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Slanted and Enchanted is the debut album by American indie rock band Pavement. Although released to the public on April 20, 1992, 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. The recording sessions were split between South Makepeace Studios in Brooklyn, NY (recorded December 24, 1990) and Louder Than You Think studios in Stockton, CA (recorded January 13-20, 1991). It was said that Gary Young's drumming was so shaky that Bob Nastanovich kept time for him, in addition to working as tour manager. [citation needed]. In 2003, the album was ranked number 134 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

A two-disc expanded version of the album, Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, was released in 2002. Along with the original 14 tracks, it includes an additional ten tracks from recording sessions on disc one, and disc two consists of the four-track Watery, Domestic EP, seven other songs from recording sessions, and 13 live tracks (from a show at the Brixton Academy in London on December 14, 1992).

The album's name is taken from the title of a cartoon made by Silver Jews frontman David Berman [1]. It is also an allusion to a line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem Kubla Khan[citation needed].

As of 2007, the album has sold 150,000 copies.

Music videos were shot for the songs "Here" and "Perfume-V" but they were not in rotation on MTV and were later included on the Slow Century DVD.

Acclaim

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork(10.0/10.0)[3]
Robert Christgau(A)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin(10/10)[6]

Since its release in 1992, Slanted and Enchanted has appeared on many best-of lists and has been frequently cited as among the best albums of the 1990s and one of the most influential indie rock albums of all time. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a five out five stars review, called Slanted and Enchanted "a left-field classic" and "one of the most influential records of the '90s". [7] In 2002, Pitchfork awarded the album their maximum grade of 10.0/10.0 in a review of the album's reissue [8] and ranked it as the 5th greatest album of the 90s in 2003. [9] Robert Christgau, in a highy favourable review, awarded the album an A grade, claiming that Pavement are "good at both tune and noise" yet Slanted and Enchanted yields "a message complex enough to offer hope". [10]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Pitchfork US Top 100 Albums of the 1990s [11] 2003 5
Rolling Stone US Essential Recordings of the ‘90s[12] 2002 *
500 Greatest Albums of All Time[13] 2003 134
Slant Magazine US Best Albums of the '90s [14] 2011 40
Spin US Top 90 Albums of '90s [15] 1999 5
Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years[16] 2005 4
125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years[17] 2010 9

(*) designates unordered lists.


Track listing

All songs written by Stephen Malkmus.

  1. "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" – 3:16
  2. "Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite At :17" – 3:16
  3. "No Life Singed Her" – 2:09
  4. "In the Mouth a Desert" – 3:52
  5. "Conduit for Sale!" – 2:52
  6. "Zürich Is Stained" – 1:41
  7. "Chesley's Little Wrists" – 1:16
  8. "Loretta's Scars" – 2:55
  9. "Here" – 3:56
  10. "Two States" – 1:47
  11. "Perfume-V" – 2:09
  12. "Fame Throwa" – 3:22
  13. "Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era" – 3:21
  14. "Our Singer" – 3:09

References

  1. ^ http://cdntest.avclub.com/articles/silver-jews-tanglewood-numbers,9793/
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56979
  3. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8969-slanted-enchanted-luxe-reduxe/
  4. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pavement
  5. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/slanted-enchanted-luxe-reduxe-20021008
  6. ^ http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56979
  8. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8969-slanted-enchanted-luxe-reduxe/
  9. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/
  10. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=pavement
  11. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/
  12. ^ of the ‘90s. Rolling Stone. Archived at rocklist.net. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/slanted-and-enchanted-pavement-19691231 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived at www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  14. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-90s/251/page_7
  15. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/list/unj/spin_magazines_top_90_albums_of_the_90s
  16. ^ "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". Spin Magazine. 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  17. ^ "125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years". Spin Magazine. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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