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Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creed Ed. (CD)

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Pavement Artist Snapshot:

Inaugurators of the "lo-fi" alternative rock sound, Pavement set the course for college rock in the 1990s. Their skewed, shambolic guitar pop, slacker vocals, and dense wordplay endeared them to those disenchanted by lumpen grunge sounds. Over time, they became more polished, but never lost their edge. After Pavement's breakup at the end of the '90s, singer/songwriter Steve Malkmus began the inevitable solo career and guitarist Scott Kannberg started the rather Pavement-like Preston School of Industry.

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DISC 1 for Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creed Ed. (CD) Album By Pavement (Artist)
1   Stereo
2   Shady Lane / J vs. S
3   Transport Is Arranged
4   Date w/ IKEA
5   Old to Begin
6   Type Slowly
7   Embassy Row
8   Blue Hawaiian
9   We Are Underused
10   Passat Dream
11   Starlings of the Slipstream
12   Fin
13   Westie Can Drum ["Stereo" B-side]
14   Winner Of The... ["Stereo" B-side]
15   Birds in the Majic Industry [Previously Unreleased Vocal Version Taking Place of Released Instrumental "Stereo" B-side Version] - (previously unreleased)
16   Slowly Typed ["Shady Lane" B-side]
17   Cherry Area ["Shady Lane" B-side]
18   Wanna Mess You Around ["Shady Lane" B-side]
19   No Tan Lines ["Shady Lane" B-side]
20   And Then... [Full Seven-Minute+ Version of "Spit On A Stranger" B-side]
21   Harness Your Hopes ["Spit On A Stranger" B-side]  
22   Roll With the Wind ["Spit On A Stranger" B-side]  
 
DISC 2 for Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creed Ed. (CD) Album By Pavement (Artist)
1   Then [BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
2   Harness Your Hopes [BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
3   Killing Moon [BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997], The
4   Winner Of The... [BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
5   Embassy Row Psych Intro [Previously Unreleased Intro, BTC Sessions Outtake] - (previously unreleased)
6   Nigel [Previously Unreleased, BTC Sessions Outtake]
7   Chevy (Old to Begin) [Previously Unreleased Version, BTC Sessions] - (previously unreleased)
8   Roll With the Wind (Roxy) [Previously Unreleased Version, BTC Sessions] - (previously unreleased)
9   For Sale! The Preston School of Industry [Previously Unreleased, VPRO "Lola da Musica" TV show, April 4, 1997] - (previously unreleased)
10   Oddity [From The "God Save the Clean" Compilation]
11   Type Slowly [Live] [From The "Free Tibet" Compilation]
12   Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer in a Non-Alcoholic Bar [Previously Unreleased, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
13   Maybe Maybe [Previously Unreleased Version, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
14   Date w/ IKEA [BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
15   Fin [BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
16   Grave Architecture [BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
17   Classical [BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997], The
18   Space Ghost Theme I [Previously Unreleased, Recorded Live at WFNX, Boston, February 12, 1997] - (previously unreleased)
19   Space Ghost Theme II [Previously Unreleased, Recorded Live at WFNX, Boston, February 12, 1997] - (previously unreleased)
20   Beautiful as a Butterfly [Previously Unreleased, BTC Sessions Outtake] - (previously unreleased)
21   Cataracts [Previously Unreleased, BTC Sessions Outtake]
22   Classical [Radio 1 John Peel Show], The - (live)
23   Space Ghost Theme I - (previously unreleased)
24   Space Ghost Theme II - (previously unreleased)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.98) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "In 1997, these slacker romantics slowed things down and serenaded their fans, delivering an album short on noise and long on artfully dissonant ballads."
Rolling Stone (2/20/97, p.68) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...reaffirms what was likeable about Pavement in the first place: their angular but graceful melodies, their languorous anti-anthems and, of course, Malkmus' labyrinthine--and often funny or poignant--lyrical turns..."
Spin (1/98, p.87) - Ranked #11 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums of the Year."
Spin (3/97, p.99) - 8 (out of 10) - "...these tunes want you and they're not shy about it. They catch you up, charm, rouse, and freak you, and don't often ridicule....BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS is a guitar-rock album invigorated by hip-hop, in the same way MARQUEE MOON was a guitar-rock album invigorated by reggae..."
Entertainment Weekly (p.69) - "[A] trove of effortless pleasures, from the pogo-party frolic 'Stereo' to the rickety, fuzzed-up gem 'Date w/ Ikea.'" -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly (2/21-2/28/97, p.125) - "Curbing their smarty-pants indulgences, these wiseacres get down to business, crafting indie guitar rock that ebbs and flows with delicate power....BRIGHTEN proves there are still signs of life in this otherwise moribund genre." - Rating: B
Q (3/97, p.110) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Pavement have fallen into a more straightforward emotional gush on BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS....It's like Husker Du playing lo-fi pop punk with a spiked, almost newsworthy literate prosemaster, high on Pixies-flavoured twists..."
Alternative Press (3/97, p.73) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...The licks are still crispy, and the hooks are still catchy. Toe-tappingly catchy, in fact, to the point that [BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS] is likely to appeal broadly..."
CMJ (1/6/03, p.18) - Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time"
Melody Maker (2/8/97, p.49) - Recommended - "...melodic, accessible and...Sixties-influenced....In the same way Pavement's early material could've been seen as a loving tribute to the off-kilter eccentricity of The Fall, their fourth album is Britpop seen through a trans-Atlantic cultural prism..."
Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Q (Magazine) (p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Moments of melodic pop genius such as 'Shady Lane' and Byrds-influenced 'Date w/Ikea' sit snugly next to the quieter likes of 'Transport Is Arranged' and beautiful 'Starlings Of The Slipstream.'"
Mojo (Publisher) (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS remains the indie subersives' sturdiest selection of songs, with a slight return of the Gen X anthem in the switchbacking, Geddy Lee-invoking 'Stereo' and a resurgence of mainman Stephen Malkmus's needling wiseacre persona..."
NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #24 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.
Blender (Magazine) (p.67) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This 1997 set showcases the band at its breeziest...as singer Stephen Malkmus muses slightly less cryptically than usual over loose-limbed guitars and honest-to-goodness hooks."
Clash (magazine) (p.108) - "[With] some of Pavement's finest moments; from 'Shady Lane' to 'Stereo,' it's a welcome revisit to one of the most 'indie' bands ever."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Pavement] could breathlessly churn out melodies and riffs."

Title Note

Pavement: Stephen Malkmus, Mark Ibold, Spiral Stairs, Bob Nastanovich, Steve West.

The 2008 edition echoes Matador's previous fan-spoiling Pavement reissues, adding 32 bonus tracks, 18 of which have never been released. Peel sessions, live versions, and alternate takes of CORNERS songs make up a chunk of the bonus tracks, but there are also excellent B-sides like "Westie Can Drum" and "No Tan Lines," and sundry oddballs recorded during the CORNERS sessions, including "Then (The Hexx)" and the rollicking "Harness Your Hopes." Two versions of the SPACE GHOST theme, covers of Echo & The Bunnymen, The Fall, and The Clean, and a KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session round out the generous offering.

Pavement: Stephen Malkmus (vocals); Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberg, Steve West, Bob Nastanovich.

Audio Mixer: Bryce Goggin.

Audio Remasterer: Greg Calbi.

Recording information: Piedmont Triad.

A surprisingly divisive album when it came out in 1997, BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS was seen as too much of a softball to champions of the bizarro WOWEE ZOWEE, while those left scratching their heads after ZOWEE actually welcomed it. Whereas the latter has seemed more obviously great with each passing year, CORNERS remains what it always was--a catchy set of rockers and ballads, frontloaded with the attention-grabbing "Stereo," which gives the album its quirk. (Real fans know the secret that the last three or four tracks are the real classics.)

The 2008 deluxe reissue of BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS contains a second disc of rare, live, and unreleased tracks, including the band's cover of the Clean's "Oddity" and a truncated take on Faust's "It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl."

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5 out of 5 stars Anticipation Abounds, December 8, 2008
By PAVEMENT
Ive been waiting for this album forever. Ive heard so many awesome things about it. Brighten the Corners was one of my favorite pavement albums, and now that this version is coming out with 18 extra songs or something we can finally here more from this great era in the life of a terrific rock band. Fantastic.

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