Waht the fuck happened? i mean doesn't anyone like this

>>74276993
It's a great album.

I want to like this slacker rock shit so much, and I get it. I get why it's smart, I get why it's good, but oh boy, it just does nothing for me at the end of the day. I don't feel anything, and appreciation alone isn't enough to rope me in again and again.

I like Pavement but there isn't much longevity to them. They were a product of their time to the fullest extent.

>>74277878
you literally just have to stop caring and thinking that you're too good for it

>>74277878

Not every critically praised album needs to be liked by everyone

>>74277933
I don't think that I'm above it I'm just not engaged by it remotely. It's not music I ever get the urge to listen to again. It's lo-fi music without the necessary enthusiasm.

gbv was better anyways

>>74277878
To be more specific though: Although it doesn't always seem like it, this board is a reflection of the times. And anything resembling traditional rock music is the most unfashionable it's ever been, and Pavement (at least on this album) is easily and blatantly a rock album.

love the 'ment

Crooked Rain is a better album but this is still great. I can kind of see why Pavement isn't up there with the /mu/ meme bands though -- there's less scope for elitism. They're not particularly weird and most people would like them if you got them to listen to a few tracks. Loveless or Kid A or whatever are sufficiently odd to put casual music listeners off, allowing /mu/ to feel patrician.

The funny thing is that /mu/ meme stuff is actually quite accessible in comparison to, say, recent jazz and classical. So there's a balance being struck here I think.

They're not meme-y enough to break through the current poptimism trend

>>74277912
Wowee Zowee still holds up imo