Being from northern California, Grandaddy always gets compared to Pavement -- and rightly so, in some respects -- but this probably isn't the best way to start on the band.
Some of the tracks on Under the Western Freeway are more in the Weezer vein ("Summer Here Kids," "A.M.
120"), and the few that are truly reminiscent of Pavement are more like Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain's drawling "Range Life" than the angular guitar work more usual from Pavement.
Comparisons aside, what's important is that Under the Western Freeway is a fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest, and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation (looped drums, bleeping keyboard hooks) -- and it's all very pleasant and friendly.
And what's more, these guys can write a solid, catchy melody.
A couple listens to tracks like "Nonphenomenal Lineage" and "Go Progress Chrome" make this all too clear.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nonphenomenal LineageJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | A.M. 180Jason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass EleganceJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Summer Here KidsJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Laughing StockJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 6 | Under the Western FreewayJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Everything Beautiful Is Far AwayJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Poisoned at Hartsy Thai FoodJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 01:13 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 9 | Go Progress ChromeJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Why Took Your AdviceJason Lytle | Grandaddy | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Lawn And So On | Grandaddy | Play | 09:03 | 20 MB | 42 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandaddy | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jason Lytle | Composer, Producer, Writer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |