out masterpiece don't stack up to the rounding errors on Nevermind, but its influence on Beck, Blur, Radiohead and countless other musicians of the 90s is incalculable. Lead singer and former Whitney Museum of Art security guard Stephen Malkmus expressed alienation with the same lo-fi guitar grit of Kurt Cobain, but his lyrics and vocals are models of cryptic passion. "Summer Babe" could pass for a rougher than normal bit of classic rock if Malkmus weren't singing, "