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Pavement were a [[Cult Classic]] indie rock band from Stockton, California, initially active between 1989 and 1999. They were known as the figureheads of the indie rock movement in the USA during the 1990's and one of the [[Trope Maker|Trope Makers]] for the lo-fi genre alongside [[
Its members were:
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* [[Executive Meddling]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMN6pZ1lh-Y The original version] of the video for "Rattled by the Rush" features the band performing, as the camera makes sudden movements and pans. Their label was totally fine with this video, but MTV was not, and it was banned from the network on the grounds that the camera effects caused viewers to become nauseous. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAVLkn-4B9o The second version] of the video contains the same footage, except its being [[Leave the Camera Running|projected onto a single ceramic tile on the wall next to a bath-tub]].
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: ''Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement'', released in 2010 to coincide with their reunion.
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: One of these for "Cut Your Hair" is the theme song for American sports talk show ''[[
* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]]
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''Brighten the Corners''
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* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: A graphic mistake on the back cover of ''Crooked Rain'' led to a lot of people thinking the song "Silence Kid" was named "Silence Kit".
* [[Shout-Out]]: ''Wowee Zowee'' is named after an early [[Frank Zappa]] song ("Wowie Zowie") and its cover art is reminiscent of ''[http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drm400/m425/m42564cf3zd.jpg Känguru]'' by the [[Kraut Rock]] band Guru Guru. The back cover showing a wizard with the speech bubble [[Gratuitous German|"Pavement Ist Rad!"]] is probably an additional nod to the origin of the cover.
* [[Step Up to
* [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]]: "Spit on a Stranger," "Box Elder," and "Here."
* [[Trope Maker]]: For the genre known as lo-fi, along with Guided by Voices. By the time of their first album however, they stopped completely relying on lo-fi recording equipment.
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