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- This 2 CD edition, titled Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, contains 48 songs, featuring the entire original disc and, in addition, 3 outtakes of which one is an unreleased song and the other two are alternate takes, plus the B-sides from the 'Summer Babe' and 'Trigger Cut' singles, 5 songs from two different John Peel sessions, the 4-track EP Watery, Domestic, and 13 tracks of a live performance of the band held at the Brixton Academy in London on 14 December 1992.
- Aesthetically, the thin, noisy low-fidelity production is appealing and uncompromising, but what makes Slanted & Enchanted remarkable is the songwriting. Instead of disguising an underdeveloped sense of songcraft, the production embellishes and subverts the band's gift for unusual, catchy hooks.
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| Slanted and Enchanted | |||
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| File:Slanted and Enchanted album cover.jpg | |||
| Studio album by Pavement | |||
| Released | 20 April 1992 | ||
| Recorded | 13–20 January 1991 24 December 1990 ('Here') | ||
| Studio | Louder Than You Think Studios, Stockton South Makepeace Studios, Brooklyn ('Here')[1] | ||
| Genre | Indie rock, noise pop, lo-fi[2] | ||
| Length | 38:41 | ||
| Label | Matador | ||
| Producer | Pavement | ||
| Pavement chronology | |||
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Slanted and Enchanted is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released in April 1992 on Matador Records. The album was distributed to critics as early as 1991, months before its official release; the original distribution did not feature the entire band, as several members joined during its production.[3] The recording sessions were split between South Makepeace Studios in Brooklyn, New York (recorded 24 December 1990) and Louder Than You Think Studios in Stockton, CA (recorded 13–20 January 1991).
The title Slanted and Enchanted is taken from the title of a cartoon made by Silver Jews frontman David Berman.[4] Its cover art was created by appropriating that of an existing album, Ferrante & Teicher's Keyboard Kapers. Slanted and Enchanted was officially released on 20 April 1992 to critical acclaim, originally reaching a peak of number 72 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] A two-disc expanded version of the album, Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, was released in 2002. In 2003, the album was ranked number 134 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. As of 2007, the album has sold 150,000 copies.[6]
- 3Track listing
Critical reception
I think Slanted and Enchanted probably is the best record we made,
only because it's less self-conscious and has an unrepeatable energy about it.[7]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[9] |
| NME | 8/10[10] |
| Q | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| Select | [13] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 10/10[14] |
| The Village Voice | A[15] |
In a contemporary review of the album, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice was highly positive, writing that Pavement are 'good at both tune and noise' and that Slanted and Enchanted yields 'a message complex enough to offer hope... that the lyrics will catch up'.[15] Erik Davis of Spin designated Slanted and Enchanted as the magazine's 'Platter du Jour' for March 1992, describing the album as 'so fine it occasionally seems too perfect.'[16]
Since its release in 1992, Slanted and Enchanted has appeared on many critics' best-of lists and is frequently cited as being among the most influential indie rock albums of the 1990s. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine cited the album as 'a left-field classic' and 'one of the most influential records of the '90s'.[2] In 2002, Pitchfork Media awarded the album their maximum grade of 10.0/10.0 in a review of the album's reissue[17] and ranked it as the fifth greatest album of the 1990s in 2003.[18]Rolling Stone called Slanted and Enchanted 'the quintessential indie rock album.'[19]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allmusic | US | AllMusic's Highest Rated Albums of 1992[20] | 1992 | 9 |
| Blender | US | The 100 Greatest American Albums of All time[21] | 2002 | 67 |
| 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die[21] | 2003 | * | ||
| The 10 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever[22] | 2007 | 1 | ||
| Pitchfork Media | US | Top 100 Albums of the 1990s[21] | 1999 | 3 |
| Top 100 Albums of the 1990s[18][21] | 2003 | 5 | ||
| Rolling Stone | US | The Essential 200 Rock Records[21] | 1997 | * |
| The Essential Recordings of the '90s[21] | 1999 | * | ||
| 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[21][23] | 2003 | 134 | ||
| The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time[19] | - | 25 | ||
| 100 Best Albums of the Nineties[21][24] | 2010 | 24 | ||
| Slant Magazine | US | Best Albums of the '90s[25] | 2011 | 40 |
| Spin | US | 100 Alternative Albums[21] | 1995 | 16 |
| Top 90 Albums of '90s[21] | 1999 | 5 | ||
| Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years[21][26] | 2005 | 4 | ||
| 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years[21][27] | 2010 | 9 |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen Malkmus, except 'Two States' by Scott Kannberg.
- 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' – 3:16
- 'Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite at :17' – 3:16
- 'No Life Singed Her' – 2:09
- 'In the Mouth a Desert' – 3:52
- 'Conduit for Sale!' – 2:52
- 'Zürich Is Stained' – 1:41
- 'Chesley's Little Wrists' – 1:16
- 'Loretta's Scars' – 2:55
- 'Here' – 3:56
- 'Two States' – 1:47
- 'Perfume-V' – 2:09
- 'Fame Throwa' – 3:22
- 'Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era' – 3:21
- 'Our Singer' – 3:09
The Japanese release of the album featured the songs 'Sue Me Jack' (3:02) and 'So Stark (You're a Skyscraper)' (3:01) after 'Our Singer'.[28]
Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe
On 22 October 2002, Matador Records released a remastered and extended version of the album with previously unreleased material. This 2 CD edition, titled Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, contains 48 songs, featuring the entire original disc and, in addition, 3 outtakes of which one is an unreleased song and the other two are alternate takes, plus the B-sides from the 'Summer Babe' and 'Trigger Cut' singles, 5 songs from two different John Peelsessions, the 4-track EPWatery, Domestic, and 13 tracks of a live performance of the band held at the Brixton Academy in London on 14 December 1992.[29][30] This expanded version reached number 5 in the US Billboard Top Independent Albums[31][32] and number 152 in the US Billboard 200 charts.[31][33]
Personnel
- Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
- Scott Kannberg – bass, vocals, guitar
- Gary Young – drums, percussion
- Cy Jameson – engineer ('Here')[1]
References
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- ↑Singh, Amrit (20 April 2012). 'Slanted And Enchanted Turns 20'. Stereogum. Retrieved 18 May 2013.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑Klosterman, Chuck (March 2010). 'Greatest. Indie-est. Band. Ever. (Interview with Stephen Malkmus also about Slanted and Enchanted)'. GQ. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 18 May 2013.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
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- ↑Arnold, Gina (31 July 1992). 'Slanted and Enchanted'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 June 2013.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑Lamancq, Steve (4 May 1992). 'Pavement – Slanted and Enchanted'. NME. Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2015.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
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- ↑Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 624. ISBN0-743-20169-8.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
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- ↑ 18.018.1Pitchfork staff (17 November 2003). 'Top 100 Albums of the 1990s'. Pitchfork Media. p. 10. Retrieved 17 May 2013.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
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Slanted And Enchanted Clothing
| Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe | ||||
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| Released | October 20, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 24, 1990 to December 16, 1992 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 138:34 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Pavement chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | link |
| Rolling Stone | October 31, 2002 |
| Pitchfork Media | 10/10 November 1, 2002 |
| SplendidEzine.com | not rated November 15, 2002 |
Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe is a double album by American indie rock band Pavement featuring a remastered version of the band's first studio album Slanted and Enchanted, as well as outtakes & live tracks from the same era as the original release. On October 22, 2002, Matador Records released this edition with 48 songs, including the entire original disc and, in addition, 3 outtakes of which one is an unreleased song and the other two are alternate takes, plus the B-sides from the 'Summer Babe' and 'Trigger Cut' singles, 5 songs from two different John Peelsessions, the 4-track EPWatery, Domestic, and 13 tracks of a live performance of the band held at the Brixton Academy in London on December 14, 1992.[1][2] This expanded version reached number 5 in the US Billboard Top Independent Albums[3][4] and number 152 in the US Billboard 200 charts.[3][5]
Track listing[edit]
Disc one Slanted & Enchanted[edit]
- Slanted & Enchanted
- 1. 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)'
- 2. 'Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite at :17'
- 3. 'No Life Singed Her'
- 4. 'In the Mouth a Desert'
- 5. 'Conduit for Sale!'
- 6. 'Zürich Is Stained'
- 7. 'Chesley's Little Wrists'
- 8. 'Loretta's Scars'
- 9. 'Here'
- 10. 'Two States'
- 11. 'Perfume-V'
- 12. 'Fame Throwa'
- 13. 'Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era'
- 14. 'Our Singer'
- Slanted Sessions
- 15. 'Summer Babe (7' Version)'
- 16. 'Mercy Snack: The Laundromat'
- 17. 'Baptist Blacktick'
- 18. 'My First Mine'
- 19. 'Here (Alternate Mix)'
- 20. 'Nothing Ever Happens'
- John Peelsessions, June 23, 1992
- 21. 'Circa 1762'
- 22. 'Kentucky Cocktail'
- 23. 'Secret Knowledge of Backroads'
- 24. 'Here'
Disc two Watery, Domestic[edit]
- Watery, Domestic
- 1. 'Texas Never Whispers'
- 2. 'Frontwards'
- 3. 'Lions (Linden)'
- 4. 'Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)'
- Watery Sessions
- 5. 'Sue Me Jack'
- 6. 'So Stark (You're a Skyscraper)'
- 7. 'Greenlander'
- John Peelsessions, December 16, 1992
- 8. 'Rain Ammunition'
- 9. 'Drunks With Guns'
- 10. 'Ed Ames'
- 11. 'The List of Dorms'
- Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
- 12. 'Conduit for Sale!'
- 13. 'Fame Throwa'
- 14. 'Home'
- 15. 'Perfume-V'
- 16. 'Summer Babe'
- 17. 'Frontwards'
- 18. 'Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent'
- 19. 'Two States'
- 20. 'No Life Singed Her'
- 21. 'So Stark'
- 22. 'Box Elder'
- 23. 'Baby, Yeah'
- 24. 'In the Mouth a Desert'
Charts[edit]
| US Billboard 200[3][5] | 152 |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums[3][4] | 5 |
References[edit]
Slanted And Enchanted Luxe Boutique
- ^'Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe'. Matador Records. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe at Discogs. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ abcd'Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement. Awards'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ ab'Pavement | Chart History. Independent Albums'. Billboard. Eldridge Industries. November 9, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ ab'Pavement | Chart History. Billboard 200'. Billboard. Eldridge Industries. November 9, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2018.