Pavement - Stuff Up the Cracks

All Music Guide

This colossal 21-track effort is arguably the finest commercially imported collection of Pavement's music. The early 1990's represented Pavement's most brash and cavalier phase. Many fans generally refer to this period as the band's most formative and finest time of their career. Practically the entire spectrum of Pavement's early sound is represented on this album. Fine recordings of live favorites such as "Who Should I Suspect?," "Voguing to Shane McGowan" and "Box Elder" are finally made accessible to fans. Several of the legendary Peel Sessions are captured on this album, highlighted by an early Silver Jews' cover called "Secret Knowledge of Backroads." Among the familiar classics on the album are innovative versions of "Here" from Slanted and Enchanted, and "Pueblo Domain" from Wowie Zowie. "Circa 1762," "Drunks With Guns" and "Haunt You Down" put the final touches on a truly choice album.

- Gregg Rounds, All Music Guide