"I'm just never gonna like a new band as much as I like Pavement. There, I said it." - my buddy G.L.
Hard to argue. Maybe Pavement's not that band for you -- I tried to think of who else might be that band for me -- but I think for most serious music fans there's a group or an artist out there that just makes you wish you were there when it all happened. You mythologize it so much maybe that it can't ever really live up to expectations, but, thankfully, the current impossibility of time travel renders this a moot point. Sure, it would've been great to be at Monterey Pop or just to experience the thrill of spinning a hot off the press copy of Rubber Soul in '65 -- those are maybe too obvious. That's why Pavement's such a good choice. Of my other all-time favorite bands, none really had/have that buzz, that very particular style, that tied them so closely to a particular time and place. I'm sure there are others that fit the mold though -- who's got their own pick?
And speaking of which, Captain's Dead has been posting plenty of Pavement shows lately, and he's got a great one up right now from Shepherd's Bush in 1997. Very good sound quality. A couple mp3s from it below:
Pavement - "Cut Your Hair" (Live)
Pavement - "Stop Breathin" (Live)
Pavement - "Silence Kit" (Live)
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