Post Show Banter >>>>

Mr. Stephen Malkmus really mailed it in on Friday night at the Black Cat… my least favorite show I've ever seen of his.

^This is how I felt about the last 930 show and why I didn't jump on tickets to Friday's show.

That St. Vincent show was pretty fucking epic. Went mostly for Holly Herndon but very happy I stuck around.

Yada wrote:
Mr. Stephen Malkmus really mailed it in on Friday night at the Black Cat… my least favorite show I've ever seen of his.

damn… sorry to read that..what did he play?

guess it really is over…

and the new album is good too…

i wonder what is next for malkmus? wait 4 years for a  new album and another tour of even smalller places? live off the wife's job? reunite pavement for new album with reunnion tour?

he's running out of options musicwise..

maybe he'll find a new career…

hutch wrote:

Yada wrote:
Mr. Stephen Malkmus really mailed it in on Friday night at the Black Cat… my least favorite show I've ever seen of his.

damn… sorry to read that..what did he play?

guess it really is over…

and the new album is good too…

i wonder what is next for malkmus? wait 4 years for a  new album and another tour of even smalller places? live off the wife's job? reunite pavement for new album with reunnion tour?

he's running out of options musicwise..

maybe he'll find a new career…

I wouldn't call it over… and I'll most likely go see him again when he rolls through town in a handful of years, but I think it was just an off night. In my opinion, it's strange seeing a band that just doesn't care and I really got that vibe the other night. That mixed with a sold out Black Cat, starting after 11pm (yes, i'm an old fart)… it just wasn't a great show.

It was heavy on tunes from the last two albums plus a few favorites like Jenny and The Ess Dog and Baby C'mon. The encore had a few really deep Pavement cuts from Watery Domestic and Perfect Sound Forever… then a Fleetwood Mac and Velvet Underground cover.

I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Yeah… I'd see Pavement every time they rolled through town. They also have a catalog over 100 awesome songs where I'm assuming Neutral Milk Hotel plays their one boring album every show?

I do wonder how Stephen Malkmus has any money… maybe him and his wife have trust funds.

Didn't the Pavement shows slowly devolve to where it was a mess on the last leg of shows?


P.S. Still bitter about DC getting shafted out of a Pavement show because of V-Fest. I think Joe mentioned to me that Malkmus expressed some dismay about this in Philly, too.

I've always assumed that was the case with most indie rock musicians.

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Yeah… I'd see Pavement every time they rolled through town. They also have a catalog over 100 awesome songs where I'm assuming Neutral Milk Hotel plays their one boring album every show?

I do wonder how Stephen Malkmus has any money… maybe him and his wife have trust funds.

Yada wrote:
Yeah… I'd see Pavement every time they rolled through town. They also have a catalog over 100 awesome songs where I'm assuming Neutral Milk Hotel plays their one boring album every show?

To be fair, NMH played basically every song off both LPs but yeah, I think that's probably what it comes down to for me as well.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Didn't the Pavement shows slowly devolve to where it was a mess on the last leg of shows?


P.S. Still bitter about DC getting shafted out of a Pavement show because of V-Fest. I think Joe mentioned to me that Malkmus expressed some dismay about this in Philly, too.

I saw one show and highly enjoyed it… I wouldn't be surprised to hear that some of the shows sucked, but I think that comes down to the mood of Malkmus on a certain evening.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Funny when I saw Pavement I left halfway through as they were so boring. Neutral Milk Hotel still sounds exciting and fresh.  Are you another guy on here stuck in the past?

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Yeah… I'd see Pavement every time they rolled through town. They also have a catalog over 100 awesome songs where I'm assuming Neutral Milk Hotel plays their one boring album every show?

I do wonder how Stephen Malkmus has any money… maybe him and his wife have trust funds.

You are boring.  Neutral Milk Hotel has more great songs one on album than Pavement did on 4.  Not even close.

atomic wrote:
Are you another guy on here stuck in the past?

I think anyone who is totally hyped over a band that hasn't put out a record in ~15 years (NMH or Pavement) is in some way stuck in the past.

atomic wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Funny when I saw Pavement I left halfway through as they were so boring. Neutral Milk Hotel still sounds exciting and fresh.  Are you another guy on here stuck in the past?

Every time Pavement is brought up on this here board, you make the same post.

Exciting and fresh?? LOL.

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Yeah… I'd see Pavement every time they rolled through town. They also have a catalog over 100 awesome songs where I'm assuming Neutral Milk Hotel plays their one boring album every show?

I do wonder how Stephen Malkmus has any money… maybe him and his wife have trust funds.

You are boring.  Neutral Milk Hotel has more great songs one on album than Pavement did on 4.  Not even close.

Thanks again for your input, learn to type.

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Funny when I saw Pavement I left halfway through as they were so boring. Neutral Milk Hotel still sounds exciting and fresh.  Are you another guy on here stuck in the past?

Every time Pavement is brought up on this here board, you make the same post.

Exciting and fresh?? LOL.

I wouldn't have commented on Pavement as they are another boring has-been band but you somehow decided to insult Rock Gods Neutral Milk Hotel.  But I suggest they do come up with another album.  They might make something interesting.  Anyway Malkmus' solo work is awful.  I have no idea why anyone would attend his shows. 

I wonder why people on here like has-been bands so much.  It is quite a mystery.

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I'm all for a Pavement reunion.

This.

I think it's weird having went to both the NMH and Pavement reunion tours (who are similar in that they're both bands primarily from the 90's who waited a decade plus to finally give in and reunite). I left Pavement's show going "I would go see that band every year if they reformed permanently," and I left NMH going, "I really have no interest in seeing them again." On pure "how good was the set," they were probably even or maybe NHM was a bit more technically proficient, but I just wouldn't go see NMH again if I had the chance (unless it was free or something) whereas I'd go see Pavement every summer like some people do Pearl Jam.

Funny when I saw Pavement I left halfway through as they were so boring. Neutral Milk Hotel still sounds exciting and fresh.  Are you another guy on here stuck in the past?

Every time Pavement is brought up on this here board, you make the same post.

Exciting and fresh?? LOL.

I wouldn't have commented on Pavement as they are another boring has-been band but you somehow decided to insult Rock Gods Neutral Milk Hotel.  But I suggest they do come up with another album.  They might make something interesting.  Anyway Malkmus' solo work is awful.  I have no idea why anyone would attend his shows. 

I wonder why people on here like has-been bands so much.  It is quite a mystery.

You're touting a band that hasn't released an album since 1998 as exciting and fresh… on top of that freshness, what else has Jeff Magnum contributed to? A few random albums throughout the 00's?

No, guys, Atomic is right. Malkmus' solo work is far surpassed by Magnum's field recordings of Bavarian folk festivals. Let's all just admit it.

Julian, wrote:
No, guys, Atomic is right. Malkmus' solo work is far surpassed by Magnum's field recordings of Bavarian folk festivals. Let's all just admit it.

I'm willing to bet atomic has never listened to a Malkmus solo album, not enough Grapes of Wrathy feel in his outfits.

problem with pavement reunion is that malkmus is pavement and the other dudes are kinda annoying to me…

what exactly do the other guys bring to the table? when i saw the pavement show at virgin freefest iwas like
"wait a  minute,its a malkmus solo show alll but in name only!"


also i like malkmus' solo stuff a lot…i'lll take a lot of it over the last two pavement albums…

the only way it could work for me would be some pavement master album release but then agaiin we're back where we started because it would be a malkmus album

another option is malkmus could try some other band concept…but his music is so distinctive it would just sound like a malkmus solo album

anyways i'm just grateful for his music…

any way you slice it yesterday's heroes are today's zeroes…..very few exceptions to that rule..