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Wowee Zowee by Pavement (CD, 1996)

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Fresh off the success of 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' with its chart- topping modern rock hit 'Cut Your Hair', the band went into the studio and came out with a deliberately chaotic and eclectic album that sounded nothing like its predecessor. With influences from the Groundhogs to the Frogs, Captain Beefheart to the more obscure mid -'80s central California hardcore bands featured on maximum rock 'n' roll comp 'Not So Quiet On the Western Front', 'Wowee Zowee' confused critics and alienated fans.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelMatador

UPC0744861013020

eBay Product ID (ePID)6050135376

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

Era1990s

Run Time3351 Sec

Release Year1996

FormatCD

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Alternative, Rock

TypeAlbum

StyleLo-Fi

ArtistPavement

Release TitleWowee Zowee

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

DistributionAlternative Dis. Alliance

Number of Tracks18

BassMark Ibold

GuitarSpiral Stairs, Stephen Malkmus

MixingRich Costey, Bryce Goggin

EngineerMark Venezia, Doug Easley, Davis Mccain

ReviewsRanked #16 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995 - "...the wilful, askew guitar dissidence of Pavement's distant past meets their surprising melodic eloquence of CROOKED RAIN and carves out their most rewarding album yet.", 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Over-packed, sometimes too oblique for its own good and occasionally not that great, but it's pure Pavement.", Ranked #39 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year' - "...inspired near nonsense, berserk tempo changes, wilfully obtuse hipster references and poignant, hooky, pure pop...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Pavement's third album found them branching out stylistically....The one constant is Stephen Malkmus's pop nous, which underpins 'AT&T' to impressive effect.", Ranked #1 in Spin's "The 10 Best Reissues of 2006" -- "The word games were never so hermetic, the guitar tangle never so dire.", 4 Stars Out of 5-"...Songs Derail Into Unexpected Territories....Adventurous...", Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 10 Reissues Of 2006" -- "There is a striking, psychedelic glow to the grind and wobble of 'Grounded' and 'Motion Suggests Itself'...", "...Stephen Malkmus' decision to spurn the enticing, flippant pop classic path...in favour of a nettly rummage through the sonic undergrowth, bespeaks the depth of his loyalty to the voices in his head....Heartfelt...", "...With WOWEE ZOWEE, Pavement has proven unequivocally that they will never be superstars. Not because this record isn't worthwhile, but because they are uncompromising...", "...Pavement spent 1994 touring, and WOWEE ZOWEE benefits as a result. The rhythm section...has cohered, and plays on the album like bandmembers rather than hired hands. The group has also continued expanding their sonic repetoire....delivers on all counts...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Slanted and tortured slow-dissolve rockers about generational angst plus tunes that cuddle your brain.", 7 (out of 10) - "...Pavement crafts the everything aesthetic into real songs....Stephen Malkmus, the eternal sophisticate...is the sexiest word-mangler in the business....Occasionally--the lyric-drunk `Rattled By The Rush,' the stuttered chorus of `AT&T'...--the results rank with Pavement's hallowed best...", Ranked #12 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records" - "...Warm, spaced-out guitar doodles; Malkmus murmurs like a surfer-dude Buddy Holly...", Ranked #17 in the Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.

VocalsSpiral Stairs, Stephen Malkmus

PercussionBob Nastanovich

DrumsSteve West

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo