If I fronted a band, it would sound like Pavement, but shitty. 

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 07/19/2017 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

2

18

I have lots of favorite bands, and Pavement would probably never make the top, but I don’t know of another band I feel such a connection to. What bands are like that for you, Oppo?

S62B50daily > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 21:17

1

Me love some Pavement. I connect to Isaac Brock and Modest Mouse though

Honeybunchesofgoats > S62B50daily 07/19/2017 at 21:25

0

I will not argue against Modest Mouse love, even if I skew more towards Danger Mouse. All mice are great

interstate366, now In The Industry > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 21:30

1

The Hives, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fugazi, and, even though it was a one-off, The Postal Service. My hypothetical band would have elements of all these groups and would be called The Blatantly Obvious.

Honeybunchesofgoats > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/19/2017 at 21:31

1

I would listen to that band.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 21:34

1

I’d listen to yours too.

BeaterGT > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 21:47

1

Haven’t listened to much Pavement but meaning to, so thanks for the links! Someone once told me they were similar to Cake; don’t know how true that is but Cake is that band for me. There’s a bunch of Cage the Elephant songs that get me feeling right too.

Honeybunchesofgoats > BeaterGT 07/19/2017 at 21:53

0

I can definitely see the connection. Cake has that same sort of college rock sound, but I always thought of Cake as being closer to Beck. The only way I can describe Pavement is as the band you listened to if you were too cool for grunge. The lyrics are usually dumb, but somehow it perfectly captures that feeling of being a teen in the 90s and smarter than everyone else. But teens are dumb, so I guess that explains it.

SVTyler > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 21:58

1

This probably says a lot about me as a person, but Goya:

There’s plenty of bands out there who make angry music, but Goya’s one of the very few whose music doesn’t doesn’t reflect anger or hatred, it’s just kind of like a sad resignation at how disgusting people can be and how terrible the world is. I can dig on that and it’s kind of cathartic to hear such ugly thoughts turned into art, if that makes any sense.

If I were to front a band though, I’d maybe do something a little more silly and upbeat with some sweet booty-shakin’ grooves like Mothership:

or these dudes from this tiny little island in the English Channel:

BeaterGT > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 22:01

1

Digging them so far! Heard Cut your Hair the other day on the radio and knew I had to give them a listen. A lot of Cake songs have dumb lyrics too but I love the instrumental pieces. This song is a great example,

Honeybunchesofgoats > SVTyler 07/19/2017 at 22:05

1

Admittedly, I had never heard of Goya before, but I listened to it and despite not being the sort of music I normally like, I dug it anyway.

Honeybunchesofgoats > BeaterGT 07/19/2017 at 22:06

1

Cut Your Hair was their one mainstream hit.

I recommend Stereo as a follow up. I’m intentionally not posting the music video, because you have to like them first before you can appreciate how awful it is.

BeaterGT > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 22:10

1

Thanks man! Love threads/posts like this. I remember my older cousins blasting this song when I was a kid.

Honeybunchesofgoats > BeaterGT 07/19/2017 at 22:17

0

It’s such a shamelessly blast-worthy song. I almost hate it, because the break is so consciously an awesome guitar break, but it’s too great not to love.

SVTyler > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 22:27

1

Glad you liked them man, I’d also recommend Electric Wizard and Sleep as good places to start if you’re ever looking for more of that particular style of music (stoner metal to be exact).

Honeybunchesofgoats > SVTyler 07/19/2017 at 22:29

1

I didn’t know stoner metal was a thing, but it’s definitely my sort of metal, so I will check them out.

S62B50daily > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 22:33

1

I couldn’t watch all your the videos you posted, but the pavement song that resonates with me the most is ‘In the mouth of a desert’. The epitome of slacker rock.

Honeybunchesofgoats > S62B50daily 07/19/2017 at 22:35

0

I do love that song.

SVTyler > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/19/2017 at 22:48

0

Right on, if you ever want any other recommendations just ask, I’m so deep in the scene that I keep Word documents dedicated to keeping track of bands I come across lol. Actually, here’s a list I sent to a kid I work with who asked for stuff like that, these are kind of like the more famous bands in that style: High on Fire, Goya, Electric Wizard, Sleep, Weedeater, Dopethrone, Year of the Cobra, Kyuss, Windhand, Cough, The Obsessed, Conan, Acid Witch, Truckfighters, Elder, Gates of Slumber, Bongzilla, Egypt, Neurosis, Crowbar, Eyehategod, Church of Misery