Major Leagues (EP)
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Major Leagues EP is Pavement
's final EP, although two more singles were released afterwards. It features seven tracks in total:
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
's final EP, although two more singles were released afterwards. It features seven tracks in total:
- A radio edit of the Terror TwilightTerror TwilightTerror Twilight is the fifth and final studio album released by Pavement. It was produced by Nigel Godrich and featured Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead playing harmonica on the songs "Platform Blues" and "Billie"....
version of "Major Leagues." - Two "Spiral Stairs" songs: "Your Time to Change," and "Stub Your Toe," which were recorded by Pavement's original drummer, Gary YoungGary YoungGary Young was the first drummer of the 1990s alternative rock band Pavement.-Early life:Gary Young was born in Mamaroneck, New York. His father worked in the plastics business.-Work with Pavement:...
(lead singer Stephen Malkmus most likely did not attend these sessions due to his feud with Young). - A demo of "Major Leagues" recorded alone by Malkmus.
- "Decouvert de Soleil," which features Stephen Malkmus switching back between English and French. The sound and instrumentation of the song is very similar to that of the "Major Leagues" demo, so it could be safe to assume that the singer recorded this track alone as well.
- Covers of Echo & the BunnymenEcho & the BunnymenEcho & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
's "Killing Moon" and The Fall's "The Classical" from a 1997 BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
session. The latter is introduced as "an old family favorite."
Track listing
- "Major Leagues [edit]" – 3:01
- "Your Time to Change" – 3:10
- "Stub Your Toe" – 2:34
- "Major Leagues [demo version]" – 3:07
- "Decouvert de Soleil" – 2:07
- "The Killing MoonThe Killing MoonThe Killing Moon is a single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart.-Lyrics:...
" – 5:15 - "The Classical" – 3:26