Terror Twilight

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 1999
Always acknowledged as sloppy, laissez-faire geniuses of the indie set, Pavement continue to refine their singles-to-noise ratio on Terror Twilight. Working with Beck and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the lyrics remain inscrutable, but the songs, which opened up slightly on Brighten the Corners, finally begin to reveal themselves. --Randy Silver --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Terror Twilight is Pavement's fifth proper studio album and perhaps their most confident effort to date. Opening with the surprisingly subdued leadoff single, the sinewy-sweet "Spit on a Stranger" (which sounds like the Velvet Underground after a couple of cartwheels), it's clear that Pavement is in no hurry to re-create Slanted and Enchanted's fractured and raw indie-pop. Instead of short bursts of jive poetry and razor guitars, the band opts for slightly longer songs with more subdued sonic... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
5th album by this U.S. alternative act, their first to use a 24 track studio and Nigel Godrich for production (Radiohead/Beck). Matador Records. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Terror Twilight

Terror Twilight
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Decent swan song for seminal band hardly capitolizes on their true indie brilliance
  • Reap the Benefits
  • Introducing Pavement... and their final album.
  • Bad
  • Lo fi go Hi fi
 Terror Twilight
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ASIN: B00000IKUQ
Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

  1. Spit On A Stranger
  2. Folk Jam
  3. You Are A Light
  4. Cream of Gold
  5. Major Leagues
  6. Platform Blues
  7. Ann Don't Cry
  8. Billie
  9. Speak, See, Remember
  10. The Hexx
  11. ...and Carrot Rope

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Always acknowledged as sloppy, laissez-faire geniuses of the indie set, Pavement continue to refine their singles-to-noise ratio on Terror Twilight. Working with Beck and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the lyrics remain inscrutable, but the songs, which opened up slightly on Brighten the Corners, finally begin to reveal themselves. --Randy Silver

Amazon.com essential recording

Terror Twilight is Pavement's fifth proper studio album and perhaps their most confident effort to date. Opening with the surprisingly subdued leadoff single, the sinewy-sweet "Spit on a Stranger" (which sounds like the Velvet Underground after a couple of cartwheels), it's clear that Pavement is in no hurry to re-create Slanted and Enchanted's fractured and raw indie-pop. Instead of short bursts of jive poetry and razor guitars, the band opts for slightly longer songs with more subdued sonic explorations. Still, Terror Twilight never quite veers off into predictable directions; the boys' talent continues to confound expectations. Unforeseenly unironic heartstrings seem to be the thing these days for Pavement. This album boasts their finest ballads to date--"Major Leagues" and "Stranger"--but the days of fiery songs like "No Life for Ginger" may be over. Malkmus and crew seem to be heading in the same avant-pop direction as Built to Spill. But while Pavement may be more laid-back, they're still standing firm. Terror Twilight could be the bedrock upon which they build the rest of their career. --Jason Josephes

Album Description

5th album by this U.S. alternative act, their first to use a 24 track studio and Nigel Godrich for production (Radiohead/Beck). Matador Records.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Decent swan song for seminal band hardly capitolizes on their true indie brilliance.......2007-05-08

3 1/2

Legendary alternative band's final outing was a partially successful synthesis of the cerebral pop hooks and angular sonic assaults the band had become known for. This partially succeeds only because one can hear too much strain in trying to get that synthesis correct. It was a beautiful and appropriate way to go, but Terror Twilight holds fewer compelling songs then past albums. A strong 1-2 finish brings to light the unnecessary distractions that a possibly splintering band indulged while spraying excessive off-kilter sentiment all around some of their more access able basic melodies, and only in a determined minimalist approach guided by the haunted guitar melodies from Malkmus (The Hexx), does it seem we are once again reminded of Pavement's true genius.

5 out of 5 stars Reap the Benefits.......2007-05-02

Like most music I have come to Pavement, in the words of Giant Sand, "always late and a day behind"; glad I did though, because through their music I have come to realize their place, mine as well, in modern rock & roll. Being of the Generation X variety, I was sucked into the Nirvana/Alice in Chains/Pearl Jam, etc. vortex of alternative rock without the proper introduction to bands like The Minutemen and later, Pavement. It seems like California and Seattle shared the same scene with the development of alternative/indie rock, with Seattle gaining more commercial notoriety, in my opinion. In any case, Pavement's status seems cemented, and after listening to Terror Twilight, I believe it. After listening to this record I could certainly hear the similarity of sound and thematic development currently harnessed by bands like Modest Mouse, the late great Grandaddy and even Wilco. This being Pavement's last release, it is the lasting impression I take from the band. Though I've listened to their other albums, which I have no problems with, none comes off as cohesive and polished like `Terror Twilight', though `Brighten the Corners' comes close.

Through and through, the album is consistently solid with the laid-back yet intense machinations of the `genius slacker' mentality. Surprising that after only one listen I couldn't find a song I didn't like. There are real standouts here...'You are a Light', 'Cream of Gold', `Folk Jam', `Major Leagues', `Billie', `...and Carrot Rope' come to mind immediately. The complexity of the lyrics is evident; you know you've found a good band that delivers something new upon each listen. Even when the rhythm and melodies are so catchy that the lyrics take a back seat, that's a great sign too. In any case, I'm glad I found Pavement. Not my favorite band, but `Terror Twilight' is becoming a favorite album.

5 out of 5 stars Introducing Pavement... and their final album........2007-02-19

As a latecomer to the Pavement party, I found their earlier efforts more difficult to dive into, at least initially. The raw guitar and unique vocal-style with those often bizarre, stream-of-consciousness lyrics created an overall lazy sound that was too much (or too little) for me at the time. Then I stumbled upon Terror Twilight (thanks to Nickel Creek's 2003 cover of "Spit on a Stranger"), a Malkmus-heavy, darker, yet more straight-forward, Pavement album that serves as not only the perfect segway into Malkmus' solo career, but also as a wonderful starting point for any listener who was unfamiliar with the band's earlier works. I wouldn't call it their best (everyone seems to have a different opinion here - mine would be 1997's Brighten the Corners) nor would I call it their most influential or experimental (1992's Slanted and Enchanted). I do, however, have no problem calling it their most approachable album and for this reason, it deserves high ratings. Songs like "Spit on a Stranger", "Folk Jam" and "and Carrot Rope" keep the unfamiliar listener interested while songs like "the Hexx" ease that listener into the idea of Pavement. And after going through their catalog, it is safe to say that Pavement is now my favorite band, thanks in no small part to their final album.

1 out of 5 stars Bad.......2006-03-22

What is this? Worst ever. This should never have been recorded. An embarrassmenrt...

5 out of 5 stars Lo fi go Hi fi.......2005-07-29

Pavement's last album(or arguably Malkmus' first solo record)sees them embrace a fuller,more streamlined sound that surprisingly (since their initial charm was their roughness)works in their advantage giving Malkmus' songwriting a more refined tone and enhancing the band's challenging musical detours.
It's no "Crooked Rain,Crooked Rain" but "Terror Twilight" ends the group's run in an undeniable high(Carrot Rope,Spit on a Stranger and Cream of Gold are already among their classics)and it also gave very positive clues of what Stephen Malkmus' solo career would sound like.


Terror Twilight + 3
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    		Terror Twilight + 3
    Pavement
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    ASIN: B00005NVVV

    Album Description

    Brazilian edition of 1999 album includes three bonus tracks, 'Roll With The Wind', 'Harness Your Hopes' & 'The Porpoise & The Hand Grenade'. 14 tracks in all. 2001 release.
    Four More Years of Terror
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      		Four More Years of Terror
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      Manufacturer: Twilight
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      ASIN: B000BO0OKQ
      Release Date: 2005-11-28

      Tracks:

      1. Race To Extincction
      2. Shoot To Kill
      3. All We've Become
      4. Does One Feel Pain
      5. Betrayal
      6. Hell Probably Win
      7. Can The Us Be So Great
      8. Line Up And Punished
      9. Blind Hatred
      10. Line To Kill
      11. Special Skills
      12. To Fight And Die
      13. Everything Is Rotten

      Music:

      1. The Marshall Suite [Import]
      2. The Music [Enhanced] [Import]
      3. The Promise
      4. The Spectral Ships
      5. The Zealot's Curse
      6. Tim Gravelle
      7. Tone-Cone
      8. Try Jesus
      9. Version 2.0
      10. Walking Humbly

      Music

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      Music

      Silent Alarm [Limited Edition] [Import]

      The Platinum Selection

      Tranquil Classics: Meditation

      25 Sucessos [Import]

      Trust Us

      Wagner: Die Walküre (Highlights)

      Touchdown [Import]

      Symphonies 95 & 100/Cello Concerto

      The Road Less Traveled

      Tristeza on Piano [Import] [Original recording remastered]

      Vulnerable [Enhanced]

      Tremele [Import]

      Tierra Electrica '99 [Import]

      Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Solti

      Finally