Pavement - For Sale! The Preston School of Industry

[TomMyHo14]

Man.. I love this song :D

[juanpantages]

malkmus doesn't seem like he would be a good friend

[juanpantages]

malkmouse prevented his ass from getting beat the fuck up everyday by being just a tad more clever than anyone else. But only a tad.

[gar992000]

did they actually do a video on how to manufacture your own single?? cause that would be badass

[tracksuitjim]

i heard this song in the documentary and ive been trying to find it since lol its been like almost two years since i saw that documentary ffs

[sleepyhead38]

Why the he'll can't I ever view this on a mobile connection? I would like to be able to listen to it in my car. I also can't find a download from anywhere.

[TheLostinadream]

Ik herinner mij dees aflevering nog gelijk gisteren.... Zalige tijden!

[OtaconNachos]

The part when they shake each other's hands makes this so sad.

[nolasers]

supposedly, these fellas recently played in my city

[dalslandsagade]

just a note, pavement did not play this song in their Pomona show a few days ago. (don't get your hopes up too much?)

BUT their entire show was awesome. I couldn't believe I was at a pavement show in '2010', so that itself was pretty cool to be part of.

YOU MUST GO SEE THEM :) !!!

(although, if you're a Pavement fan, i probably don't have to say anything)

[loretascars]

Please play this on the reunion tour!!!

[hollywoodpurplehaze]

THE JICKS

[blrgrl]

Such a great song - yes, such a shame it didn't make it onto any of the re-masters!

[movesinc]

if it gets better than this... not sure i can take it.

[JustAnotherSwiveller]

did this ever get released on any of the recent deluxe sets?

[colonelchambers]

No, I think it was meant to be on the BTC deluxe set but the TV station owns the rights and they wanted too much money for them. I think there may have been something on the matador blog about it

[afnyguy]

nope

[AirHendrix91]

Lol no wonder they broke up. The rhythm guitarist (Scott Kannberg) looks so pissed during Malkmus's solo.

[coine3]

It saddens me to see him roll his eyes like that. I love the solo, anyway.

[crazyat8]

Pissed? Look like they're all really into it. It does crack me up when malkmus drifts out of key for a second. during his solo.

[delayedpilot]

this video pretty much sums up pavement for me

sm making quirky riffs

ss taking himself too seriously

bob looking for things to do

steve playing it cool

and mark just sitting on his ass with a smile on his face

[blrgrl]

@delayedpilot LOL...this was spot-on.

[ruhovkil]

ss is better

[Sizztastic]

if you read perfect sound forever, it talks about malkmus taking total control towards the end while they were recording terror twilight he refuses any input from kannberg or the others. also, pavemen was the name of kannbergs first band without malkmus. when malkmus and scott started, malkmus liked the name pavement so much he insisted they kept it for their band name.

[Ingratiateful]

@Sizztastic Somehow I don't think Kannberg's contributions will be missed on "Terror Twilight". His songwriting style wouldn't have fit well on that album.

Frankly I don't get these 'Malkmus is a douchebag' things. He seems like a very intelligent and funny guy who got just got burned out with Pavement.

[capnlunatic]

The ending of this video, after the song ends, is the most baffling thing ever to me. Did the band members really hate each other this much at this point, to be shaking hands like they're total strangers?

[slocorrr]

SM was f awesome, at the time, love pavement, but its over people. just enjoy what good music u got, and get the reissues

[morpheus0055]

Man SM seems like such a d-bag, especially when he completely shafts Scott at the end.

[AviationCity]

@morpheus0055 SM always took the reigns and left Spiral Stairs' creative force at the door mat.

[brooss7777]

spiral rolls his eyes during stephen's solo

hates him so much

what a band

[loretascars]

maybe TT reissue then? too bad, love that song

[loretascars]

Why is this song not on the BTC reissue, damn it?

[sashwap]

VPRO wanted a ridiculous amount of money for it.

Very sad :(

[pr0dd2k9]

@sashwap I WILL RAISE THE FUNDS DAMN IT!

[pondo0105]

so you're saying they wrote the song on the spot?

[m001900]

yer thiunk so if i remember correctly

[sashwap]

yes, but it wasn't improvised or anything. they worked it out (for the most part) beforehand, although from what i can tell it still had a pretty loose arrangement by the time they did this, the final version. there's an mp3 floating around with audio of the whole program in which you can hear them running through some practice takes, working out the lyrics and arrangement stuff. one snippet has malkmus taking lead with french lyrics.

[brooss7777]

best video

BEST VIDEO

Great song i wish i had a recording

[gibby660]

Did Malkamus hate Spiral Stairs, seem like he was always making rude comments to him at every pavement show I saw. Hope they reuinite someday, but I think these two have bad blood.

[withasideofdanger]

I think that's just part of malkmus' personality.

[UncleCourtney]

How many Pavement shows have you seen? (Congratulations, that is wonderful)

[LhisesII]

1:33 Wilco posters behind Spiral Stairs :)

[Fran100]

what!!?? what about two states or hit the plane down? 2 great spiral stairs songs! what are you on about?

[GGillin]

ummm... hit the plane down? really? a great song? spiral was great in his own right but citing that as an example of said greatness really doesn't help your argument. that song almost ruins crooked crain

[Fran100]

well i suppose it is just a fall rip off but i like it, that album is abit one dimensional and its alot different and abit rough which the majority of the album isn't

[GGillin]

fair enough. i just feel like it really interrupts the flow of everything. people seem to like it because yeah, its supposedly their tribute to the fall but i just feel like it falls short of everything its trying to do. to each their own

[Fran100]

actually yeah i can see your point. i have slanted and crooked, do you know if the other albums are worth getting?

[sashwap]

they are all worth getting!

[GGillin]

very much so. the last two don't seem to get the same praise as the first two but they're excellent in their own right. wowee zowee is quite exciting on first listen actually

[MonocleTheif]

You should definitely get Wowee Zowee. Its my personal favorite.

[ptalex1976]

i agree, hit the plane down is one of the weakest tracks on crooked rain, but on the other hand it prevents the album as a whole from becoming "too catchy"

[Evocati2008]

fran, don't listen to the other posters.All other bands you could say "rip" off other bands. It's called "influence". Every album from these guys is fresh and gutsy. Forget mainstream, top 40 crap. This band strictly put out it's own music, and never comformed. Follow it up with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. "Church on White" (just a S.Malkmus song, not w/ Jicks) is a particular one I think you'd like, and thier last album "Real Emotional Trash" was they best thing I've heard in years.

[corkocontrol]

pavement

[DeathBySitar]

my new favourite Pavement song :)

Does any one know any plans for its release?

[sashwap]

finally coming out on the brighten the corners reissue in november!!

[blackfoliage1]

or not :(

[Thumblessalien]

sorry to give the bad news but this is from Matador

For Sale: The Preston School of Industry is owned by Dutch station VPRO and they wanted an obscene amount of money for it. We jointly decided with the band that it just didnt make sense. Sorry guys.

[pinkled]

I just saw the same thing on the Matador Blog. It sucks. I love this tune. Maybe they will try again for the Terror Twilight re-issue.

[McGuinty1]

That's right, they recorded it live for a radio gig. Those darn dirty Dutch! Just kidding of course, I'm part Dutch myself.. Oh well, at least the 2 songs from their Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast appearance are on there, last 2 songs on the 2nd disc!

Just to remind everyone, go buy Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition next Tuesday. Although everyone who would buy it probably already has the date penciled in on every calendar they own.

[karlycatherine]

mark is a girl. and a virgin too!

[MouseonFire2]

I bet what they with this song is realese it on the reissue of "Brighten the Corners" (if it ever comes out)

[kirky9090]

I only like a few spiral stairs songs, 3 max. the others are rubbish, but the three great ones almost make up for it, like i can almost forgive him for western homes lol.

passat dream

mussle rock

for sale: the preston school of industry

[kirky9090]

ahhh also painted soldiers

[loretascars]

Kennel District

Date with Ikea

Forklift

[Albeleo]

Kennel District....great song.

[Ant57fr]

And Stub Your Toe and Your Time To Change from the Major Leagues EP ! Stup Your Toe is daaam' cool !

[McGuinty1]

Don't forget "Winner Of The" from the Stereo single

[Lorenzodogg]

Why did malkmus say, well hey charles and high five spiral

[Ant57fr]

Spiral Stair's best song. A masterpiece !

[Lorenzodogg]

What other songs did Spiral Write?

[Ant57fr]

Quite a few actually... From the albums and unless I'm mistaken : Two States (w/ SM), Hit The Plane Down, Kennel District, Western Homes, Date With Ikea, Passat Dream. B-sides include the great Mussle Rock and Coolin' By Sound. But this one is the best of all to me.

[loretascars]

I hope this goes on the Brighten the Corners reissue, and that the reissue comes out shortly.

[McGuinty1]

probably not until next year, can't wait. although since I started collecting pavement vinyl, I probably already have most of the songs that will be on there. This song is tight, it was good enough for Spiral to want to name his band after it.

[trubube]

oh my gosh. they seem like they don't care and it makes me care and did you see how the two lead singer guys barely slapped hands at the end providing insight ito the band's eventual demise? oh my...

[lhises]

yeah, i was thinking about the same thing. and wonder; man, that light hand slap is a certain figure of pavement's end...

damn, they were great together u___u

[McGuinty1]

That's because it was a Spiral song, and SM made it quite clear near the end of Pavement that he consider's Spiral's songs to be vastly inferior to his (which is mostly true, but it doesn't justify being a dick).

[loretascars]

yea, but having a few spiral songs on each album was great and what made pavement pavment, i.e. Kennel District, Date with IKEA, Coolin by Sound, Painted Soldiers, ect..

[McGuinty1]

Oh yeah, I totally agree, I've grown to love Spiral's song's, and while on the one hand I feel that his songs aren't as effortlessly inventive as SM's, on the other hand, this just as often results in a song that is at once more unassuming and less laborious than a typical SM song, as it does ending up being underwhelming. He knows he is not quite the auteur that his counterpart is, and on the occasions where he accepts this and doesn't try to outdo him, it's beautiful music.

[McGuinty1]

(continued)

That being said, "Hit the Plane Down" is a mess. But there's all those gems you mentioned, plus don't forget about "Passat Song". another of my favorites.

[loretascars]

yea, Passat Dream live is awesome!

[McGuinty1]

right, Passat Dream. Thanks for correcting me. I just remembered another one too: Mussel Rock (Is a Horse in Transition), I think it was on the "Father to a Sister.." EP and on the Wowee Zowee reish. Peace

[Lorenzodogg]

how did he make it clear?

[McGuinty1]

I've read in several places that during one of their last tours, Malk would act totally disinterested whenever they played one of Scott's songs (well, more disinterested than usual), standing almost offstage, and apparently he also had some harsh words with Spiral on several occasions.

[McGuinty1]

I think it was more just SM being tired of Pavement and touring and all that. Now that they've had a nice long break they can friggin get back together for at least a reunion tour so I can see them live at least once before I die, and maybe even (every finger and toe crossed) another album.... For now, I have to get down to the States to see the Jicks ASAP

[GlenyD]

I've seen the Jicks three times in the UK - they are top and for my money a bit tighter than Pavement live. Top bands both of them. The last Jicks album left something to be desired. Hopefully the next one will make up for it. G

[McGuinty1]

I totally missed a chance to go see them in Vancouver back in May, had the hotel and tix all lined up and then had to cancel everything 2 days before because of work. Now that I'm done with my internship (and negotiated a cool 66% raise :P), maybe I can take the time to jet down to Portland or somewhere for a show

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! They were just in my fucking hometown on Oct. 24 and I had no idea! I was too busy getting ready for my big licensing exam! SHIT! FUUUUUCK!

[ptalex1976]

well just check out the pavement dvd "slow century" there you can see it. it actually makes it kind of a sad live footage.

[ptalex1976]

i agree that spiral's songs in pavement were mostly inferior, however i love the songs & sound on both of his "solo" records (PSOI). i think he really notched it up a level there.

[McGuinty1]

I totally agree, although I think the consensus is that Monsoon wasn't quite as good as All This Sounds Gas.

Both SM and Spiral seem to have benefited from being out of each other's faces for a while, most recently evidenced by the triumph that is Real Emotional Trash. Of course it's pretty hard to make a bad record when you've got Janet Weiss backing you up.

[loretascars]

While I agree with you that SM has more depth and is probably more talented, SS had some great songs - TWO STATES, KENNEL DISTRICT, DATE W/IKEA, WINNER OF THE.., COOLIN BY SOUND, MUSSLE ROCK, PAINTED SOLIDERS, PASSAT DREAM. Another words, SS gave great balance to the band. Come back Pavement!!!

[ptalex1976]

don't get me wrong, personally i actually prefer Spiral to SM, who seems a bit of a smartass at times. spiral seems more down-to-earth and humble, but i could be wrong. whatever.

[DrDoombot]

Yes you could be wrong

[PitxiYo]

Thanks! :D

[lockjaw62]

nnnniiiiccccee.

[KevinNaaaaaa]

Oh man soooo good. They really should've recorded it though, would've been an easy favorite! I guess not recording one of their best songs is something Pavement would do though

[40594059]

Spiral Stairs band is called Preston School of Industry!

[redheadalchemist]

isn't that clever! :)

[polocu23]

q wapo

[yamba]

is there any more of this show?

[yamba]

:O THANKYOU

[lovepavement]

nothing is bettere than pavement! *_*

[lovepavement]

*_*

FANTASTIC

[RammaLama]

One of my absolute favourite shower songs...just missing the "and architecture" part, and of course West's contribution...

[artichuck]

Classic Pavement. I miss the aharmonic tones and the lazy contrast with pretty melodies.

[MankindCartoons69]

Good song. But did it have to be on Dutch TV. I hate thise fucking Dutch. The basterds...

[DarwinMusic]

Why? They Dutch smell soooooo good. Like really, have you ever smelled one? GLORIOUS! Let me tell you sir! But honestly, let's increase the peace, sir. Do it for Pavement

[robsel]

Ooohhh dont cry. Retard. Dutch ppl rule. Canadians suck ass

[Spooly]

love this video!!!! AWESOME! THANKS FOR POSTING!

[satzcasio]

The riff is pretty clever when you add the little pinky fills. (approx.): I-iii-I7-ii.

[VirtualAve]

Man, this is just some great song. love the intro.

[shelbythomas]

oh

my

god

[Cryosaur]

Thank you for posting this!

Do you think the audio is in MP3 format any where?

[sashwap]

the mp3 is circulating, not great quality though. the first half of the song is on the pavement dvd, and it sounds great, but unfortunately the didn't include the whole tune. check the link in the info for my blog post about pavement.

[hellogreennirvana]

solos sweet

pavement rocks

[steepo]

This is the fucking motherload.

[drdread70]

What a catchy song. No surprise coming from Pavement, I just wish I could find the song on the Internet for download. I know it's not on an EP.

[metadata]

Thanks for posting

[fruitdivision]

i freaking love the Preston School Of Industry!! they rock the bedsheets!!!!!

[vanlo]

Beauuuuuutiful!!!!!!!

[BearMaster]

Sprial Stairs gives me the biggest boner.

[philay07]

w....t....f

[joehodali]

shut uuuuuuuuuuuup

[versusforward]

thanks for posting, this is tremendous!

[psykslospoke]

I went to school with the bass player M Ibold

He was bored then!

[therealbillcosby]

thanks much

[caandom]

it's dutch dude not danish. but yeah great video

[davidfbello]

its pavement

they always look bored

[Messy0Angelo]

But man, do they look bored in that video ...

[BluesHotel]

Absolutely stunning. Wow!

chris checkman,

los angeles