I just love how chuffed Ibold always is. It's like "wow. I'm really playing in a band. This is awesome!!!!' He' was even like that in Sonic Youth. Always up for it.
+MSPAINTRULZ That's the charm and pure alchemy that was Pavement. No one would've taken Malkmus seriously if he had a cheery/bubbly disposition. How could you mix 'chuffed' with 'diamond sharp' in one personality? Ibold was standing next to him in full support for the duration of this live performance - For all of Malkmus' ambiguous intellectual wit and pure genius, he still longed to be understood.
@@staffcarpenborg Way late on your comment, but his recent albums have made me appreciate album records so much more than I did back in the day. I really like today's more sincere, "thanks for coming" Malkmus. I always liked Pavement, but didn't give him enough credit for his made writing and guitaring skills when he seemed like a snotty dude who didn't give a fuck.
Dude has honestly had an awesome career. Not many people can say they've played in one of the most influential bands of their generation, let alone two
It truly is an "alternative" rock music - it's got guitars, bass, drums… is tightly played, yet still sounds so different from other stuff, even now. Very crisp and clean, a bit like The Cars and Gary Numan.
I saw Pavement play live a lot in the 90s. I met Gary the drummer after a gig in London at Brixton Academy (1992) where they supported Sonic Youth. Gary was outside the Academy climbing up a lamp post. He always used to come out after the gigs and mingle with the crowd. Around that time also, at a Pavement gig at University of London Union, I spotted Gary and Joe Strummer together in the crowd on the stairs. Those first Pavement gigs were magic.
I still remember the first time I heard Pavement: 120 minutes on MTV, 1995, video for "Father to a Sister of Thought." One of my favorite bands. I hope you enjoyed the rest of their catalogue.
man this entire video laugh out loud i wish i would have been old enough to be conscious of late night television in the 90s. to think that any band as good and as raw as pavement could have air time is fantastic
Any true fan of any band they love are fairly precious about their beloved band. Pavement fans are particularly possessive because they are such a unique sounding band. They are truly peerless.
im gettn old too but still remember my bro putting this cd on during a ride home from work. ide never heard anything like. modest mouse as well....changed me
modest mouse was good till about 2004 or whenever they were on the OC and that godforsaken Good News album came out and evertyhing after that was trash
Now? The mainstream stuff /back then/ was so safe in comparison. Pavement messed with heads in the 90s. Today it would be as if it came from another planet via a meteor’s juicy, sweet center. Does anything like this get funded today, that’s not fed by Patreon or streaming ad bucks that only a few thousand people ever see?
1:18 that camera hog Ibold tries to sneak in for a lead vocal moment. He has been trying to take conrol from SM and Spiral since Wowee Zowee. Enough already.
This was however many albums in... They were somewhat polished by then, in that they just did their thing. Take a listen to their early albums and performances, you'll hear and see their progression. One of the best bands of their time. 👍
This is great! Can't believe I never saw this before. Got to see them live last week and have been scouring TH-cam for more performances ever since - thanks for posting! Liked and Subscribed!
Hubblebub Lumbubwub he was on Strangers With Candy playing of all things a bass player in a band, but that show was kind of like a cartoon. It's funny I just read on Wikipedia that he is working as a bartender now in New York City.
this video was the first time a friend of mine heard pavement. She said 'that's why you guys think playing out of time and singing badly is cool'. oh well.
Me too. I wish I was born 10 years earlier. Other than some metal I don’t go out of my way to listen to anything else from that decade. It was hipster bullshit before anyone knew what hipster bullshit was.
I'd always heard that it was Pavement that pushed Branford Marsalis over the edge, quitting the Tonight Show after they played because he loathed 90s music so much.
I only know Stephen Malkmus but the dude on the guitar by him has a hilarious expression, sort of half stoned, half really pleased he found a 50p coin on the um pavement. Never really my thing in the 90s, I liked and still like Mercury Rev and Grandaddy, but this song is cool. I had a crush on Malkmus and dated a guy at journalism collage partially as he looked a bit like him lol how sad is that.
Except for the fact that they are on like every top album of the 90s lists and millions of college kids worship the band. They've icon status. I'd say they've aged extremely well.
its funny how he just stops playing and puts his hand on his hip like he was just having a conversation.
Everything about his performance is cool without trying.
I just love how chuffed Ibold always is. It's like "wow. I'm really playing in a band. This is awesome!!!!' He' was even like that in Sonic Youth. Always up for it.
I always found it funny how Malkmus looks so bored and uninterested when behind is Ibold with his cheery happy face which is just lit up with glee! xD
+MSPAINTRULZ That's the charm and pure alchemy that was Pavement. No one would've taken Malkmus seriously if he had a cheery/bubbly disposition. How could you mix 'chuffed' with 'diamond sharp' in one personality? Ibold was standing next to him in full support for the duration of this live performance - For all of Malkmus' ambiguous intellectual wit and pure genius, he still longed to be understood.
Hahahah yeah, he's great
@@staffcarpenborg Way late on your comment, but his recent albums have made me appreciate album records so much more than I did back in the day. I really like today's more sincere, "thanks for coming" Malkmus. I always liked Pavement, but didn't give him enough credit for his made writing and guitaring skills when he seemed like a snotty dude who didn't give a fuck.
Dude has honestly had an awesome career. Not many people can say they've played in one of the most influential bands of their generation, let alone two
I love how, even though they're on national TV, they still play like they're messing around in the rehearsal studio. No Fs given.
Omg the internet wasn’t around to look ‘‘em up. Had to be there lol
They did start as a joke band after all
That's actually exactly how the song sounds
Yes, as per Nolland's comment, this is super tight.
Yes, it is admirable (from afar)
I can't imagine how weird it would be to be watching Conan one night and see this performance, knowing absolutely nothing about the band.
I bet this performance changed some unsuspecting kids' lives forever.
I was a huge Conan fan in 7th grade and honestly may have seen this. Didn't become a Pavement fan until 8 or so years later.
That’s precisely what happened to me when I was 15 in 1997. Changed the course of my life!
I know NOTHING about them and they are my favorite band...
"What the fuck"
the crackling in this recording is so comforting
Pavement made sense of the 90's. It's all in there.
Really? 😂
Pavement on Conan. This is peak television right here.
Love how Malkmus looks like he's trying not to laugh the entire time
They are a bit like Kramer walking in a room.
They're like... so alternative. It's awesome how they look like they just left the office and went straight to the show without changing first.
it's like they don't even really care about us! like when they sang that song, "we don't even really care about you!"
It truly is an "alternative" rock music - it's got guitars, bass, drums… is tightly played, yet still sounds so different from other stuff, even now. Very crisp and clean, a bit like The Cars and Gary Numan.
I saw Pavement play live a lot in the 90s. I met Gary the drummer after a gig in London at Brixton Academy (1992) where they supported Sonic Youth. Gary was outside the Academy climbing up a lamp post. He always used to come out after the gigs and mingle with the crowd. Around that time also, at a Pavement gig at University of London Union, I spotted Gary and Joe Strummer together in the crowd on the stairs. Those first Pavement gigs were magic.
just pure fun and creativity. What this era of rock music was about.
First time listening to pavement and I love it already. Time to listen to their 2.5 hour albums to completion.
They made a shedload of stuff that isn't on the official lps and is great also.
Did you enjoy there music? Do you still listen to them?
@@monsieurbertillon9570 Watery, Domestic EP
I still remember the first time I heard Pavement: 120 minutes on MTV, 1995, video for "Father to a Sister of Thought." One of my favorite bands. I hope you enjoyed the rest of their catalogue.
@@michaelsweller470 hearing 'in the mouth a desert' off a friend's mixtape is what got me interested
Mark's face throughout this video is priceless, he looks so baked!
This is freakin' hilarious. Best performance ever of any kind by anybody.
Is there any other band that pulls off the "We really couldn't try any less" image yet make kick ass songs more than Pavement?
The Rolling Stones.
@@adumbberg fuck off.
@@danackroydsbutt LMFAOO
the fall
I get that vibe from dinosaur jr but mascis is super good at guitar so its like half not trying
Pavement is the anti hero we always need .
How this isn't more revered is a mystery.
Long live everything Pavement.
man this entire video laugh out loud i wish i would have been old enough to be conscious of late night television in the 90s. to think that any band as good and as raw as pavement could have air time is fantastic
It's official: Conan does not age.
halcyonspiral bcuzz he a DEMON.
Gingers have no souls
You need a soul on order to age
It’s the adrenochrome
I'm so proud this is my decade.
This band writes some amazing g riffs and hooks
Pretty much every song they have is catchy. Even when they are just goofing or jamming.
Ok, so just me, or was this one of the best live TV performances ever?
It's just you
You're the only one writing in that cheeky obnoxious fake conversational style that's for sure.
Absolute BANGER
Seeing these guys perform in this video, I always thought: "Who let the guys in accounting out of the cubicles so they can play in a band?"
imagine how the tv audience saw this, like wtf is this?? fuckin love pavement
Any true fan of any band they love are fairly precious about their beloved band. Pavement fans are particularly possessive because they are such a unique sounding band. They are truly peerless.
More pedals than the Tour de France.
I just can’t get this out of my head.
"wook chick chick chick, chick chick! wook chick chick chick, chick chick!"
Tragic.
Best ever
Powerful turntable player
You’re my fact-checkin’ cuz
Stereo. In mono.
im gettn old too but still remember my bro putting this cd on during a ride home from work. ide never heard anything like. modest mouse as well....changed me
modest mouse was good till about 2004 or whenever they were on the OC and that godforsaken Good News album came out and evertyhing after that was trash
@@helpfulcommentergr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8
One of the best Conan performances ever imo
incredibly sassy stephen malkmus at 0:45
Seems incredible that music like this once bothered the mainstream. Everything now is so safe in comparison.
Truth
Now? The mainstream stuff /back then/ was so safe in comparison. Pavement messed with heads in the 90s. Today it would be as if it came from another planet via a meteor’s juicy, sweet center. Does anything like this get funded today, that’s not fed by Patreon or streaming ad bucks that only a few thousand people ever see?
Minorly mainstream, yes
Nah. U just don't listen to anything new or venture out to find anything worth listening to. Stuck in the 90s.
Such a zany performance
I know him and he dooOOEEeess
I've never heard of this crazy band until a while ago, watching PBS Newshour, Sunday, Feb. 7th, 2020. 😉
Chik chik chik, Chik chik, Ahwoop chik chik chik.
I thought that was a particularly brave choice.
When you're that fucking high on national TV, the only place to go is Sonic Youth.
I'm not sure what this comment means, but I like it.
FirstName LastName I think it’s about Ibold but I’m not sure
It's a wonderful fluke that VHS decay suits 90s indie rock so well. Delicious fuzz mmmmmmm (Y)
hahaha I love Pavements! Saw them live in Perth 25 years ago... time flies!
Get the name right. It's The Pavements.
Hahaha sorry. Pavement.
I don't think I've ever see Mark without that expression on his face.
What a great album.
I can definitely appreciate this from retrospect/afar
I remember hearing this on 92.3 kRock back in the 90's when that Jake Fogel kid (Squirt TV) hosted a late night show playing indie songs like this.
1:18 that camera hog Ibold tries to sneak in for a lead vocal moment. He has been trying to take conrol from SM and Spiral since Wowee Zowee. Enough already.
Que banda maravilhosa
I've been looking for this forever, I love you.
I love how Stephen looks at the crowd like he knows a juicy secret or joke they are all not in on.
one of their greatest performances!
they always make me smile...
Having known that song 25 years before seeing it live - they NAILED it.
Most underrated band of the 90s
i wonder if this is their tv debut, they're hella comfortable and confident
Jason King They played regularly on MTV and had an appearance or two on Leno years leading up to this
This was however many albums in... They were somewhat polished by then, in that they just did their thing. Take a listen to their early albums and performances, you'll hear and see their progression.
One of the best bands of their time. 👍
the fact that they chose the most off-putting song off BtC to play on late night to promote the album makes me love them so much more
i wish i could favorite this twice!
Puts a tear in my eye
That "God love ya" from Conan though lol
This is great! Can't believe I never saw this before. Got to see them live last week and have been scouring TH-cam for more performances ever since - thanks for posting! Liked and Subscribed!
Watching this in 2021 and remembering the first time I watched this. I and so many others became instant Pavement fans
Had this on tape but never knew how to convert it properly. Thanks a lot for sharing this!
i wish i was alive during this time period
It was glorious
My co-worker told me to listen to this band
And I like them :)
easily my favorite pavement album!!!!
Most Underrated band every!!!!!!!!
This is ______ excellent!
Mark really has some fantastic bass lines on this album😍
There should be a cartoon adaption of Mark Ibold
Hubblebub Lumbubwub he was on Strangers With Candy playing of all things a bass player in a band, but that show was kind of like a cartoon. It's funny I just read on Wikipedia that he is working as a bartender now in New York City.
Love how awkward Mr. Ibold is, standing so close to Mr. Malkmus
This is actually one of the better live bits I have seen Pavement do. I caught a few of their live shows back in the day and they were really flat.
I miss this era
this video was the first time a friend of mine heard pavement. She said 'that's why you guys think playing out of time and singing badly is cool'. oh well.
the days of college rock.
Where the fudge has this version been all my life?!? Wow
Kinda glad the 90s are over.
Me too. I wish I was born 10 years earlier. Other than some metal I don’t go out of my way to listen to anything else from that decade. It was hipster bullshit before anyone knew what hipster bullshit was.
love
It's great how little they're trying here.
performing live they're so goofy
such goofs
I love how crazy they are live! I bet a lot of people that saw this at the time wouldn't agree with me though.
i'm proud it's my decade too...i like the 70s more, but the 90s are a close second.
Malkmus is and was the "guy at the bus stop snob" master. He even made stepping on his pedals look absurd live. Making fun of making fun of meta-.
I can’t believe this was on mainstream us tv. Fuckin awesome.
I love this.
Alex Chilton is actually Stephen Malkmus's father
Love LOVE!!
This guys are the best!
WOO WOO CHIC CHIC CHIC WOO WOO CHIC CHIC
that stupid “what does the fox say” song ripped them off man
Oh yeah, I definitely had this taped on VHS in college...
Suddenly the fact that they never hit the big time makes a lot more sense. Still, best band o' the 90s anyway.
I'd always heard that it was Pavement that pushed Branford Marsalis over the edge, quitting the Tonight Show after they played because he loathed 90s music so much.
Best yet 😂😂😂
never seen this before, awesome!
I like how Bob's not afraid to 'act the fool' on national TV.
my mom used to comb my hair like that. love ya mum
OMG! AWESOME!!!!
I only know Stephen Malkmus but the dude on the guitar by him has a hilarious expression, sort of half stoned, half really pleased he found a 50p coin on the um pavement.
Never really my thing in the 90s, I liked and still like Mercury Rev and Grandaddy, but this song is cool. I had a crush on Malkmus and dated a guy at journalism collage partially as he looked a bit like him lol how sad is that.
"god love ya" hahahaha this performance is among the best i've seen by pavement
I think so. It's actually amazing. I'm pretty sure they're taking the piss just a little and it's hilarious.
Yesssssssssssss
I watch this fuckin performance about 12x a day
Except for the fact that they are on like every top album of the 90s lists and millions of college kids worship the band. They've icon status. I'd say they've aged extremely well.
? ...How did it get so Hi-I-igH?
Adam McQuerry best part 😂
I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy - uyy
I know him
and he does