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Brighten the Corners
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 7448610197254
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Matador Records
Manufacturer: Matador Records
MPN: 10197
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Matador Records
Release Date: June 23, 1999
Studio: Matador Records
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Editorial Review:
Even before it totally kicks in, Brighten the Corners displays a sense of improvement over the listless, shapeless Wowee Zowee. A few simple musical touches like Mellotron strokes and ever-developing vocal harmonies open up Pavement's sound without carrying them off into overly textured snooziness. While this is often cited as Pavement's "domestic" record--several members got married around the time of its creation--its songs more often evince puzzlement than McCartneyish delight with family matters. And as always, Pavement is buzzed about rock; the album's final song is called "Fin" not so much in homage to French film as in rhythm to the marching cadence of Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk."--Rickey Wright
1997 release 'Brighten The Corners' is a record that reveals its gifts gradually, giving you enough information the first time to make you want come back for more. Matador Records.
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Wanna Mess You Around, and No Tan Lines.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Never recieved the item
Maybe the seller made a mistake, but I never recieved the CD. At least I didn't pay much so I am not especially upset.
Rating:  - blister the seas
This was the album that got reviewed - lengthily and insightfully - in the New Yorker. The drawing of the band, sm in particular, is indelible and caught their mood better than the band may have wished. Fin, especially, which is about as sad as nothing in particular could ever be. I like this album a lot. The lyrics are as hooked as a harpoon. Most pop songs tell forgettable little stories. Not these. Here the lyrics are more like music itself, hinting or evoking fragments of stories that ... Read More
Rating:  - 4 Stars Because It's Pavement
They started to slip a bit on this album. Not as good as their older stuff. Still good, but not a classic.
Rating:  - If it wasn't Pavement, it might get 4
This is a good album. It's a damn good album. Unfortunately, it's also a Pavement Album, and this is (as far as I'm concerned) their weakest record. Overall, it's just missing something that all of their other releases shined with.
Some songs, like Stereo, Shadey Lane, and Embassy Row show a hint of that something, but it just doesn't present itself long enough to put itself in the same category as their other releases.
The joyful experimentation of Wowee Zowee, the utter ... Read More
Rating: - Fine Pavement
I've heard this album referred to as the first one where they don't sound like they're just putting muddy demos on store shelves. In some ways, I agree. In other ways, it still has that muddy sound that many love about Pavement.
It's definitely the most accessible Pavement album, possibly second to Terror Twilight, but if you're interested in them either album is a great place to start.
But is it good? Yes! The riffs are catchy, the guys are adding new sounds to their ... Read More
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