Best Ever Albums

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

meccalecca — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:56:02 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/16/2013 13:56

very tough choice. I feel pretty similarly about both, but find myself going back to Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain slightly more often. plus my ex took my copy of Slanted

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:17:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/16/2013 01:17

Slanted & Enchanted. Mostly because of the vibe, production but also because it was my first Pavement album and I didn't listen to their other albums for a long time after I discovered it; and the songs aren't any worse than Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain or Wowee Zowee either; I mean half of the album tracks are like the best imaginable pop singles ever.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

RockyRaccoon — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:02:04 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 08/16/2013 01:02

It's Crooked Rain for me. I like Slanted & Enchanted and all, but I the production on Crooked Rain feels cleaner and the songs are some of their best. A lot of my favorite Pavement songs ("Cut Your Hair", "Range Life", "Heaven Is A Truck") are on that album.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

littlejacob420 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:35:37 GMT

Author: littlejacob420

Posted: 08/16/2013 00:35

i dont know why, but i like slanted and enchanted better. it might be because it was my first pavement album, but it's always just stuck with me.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

pearljammer13 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:31:18 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 08/16/2013 00:31

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by a longshot for me. I've grown to love lo-fi albums over the past few years, but for whatever reason Slanted And Enchanted never really clicked with me. I think overall the songwriting on Crooked Rain Crooked Rain is simply better, and the production is just clean enough without being overdone. There aren't really any weak points on Crooked Rain, and they found the perfect balance of experimentation and straightforward indie/alt rock. A true masterpiece.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:23:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/15/2013 23:23

Slanted and Enchanted. Not feeling inspired enough to explain why in too much depth, but I guess it just feels fresher to me.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

Dingerbell — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:40:28 GMT

Author: Dingerbell

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:40

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain easily for me.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:37:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:37

I'm of the opinion that Wowee Zowee is their best, but of these two I prefer Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. I actually prefer the production on Slanted & Enchanted, but the strength of the songs on Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is just ridiculous. Also, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain feels to me like a more concise, focused record, despite actually being a little longer, as though the band were more comfortable in what they were doing. That doesn't necessarily make for a better record all the time by any means (Wowee Zowee is a record that can't sit still, and it's my favourite), but in this case I just think it works. It doesn't have the urgent energy that Slanted & Enchanted has, nor does it have that wonderful feeling of, "here we are, this is our mission statement", but it's got this real assuredness about it and a confidence in what it's doing that makes it shimmer and shine, as best evidenced in the wonderful, lazy, alt. country loll of 'Range Life'. So yeah, I voted Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

HoldenM — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:24:27 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:24

These are both stellar albums, but I feel like Slanted and Enchanted is dirty and lo-fi for the sake of being gritty and underproduced. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain also has some of my favorite songs ever, like "Elevate Me Later," "Gold Soundz," "Silence Kid," etc.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

littlejacob420 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:20:35 GMT

Author: littlejacob420

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:20

well that's their best, yeah, but these two are the best to compare.

Re: Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

MrFrogger — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:15:34 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:15

Wowee Zowee

Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain?

littlejacob420 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:14:58 GMT

Author: littlejacob420

Posted: 08/15/2013 22:14

Which Pavement album do you think is better, and why?