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‘Wowee Zowee’, originally released by Matador in April 1995 on the eve of Pavement’s infamous mud-bespattered mainstage appearance at Lollapalooza, began life as a controversial release. Fresh off the success of ‘Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain’ with its chart-topping Modern Rock hit ‘Cut Your Hair’, the band went into the studio and came out with a deliberately chaotic and eclectic album that sounded nothing like its predecessor. With influences from the Groundhogs to the Frogs, Captain Beefheart to the more obscure mid-80s central California hardcore bands featured on Maximum Rock’n’Roll comp ‘Not So Quiet On The Western Front’, Wowee Zowee confused critics and alienated fans.
“A masterpiece” - Rolling Stone (Agreed - Steve)
“This album - and this band - is monument to camaraderie, absurdity, and the beauty of creation for creation’s sake” - Stereogum
“A masterpiece” - Rolling Stone (Agreed - Steve)
“This album - and this band - is monument to camaraderie, absurdity, and the beauty of creation for creation’s sake” - Stereogum
Tracklist
We Dance 3:01
Rattled By The Rush 4:15
Black Out 2:10
Brinx Job 1:32
Grounded 4:13
Serpentine Pad 1:16
Motion Suggests 3:14
Father To A Sister Of Thought 3:29
Extradition 2:12
Best Friends Arm 2:18
Grave Architecture 4:14
AT & T 3:32
Flux = Rad 1:44
Fight This Generation 4:21
Kennel District 2:58
Pueblo 3:24
Half A Canyon 6:08
Western Homes 1:50
Soundwave
https://youtu.be/dAVLkn-4B9o