442. Pavement - westing (by musket and sextant)

442.Pwesting(bymusketandsextant),
originally uploaded by jrd550.

Now this sounds like a joke that went on for too long... though released in 93, the material on this disc preceeds 'Slanted' (so really I should have listed this first). It collects several tracks off of seven inches that were released on Drag City prior to the band inking a deal with Matador. The songs are lo-fi and tinny - which I could actually be okay with - but they are also pointless. Randomness and dicking around can only go so far - sure it's fun when you're playing it, but once the playback button is hit you yourself want to turn that shit off. I'm trading it in.

4 out of 10