134) Slanted and Enchanted : Rolling Stone

Pavement were the quintessential American independent rock band, and this is the quintessential indie-rock album. The playing is loose-limbed, the production laid-back and primitive, the lyrics quirky and playful, the melodies sweet and seductive. But the sound is as intense as the white noise of the Velvet Underground. Slanted and Enchanted is one of the most influential rock albums of the 1990s; its fuzzy recording style can be heard in the music of Nirvana, Liz Phair, Beck, the Strokes and the White Stripes. To double your pleasure, get the recent two-CD reissue, which features period outtakes and live tracks.

Total album sales: 150,000

Peak chart position: 121

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