I'm not sure I buy the main premise of the Slate article that the boomers and all their cultural baggage are about to sail off in to the sunset, unfortunately. I'm also not sure how he makes his tenuous connection with this premise and Pavement. Anything for an article I suppose.

Still nice to be reminded, with the appearance of their greatest hits (oxymoron of course), of how much the 90's and Pavement went hand in hand. There aren't too many great bands whose artistic output spans almost exactly a 10 year period we like to call a decade, and get out while they still sound fresh and before new musical trends pass them by. Other than the obvious are there any other significant bands that would fit nicely into a 10 year frame.

As for Alex Chilton I fall in to the indifferent category. He first came to my attention when I picked up the Replacement's "Pleased to Meet Me" on vinyl almost a quarter of a century ago. Track 2 is "Alex Chilton" and is a terrific track and until I heard the song I hadn't the foggiest who this referred to. I did delve very lightly into some Big Star music but it never really made a mark with me. Early 1970's pop/rock isn't exactly in my wheelhouse so perhaps I should make an effort to dig deeper. Any recommendations from some of you older farts?