Pavement vs. Royal Trux

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Chances of Pavement covering Money for Nothing seem v low, another point in RTX's favour

albvivertine, Monday, 28 May 2018 06:41 (eight years ago)

Just listening to Accelerator and realising a) Reggie was pretty much quoting and b) RTX have some weirdass lyrics

albvivertine, Monday, 28 May 2018 06:53 (eight years ago)

The context - the first song of their second to last show ever - is almost beside the point.

i feel just the opposite - to me the context is everything in that video. it's a good performance, but SM looks so over it and ready to be done. he looks like a very tired driver doing anything he/she can think of to stay awake so as not to crash.

alpine static, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 05:52 (eight years ago)

All that is evident in the performance itself though imo.

flappy bird, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 06:21 (eight years ago)

qualmsley I didn't know you were a quad cities person

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 06:23 (eight years ago)

Playing guitar swinging around and behind his head at first as a bored joke, turning both times into a graceful trance; the way he sings, quavering and moving from eye rolling ("i know the medical world could knock you out") and belting it (the last "boys are dying on these streets"). Sounds like they're all walking a high wire.

flappy bird, Tuesday, 29 May 2018 06:27 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 31 May 2018 00:01 (eight years ago)

voted trux one of my alltime faves, both great tho (dont really vibe to later pavement tbh)

sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:09 (eight years ago)

Chances of Pavement covering Money for Nothing seem v low, another point in RTX's favour

― albvivertine, Monday, May 28, 2018 2:41 AM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I could totally see malk covering DS tbh

k3vin k., Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:21 (eight years ago)

they wld do walk of life tho, with implied sports bloopers

sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:25 (eight years ago)

palace wld go for brothers in arms

sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:25 (eight years ago)

I've never heard either band, I almost bought a Royal Trux album once though.

Poisoned by Johan's pea soup. (Tom D.), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:27 (eight years ago)

theyre good u shd check them out

sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:28 (eight years ago)

Pavement 4 Life and all that, but voted RTX

Neil S, Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:51 (eight years ago)

Love howling hex xi and all night fox records so much

Ross, Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:53 (eight years ago)

Pavement will win as they should

nostormo, Thursday, 31 May 2018 21:25 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Friday, 1 June 2018 00:01 (eight years ago)

lol

mookieproof, Friday, 1 June 2018 00:06 (eight years ago)

check that expiration date man.

campreverb, Friday, 1 June 2018 00:33 (eight years ago)

Ha ha -- Pave fans seem to be the silent majority (I didn't vote!)

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 1 June 2018 00:45 (eight years ago)

duh

k3vin k., Friday, 1 June 2018 00:47 (eight years ago)

Kinda surprised there are even 102 active people on ILX tbh

Paul Ponzi, Friday, 1 June 2018 00:53 (eight years ago)

Yeah that's unexpectedly high participation.

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 1 June 2018 00:57 (eight years ago)

margin's closer than it should be

alpine static, Friday, 1 June 2018 01:12 (eight years ago)

Jennifer’s gonna be pissed!

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 1 June 2018 01:33 (eight years ago)

Lol at this turnout

Οὖτις, Friday, 1 June 2018 01:56 (eight years ago)

trux is like loser rock or something thought, right? so they shouldn't win probably. jocks -vs- burnouts.

scott seward, Friday, 1 June 2018 05:07 (eight years ago)

id just like to point out for the record this poll had high participation, was fun and educational and not weird

you bet, nancy (map), Friday, 1 June 2018 05:19 (eight years ago)

I hated it. Made me think of people I hate

He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 1 June 2018 13:41 (eight years ago)

you should spend less time hating people, probably

alpine static, Friday, 1 June 2018 17:54 (eight years ago)

I'm jamming "Cats & Dogs" rn -- one for the underdog!

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 1 June 2018 18:08 (eight years ago)

I maintain that Pvmnt is the best indie band in this timestream, while RTX is like something that crossed over from an alternate timestream - or something.

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 1 June 2018 18:12 (eight years ago)

fair

sprout god (lag∞n), Friday, 1 June 2018 19:19 (eight years ago)

id just like to point out for the record this poll had high participation, was fun and educational and not weird

― you bet, nancy (map), Friday, June 1, 2018 1:19 AM (fourteen hours ago)

fwiw I commented "weird thread" initially because the commentary was so one-sided in favor of RTX and I found that surprising

k3vin k., Friday, 1 June 2018 19:21 (eight years ago)

i voted in this! I felt emboldened by the abortion referendum!

plax (ico), Friday, 1 June 2018 19:25 (eight years ago)

pavement suck!

plax (ico), Friday, 1 June 2018 19:25 (eight years ago)

it was fun, educational *and* weird imo

mookieproof, Friday, 1 June 2018 19:34 (eight years ago)

their throats are filled with (h)(b)ugs

reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 3 June 2018 13:38 (eight years ago)

I didn't know, until this thread, how zealous RTX partisans are, makes me wanna do a deep dig to see if I can see things their way

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 3 June 2018 14:22 (eight years ago)

Hagerty is top 5 guitarists for me.

Οὖτις, Sunday, 3 June 2018 15:08 (eight years ago)

Who are other 4(?)

i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 3 June 2018 15:21 (eight years ago)

I'm gonna guess shakey's other four as Lou, Verlaine, Hazel and...maybe the gang of four guy, how'd I do

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 3 June 2018 17:06 (eight years ago)

I'll see your 4 and raise you: Jason Pierce, Sly Stone, Grasshopper & Pops Staples

Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 3 June 2018 17:34 (eight years ago)

jimmy nolen?

you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 3 June 2018 17:43 (eight years ago)

Other four? Hazel, for sure. Neil Young. Michio Kurihara. Maybe one of the founding metal guys - page or iommi or blackmore - for fifth.

Οὖτις, Sunday, 3 June 2018 18:00 (eight years ago)

Love a lot of the others mentioned but wouldnt say they are really virtuosos

Οὖτις, Sunday, 3 June 2018 18:02 (eight years ago)

bless you for bringing blackmore in, good call

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 3 June 2018 18:21 (eight years ago)

Pavement never shocked me. Good indie rock band but apart from a few songs I never loved anything they did, it was just like ok it's 1994 and yr a teenager hanging in central AK,you have to like Pavement. When I heard RTX it was like wtf is this it's doing many weird unexpected things oh and then putting out a 70's rock record.

albvivertine, Sunday, 3 June 2018 19:15 (eight years ago)

Royal Trux obviously the best answer
Wtf

Slippage (Ross), Sunday, 10 June 2018 07:38 (eight years ago)


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