- Wowee Zowee
Infobox Album |
Name = Wowee Zowee
Type =Album
Artist = Pavement
Released =April 11 ,1995
Recorded = November 1994
Genre =Indie rock
Length = 55:51
Label =Warner Bros. Records (1995)
Matador/Atlantic Records (1996)Matador Records (1997-present)
Producer = Pavement
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rb5uaknkhm3m link]
*Robert Christgau (A) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pavement link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pavement/albums/album/238394/review/5943554/wowee_zowee link]
Last album = "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
(1994)
This album = "Wowee Zowee"
(1995)
Next album = "Brighten the Corners "
(1997)"Wowee Zowee" was the third studio album by Pavement. The album showcased a more experimental and spontaneous side of the group, returning them to the clatter and unpredictability of their early recordings after the
classic rock vibe of 1994's "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain ". The cover art was painted by New York-based artistSteve Keene .The album is regarded as Pavement's most experimental record, and despite its initial critical failings, the album is a fan favorite and has been cited as a favorite amongst most of the members of Pavement. The relative success of their previous album (having sold 169,000 copies by this timeFact|date=September 2007 was a major reason for this stylistic shift, as the band preferred not to become popular.
The songs "Grounded," "Flux=Rad," "Pueblo," and "Kennel District" were originally written at the same time as the songs that became "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain", and rough versions appear on " " disc 2.
The album was recorded at
Easley Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, with the exception of some tracks recorded at Random Falls, in NY."Motion Suggests" is featured on a
Grandaddy compilation entitled "Below the Radio".The album's title is an homage to former drummer, Gary Young, who would frequently yell "Wowee zowee!" when excited.Fact|date=January 2008
Matador Records released an expanded 2CD edition of this album under the title "" on November 6th 2006. [http://www.matadorrecords.com/pavement/]Track listing
# "We Dance" – 3:01
# "Rattled by the Rush " – 4:16
# "Black Out" – 2:10
# "Brinx Job" – 1:31
# "Grounded" – 4:14
# "Serpentine Pad" – 1:16
# "Motion Suggests" – 3:15
# "Father to a Sister of Thought " – 3:30
# "Extradition" – 2:12
# "Best Friend's Arm" – 2:19
# "Grave Architecture" – 4:16
# "AT&T" – 3:32
# "Flux=Rad" – 1:45
# "Fight This Generation" – 4:22
# "Kennel District" – 2:59 (Spiral Stairs)
# "Pueblo" – 3:25
# "Half a Canyon" – 6:10
# "Western Homes" – 1:49ingles
* "
Rattled by the Rush "
* "Father to a Sister of Thought "
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