Pavement - Westing (by Musket and Sextant)

Soon after the success of Slanted & Enchanted, this release was not their second album, but a compilation of their early singles, various tracks and so on made before Slanted. This is nearly better than Slanted & Enchanted, we can say it.

(if anyone wants more Pavement albums, just ask. You can find them easily in other blogs but if you're a bit lazy, I'll be happy to help ;) )

Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

Well, is there any need to talk about this album ? In 1992, Pavement had a huge impact on the indie scene with Slanted & Enchanted. They put on fame the "lo-fi" movement, invented a new way of creating album covers, had a non-star attitude (the singer, traditionnaly interviewed as the leader, let the other members talk to journalists), and on top of that had a lot of humour (their first drummer was standing at the door before the concerts, shaking hands or saying hello to people who came to see them play). And of course, this album is fantastic.

fIREHOSE - Fromohio

And finally the third one (1989). They issued after that 3 others albums.

fIREHOSE - If'n

And then the second one (1987). Note the cover, with an Hüsker Dü poster on the wall ;)

fIREHOSE - Raging', Full-On

This is the first album of fIREHOSE (the band that succeeded to the Minutemen), issued in 1986. Quite good, but I think less amazing than the Minutemen.